Metacritic Games

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest, The (GameCube)

Starting Feb. 16, 2003, when a customer places a deposit for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker at a participating retailer, they’ll receive a special, limited-edition playable disk featuring two games: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest -- an updated version of the game which was never released outside of Japan. The Master Quest version of Ocarina of Time contains the same overall storyline as the original Ocarina of Time adventure. However, the dungeons have been upgraded to be truly challenging, even to a Zelda master. [Nintendo]

Nintendo
Adventure
Players: 1
E (Everyone)
Developer: Nintendo
Released February 16, 2003

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

91 / 100

Critic Reviews

100 Gaming Age
The controls in the GC versions of Zelda are airtight, even more fluid and responsive than the originals on the N64... The coolest bonus disk ever!
100 Nintendo Power
The story and game play are ever bit as interesting and compelling as they were when the game was originally released in 1998. [Mar 2003, p.134]
97 GameBiz
It’s the cream of the crop, it’s the Halo, the GTA Vice City and the Half-Life 2 of Nintendo, and it’s not to be missed.
92 Gamezilla!
Although "Wind Waker" could be a huge disappointment, Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master’s Quest won’t be.
91 Cinescape
Fans of Ocarina will love diving back into one of the best games ever, only with new dungeons. It’s hard to say which is better, but if you love a challenge, Master Quest will satisfy your craving.
91 Game Revolution
A port handled as well as this comes up practically as often as a deal like this. Bear in mind, it's still a port, and noticeably aged compared to brand new RPGs. But it's still a terrific game.
90 IGN
Points off for the lazy port -- but rest assured that Ocarina of Time has lost little of its luster, the Master Quest is a wonderful bonus for returning players.
86 N-Insanity
Luckily, the sound more than makes up for any graphical shortcomings.
80 Nintendophiles
A sign that Nintendo is listening to the fans! The only major downside is that the graphics show their age. [Import]
80 Cheat Code Central
If you've played Ocarina more than once, you should really enjoy the new twists and turns that Master Quest offers.