some games will live forever as classics
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at Zelda 2 The
Adventure of Link released in 1987 for
the Nintendo Entertainment System this
is one of several Nintendo sequels that
took a drastic departure from its
predecessor created by a different
development team at Nintendo The
Adventure of Link was focused on a
combination of several elements to
create an action RPG experience unlike
any other before despite the shock of
the major changes it still managed to
become a smash hit adding its own
additions to the series and challenging
puzzles set once again in the fantasy
world of Hyrule the story picks up
several years following links defeat of
the evil wizard Ganon when linked
discovers a slumbering princess that has
only been mentioned in legend kept a
secret in the northern castle link must
quest to awaken her from the spell that
has kept her asleep for centuries to
accomplish this the green clad hero must
place a crystal within the six castles
scattered throughout Hyrule
doing so will unlock the great palace
and reveal the powerful triforce of
courage
but it is not an easy quest the
followers of Ganon have begun scouring
the land in search of link requiring his
blood to resurrect their fallen master a
one-of-a-kind quest within the Zelda
series The Adventure of Link is focused
on a to world gameplay dynamic this is
made up of a side-scrolling perspective
while travel between major map locations
is presented through an overworld map
once again armed with his sword and
shield Lincoln now battled by attacking
while crouched and strike while jumping
to perform downward and upward midair
stabs adding to this advanced combat is
the need to learn magic spells which are
acquired from wise men throughout the
towns finding them they will grant you
new abilities necessary for advancing
beyond key points in the game on top of
all these changes is your ability to
accumulate experience points these
increase function to bolster your attack
magic and life bars re-released several
times for the various Nintendo systems
it has recently become available for
Nintendo’s Virtual Console and while The
Adventure of Link has come to be
considered the black sheep of the Zelda
franchise it remains a unique and
enjoyable gaming experience that should
not be missed
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at Zelda 2 The
Adventure of Link released in 1987 for
the Nintendo Entertainment System this
is one of several Nintendo sequels that
took a drastic departure from its
predecessor created by a different
development team at Nintendo The
Adventure of Link was focused on a
combination of several elements to
create an action RPG experience unlike
any other before despite the shock of
the major changes it still managed to
become a smash hit adding its own
additions to the series and challenging
puzzles set once again in the fantasy
world of Hyrule the story picks up
several years following links defeat of
the evil wizard Ganon when linked
discovers a slumbering princess that has
only been mentioned in legend kept a
secret in the northern castle link must
quest to awaken her from the spell that
has kept her asleep for centuries to
accomplish this the green clad hero must
place a crystal within the six castles
scattered throughout Hyrule
doing so will unlock the great palace
and reveal the powerful triforce of
courage
but it is not an easy quest the
followers of Ganon have begun scouring
the land in search of link requiring his
blood to resurrect their fallen master a
one-of-a-kind quest within the Zelda
series The Adventure of Link is focused
on a to world gameplay dynamic this is
made up of a side-scrolling perspective
while travel between major map locations
is presented through an overworld map
once again armed with his sword and
shield Lincoln now battled by attacking
while crouched and strike while jumping
to perform downward and upward midair
stabs adding to this advanced combat is
the need to learn magic spells which are
acquired from wise men throughout the
towns finding them they will grant you
new abilities necessary for advancing
beyond key points in the game on top of
all these changes is your ability to
accumulate experience points these
increase function to bolster your attack
magic and life bars re-released several
times for the various Nintendo systems
it has recently become available for
Nintendo’s Virtual Console and while The
Adventure of Link has come to be
considered the black sheep of the Zelda
franchise it remains a unique and
enjoyable gaming experience that should
not be missed
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