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Genre: Adventure
System(s): NES
ESRB: E
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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the second title in the Legend of Zelda series of games. It was originally released in Japan on the Famicom Disk System, but just as its predecessor was, was converted to the regular NES cartridge format when released in the US and other countries. It was re-released on the Game Boy Advance in 2004 as part of the Classic NES Series.
Emboldened by the massive, widespread success of the original Legend of Zelda, Nintendo envisioned a radically different gameplay engine when the time for a sequel came around. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was born shortly thereafter, setting off debates that continue to this day. Zelda II carries far more RPG-style elements than other titles in the series, and perhaps because of this many players are left disappointed by Nintendo's second installment, who believe that it does not live up to the first game's success.
This time, Link is off on a quest to awaken Princess Zelda, who was put into an enchanted sleep long ago. Link's only chance of reviving her is retrieving the Triforce of Courage from the Great Palace. To do this he must unravel the "binding force" that protects the Great Palace by placing six crystals in other palaces around Hyrule. This crystal theme reappears in later Zelda games. It is an element that many latter-day RPGs seem to share.
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