
The Legend of Zelda
Nintendo R&D4
Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasymyth/fairytalerobots/ai/spacefresh & originalimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilsocial commentary
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and glossy: an expansive adventure game, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like polish over grit.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
IGDB rating
81 / 100
738 ratings
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About This Game
The Legend of Zelda is the first title in the Zelda series, it has marked the history of video games particularly for it's game mechanics and universe. The player controls Link and must make his way through the forests, graveyards, plains and deserts of the Otherworld to find the secret entrances to the eight dungeons and try to restore the broken Triforce. Among the game's mechanics, it was the first time we saw a continuous world that could be freely explored, power-ups that permanently enhanced the main character's abilities and a battery save feature that allowed players to keep their progress instead of having to start over. The gameplay balanced action sequences with discovery, secrets and exploration.
Summary: IGDB
Story
In one of the darkest times in the Kingdom of Hyrule, a young boy named Link takes on an epic quest to restore the fragmented Triforce of Wisdom and save the Princess Zelda from the clutches of the evil Ganon.
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- Developer
- Nintendo R&D4
- Publishers
- Nintendo, Playtronic
- Released
- 21 February 1986
- Series
- The Legend of Zelda
- Platforms
- Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 9h rushed, 7h normally, 9h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
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- IGDB
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