also known as Legend of Zelda, The - Majora's Mask
Nintendo 64
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Reviewed in 2000
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✪ Reviewed on September 13, 2023
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A darker, more singular follow-up to Ocarina of Time. Three days looping endlessly to save Termina, forty-two masks with astonishing powers, dungeons tighter but brilliantly designed. A Zelda of rare melancholy, more demanding and more mysterious than its predecessor, rightly cult.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player12+
Description
Japanese version of Majora's Mask, sequel to Ocarina of Time casting Link in a repeating three-day lunar apocalypse. Published by Nintendo, released in Japan in April 2000. Time-travel mechanics, forty-two masks with varied effects, inventive dungeons, and a melancholic atmosphere.
Zelda no Densetsu - Mujura no Kamen review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
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Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
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Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Termina rendered in dark hues, beneath the menacing shadow of a leering moon: the heavy, dreamlike atmosphere radically contrasts with the rest of the saga. The transformation through masks and the countdown feed a singular dread. This twilight mood, strange and spellbinding, remains one of the most striking in Zelda.
Between dread and melancholy, Koji Kondo's music makes the moon's threat loom over Clock Town with rare evocative power. Anxious themes, the countdown waltz and ocarina melodies weave a strange, poignant atmosphere. This sonic singularity remains one of the most striking in the saga.
Three endless days, a looming moon and a doomed world: seldom has an adventure been so anxious and melancholy. Behind each mask one senses a grief, a regret, a life on borrowed time. Strangely adult for its era, this parable of time and loss keeps haunting those who explore it.
Gameplay
"Masterful"
Everything revolves around a three-day cycle replayed over and over, where you reorganise your actions to the minute while the masks transform Link and his abilities. This bold clockwork delivers a dense adventure where every detour counts. More demanding than most, it rewards ingenuity and remains one of Nintendo's most original game structures.
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Reliving the same three-day cycle over and over to untangle the fates of a doomed town creates a singular urgency in which every loop reveals one more secret. Collecting masks and unlocking new paths makes you dive straight back in. Managing the clock can grate, but this inventive melancholy holds a rare and tenacious grip.
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,03 GB📅27/04/2000
Published by Nintendo
Zelda no Densetsu - Mujura no Kamen (N64) price, value & rarity
Original Nintendo Japanese April 2000 edition of Majora's Mask under the local Mujura no Kamen title, distributed as the worldwide first release of the title. The Japanese cartridge also ships in the gold finishing like the later Western version and keeps the original Japanese text that reveals certain ritual connotations toned down in the Treehouse translation. A hinge piece for Japan Zelda enthusiasts documenting the original canon.
Memorable bosses
Beneath a leering moon, four temple guardians — from Odolwa the dancer to the colossal Goht — each lock down a region, while the masks radically transform your approach to combat. The final foe, Majora, mutates into ever more disorienting forms. An oppressive atmosphere and an inventive bestiary give these duels a strangeness that clings to you long after.
A cult cover
Suspended in darkness, Majora's horned mask stares the player down with its venomous eyes while the moon looms in the distance: unease sets in before a single explanation. Sickly purples and an unsettling symmetry convey the nightmare smoldering in this singular entry. Disquieting and magnetic, it remains one of the saga's most disturbing images.
Is Zelda no Densetsu - Mujura no Kamen still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2000 on Nintendo 64, Nintendo's project extends the Ocarina of Time engine into an adventure of unprecedented darkness and audacity, built on a three day time loop that Link replays endlessly to save a town threatened by the falling moon. The transformation mask mechanic, the melancholic writing and the intertwined fates of the residents make for an experience of rare emotional density. The management of time pressure and the demanding structure require real adjustment. A cult and singular work, recommended for fans of atypical adventure and of haunted storytelling.
