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'''''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds'' ({{Tt|Zeruda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Toraifōsu 2|ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース2}} — ''The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods 2'')'''{{Ref|name=jp-tweet|[https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/324531424780754945 Nintendo Japan tweet]|『ゼルダの伝説 神々のトライフォース2』を、ニンテンドー3DS向けに開発中。2014年初頭発売予定。 (''The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods 2'' under development for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Will be released early 2014.)}}{{Ref|name=jp-e3-detail|[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/software_lineup/software/zelda2/index.html Japanese E3 page]}} is a new game for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in the style of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]''. Development started in early 2011,{{Ref|name=mygames|[[Interview:MyGames March 11th 2011|MyGames]], March 11th, 2011}}{{Ref|name=gameblog-2011|[[Interview:GameBlog.fr April 21st 2011|Gameblog.fr]], April 21, 2011|I am currently very busy producing a new Zelda, a new Mario and a new Mario Kart on 3DS and a new Pikmin.|[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]}} and the game was released on '''November 22nd, 2013''', just one month after ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD|The Wind Waker HD]]''.{{Ref|name=na-tweet}}{{Ref|name=NoA-page}} The game was also released in the [[A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL Limited Edition Bundle]] that included a limited edition gold Nintendo 3DS XL system with a [[Triforce]] on the top and a Black Triforce on the bottom, included with the purchase was a digital copy of ''A Link Between Worlds''. The 3DS Streetpass feature was used to its full potential in this game. If [[Link]] happens to walk by someone who has played the game, a version of their character will be sent over to Link's game and turn into a [[Shadow Link]]. Link can then fight this Shadow Link for a bounty, which is essentially a bag of rupees determined by the player when the 3DS Streetpass was being set up.

The game uses a top-down perspective and an art style similar to ''A Link to the Past''. It takes advantage of the 3DS to add vertical motion as an important element of the gameplay. In contrast, it also allows Link to become a flat image on a wall to travel in a 2D space a la [[Wikipedia:Flatland|Flatland]]. The bracelet seen on Link's wrist in artwork for ''A Link Between Worlds'' has been confirmed to tie into the image-on-a-wall ability.{{Ref|[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/09/11/three-things-we-learned-about-zelda-a-link-between-worlds Eiji Aonuma Interview}} The game also changes up the requirement to complete dungeons in specific order, removes helpful companions (instead it features a hint system a la ''Skyward Sword''), and introduces the ability to rent or purchase an item.  

==Prologue==

[[File:ALBW-Link-Drawing.png|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Official Artwork from A Link Between Worlds.]]At the [[The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary|25th Anniversary]] Symphony Concert in London, Aonuma told the Portuguese e-zine MyGames{{Ref|[[Interview:MyGames March 11th 2011|MyGames]], March 11th, 2011}} that he is currently working on a new Zelda title for the 3DS, and that it will be an original title, not a remake. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] mentioned a "new Zelda" he was producing in April 2011.{{Ref|name=gameblog-2011}} Shortly afterward, he expressed interest in seeing the world of ''A Link to the past'' with a layered 3D effect,{{Ref|[[Interview:Observer April 30th 2011|The Observer]], April 30th, 2011|''The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past'' could be one [adaptation of an older Nintendo game for the 3DS console]. I think it would be good to see that world with a layered 3D effect.}} which suggests that the idea existed at that time but hadn't yet found its way into the development of Zelda 3DS. However, this likely happened shortly afterward, since [[Eiji Aonuma]] was able to give a specific hint that "having 3D will mean something,"{{Ref|[[Interview:Game Informer October 2011|Game Informer]], October 2011|I'll give you one hint, but maybe you won't understand it.  It will be a game in which having 3D will mean something.|[[Eiji Aonuma]]}} showing that a solid vision of the game was in place. Miyamoto further teased ''A Link to the Past'' as a base for a new game in 2012:

Features a total of 12 dungeons throughout both [[Hyrule]] and [[Lorule]]. ''A Link Between Worlds'' also has a brand new mechanic to the Zelda series, it allows the player to tackle the Lorule dungeons in nearly any order they chose. However, the [[Thieves' Hideout]] must be completed before the [[Desert Palace (A Link Between Worlds)|Desert Palace]], as the [[Sand Rod]] is required to gain entrance to the Desert Palace.

 

 

 

 

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