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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (WII)

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Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Game Details: A Link to the Future - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword shakes up the tried-and-true adventure
A Link to the Future - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword shakes up the tried-and-true adventure game formula and marks a turning point for the franchise. The introduction of full motion controls enabled by Wii MotionPlus technology synchronizes player movements with Link's actions while offering the most intuitive play control of any game in the series to date.

FEATURES: * The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword boasts the most realistic sword combat of any game to date, turningA Link to the Future - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword shakes up the tried-and-true adventure game formula and marks a turning point for the franchise. The introduction of full motion controls enabled by Wii MotionPlus technology synchronizes player movements with Link's actions while offering the most intuitive play control of any game in the series to date.

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* The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword boasts the most realistic sword combat of any game to date, turning every encounter into a challenge of both brains and brawn. Wii MotionPlus technology accurately translates the angle of every sword slice, effectively putting Link's blade in the player's hand. Analyzing enemy attack and defense tendencies and counteracting with precise swings of the sword provide a satisfying experience that blends puzzle-solving with a new and distinctly unique combat system.

* Explore a massive, multilayered world that seamlessly blends soaring exploration in a sea of clouds with intense ground-based adventuring that blurs the line between the main world and traditional Zelda dungeons. Link soars through the skies on the back of a noble bird and dives beneath the clouds to the continent below in an epic quest that lays the foundation for the events in the critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

* Prepare for intense puzzle-solving as only The Legend of Zelda games can deliver. Exploration of the forests, volcanoes and deserts requires players to think on their feet as they solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and escape deadly traps. Once they find their way to each dungeon, they are confronted by even more puzzles guarded by fiendish enemies.

* The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword redefines the traditional Zelda framework and introduces an arsenal of items, upgrades and rewards unlike any game in the franchise to date. The adventure guides players into, out of and back to dungeons and areas they've already completed. Along the way, Link gathers a massive inventory of peculiar items and resources that can be used to upgrade many of his weapons and equipment.
* Every copy in the initial production of the game will come packaged with a special music CD featuring orchestral arrangements of select songs that will be performed at The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert.
* This version of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword comes packaged with a special Gold Wii Remote Plus controller. You can also purchase a copy of the game without a controller.… Expand
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre(s): Fantasy General Fantasy Action Adventure Open-World
Number of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Rating: E10+
Official Site: http://www.zelda.com/skywardsword/
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Critic Reviews
(81)
93
Metascore Universal acclaim
78 Positive Ratings 96%
3 Mixed Ratings 3%
0 Negative Ratings 0%
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NintendoWorldReport
Nov 11, 2011
"Skyward Sword is an epic, the sort of epic you call out of work or school for a few days to complete. A focused playthrough will take you north of 30 hours, and if you try to 100% the game, there is a 50+ hour quest to go through. Throw in the second quest, dubbed Hero Mode, and there is a lot of game to play." ... Read full review
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N-Europe
Nov 18, 2011
"An exhilarating journey in every sense. Skyloft is an area you'll want to explore and Skyward Sword is well worth the wait. Prepare to be amazed." ... Read full review
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Armchair Empire
Feb 6, 2012
"Overall, this is the best experience I've had playing a Zelda game since Ocarina of Time and I'd have to say they are pretty equal in my opinion. Either way, you won't be disappointed getting this game, it's a masterpiece." ... Read full review
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Destructoid
Nov 14, 2011
"My new favorite 3D Zelda title, beating out Majora's Mask and Wind Waker by a substantial margin. It would be hard to go back to any of those games now. All of the gameplay innovations, emotionally involving moments, beautiful little details, and purely blissful experiences in this game have me completely and utterly spoiled." ... Read full review
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GameShark
Dec 20, 2011
"It's excruciating, mostly because Skyward Sword is such a rare, utterly wonderful game. It fully deserves to be thought of as a modern classic and a masterpiece, and it's so good that even controller frustrations couldn't keep me from sinking a completely crazy amount of time into it." ... Read full review
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Gamer.no
Nov 21, 2011
"Link is back in the best shape we've seen him in for years. The puzzles and challenges are brilliant, and the motion controls really shows you how to do something right. This 25 year old kid is still as relevant as ever." ... Read full review
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GameCritics
Jan 9, 2012
"After finishing the game, I can say that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was not what I expected. I thought it would be a good (but not great) practitioner of the Zelda formula hampered by unnecessary motion controls, much like Twilight Princess was. Instead, I got a game that's cripplingly hamstrung by its controls and even falters when presenting the basic Zelda recipe. " ... Read full review
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8.1
User Score Generally favorable reviews
1,913 Positive Ratings 75%
347 Mixed Ratings 13%
284 Negative Ratings 11%
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EFYevan
Nov 20, 2011
This is the game the Wii was built for! The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is an absolute masterpiece from beginning to end. IGN, a trustedThis is the game the Wii was built for! The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is an absolute masterpiece from beginning to end. IGN, a trusted website, doesn't hand out perfect 10's lightly. A must own. 10/10.… Expand
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InfinityFeed
Dec 5, 2011
A fantastic game from start to finish! The one-to-one movement swordplay made me feel more powerful than any other game i have played. TheA fantastic game from start to finish! The one-to-one movement swordplay made me feel more powerful than any other game i have played. The aesthetics and music complement the game perfectly and give it a truly 'epic' feel. Truly the Wii's swansong release!

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LionStormito
May 26, 2019
Belos gráficos, estilo artístico incrível,bons controles,melhor história da série, missões paralelas divertidas e eu nem vou comentar sobre aBelos gráficos, estilo artístico incrível,bons controles,melhor história da série, missões paralelas divertidas e eu nem vou comentar sobre a fofura dos kikwis.… Expand
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Thegallade
Nov 20, 2011
I have been playing this game for about 35+ hours now and i can say without a doubt this is the best game of the year, one of the best gamesI have been playing this game for about 35+ hours now and i can say without a doubt this is the best game of the year, one of the best games of this generation and one of if not the best Zelda games.… Expand
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SabesLink
May 7, 2017
This 25 Anniversary Game of The Legend of Zelda is Amazing in many ways, first the story of this game is better than other big games of zeldaThis 25 Anniversary Game of The Legend of Zelda is Amazing in many ways, first the story of this game is better than other big games of zelda like ocarina of time, the music is amazing like in any game of zelda, the gameplay is good, it isn´t the better but i enjoyed it, for me this is one of my five favorites games of The Legend of Zelda.… Expand
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Sausage22
Nov 7, 2017
Great game, but too linear, sky isn't interesting enough and I reccomend you play it only one time. Becouse for the second time game becomesGreat game, but too linear, sky isn't interesting enough and I reccomend you play it only one time. Becouse for the second time game becomes way more tiring in the late game. Still amazing dungeones and places to explore. The beginning may be a little to long too and infamous Fi is here but I'm sure that you will like her after credits.… Expand
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Phuz
Oct 28, 2020
Which idiots rate this zero. Great fun game with amazing Zelda soundtrack. The motion controls don't work well with the motion plus add on butWhich idiots rate this zero. Great fun game with amazing Zelda soundtrack. The motion controls don't work well with the motion plus add on but seem to work fine with the wiimote when it is built in. One of the most fun Zelda's and one of the most slagged off. I found one little bit a bit fetch questy but other than that absolutely amazing game. The best Zelda? Maybe. Right up there. Not sure it beats ALttP but definitely way more fun to play than BotW.… Expand
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