Zelda: Skyward Sword Rated Highly
Zelda: Skyward Sword is the sixteenth entry in the Legend of Zelda series. A young Link is a trainee Sky Knight on a mystical island floating above the clouds. He has two soulmates: Zelda and a gigantic bird called a Loftwing that swoops to gather him whenever he takes a running jump off the edge of his airborne world. Very much like in Avatar.
The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword-fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting.
The game was released in Europe on November 18, 2011, in North America on November 20, 2011, in Japan on November 23, 2011, and on November 24, 2011 in Australia.
Game Revolution (100/100): The game is also huge. There isn’t a staggering amount of terrain compared to other titles in the series, but Skyward Sword gets every last ounce of mileage out of each area. It takes a few hours just to complete each sub-section before reaching a new dungeon, followed by a few more for the dungeon itself. There’s a strong 30–40 hour adventure here before even considering the multitude of sidequests you can take on.
Eurogamer (100/100): It is the most formally inventive Zelda in a long time (admittedly, that’s not saying a great deal). But it’s the game’s carefree attitude, quick tempo and warm heart that do the most to make it feel new…Skyward Sword will surely be the greatest adventure money can buy.
Wired (100/100): The most important change is that most everything feels new. The fights against giant boss creatures at the end of each dungeon don’t rely on old ideas. The classic characters are replaced, for the most part, with novel ones. If you already know what’s going to happen, is that really capturing the spirit of the original Legend of Zelda, in which we all went in blind? Skyward Sword shows that “a real Zelda game” is about more than certain items or certain gameplay rituals, which in the end is more meaningful than adding better sword controls.
IGN (100/100): Remarkably, this Zelda game manages to reshape its control scheme, design sensibility and pacing all at once while still telling a brilliantly powerful story featuring some very memorable characters. Increasingly Nintendo refuses to compromise cinematic storytelling for gameplay, finding a balance that seems effortless.
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Zelda: Skyward Sword
Zelda: Skyward Sword is the sixteenth entry in the Legend of Zelda series. A young Link is a trainee Sky Knight on a mystical island floating above the clouds. He has two soulmates: Zelda and a gigantic bird called a Loftwing that swoops to gather him whenever he takes a running jump off the edge of his airborne world. Very much like in Avatar.
The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword-fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting.
The game was released in Europe on November 18, 2011, in North America on November 20, 2011, in Japan on November 23, 2011, and on November 24, 2011 in Australia.
Nintendo Announces Wii U
Nintendo unveiled the Wii U controller for the next platform instead at E3 in Los Angeles today. It looks like a tablet and it has a high-resolution touchpad built into the screen, and it’s fully capable of running the same games on both the controller screen and your TV screen.
PS4, XBox 720 Consoles In 2014
Industry sources indicated that Sony and Microsoft is holding back in releasing new consoles, PS4 and XBox 720, until 2014. While Nintendo is going to pushed out their next generation console, Wii 2 this June.
Nintendo Wii 2 Coming In June
Nintendo is announcing its next-generation Wii 2 console (codename Project Cafe) at the E3 Expo on June 7-9. It will feature an in-built sensor bar, dual analog sticks, a standard d-pad, trigger buttons, HD support. The controller will allow players to stream entire games to the device from the console. The controller will have a tv screen of about six inches in size.
Nintendo 3DS Launches
The Nintendo 3DS, which went on sale in the US for $250, lets users play 3D games without glasses. Check out the video of the console launch in New York.
Celebrate Super Mario Bros 25th Birthday
Today is Super Mario Bros 25th birthday. In Japan, Nintendo’s official site is selling 25th anniversary products such as the Super Mario Collection boxset. It comes with a booklet with 25 years of Super Mario History and previously unreleased development materials, and a soundtrack CD with music ranging all the way from the original Super Mario Bros to Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Nintendo Unveils 3DS Portable Game Device
It seems after the success of Avatar, all the game consoles are jumping on the 3D bandwagon. Nintendo has reveal their 3D portable game console, the 3DS.
Nintendo claims that the 3DS will allow people to play 3-D games and watch 3-D movies without the need for expensive 3D glasses. The 3DS will feature two screens — with the top one being 3D and the bottom one being a touchscreen. The 3DS also features three cameras, a built-in gyroscope and accelerometer and gyroscope.
Sony Doubts Nintendo 3DS
John Koller, SCEA’s director of hardware and marketing said, Having been in the portable space for quite awhile, I think it’s an interesting move but one I’d like to see where they go from a demographic standpoint. 8 and 9 year-olds playing 3D [seems] a little bit of a stretch..
Sony is moving into the 3D gaming with Playstation 3.
Nintendo is planning to release a 3D version of its DS handheld games console. The new portable game device will not need any 3D glasses. Nintendo expects to launch the 3DS by the end of March 2011.
Nintendo 3DS Revealed
Nintendo is planning to release a 3D version of its DS handheld games console. The new portable game device will not need any 3D glasses. Nintendo expects to launch the 3DS by the end of March 2011.
