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Genre: Adventure
System(s): GCN
ESRB: E
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is the ninth installment in the Legend of Zelda series of video games. It was released for the Nintendo GameCube in Japan on December 13, 2002, in Canada and the United States on March 24, 2003, and in Europe on May 3, 2003.
The game is set on a group of islands, a first for the series. The player controls Link, the hero of the Zelda series, struggling against his nemesis Ganondorf for control of a holy relic known as the Triforce that grants the wishes of its holder. Link spends a significant portion of the game sailing on a talking boat called the King of Red Lions, traveling between islands and traversing through dungeons and temples to gain the power necessary to defeat Ganondorf.
The Wind Waker follows in the footsteps of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, retaining the basic gameplay and control system from the Nintendo 64 title. A heavy emphasis is placed on using and controlling wind with a baton called the Wind Waker, which aids sailing and floating. Critics enjoyed the similarity to Ocarina of Time, but often complained that the large amount of sailing became tedious. Despite this, the game has met commercial and critical success and is the fourth of only five games that have received a perfect score from Famitsu magazine.
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