Is The Gamecube Zelda: Twilight Princess Better Than The Wii Version ?
With all of the hype surrounding the Wii (and the corresponding lack of attention for our beloved Gamecube), I noticed something that struck me as kind of odd. The Gamecube version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess actually got a better rating than the Wii version from Gamespot! While it was extremely close (8.9 for the Gamecube, 8.8 for the Wii) it shows what a great console the Gamecube was — and still is.
Many people will say they probably expected this — there are many good reasons like:
- Twilight Princess is really a Gamecube game that was ported to the Wii, so it doesn’t take advantage of the more powerful hardware.
- All of the Wii specific control schemes were just “tacked on” at the end, so it actually plays better with a Gamecube controller.
- Expectations were much higher for the Wii version of Twilight Princess — while it might be a great game on the Gamecube, it’s somewhat disappointing on the Wii.
While all of these things may be true to some extent, the fact Twilight Princess on the Gamecube is even close to the Wii version speaks volumes about how far ahead of it’s time this little purple console really was — it’s not every day that a 5 year old console can stand up favorably against a brand new, next gen console — especially one as good as the Wii.
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