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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Sharp & FocusedStrategySolo5h+

You navigate sprawling temples with purposeful deliberation, working through intricate puzzles that demand your full attention and creativity before confronting each guardian boss. The motion controls ground you in tactile, intentional swordplay, making every swing feel like a considered choice rather than a reflexive button press.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting. Skyward Sword is structured very similar to previous Zelda games, as you travel through an overworld in search of temples to visit and once in you solve a series of puzzles before fighting a boss at the end and receive the next bit of plot. The biggest change is that the overworld is more focused on puzzles with only a handful of action.