Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is an action-adventure video game for iOS devices, published in November 2013 by the Finnish game studio Cornfox & Brothers. It focuses on a boy protagonist's quest to find his lost father and defeat the sea monster Oceanhorn.
The gameplay and graphic design of Oceanhorn closely follows that of the Legend of Zelda video games, notably The Wind Waker and A Link to the Past.[1] Players explore dungeons, fight monsters with various weapons, and throw pots and cut bushes to find hidden coins or hearts. The music of Oceanhorn was composed by Nobuo Uematsu and Kenji Ito.
The initial critical reception of Oceanhorn was positive. Cnet commented that "if The Legend of Zelda were to come to mobile, (...) we don't think it could do a better job" than Oceanhorn,[1] and Touch Arcade praised the "excellent music, occasional voice-acting, and vibrant, lush 3D graphics", concluding that the game "might be a flawed, blatant rip-off of Zelda, but it’s worth playing".[2]
References
- ^ a b Starr, Michelle (14 November 2013). "Oceanhorn: a loving tribute to The Legend of Zelda". Cnet. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ Carmichael, Stephanie (14 November 2013). "'Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas' Review - Zelda Is Better Without the Princess". Touch Arcade. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
External links
- Oceanhorn developer blog
- [Oceanhorn] on the iTunes Store