Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is the second major installment in The Legend of Zelda series and the direct sequel to the first game. Like its predecessor, it features dungeons that must be located in the overworld and searched for an item that will prove useful. However, the game presents many very important gameplay changes compared to the previous one, affecting especially the movements and the combat. Moving around the world map involves encounters with enemies that take place on a side-scrolling playfield rather than the top-down perspective for which the series became known.
65Wit Score
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DeveloperNintendo R&D4
PublisherNintendo, Playtronic
ReleasedJanuary 14, 1987
StatusReleased
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SeriesThe Legend of Zelda
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Mixed Reception65/100
About This Game
Years after his first adventure, the teenage Link bears a mysterious mark upon his hand that Impa reveals holds profound significance: it unlocks a chamber where Princess Zelda has slumbered for generations, victim of a sorcerer's curse cast when he attempted to extract secrets of the Triforce of Power from her mind. To restore the sleeping princess, Link must embark across Hyrule to recover the scattered fragments of the Triforce, which have been concealed throughout the realm by those who came before him. The mark on his hand becomes his guide and proof of his destiny to mend an ancient tragedy that shaped the kingdom's royal line forever.