Meh. It seemed less like a book about the philosophy of the Legend of Zelda, and more like a philosophy course that had an assignment to apply whatever knowledge they had on the games to their studies. I mean, they had strong arguments, but the facts on the LoZ were not always correct.

3,5 stars for this book. I really enjoyed reading it as I am a huge Zelda fan (thanks again to Ja Ne for this awesome Christmas gift ;-)) but some of the articles weren't to my liking (it's really a thing of personal preference here).
Unfortunately, some of the argumentations in this book went of in a promising way but started to limp and feel superficial. I know, it's a book on a popular game. Nevertheless, I think the arguments should be presented in a logical way that draws the reader into the mindframe of the authors. Also, there were some points in this book where I doubted my knowledge of the Zelda series. I am not quite sure whether I am ill informed or don't remember the specifics of the game's story anymore, so I won't make any claims in that direction.
Over all I can say that I will definitly re-read some of the articles as they really got me thinking. So for all of you Zelda enthusiast out there: Get the book and start to take a look at the games you love from a completely different perspective!

While chintzy at times (as is to be expected) it actually had many, if not most of the articles more about the meta aspects of video game playing...leading me to wonder if those may have been better suited for a separate book, rather than one specifically designated for Zelda.