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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (XSX) game cover art
Platform: Game Boy
Tags: Adventure, Fantasy
Developer: Nintendo
More Platforms: Switch
AKA: Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima (JP)
Publisher
Region
Released
NA
??/??/1993
EU
??/??/1993
JP
06/06/1993

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Staff Reviews

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening review

Reviewed May 25, 2019

Gary Hartley says: "CONTAINS: The best Zelda soundtrack since Link 182."
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening review

Reviewed December 10, 2003

Marc Golding says: "You'll love how Link’s Awakening throws you into the thick of things right away (remember striking out into the rain in Zelda III?), and without a weapon! We are unsettled by the sense of urgency, and it’s very fun to be so off balance so early on. The trumpet-led music harkens back to the very first game in the series, The Legend of Zelda, stirring you into action with appropriate and welcome fanfare."
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Reader Reviews

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening review

Reviewed February 21, 2005

bside says: "That one Zelda game without Zelda in"
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening review

Reviewed November 28, 2007

Halon says: "I always thought that nerds on the Internet who wine “it’s all about the gameplay!” when their favorite game gets ripped on for some stupid gimmick or whatever were idiots. Obviously gameplay is the most important aspect of any game, but I would be damned if graphics, sound, replay value, etc don’t matter at all. "
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening review

Reviewed June 21, 2002

ratking says: " This is by-far the first Zelda game I had ever played. I was easily confused at first, and had trouble getting past the very first puzzles (that dumb mushroom). But after a little help from my peers, and my refusal to ever give up, I had one of the funnest gaming experiences. This Zelda game is a classic, made many years ago. I got this when I first got the gameboy game, and picked up the DX version later. "
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening review

Reviewed August 26, 2002

rxfang6 says: "The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening "
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening review

Reviewed March 07, 2004

tomclark says: "Everybody loves Zelda. I'm fairly sure that it's a scientific fact or something. From the very first time young Link set out across Hyrule to rescue the titular princess back in the early days of the NES (has it really been that long??) gamers have marvelled over it's fantastic depth and gameplay. So it was no surprise when Zelda: Link's Awakening (the fourth installment in the franchise) arrived on the original Game Boy. What did surprise people was the fact that it was almost universally haile..."
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