The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords: Difference between revisions

[[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] of the land of Hyrule was a beautiful young girl born with mysterious power to sense approaching forces of evil. For this reason, she was assigned with the sacred duty of protecting the shrine of the Four Sword and the blade itself. One day, Zelda was in Hyrule Castle when she sensed that something unusual was occurring at the Four Sword Shrine. She asked a boy named Link, whom she trusted above anyone else, to accompany her to investigate the happenings at the shrine..."

The game starts with Link and Zelda in the sanctuary of a blade known as the Four Sword that had sealed away the evil Wind Mage, Vaati. Link draws the sword, releasing Vaati, who then kidnaps Zelda. Upon drawing the sword, Link splits into four people, working together to save Zelda. The object of the game is to complete levels and receive keys from the Great Faries at the end of each level. Once a key is obtained from each of the three main levels, Vaati's Palace appears. Link travels through the palace and defeats Vaati, sealing the Wind Mage back into the Four Sword.

On September 28, 2011, Nintendo released an updated version of Four Swords on DSiWare, as part of Zelda's [[25th Anniversary]]. The game is no longer available; Nintendo took the download down from the eShop on February 20, 2012.

This version of Four Swords contains a new one player mode in which you can control 2 Links. It also features 3 new stages, based on ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''.

There are a number of levels in Four Swords, especially the Anniversary Edition. They are listed below.

There are four levels to choose from at the start of the game. They are: [[Chambers of Insight]], [[Sea of Trees]], [[Death Mountain]], and [[Talus Cave]]. Chambers of Insight is a tutorial level, and it isn't necessary to complete it to finish the game. At the end of each of the other three, you will be granted a Silver Key, providing you have gained as a team a total of at least 1,000 [[rupee]]s. After you have collected the three Silver Keys, Vaati's palace will appear. You will only be able to go through the first door, however.

After you have finished the first door in Vaati's Palace, you will unlock the Realm of Memories. This has three levels, each one unlocking the next. The first one is based on A Link to the Past, the second is based on Link's Awakening, and the third on the original Zelda. After you complete these three, you will receive the [[Master Sword]].

When you have received a total of 30,000 rupees, you will unlock the Hero's Trial. These levels are hard and have more enemies than any other level in Four Swords. The Hero's Trial has three levels again, each unlocking the next.

The only other two levels, the other two doors in [[Vaati's Palace]], are unlocked by getting the [[Gold Key]]s and the [[Hero's Key]]s from the first three levels. To get the [[Gold Key]]s, you must receive 3,000 rupees in those levels, and the [[Hero's Key]]s require a total of 5,000 rupees.

Once you have [[Hero's Key]]s for the 3 main stages, you unlock the final door in [[Vaati's Palace]], a 12-floor dungeon featuring a blend of stages.