The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is an upcoming game in the Zelda Series. The game will feature the use of the Nintendo Wii Motion Plus to provide 1:1 motion controls, allowing players more accurate control to Link's Sword, items, and many other aspects of the game. The game is currently scheduled to release worldwide throughout November, with a special edition bundle being available in most regions that will include a Gold Wii Remote Plus donning the Triforce symbol and a soundtrack containing a variety of orchestrated songs from The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert. Skyward Sword is also said to be the longest Zelda game in development.

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Story

Main article: Skyward Sword Story

The game is said to be the earliest in the timeline as of now, taking place before Ocarina of Time. A creature suddenly wakes up from the land below possibly starting to cause chaos. Meanwhile in the land of Skyloft, Zelda sends a letter to her childhood friend, Link. While Link is sleeping, he has a dream of Fi telling him that it time to awaken as a hero. Suddenly the whale creature approaches Link and then Zelda's Bird appears causing Link to wake up. Zelda's Bird gives Link the letter that Zelda wrote and Link sets off to meet with Zelda. Zelda explains to Link about the ceremony that is suppose to take place. If Link is the winner of the competition in the ceremony, he gets to go on a "date" with Zelda. Link is the winner of the competition and he goes on the "date" with Zelda. Link and Zelda are soaring through the sky then suddenly a tornado sweeps away Zelda while the mysterious whale takes her. From there Link is determined to rescue Zelda with the help of Fi.

Skyward Sword is said to be an origin story. The game explains the origins of the Master Sword. It has been stated that the Skyward Sword turns into the Master Sword sometime in the game. Even though Ganon/Ganondorf isn't in the game, the game will have some sort of origin story for him.

Characters

Main article: Skyward Sword Characters

The world of Skyward Sword features a vast array of both familiar and new faces from the series. The main characters that are featured include Link, Zelda (who is not of royalty this time around), and a new villain Demon-Lord Ghirahim. Supporting characters have often been inspired by previous games often linking story elements with their new incarnations. There are a few character cameos from The Wind Waker, as well as Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess.

Races

Main article: Skyward Sword Races

Skyward Sword will contain a significant amount of races, just like previous 3D games in the Zelda series. Some of the races (like the Gorons) are taken from earlier games, but there are a lot of new races too.

Enemies

Main article: Skyward Sword Enemies

Skyward Sword features many enemies from previous games, but most of their tactics are reworked to make them more challenging. Each foe requires a certain amount of strategy to beat, discouraging players from mindlessly slashing their way through a dungeon. The Wii Motion Plus device allows for precise enough motion detection to simulate 1:1 swordplay, and as a result the combat system is significantly different from the earlier games. Many enemies will block sword strikes from certain directions, and sometimes you will have to strike in successive steps in order to beat an enemy.

Many of the enemy models are based on the enemies of A Link to the Past, like the similarities between the Bokoblins of Skyward Sword and the Moblins of A Link to the Past.

Items

Main article: Skyward Sword Items

Skyward Sword will feature fewer item than previous games like Twilight Princess and Ocarina of Time, but most of them will be upgradable and/or customizable in many ways. To upgrade an item, Link will have to gather a required amount of selected collectibles. These collectibles are sometimes dropped by monsters just like in The Wind Waker, but sometimes they can be found scattered about the world as for example hidden treasures.

Locations

Main article: Skyward Sword Locations

The main world of Skyward Sword is based around Skyloft, which acts as a central hub - in many ways similar to how Clock Town acts as a central hub in Majora's Mask. Skyloft is surrounded by the sky, which consist of small floating island, and below the skies lies the landscape/overworld that is Hyrule in later games. The overworld is divided into three separate and disjoint parts, where each part has it's own unique scenery.

Music

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first game in the franchise that has a fully orchestrated soundtrack as well as folk instruments. Both the Limited Addition Bundle and tradition copy of the game includes a 25th anniversary soundtrack, featuring some of the renditions of previous songs of games in the series, performed in The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert.

Reception

Reviews for Skyward Sword have been extremely positive. Official Nintendo Magazine gave Skyward Sword a 98/100. Edge magazine gave the game a perfect 10/10. The game also received a 9.0 from Games TM and a 93% from GamePro Germany.