It has been ranked by numerous publications as the greatest video game of all time, and is the highest-rated game of all time on the review aggregator Metacritic. Ocarina of Time received widespread acclaim from critics and consumers and won several awards and accolades, who praised its visuals, sound, gameplay, soundtrack, and writing.
The player must learn to play numerous songs on an ocarina to progress. The game introduced features such as a target-lock system and context-sensitive buttons that have since become common in 3D adventure games. The player controls Link in the fantasy land of Hyrule on a quest to stop the evil king Ganondorf, by traveling through time and navigating dungeons and an overworld. Veteran Zelda series composer Koji Kondo created the musical score. It was developed by Nintendo EAD, led by five directors including Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi, produced by series co-creator Shigeru Miyamoto, and written by Kensuke Tanabe. Ocarina of Time is the fifth game in The Legend of Zelda series, and the first with 3D graphics. It was released in Japan and North America in November 1998, and in PAL regions the following month. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64.
