The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

Four Swords Adventures
Full Title	The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Developer	Nintendo
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Gameboy Color
Release Date	JPN March 18, 2004 US June 7, 2004 EU January 7, 2005
Genre	Adventure
Gallery	Gallery
Rating	ESRB: E

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures is a game for the Gamecube. In Japan, it's called Four Swords +. The game was designed to be played by multiple players, but can also be played alone. For multiplayer mode, each player needs a Gameboy Advance and a Gamecube/Gameboy Advance link cable.

Story

While opening the portal to the Four Sword Shrine, Zelda and the shrine maidens are kidnapped by Shadow Link. Link gets the Four Sword so he can defeat Shadow Link, but releases Vaati in the process. Link must defeat the villains and save the maidens as well as Zelda.

Gameplay

The game is divided into several modes. Hyrulian Adventure is the main mode. In Hyrulian Adventure, players explore different areas and battle enemies on a quest to save Zelda. The game features puzzles that require more than one character to solve, encouraging multiple players. However, a single player can play the game, controlling all four characters at once.

The second mode, Shadow Battle, pits two or more characters against one another. Items appear in the stages, allowing the players to use different tactics to defeat one another.

Navi Trackers was only included in the Japanese version of the game. In Navi Trackers, players must find hidden pirates and get their stamp. The first person to get all the stamps won the game.

Legacy

Sequels

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is the next game in the Four Sword sub-series.