The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Details

Release year: 2006

Storyline

Link, a young man from a small farming village, finds Hyrule is being consumed by an otherworldly twilight. Guided by a strange pixie named Midna, he endeavors to return light to the land and confront the usurper king Zant.

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Awards

0 wins & 3 nominations

Did you know

• Was initially meant for the Gamecube, but then developed as the launch game for the new Wii console, to make use of its new motion controls. To not disappoint GameCube users, separate versions for both consoles were developed in parallel, even though that meant the game would miss its intended 2005 release and be delayed another year. The GameCube version was the last first party game that Nintendo produced for the console.

• In the Gamecube version, Link is traditionally left-handed. However, this proved to be a problem for the Wii version, because the motion controls at the time were designed to work for right-handed players only. To avoid complications with the motion controls, the developers decided to mirror the entire world of the game, including the characters, for the Wii version. This marked the first time in the official Zelda canon that Link was right-handed.

• The fisherman from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) can be seen in a photo at Hena's fishing hole. Hena thinks she is related but she "can't exactly PROVE it." She also scratches like the fisherman, further linking them together.

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Technical specs

Sound mix

Dolby

Aspect ratio

1.33 : 1, 1.78 : 1

Color

Black and White, Color

FAQ

• If this is a sequel to Ocarina of Time, why is the flashback to Ganondorf's defeat and imprisonment different from the events of Ocarina of Time?
• How could Ganondorf possess the Triforce of Power in the flashback?
• Why are the Gorons hostile in the beginning?