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FranchiseThe Legend of ZeldaSeriesThe Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

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First release
Dec 07, 2009
Publisher
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle · Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Nintendo DS, Wii U

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is the second Zelda game for the Nintendo DS. The art direction is still cel-shading, but the game have notable changes from Phantom Hourglass with more puzzles and a new mode of transportation by train. You have to draw your route to the next area on the map and then let the train run its course. While the train is moving, caution will be needed to avoid obstacles, animals and enemies on the tracks. In certain dungeons, both Link and Zelda will be playable as they will need to work together to solve puzzles.

Also known as Zelda no Densetsu: Taiyou no Kiteki, 塞尔达传说 - 灵魂轨迹, 塞尔达传说 - 大地的汽笛

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Storyline
Apprentice engineer Link is ready to travel to Hyrule Castle and receive his engineer's license. During the ceremony, Zelda slips Link a note warning him not to trust the Chancellor and to help her reach the Spirit Tower. The land's Spirit Tracks, mystical railway tracks that cover the land, have been disappearing and she suspects that the Chancellor is the cause. While heading to the Tower, the Chancellor intercepts them and proves Zelda's suspicions right: he casts a magic spell on her, splitting her body from her soul. Link and Zelda must work together to return Zelda to normal and save Hyrule once again.Read more

Apprentice engineer Link is ready to travel to Hyrule Castle and receive his engineer's license. During the ceremony, Zelda slips Link a note warning him not to trust the Chancellor and to help her reach the Spirit Tower. The land's Spirit Tracks, mystical railway tracks that cover the land, have been disappearing and she suspects that the Chancellor is the cause. While heading to the Tower, the Chancellor intercepts them and proves Zelda's suspicions right: he casts a magic spell on her, splitting her body from her soul. Link and Zelda must work together to return Zelda to normal and save Hyrule once again.

Release dates
Nintendo DS
Dec 07, 2009
Nintendo DS
Dec 10, 2009
Nintendo DS
Dec 11, 2009
All 8 release dates
Nintendo DS
Dec 23, 2009
Nintendo DS
2009
Wii U
Nov 13, 2015
Wii U
Aug 09, 2016
Wii U
Oct 20, 2016
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
19h
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
pirates, action-adventure, fairy, backtracking, multiple endings
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At a Glance

Critic Score
92
Main + Extras (IGDB)
19h
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IGDB · recorded 26 Oct 2026
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Language data: IGDB · recorded 26 Oct 2026