History YMMV / TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The trailer and plot summary released in November of 2009, which caused one article writer at Zelda Informer, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks who had dismissed the game as a tired retread of Phantom Hourglass almost as soon as it was announced,]] to '''issue a public apology to Nintendo for ever doubting them.'''
** Not to mention that the fact [[spoiler:Zelda is an actual playable character and she helps Link throughout the entire game]] made lots of fans go nuts. Specially shippers.
** [[spoiler: Linebeck]] is in the game. Sort of.

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Malladus is widely considered to be the most boring villain in the series, lacking personality, backstory and an intimidating look.

* DarkerAndEdgier: With all the DemonicPossession in the game, including a pleasant little scene with [[spoiler:[[NightmareFuel Malladus successfully possessing Princess Zelda's, and later Cole's, lifeless body]]]], the game has a surprisingly dark undertone given the bright art style.

* FanNickname: When the initial trailer came out, some fans began affectionately referring to Cole's transport, the Dark Train, as Ganontrain.

* IKnewIt: The theory that there are two Hyrules has been around for quite some time now (In fact, it's at the very top of the WMG page). Also, in a different portion of the WMG page of the Zelda series, someone suggested that Zelda would be an ExpositionFairy ghost, controlling the Phantoms. This was posted weeks before it was revealed to be official fact. This was somewhat helped by the fact that the second piece of official artwork that was leaked (the European boxart) shows Zelda drawn in pale colours, which encouraged the theory.

* ThatOneBoss: Fraaz. He's surprisingly hard for being only the second boss in the game, and he's the most DangerouslyGenreSavvy enemy in the game to boot; his main form will aim where the game "thinks" you'll be when his shots reach you - he's the only non-overworld boss in this game to do this accurately - and [[spoiler:after the first form cycle, he'll destroy the torches you were using against him]]. (Phytops will also try to "lead its target" with its goo shots in some parts of its fight and is ThatOneBoss in its own right - see below - but, unlike Fraaz, if you keep moving in the same direction Phytops will usually miss.)
** Phytops is nearly impossible unless you've stocked up on Heart Containers and purple potions or you've memorized '''''every part''''' of its attack pattern. If you haven't done either and you're not a hardcore gamer (if you are, you'll have most likely done ''both'' things mentioned earlier), its "vine whip" attacks will obliterate you in the second phase. Specifically, Phy's vines attack is a three-hit combo, and if you get hit by the first, you WILL get hit by the third which is GUARANTEED to knock you off the cliff. This totals up to about 1.5 hearts for a single combo; you can survive this maybe 4 times if you have maxed-out heart containers.
*** Phytops is rather [[LuckBasedMission schizophrenic]]. How aggressively he attacks seems to be linked to the number of total hit points he has remaining, not how many times you've knocked him down. There are times where he will never use the vine-whip combo at all, while other times he will just [[PerfectPlayAI nail you to the floor without mercy]].

* ToyShip: Even some fans who are diametrically opposed to {{shipping}} Link/Zelda will acknowledge the adorability of their bond in this game.
* XMeetsY: TheLegendOfZelda meets FullMetalAlchemist. Even though it seems like Zelda has Ed's personality and Link has Al's, Zelda is the one who possesses a phantom/suit-of-armor.

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Malladus.

Then there's the armored versions of them. Same one-hit-kill if you strike them, but they'll ''actively'' pursue you, going so far as to turn around on the track to continue to pursue should you manage to fake them out, and unlike their blue cousins, can only be ''slowed down'' very slightly with each hit. [[spoiler:You finally get to kill those bastards in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon. It's sweet to see [[{{Irony}} them destroyed by you running through them]].]]

*** Phytops is rather [[LuckBasedMission schizophrenic]]. How aggressively he attacks seems to be linked to the number of total hit points he has remaining, not how many times you've knocked him down. There are times where he will never use the vine-whip combo at all, while other times he will just [[MKWalker nail you to the floor without mercy]].

** Phytops is nearly impossible unless you've stocked up on Heart Containers and purple potions or you've memorized '''''every part''''' of its attack pattern. If you haven't done either and you're not a hardcore gamer (if you are, you'll have most likely done ''both'' things mentioned earlier), its "vine whip" attacks will obliterate you in the second phase.
** Malladus requires some crazy nimble reflexes with your stylus, likely enough to induce arthritis. [[spoiler:This applies to the first two phases -- guiding Zelda up to her body while destroying Cole's possessing mice, and batting away Malladus's fireballs while Zelda charges her magic. The third phase is also hard, but not as much so as the first two.]]
* ThatOneSidequest: The Dark Ore sidequest. You have to carry some ore that melts in sunlight halfway across the world map, and the only way to keep your cargo intact long enough is to go through a tunnel - inhabited by a GiantEnemyCrab. Made tougher by the fact that you're also harassed by smaller ones. And getting hit causes you to lose some precious ore, so the bottom line is that you have to fight one of the tougher bosses in the game ''and'' take no more than one or two hits. There is a bit of a GuideDangIt cheat, though... The boss appears as soon as you enter it after unlocking the track, but only in the direction you need to take with the ore. You can beat it, then go pick up some ore and deliver it at your leisure, since the crab won't ever respawn (though the smaller enemies do, but they aren't as bothersome).

Then there's the purple versions of them. Same one-hit-kill if you strike them, but they'll ''actively'' pursue you, going so far as to turn around on the track to continue to pursue should you manage to fake them out, and unlike their blue cousins, can only be ''slowed down'' very slightly with each hit. [[spoiler:You finally get to kill those bastards in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon. It's sweet to see [[{{Irony}} them destroyed by you running through them]].]]

* XMeetsY: TheLegendOfZelda meets FullMetalAlchemist. Even though it seems like Zelda got Ed's personality and Link got Al's, is Zelda the one who possesses a phantom/suit-of-armor.

* {{Moe}}: PlayedForLaughs whenever Zelda possesses a Phantom. For the rest of the dungeon, you're followed around by half a ton of loudly clanking armor that [[EekAMouse recoils at mice]], acknowledges your orders with adorable squeaking noises, and makes girly poses whenever you talk to her.

* ToyShip: Even some fans who are diametrically opposed to {{shipping}} Link/Zelda will acknowledge the adorability of their bond in this game.

* ToyShip: Even some fans who are diametrically opposed to {{shipping}} Link/Zelda will acknowledge the adorability of their bond in this game.
* {{Moe}}: PlayedForLaughs whenever Zelda possesses a Phantom. For the rest of the dungeon, you're followed around by half a ton of loudly clanking armor that [[EekAMouse recoils at mice]], acknowledges your orders with adorable squeaking noises, and makes girly poses whenever you talk to her.
--> '''Random Phantom Guardian''' (to Zelda): SOMETHING'S DIFFERENT ABOUT YOU TODAY.

* ToyShip: Even some fans who are diametrically opposed to {{shipping}} Link/Zelda will acknowledge the adorability of their bond in this game.

* ThatOneSidequest: The Dark Ore sidequest. You have to carry some ore that melts in sunlight halfway across the world map, and the only way to keep your cargo intact long enough is to go through a tunnel - inhabited by a GiantEnemyCrab. Made tougher by the fact that you're also harassed by smaller ones. And getting hit causes you to lose some precious ore, so the bottom line is that you have to fight one of the tougher bosses in the game ''and'' take no more than one or two hits.
** There is a bit of a GuideDangIt cheat, though... The boss appears as soon as you enter it after unlocking the track, but only in the direction you need to take with the ore. You can beat it, then go pick up some ore and deliver it at your leisure, since the crab won't ever respawn (though the smaller enemies do, but they aren't as bothersome).
*** I could swear that the thing respawns every time you go through it with Dark Ore...

* DarkerAndEdgier: YourMileageMayVary in this case, but what with all the DemonicPossession in the game, including a pleasant little scene with [[spoiler:[[NightmareFuel Malladus successfully possessing Princess Zelda's, and later Cole's, lifeless body]]]], the game has a surprisingly dark undertone given the bright art style.

* LargeHam: Malladus, who, despite getting barely 3 lines in the whole game, manages to still be almost hammier than Ganondorf himself. Malladus' very first spoken line in the game (which was a shock to many players who had assumed he couldn't talk up to that point) was [[IncomingHam "RELEAAAAASE MEEEEEEE!!!"]]
* ScrappyMechanic: The Lokomo songs can be annoyingly touchy, both in requirements and in controls (the mic seems to make a lot of double notes from a single blow, and it's a real pain in the ass to hit two notes not next to each other without hitting any of the ones in between). [[YourMileageMayVary Some lucky bastards don't have any trouble with this at all.]]

** There is a bit of a GuideDangIt cheat, though... The boss appears as soon as you enter it after unlocking the track, but only in the direction you need to take with the ore. You can beat it, then go pick up some ore and deliver it at your leisure, since the crab won't ever respawn (though the smaller enemies do, but they aren't as bothersome).

* LargeHam: Malladus, who, despite getting barely 3 lines in the whole game, manages to still be almost hammier than Ganondorf himself. Malladus' very first spoken line in the game (which was a shock to many players who had assumed he couldn't talk up to that point) was [[IncomingHam "RELEAAAAASE MEEEEEEE!!!"]

* ThatOneBoss: Fraaz. He's surprisingly hard for being only the second boss in the game, and he's the most DangerouslyGenreSavvy enemy in the game to boot; his main form will aim where the game "thinks" you'll be when his shots reach you - he's the only non-overworld boss in this game to do this accurately - and [[spoiler:after the first form cycle, he'll destroy the torches you were using against him]]. (Phytops will also try to "lead its target" with its goo shots in some parts of its fight and is ThatOneBoss in its own right - see below - but, unlike Fraaz, if you keep moving in the same direction Phytops will usually miss.)
** Phytops is nearly impossible unless you've stocked up on Heart Containers and purple potions or you've memorized '''''every part''''' of its attack pattern. If you haven't done either and you're not a hardcore gamer (if you are, you'll have most likely done ''both'' things mentioned earlier), its "vine whip" attacks will obliterate you in the second phase.
** Malladus requires some crazy nimble reflexes with your stylus, likely enough to induce arthritis. [[spoiler:This applies to the first two phases -- guiding Zelda up to her body while destroying Cole's possessing mice, and batting away Malladus's fireballs while Zelda charges her magic. The third phase is also hard, but not as much so as the first two.]]
* ThatOneSidequest: The Dark Ore sidequest. You have to carry some ore that melts in sunlight halfway across the world map, and the only way to keep your cargo intact long enough is to go through a tunnel - inhabited by a GiantEnemyCrab. Made tougher by the fact that you're also harassed by smaller ones. And getting hit causes you to lose some precious ore, so the bottom line is that you have to fight one of the tougher bosses in the game ''and'' take no more than one or two hits.
** There is a bit of a GuideDangIt cheat, though... The boss appears as soon as you enter it after unlocking the track, but only in the direction you need to take with the ore. You can beat it, then go pick up some ore and deliver it at your leisure, since the crab won't ever respawn (though the smaller enemies do, but they aren't as bothersome).
* ScrappyMechanic: The Lokomo songs can be annoyingly touchy, both in requirements and in controls (the mic seems to make a lot of double notes from a single blow, and it's a real pain in the ass to hit two notes not next to each other without hitting any of the ones in between). [[YourMileageMayVary Some lucky bastards don't have any trouble with this at all.]]
** Some people have noted that Phantom Zelda's AI has certain weaknesses that can make controlling her and Link in tandem a rather annoying task, especially in midboss and boss fights.

* LargeHam: Malladus, who, despite getting barely 3 lines in the whole game, manages to still be almost hammier than Ganondorf himself. Malladus' very first spoken line in the game (which was a shock to many players who had assumed he couldn't talk up to that point) was [[IncomingHam "RELEAAAAASE MEEEEEEE!!!"]

##The fact that it still uses ''WindWaker''-esque cel shaded graphics. Some fans haven't moved past 2003 in that regard.
##An increase in the DS mic usage. Some fans are incapable of inconspicuously exhaling at their devices and are afraid of odd looks in public (although background noise interfering with the mic is a legitimate concern).
* DarkerAndEdgier: YourMileageMayVary in this case, but what with all the DemonicPossession in the game, including a pleasant little scene with [[spoiler:[[NightmareFuel Malladus successfully possessing Princess Zelda's, and later Cole's, lifeless body]]]], the game has a surprisingly dark undertone given the bright art style.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Byrne. It helps that he has such [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyafoDger5k an awesome theme sng]].

* Accidental Innuendo: "Hey, Link! Tap me! Tap meeeeeee!"