Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Omega Force
Taste attributes: actionfantasymonster/alien/supernaturalmyth/fairytalevehiclesfasttried & testedunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilsocial commentary
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a glossy hack-and-slash game, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
IGDB rating
80 / 100
72 ratings
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About This Game
See Hyrule 100 years before the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game and experience the events of the Great Calamity. Join the struggle that brought Hyrule to its knees. Learn more about Zelda, the four Champions, the King of Hyrule and more through dramatic cutscenes as they try to save the kingdom from Calamity. The Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity game is the only way to see firsthand what happened 100 years ago. Battle hordes of Hyrule’s most formidable foes. From barbaric Bokoblins to towering Lynels, menacing monsters have emerged in droves. In addition to Link and Zelda, take control of characters like the four Champions and a young Impa. Use their distinct abilities to carve through hundreds of enemies to save Hyrule from the impending Calamity.
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Story
The story begins 100 years before the events in the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game. A young soldier named Link is asked to guard Princess Zelda. Impa, Zelda, and Link are shown. Link stands alongside the champions of Hyrule. They travel with Impa to four different regions to recruit mighty champions to help defend Hyrule against an impending attack from Calamity Ganon.
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- Developer
- Omega Force
- Publishers
- Nintendo, Koei Tecmo
- Released
- 19 November 2020
- Series
- The Legend of Zelda
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- Perspective
- Third person
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
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- IGDB
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