Battle Mode

Battle Mode is a recurring mini-game in The Legend of Zelda series It involves several players taking control of different Links and collecting Force Gems to earn points while avoiding Phantom Guardians.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Battle Mode can be used to play against other people with a Nintendo DS using either DS Wireless Communications or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. While playing Battle Mode players will control either Link or three Phantom Guardians. When playing as Link the player must explore the area and bring Force Gems back to their base. There are three different sizes of Force Gems, the heavier it is the harder it is to carry but the more points it rewards when brought back to the players base. The player controlling the Phantom Guardians must draw a path for each Phantom to try and move them towards Link. Safe Zones can be found throughout each level. When Link is standing in one he cannot be attacked by Phantoms and wont appear on the map of the opposing player. Once time runs out or Link his attacked by a Phantom Guardian the players will swap sides. After each player has played as Link three times the game will end.

When exploring the area Link and the Phantom Guardians can obtain items to increase speed or attack, grant immunity to an attack, shuffle the location of all force gems, create a clone of Link, activate Wind Walls, increase or decrease the amount of time remaining.

There are eight stages to choose from; Standard Large Stage, Standard Small Stage, Standard Tiny Stage, Inverted Stage, Back-to-Back Stage, Stronghold Stage, U-shaped Stage and Standard Medium Stage.

If the player reaches certain standards during a single Battle Mode match, the player will receive Big Plays. If the player obtains four different Big Plays, Link will receive a Golden Ship Part for the S.S. Linebeck in the Adventure from Fuzo on Cannon Island. Big Plays obtained can be viewed from the main Battle Mode menu.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
In this game all players control Link at the same time while Phantom Guardians are aromatically controlled by the computer. Up to four players can play at once. Instead of carrying Force Gems back to bases players merely pick them up. If a player is hit by a Bomb Flower or attacked by a Phantom Guardian half of their force gems will be scattered onto the ground. The player with the most Force Gems in their possession at the end of the game is the winner.

Occasionally Item Bubbles will appear which will grant Link one of four abilities, Lighting that strikes nearby players, Opening a pit around the arena, Force Gems appearing near the player or Invincibility from Phantoms and the ability to damage opponents by running into them.

There are six stages to choose from; Ancient Earth, Frozen Plains, Fire Arena, Icy Plains, Scorched Battlefield and Shadow Stage.