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| name = ''Link: The Faces of Evil''
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{{Region|us|y=1993|m=10|d=10}}
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| developer = Animation Magic
| developer = [[Animation Magic]]
| publisher = Philips Media
| publisher = [[Philips Media]]
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| director = Dale DeSharone
| director = [[Dale DeSharone]]
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'''''Link: The Faces of Evil''''' is a game developed for the [[Phillips CD-i]].
[https://www.zeldadungeon.net/link-the-faces-of-evil-walkthrough/ Text Walkthrough]
| related = ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]''<br/>''[[Zelda's Adventure]]''
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'''''Link: The Faces of Evil''''' is a game developed for the [[Philips CD-i]].


==Gameplay==
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==Development==
==Development==
The creation of ''Link: The Faces of Evil'' and ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'' have very interesting roots. Wishing to compete with the Sega CD, [[Nintendo]] signed a deal with Sony in 1889 to create a similar CD based console known as the "Nintendo PlayStation", or the SNES CD which would be an add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. This would mean that games could be larger and have improved graphics.  However, Nintendo broke the deal with Sony and instead signed a deal with Philips to make a similar console. This influenced Sony to use their add-on to make an entirely new console, known as the Playstation. After seeing how the poor results of the Sega Mega-CD, Nintendo stopped the whole add-on idea altogether. After breaking the contract with Philips, Nintendo agreed to give them the license to five Nintendo characters, including Link, Princess Zelda, and Ganon, for use on Philips' console, the CD-i.  After getting contracts with several third-party studios, Philips decided to use the characters to create three games for the CD-i. Nintendo took no part in development of the games, except in giving advice on the look of the characters, which were based on the artwork from the original ''The Legend of Zelda'' and its sequel, ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', along with their instructional booklets.  Philip wanted the developers to take advantage of all the features the CD-i had to offer, including FMV (Full Motion Video), high-resolution graphics, and CD-quality music. As the system wasn't designed as a gaming console first, there were some technical problems with the system and it's controller.  These problems included laggy controls, and many troubles with the audio, graphics, saving memory, and the disk access.  Despite all these problems, when the first two games were shown at the 1993 CES, the audience was amazed by the quality and fluidity of the animation.
The creation of ''Link: The Faces of Evil'' and ''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]'' have roots in a pair of failed CD add-ons for the SNES.


Wishing to compete with the Sega CD, [[Nintendo]] signed a deal with Sony in 1989 to create a similar CD based console known as the "Nintendo PlayStation", or the SNES CD which would be an add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. This would mean that games could be larger and have improved graphics.  However, Nintendo broke the deal with Sony and instead signed a deal with Philips to make a similar console. This influenced Sony to use their add-on to make an entirely new console, known as the PlayStation.
After seeing how the poor results of the Sega Mega-CD, Nintendo stopped the whole add-on idea altogether. After breaking the contract with Philips, Nintendo agreed to give them the license to five Nintendo characters, including Link, Princess Zelda, and Ganon, for use on Philips' console, the CD-i.  After getting contracts with several third-party studios, Philips decided to use the characters to create three games for the CD-i. Nintendo took no part in development of the games, except in giving advice on the look of the characters, which were based on the artwork from the original ''The Legend of Zelda'' and its sequel, ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', along with their instructional booklets.  Philip wanted the developers to take advantage of all the features the CD-i had to offer, including FMV (Full Motion Video), high-resolution graphics, and CD-quality music. As the system wasn't designed as a gaming console first, there were some technical problems with the system and it's controller.  These problems included laggy controls, and many troubles with the audio, graphics, saving memory, and the disk access.  Despite all these problems, when the first two games were shown at the 1993 CES, the audience was amazed by the quality and fluidity of the animation.{{unsourced}}
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''Link: The Faces of Evil'' got critically panned by many video-gaming journalists.
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==Trivia==
"I would really rather eat an [[Octorok]]," said [[Link.]] "the game sure is boring. Wow, what were in those heads of the developers of this game?" [[Link]] had given the game a 2.3/10 for it's lack of eating Octoroks.
*''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' is one of the few games in the series to lack "The Legend of Zelda" in its full title.
 
"Sorry, I can't give credit for this game." said [[Morshu]]. "It should come back on the Virtual Console when it's a little.... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... better." Morshu did not give a review score, and instead tried to sell the Zelda Dungeon Wiki some [[rope]] and [[bombs.]] We didn't want it.
 
"Oh my goodness.... this is awful!" said the [[Militron]] in his underpants. He gave the game a 1.7/10.
 
"You dare bring that awful game up in my head? YOU MUST DIE!" said [[Ganon]]. "No! Not the CD-i! It BUUURRRNS!" [[Ganon]] gave the game it's lowest review score, a -512.6/10.
 
"Enough of this game." [[King Harkinan]] said. "After you've all scrubbed all of the floors in Hyrule, then we can talk about this game. Take them away." [[King Harkinan]] took the Zelda Dungeon Wiki team and made us scrub all of the floors. Mases Hagopian, the creator of Zelda Dungeon Wiki, refused. "My boy, YOU MUST DIE!" King Harkinan executed him through an innappropriate means. "I wonder what's in store for the Wii U game."  We all hate Mases now. Shame on you, Mases.
 
Despite all of it's critical hate, some look at it to be a true masterpiece.
 
IGN's Jose Otero, who normally reviews Nintendo games, gave the game a 10/10 for it's superb controls, amazing graphics, incredible voice acting, and overall rewarding, fun gameplay with a great 50 hours of fun. "It maintains the classic [[''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'']] gameplay that has been praised for many years." Nintendo did not pay IGN to review this game. No questions asked.  


GameTrailers' Ben Moore gave the game a 9.8/10 "Because it's simply ''The Legend of Zelda''." No pay was given whatsoever. NOTHING.
==See also==
*''[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]''
*[[Fan Games#The Faces of Evil Remastered and The Wand of Gameleon Remastered|Fan Games § The Faces of Evil Remastered and The Wand of Gameleon Remastered]]


At ''The Game Awards'' 1993, it was nominated for ''Game of the Year'', but unfortunately lost due to ''Mario's Time Machine''.
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Overall, while many look at [[''Link: The Faces of Evil'']] as a lackluster game to [[''The Legend of Zelda'']]'s normal canon, it will never be forgotten in the hearts of many.
 
==Trivia==
*''[[Link: The Faces of Evil]]'' is one of the few games in the series to lack "The Legend of Zelda" in its full title.
*SQUADALAH, also written as SQUADALA, is an iconic quote spoken by [[Gwonam]] in [[Link: The Faces of Evil]]. SQUADALAH is known by many fans of the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Zelda'' series]] and has grown to become one of the most recognized quotes. Its meaning is unknown.


==See Also==
{{Cat|Games|Faces of Evil, The}}
*[[Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon]]
{{Cat|The Faces of Evil|Faces of Evil, The}}
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