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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Wii U · Released November 18, 2011 · Developed by Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Published by Nintendo
★ 82Total 87Single player
PuzzleAdventureActionFantasyHistoricalOpen world
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Summary
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting. Skyward Sword is structured very similar to previous Zelda games, as you travel through an overworld in search of temples to visit and once in you solve a series of puzzles before fighting a boss at the end and receive the next bit of plot. The biggest change is that the overworld is more focused on puzzles with only a handful of action.
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IGDB Rating
81.89 / 100
397 ratings
Total Rating
87.30 / 100
404 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Historical · Open world
Developer
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
Also known as
China塞尔达传说:天空之剑Chinese title - simplified
JapanZelda no Densetsu: Skyward Sword Japanese title - romanization
Korea젤다 스소Korean title - abbreviation
Release history (7 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2011 | Wii | — |
| Nov 20, 2011 | Wii | — |
| Nov 23, 2011 | Wii | — |
| Nov 24, 2011 | Wii | — |
| Sep 1, 2016 | Wii U | — |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Wii U | — |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Wii U | — |
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Storyline
In the floating island community of Skyloft, a young knight-in-training named Link lives above an endless sea of clouds, unaware of the surface world below. When his childhood friend Zelda is swept away by a mysterious dark tornado and pulled beneath the cloud barrier, Link is drawn to a sacred sword hidden within a statue of the goddess. The blade's spirit, Fi, reveals Link is the prophesied hero destined to confront a rising evil. He must descend to the long-abandoned surface lands to find Zelda before the self-proclaimed Demon Lord Ghirahim can use her to revive his imprisoned master, the ancient Demon King Demise, whose return would threaten all existence.
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