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is an action-adventure game and the twelfth entry in the ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. Developed by Capcom, with Nintendo overseeing the development process, it was released for the Game Boy Advance handheld game console in Japan and Europe in 2004 and in North America and Australia the following year. ''The Minish Cap'' is the third ''Zelda'' game that involves the legend of the Four Sword, expanding on the story of ''Four Swords'' and ''Four Swords Adventures''. A magical talking cap named Ezlo can shrink series protagonist Link to the size of the Minish, a bug-sized race that live in Hyrule. The game retains some common elements from previous ''Zelda'' installments, such as the presence of Gorons,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Zelda: Minish Cap :Goron Quest )〕 while introducing Kinstones and other new gameplay features. ''The Minish Cap'' was generally well received among critics. It was named the 20th best Game Boy Advance game in an IGN feature, and was selected as the 2005 Game Boy Advance Game of the Year by GameSpot. ==Plot== The plot of ''The Minish Cap'' revolves around the backstory of Vaati and the birth of the Four Sword, which were important elements of ''Four Swords'' and ''Four Swords Adventures''. The Minish, also referred to as the Picori by the Hyruleans, are a race of tiny creatures that bestowed a young boy with a green garment, a sword, and a shining golden light to drive back the darkness many years before the game is set.〔The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap instruction booklet, p. 2.〕 There are three types of Minish: Town, Forest, and Mountain. The quest begins when Link is chosen by the king of Hyrule to seek the help of the Picori after Vaati had destroyed the Picori Blade and petrified Princess Zelda. With the blade shattered, evil monsters were released into Hyrule and Vaati was able to create chaos in his search for the Light Force. Link was chosen because only children can see the Picori.〔''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''. King: No, soldiers will not do. The Picori do not show themselves to anyone but children. Our soldiers could search for days and still no sign of them. / Smith: I see... If that's the case, then why not send Link? / King: If Link has recovered, then yes, I would like to ask this of him. Please, turn my precious Zelda back to normal. The Picori should know how to create a new sacred sword. It will be a dangerous journey, now that those monsters have been freed. Please, take this sword with you, along with the broken Picori Blade.〕 On the voyage he rescues Ezlo, a strange being resembling a green cap with a bird-like head, who joins him and can make Link shrink to the size of the Minish. Although it is not revealed at first, he and Vaati are Minish (Picori)—Ezlo a renowned sage and craftsman and Vaati his apprentice. Vaati became corrupted by the madness and hatred of men and took a magic hat Ezlo had made for the people in Hyrule.〔''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''. Ezlo: That foul Vaati! What could he be scheming now? Link...I feel I own you an explanation of what has happened. You see, Vaati and I are both Minish. I was once a famous sage and a renowned Minish craftsman. Vaati was only a boy when I took him on as my apprentice. But...he became enchanted by the wickedness in the hearts of men. One day, Vaati took a hat I made for the humans – my pride and joy. It granted wishes of its wearer. He put it on without my permission...〕 The hat grants any wish made by the bearer, and Vaati wished to become a powerful sorcerer. Vaati then turned his old master, who had tried to stop them, into a hat. With the help of Ezlo, Link retrieves the four elemental artifacts and uses them to restore the Picori Blade to the Four Sword,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nintendojo ~ Review )〕 capable of defeating Vaati.〔''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''. With the power of the four elements, your blade has become the Four Sword. Focus power in your blade and release to fire a beam. Use it to break Vaati's curse and restore the people of Hyrule.〕 After Link restores the Four Sword, Vaati turns Hyrule Castle into Dark Hyrule Castle—the final dungeon in the game. Link fights Vaati just before he can drain Zelda of all of the Light Force hidden within her. Link defeats Vaati after engaging in a fight that consists of Vaati changing forms. When Link and Zelda flee from the collapsing castle, they meet Vaati as he again changes form for the final battle of the game. After the battle, Ezlo returns to his original form.〔''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''. Ezlo: What's this? The curse...Defeating Vaati seems to have broken the curse he cast upon me!〕 He finds the cap of wishes he created and gives it to Zelda, granting her a wish. The people cursed by Vaati are cured and the castle is turned back to normal. The hat overflows with the power of life and disappears. Ezlo gives Link a new hat and tells him that he enjoyed traveling with him, then leaves just as the door to the Minish world closes.〔''The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap''. Ezlo: Well, Link, my journey with you has been exciting, to say the least. In fact, I'm...more than just a little sad that we must part ways now. Please, accept this...Heh...You know, I've never actually seen you wearing a cap until now! It suits you, little hero. Take care...〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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