Wind Waker is Awsome much better than TP but worse then OoT.

And 38 is an good game the reason they probely did not rate it 40 is probely they didn't feel the Special Touch wich you can't explain why but it has a it it just have's it.

I am a huge Zelda fan, but wind waker should not be ranked as a perfect game...

Also, certain Mario games don't need reviews. We already know this game is going to be great.

Exactly what I mean ...

 :P Maybe If i just sent hate mail, yea i think that would be easier lol.

*thinks for a second*

*builds another raft* 

maybe I'm missing something here, but how is 38/40 a bad score?

how can any mario fan not be happy with that? 

Meh.

I disagree. For me it's TP = TWW > OoT

OoT is very outdated and overrated. 

 LttP eats all three of those games alive, even today.

I am getting this game regardless of scores (obviously), but I was really hoping for a 40/40. But a 38/40 is great so I'm happy :)

What's 'AC'?

@choirsoftheeye - Yeah, LttP is a gem, no doubt. It's essentially the basis from which all other Zelda games were constructed. Preferring one Zelda over another after LttP is greatly a matter of preference. For instance, if you love exploring a huge world via water and long for the open seas, then WW is probably gonna rank high with you (I fall into that category... but then again I fall into most categories; I tend to appreciate most settings/gameplay concepts). If you like being a wolf, you'll probably dig TP; and if you like... er... growing up and becoming an adult... then you'll like OoT... and should probably stop picking your nose; you're a big boy now.

About the SMG score, I'm with areseris (woohoo to your avatar, btw!); 38/40 a bad score does not make. And it's one reviewer... and it's his (dare I say it) *OPINION*. Some measures of a game can be applied more or less universally, but in most cases personal preference is a big part of a given review. With that in mind, if there's a game I'm interested in from the get-go, it's gonna take a hell of a lot more than a 38/40 to scare me away (or a hell of a lot less, you could also say).