Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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| The Adventure of Link | |
| Full Title | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link |
| Developer | Nintendo |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| System | NES Game Boy Advance Virtual Console |
| Release Date | NES JP January 14, 1987 EU November 26, 1988 US December 1988 GBA JP August 10, 2004 US October 25, 2004 EU January 7, 2005 Virtual Console JP January 23, 2007 EU February 9, 2007 US June 4, 2007 |
| Genre | Adventure/RPG |
| Gallery | GH Gallery |
| Rating | ESRB: E |
The sequel to The Legend of Zelda switches perspective from the overhead to classic side scrolling. Link now can jump, hack, slash, and dodge whatever is thrown at him. His arsenal of items is replaced with a collection of spells, each with a variety of effects. An unusual addition is an experience system for leveling up, as well as extra lives.
Story
Long ago the King of Hyrule ruled the land wisely with the Triforce. After he died, he gave part of the Triforce to the prince, but not all. of it. When the prince found out his sister, Zelda, knew of it, he demanded her to tell him. When that did not work, the king's magician grew angry and cast a spell of eternal sleep on her. Though the prince banished the evil fiend, he was unable to help the princess.
It is now nearly Link's sixteen birthday and he is living happily in North Castle, after defeating Ganon in The Legend of Zelda. One day a strange mark appears on his hand. He shows it to Impa, and she tells him the Prince and the sleeping Princess. Since Link has both the Triforce of Power and Wisdom, she tells him of the Triforce of Courage's resting place. But the place where it rests, the Great Palace, is protected by a seal. In order to break the seal, Link has to return six crystals to the different palaces across the land. However, this quest will not be easy. Not only at the palaces protected by guardian creatures, but Ganon's minions are searching for Link and planning to use his blood to resurrect Ganon.
Rerelease and Ports
- In 2003 it was released as part of The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition, a promotional disc for the Nintendo Gamecube.
- In 2004, it was ported to the Gameboy Advance as part of the Classic NES Series. These first ports were only slightly altered: The flashing death scene was removed, Barba was renamed to Volvagia for series consistency, and some other audio effects were changed.
- In 2007 It was also added to the Virtual Console on the Wii, unchanged from its NES version.
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