I didn't like Phantom hourglass either, came across WAAYYY too easy and the clues to solving puzzles felt spoon fed. I felt the control mechanics made certain aspects (like throwing the boomerang) too easy to do, while the trying to do other things (like to move while aiming with the boomerang) became frustratingly impossible

I do however love the multiplayer portion.

Still, I think the game would have done better allowing you to use the dpad to move and the stylus for all your attacks and item usage and stuff. then maybe had the pause screen all mapped to the other buttons (abxy etc)

I am playing throught it right now(just got to the isle of the dead). Now to be fair to you if I had my expectation as high as I do for a console Zelda I would not have like it is as much.. But in my opinion it was incredible for a handlheld Zelda. I had Zelda: DX, and one of the oracle games and never beat them or really got into them, I am not too far from completing this one. You just have to remember that it is a handheld, and is designed to pick up and play... thus the easier difficulty, and shorter dungeons.

I beated it and I like it.
I think PH has a clever design for a portable games.
PH is for Link's Awakening what OoT is for A Link to the Past IMHO:

Sorry but can't agree with the OP. PH was a fantastic experience very charming game.

I have already beat it and I like ¡t is not the best zelda I’ ve ever play but is a good one(zelda games can’ t suck)btw I hope nintedo atleast make another zelda for the Ds in which they focus on multiplayer more and they make the game harder.

PH is a great game, great controls and visuals... the only Con is the need of revisiting the same dungeon over 5 times...

Yep, seems that I'm the only one...

No, you're not alone!

I bought it day 1... I got through the 1st 2 dungeons. And then i quit! Out of boringness!

I liked all the other Zelda games however! Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons. Zelda the Windwaker. Zelda A Link to the Past. Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Zelda: Twilight Princess... I played AND FINISHED them all! Phantom hourglass however!... Not quite so!... I might restart it in the summer and try to finish it though! But for now! You have a soulmate! 

You're not the only one, NintendoTogepi. I HATE the game mechanics in which you use the stylus to control Link. I'm still in the beginning area on my game and I haven't touched it in a good while. I asked my mom if I could sell it back to the store (I got it in the bundled Zelda DS Lite, but it says that it's not for resale >_> ).

You honestly didn't make it to the 5th word?