The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition
Developer	Grezzo
Publisher	Nintendo
System	DSiWare
Release Date	September 28, 2011

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is a special remake of Four Swords that was released by Nintendo as downloadable software for owners of the DSi and 3DS as a celebration of the Zelda series's twenty-fifth anniversary. As a bonus, the game was made to be available for free from release until February 20, 2011. It was made available for free again in 2014 between the dates of January 30th and February 2nd.

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This game makes various modifications from the original beyond removing it from the A Link to the Past remake. This was due to Shigeru Miyamoto's desire to enrich the remake and make it more accessible, as the requirements for playing the original version seemed to defer players from giving it a chance. The most notable improvement is that it uses DS Wireless Play so that game link cables and extra cartridges are no longer required. This remake also follows the example of Four Swords Adventures by making a single-player mode possible. The main variation in this mode is the the one player controls only two Links.

This version also adds two extra modes, which each consist of three levels. One is the Hero's Trial, which is a more challenging composition of environments from the game's levels and unlocks the Hurricane Spin upon completion. The other mode is the Realm of Memories which has levels based on areas of past Zelda games - specifically The Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening. That mode could be completed to unlock the Master Sword.