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Remember the Nintendo Wii? The console that, for better or worse, pioneered motion control and had a nation of casual gamers flapping their arms about as if swatting invisible demons. We don’t cover it much on Pocket-Lint, possibly because it looks li...
Huge, compelling, pioneering controls...
A lot of admin, formulaic, exhausting...
Classic Zelda with a modern motion control system, Skyward Sword is not only one of the best ever Zelda games, but a contender for the best game on the Wii...
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nzgamer.com Updated:
2012-01-25 05:36:30
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How do you start a review of the latest game in the quintessential Nintendo series, The Legend of Zelda? It's 25 years since the first Zelda game made it's debut on the Famicom Disk System back in 1986. How is it that a game series can remain so popula...
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Published November 26th 2011. Written by Dominic Sheard. This year has been pretty hard on Wii owners. There hasn’t been many great titles released for the system in 2011, but it’s good to know then that Nintendo are making sure Wii owners aren’t forgo...
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Look who it is. Just when you thought that the dust-gathering ornament you used to call a Nintendo games console was in permanent retirement, back it bounds. Why? Because there’s a new Legend of Zelda in town - a game most will have played before in on...
Nintendo has produced one of Link’s most memorable adventures yet, a rich tapestry of strange characters, memorable locations full of flourish and mischievous bosses. By taking MotionPlus to heart, it has created an interface unlike that of any other...
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The Wii Remote really is a remarkably versatile little controller. At its best, it offers a degree of precision not found with traditional controllers, and completely transforms games in the process. But until now, it's never quite been able to make go...
Apart from minor hiccups, Skyward Sword is a remarkably well-designed adventure with some superb boss encounters, the best of which seamlessly integrate the motion controls that lay at the heart of the experience. Its main sins are that it's a bit of a...
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Name: Genre: Platform: All the Legend of Zelda games are good, without question. But are they all great? Wind Waker had a superb art style, but was let down by lengthy stretches of boring high-seas travel. Twilight Princess had the mature tone series...
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hardwareheaven.com Updated:
2012-01-25 05:36:30
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Overall Skyward Sword may not be the revolution in gaming that occurred with previous Zelda games however it improves on...
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These days, it's generally inadvisable to purchase a game sight unseen without checking reviews first, but if there's any series that merits complete trust based on its track record, it's Zelda. So it's no surprise that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swo...
Great swordplay and environmental puzzles, Seeing the beginning of the timeline, Bonus soundtrack...
Sometimes fiddly motion controls, Ghirahim, because he's evil, Waiting for a truly HD Zelda...
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nowgamer.com Updated:
2012-02-04 02:19:20
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Nintendo's swansong for the Wii, Link returns in all his glory. Oh, Nintendo. Trust the company that brought us the Virtual Boy, FLUDD the water-shooting backpack and, just recently, the bolt-on analogue stick, to leave it six whole years before releas...
Playing the Wii out in style.More Articles >>>...
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Nintendo is consistently setting the bar higher for itself with the Legend of Zelda franchise. Each entry isn't necessarily better than the last, but they can be counted on to be exciting and different, almost always living up to the expectation of loyal...
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It took a long time for me to warm to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, or at least longer than you’d expect of a game many anticipated to be one of the Wii’s crown jewels.It starts off frustratingly slowly. After an arty opening sequence that explai...
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stuff.tv Updated:
2014-03-20 04:55:28
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Just like that other hooded hero Robin Hood, Zelda games riff on familiar, basic themes even though each telling of the story is different. So once more we get a young boy who has to save the world while dressed as a pixie, a girl called Zelda who g...
Zelda’s getting a bit flabby with age, but Skyward Sword remains a fitting tribute to the legendary series and outgoing Wii console...
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Zelda's in trouble again and the chosen one Link is the only hero who can rescue her, despite the tribulations of puberty being an ongoing concern. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword takes its time to warm up, but when it does, there's a lot to lik...
If you're reading this review, you probably know what Zelda is by now. Skyward Sword is more of the same — reworked, and polished. My two major criticisms of the game are that it takes forever to get to the really good bits and the game plays it too safe...
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thestar.com.my Updated:
2019-12-26 07:36:04
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EPIC: There are a great number of battles in which take advantage of the one-to-one motion controls of the Wii MotionPlus. Nintendo updates its classic franchise and comes up with a fitting swansong for the Wii console. By TAN KIT HOONGbytz@thestar...
Excellent gameplay packed with puzzles and things to do; Nintendo proves that well-implemented motion controls can work.
Graphics limited by the Wii hardware; MotionPlus control sometimes experiences drift, and requires recalibration.
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