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Game Informer Gives A Link Between Worlds a 10/10

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Game Informer has reviewed The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and has given it a perfect score. A Link Between Worlds is a direct sequel to 1991’s A Link to the Past and is Nintendo’s premiere holiday title for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. Many revere A Link to the Past as the pinnacle of the Zelda franchise, so expectations are set very high for the game. A Link Between Worlds is set to be released on November 22nd in Europe and North America. The review praises Nintendo’s willingness to shake up the Zelda formula, as well as quite a few other aspects of the game.

  • Game Informer was impressed with the rental system and how it makes death a scary prospect.
  • Heart piece puzzles are clever.
  • Loved how drawing mechanic causes you to look at the game from a whole different perspective.
  • The game has some of the best dungeons and boss battles Link has ever experienced.
  • Some bosses are old, most are new.
  • The dungeons can be done in any order and there is no hand holding.
  • All items are available from the outset, leaving you free to explore at your convenience.
  • While the world map layout is highly similar to A Link to the Past, there are still a lot of tweaks and it’s not a simple copy and paste job.

“I want to let the experience roll around in my brain for a while before I decide where it ranks among the best entries in the franchise, but I can say with confidence that it should be spoken in the same breath as A Link to the Past. In every way, A Link Between Worlds is exactly what you want out of a Zelda game.”

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      1. Sonic will never be better than Mario ever again

        I hope everybody that owns a Nintendo console portable system stays far away from the sonic franchise as a matter of fact I hope everyone that owns a Sony platform or Microsoft platform stays as far away from the sonic franchise as humanly possible because that series is dead and buried it sucks so bad

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      1. Seriously. What the actual fuck is with this comment system? The community is absolutely garbage and a majority of the comments are spawned by trolls.

            1. Yea all the fanboys that hate you’re guts over a piece of plastic send emails/messages to the mods like sickr to you banned. Since they can’t handle the truth they want you banned

              1. No people want people ban because these comments go to shit. If the article has nothing negative people blow the shit up and start arguments, it starting to get old now. I don’t want u ban because u think negatively about nintendo, i want u ban because u and many others start turning these comments to shit. Doesn’t mean if article is negative I don’t want to hear negative thoughts, i just don’t want to see massive fuckin argument that are half the comments. I respect ur opinions at times but mostly u talk shit to others and I hate that BS.

              1. if they wanted to show that they are moderating they actually give my comment to stay long enough for the crying fanboys to have a spas attack. what a fail, now nobody knows they did anything.

                1. Is the little baby sad that he’s been wrong all this time and can’t face facts. You are by for the biggest hypocrite on this site.

                  1. im a hypocrite?? keep on telling yourself that. you cant face facts that nintendo is major dog shit now and cant handle the truth i speak. your living in denial and are a pathetic plastic humper.

                    1. I don’t understand why you go on your little pissy fits when ever their is good news about anything Nintendo does. It’s almost like hate being wrong.

                      1. when the fuck in this article have i been hating?? you stupid corporate slave. are you that blinded. if whoever didnt delete my comment you would even see i was talking good about this game but added more to it, so they took it down probably because everyone would start crying because they cant handle the truth about their might god perfection nintendo.

                          1. my fucking gosh man. its sad when fanboys hate the living shit out of someone over the internet. they probably dream of me being banned and think about me all day. sad.

                            they get so pissed on talking the pathetic truth about nintendo they get violent and defensive. its not your friends or family its a plastic box losers. hahahaah. they get so mad about saying something negative about a corporation that doesnt care squat about them but they defend them like no tomorrow!!!!

                            1. What the hell are you talking about. I’m not trying to get you banned and I don’t hate you. LOL I never said I hated you and I’m not a fanboy. Some of my favorite games aren’t even made my Nintendo. I’m trying to stop you from commenting stupid a** sh** that’s so freaking annoying. You should find help.

                              1. ok ill find help. “aahhhh yeah some guy on the internet says i need help. oohh you say who gives a shit, yeah your right.” *hangs up*

                              2. Wow looks like the baby’s getting even madder. “you cant face facts that nintendo is major dog shit” sounds like hate to me. And if you really do hate Nintendo so much and can’t stand what they do. What in God’s green earth are you doing on this site. You’re setting yourself up for failure.

                                1. your a dumb ass.”Wow looks like the baby’s getting even madder” how original. only every plastic humper and corporate slave says that on this site.

                                  im so mad im raging. oooohhhhhhhhhh man you make me mad!!!!!!! ggggrrrrrrr!!!!!!!! fuck off you just make me ssooo pissed!!

                                  yeah also you came out of no where and stated to try to fight with me. why the fuck did you randomly try to start fighting with me. more proof you are a overly defensive iceazeama hater.

                                2. Haters gonna hate. Or… lovers, so to speak. In any case, don’t let it get to you.
                                  I’m sure the mods were just having a bad day or something. They usually just skim through comments looking for negative words. I typically talk about doing terrible things to testicles. “I’m gonna rip the loins from the developers and serve it to em in place of raw fish.” Though I guess my vocabulary escapes the radar somehow. You could say stuff like “Nintendo noweth not the magnitude of thou consequences which shalt be experienced at thyne own expense. Because wisdom escapes thee”

                                  Heheh~

                                  1. apparently you cant have an opinion thats not 100% praising nintendo. idk. also this site is lame if you cant speak what you think about nintendo and its fanboys. your trolling if you say anything bad about nintendo. off the internet, most people dont give a flying fuck about nintendo or they left nintendo years ago…. wonder why?? stupid fanboys just damage control all nintendo’s shit and bad decisions all day.

                                    1. If you scroll up I actually agreed with something “you thought” actually said. I use my brain. I don’t just say stupid shit like “oh this commercial is so kiddy wa wa wa I’m going to cry now. Nintendo is finished even though I don’t state facts just my annoying ass bias opinions that I can’t keep to myself.” I’m done talking to morons.

                                      1. ok have fun with your no 3rd party, the worst version of every game. the same old uninspired mario and zelda games and gimmicky bullshit from nimtendo. have fun with a weak underpowered console with a shitload of gimmicks and shovelware and no aaa games, no good online systems. hardly any memory. also have a great time having nintendo cater to the casuals over the core and their loyal fanbase, them not reviving old franchises and creating quality new ones like they did last a decade ago and enjoy all of their stupid decisions you keep on damage controlling all day.

                                        enjoy all that garbage. facts bitch. nintendo has become irrelevant crap since the wii that just chases that ca$$$$$ual crowd instead of being good like before. there cheap bastards and thats why we will only get mario, zelda, and the 3 other same games we get every generation because its all abut printing money copy and paste instead of being creative like they used to be.

                                        1. Ignoring you said COD Ghost sucked! What’s wrong to violet for you ice boy? But you like hardcore games and yet last month you had a Banjo-Kazooie icon. You know the game where you collect notes and shoot eggs?

                                          1. BTW B-K was inspired by Mario games you bitch about everyday being g kiddy. And yet you not only bought NSMBU but after bitching about that you also bought Luigi U.

                                            1. Icy boy you know damn well 3D World is on your holiday list. Comecon admit it. Don’t be shy you know you want to play as cat suit Mario.

                                              1. cod is shit, you nntendo fanboys are the biggest hypocrites you say the game is complete trash (which they are) but then you buy it when it go’s to wii u!!!!! you guys really like crappy rehashed games.

                                                just cause a game is hardcore doesnt mean its good, cod zombie u?? crysis those games fucking suck and its a fact. im not getting trashy games and i told you for the millionth time which wii u games i have, and the only one worthy is mh3u which is basically a wii game. so its funny how you bring this same shit up.

                                              2. 18ns6lww2@sibd3w29d.com

                                                Here’s my observations of you, so you can see from different eyes:

                                                You may have liked Nintendo at one point, but why do you usually troll and flamebait?
                                                You may not see it that way, but you crearly are trolling and hating. You may see your posts as opinions, and they are, but the way you present them makes a trollish. Not only that but sometimes, you state your opinions as fact and insult those that think otherwise(sound familiar? It’s what fanboy’s have done to you).
                                                You accuse fanboys for being violent and defensive, sure, some fanboys do get that way. But when you attack them and thier hobbies/likes, you are just stating “facts”?
                                                It’s like you have a vendetta against “fanboys” and current Nintendo. Your posts looks like you are butthurt ‘cuz you didn’t get what you wanted. You are acting like a spoiled child denied who didn’t get what he wanted, then acting bitter about it. Yet, you call fanboys babies.

                                                Look at that post, it’s clearly trollish and flamebaiting. And, you wonder why fanboys attack you? Actually, no, you are sure it’s ‘cuz they are fanboys. Yes, that maybe partly it, but not the full picture.
                                                I think you need to step back and get yourself together. Look up the definitions for trolling and flamebaiting. Look at your posts and name of this site. Maybe then, you’ll know why people call you troll and hater.

                                  2. It really is sad. I come here on a regular basis to check out the news and to see so much hate towards such an awesome company is mind blowing. Probably just a bunch of douche 15 year olds who can’t afford to play all different kinds of games, so they get very defensive when it isn’t “their” system these great games come to.

                                    1. Which game isn’t? Atleast this one looks to pick all best parts of previous games and make it feel new. It can actually be the best 4-player local multiplayer platformer game we have seen this far.

                                        1. 18ns6lww2@sibd3w29d.com

                                          I agree with him, “Which game isn’t?”
                                          Most games are “rehashes”, like ~99% of ‘new’ things are practically rehashes (not just in the video game industry, but everywhere). Innovations are rare, but they stand out. That doesn’t neccesarilly mean innovation makes games good or that rehashes are not good anymore.

                                          Some people’s favaorite games take gameplay mechanics, story plot, control setup, etc. from previous works. Still people enjoy them.

                                          With that in mind, different poeple have their own opinions on scores. SMG2, a direct sequal, got several 10s. 3D Land got several 10s, why can’t a “rehash” get good scores, why can’t 3D World?
                                          On the other hand, it could possibly get low scores, but you don’t have to troll fans for wishing great reviews.

                                        2. Online wouldn’t have made it 100x better…not even close. Online gaming is vastly overrated – I’m pleased Nintendo didn’t waste their time trying to implement it for this game, because doing it in a satisfying way for this type of game would be an unbelievable challenge.

                                1. you called every sequel in every game franchise ever “rehashed”, especially first person shooters like COD and Battlefield.

                                        1. Agreed. People always give the Mario games such a high score for the platformers. I like the games as well, but I’d give it more of a 7/10 personally. (Mario 64 would net an 8/10)

                                              1. I would definitely not give W101 a 10. That’s going way too far. That being said, people have different opinions and I’m okay with people giving it 10’s. I just may doubt their credibility if all of Nintendo’s big games start to get 10s from them…

                                        2. You suck more dick than a fucking pornstar, douche bag. The only asshurt living in a fantasy world with no life is you.

                                          * your ass is redder than blood
                                          * your tears tasted sweet
                                          * your vagina is bleeding
                                          * There is a possibility that a new Mario game will score a perfect 10

                                          You lose… good day sir!

                                                1. You both are Faggots, but atleast you thought doesn’t insult like a virgin loser. You N dub should GTFO. Your making Nintendo look bad.

                                          1. I loose because you made angry corny 5 year old insults with no real rebuttal to what I said ? Lmao you’re logic SUKCKS and YOU have lost so good day to you sir!! and it has no chance to get a 10

                                            1. I said GOOD DAY! You’ve lost your balls on posting your bullshit comments on every positive Nintendo news. Dick riding on your favorite console with DRM and paying to play games online. You have absolutely no Neutrons, you prick. You still lose.

                                              1. You said good day but you keep replying ?? AGAIN all you did was throw 5 year old insults at me with no real rebuttal lmao. Also you make another fail assumption with Xbox which I don’t care about or own one. Stop being a childish loser and except that you got OWNED!!!

                                                1. ~ hey! ~
                                                  neutrons keep your atoms together, if you don’t have any neutrons, all your atoms will tear and your body would instantly vanish.

                                        1. lmfao! I wish I saw his reaction.

                                          No one told N-Dub to be a psychotic perverted freak.

                                          Just wait. As we speak, he’s coming up with a highly noticeable alt to make himself not look like sorry ass loser. lol

                                    1. You Thought shut up XD

                                      You never have anyway of backing up your stuff

                                      You have no way of telling what this game deserves, It looks like a solid game that is adding and changing a good amount, I mean im afraid to ask what you think of the Galaxy series

                                      1. LOL that just shows that you DONT read what I write. I always back up my stuff stop following the fanboy hate on here and making garbage assumptions

                                        1. I did read and that’s why I replied

                                          I don’t follow the fanboy and I don’t make assumptions, You hardly back up your stuff, you are the one following the blind hate as you have never said anything good on this site from what I’ve seen

                                          1. yea so again you don’t read what I write why because you made 2 assumptions, 1st one being that I don’t back my stuff up but I do.

                                            The second assumption is that I never say anything nice which is false because I do. I complement 3ds, smash bros pics (just a few examples) buy yea you don’t read what I write if you come to assumptions like that

                                            1. I do read and once again

                                              First of all you backing your stuff up with things that are irrevlevant don’t count like your SM3DW comment since u played beta levels that just introduce you to the game and nothing else

                                              And also, I said from what I’ve seen, so you need to read yourself and then proof read before you reply if you wanna be like that

                                              1. Lol you’re a joke man and they weren’t beta levels they were official levels that are in the current main game. Stop trying to argue and if you haven’t seen it all then you can’t say anything about my comments
                                                -_-

                                                1. Ok first off, regardless of them being in the final game, they were in the demo which makes them beta levels regardless of them staying

                                                  I have seen it too so I don’t see what your saying by I haven’t seen it? Ive seen what you’ve seen and your comments were on beta levels but if u don’t want me to call them that, ill just call them easy levels meant to introduce you to the game (that’s closer to what they are than beta levels anway :/)

                                        1. A new SineShine would be amazing but you haven’t played this game yet. Stop being so quick to judge. I’ve made my assumptions in the past about a game to than be completely wrong.

                                            1. Obviously not the whole thing and even if you don’t like the game is there really a need to constantly bit** and moan about every little thing you don’t like. I have different views on games people like but it’s all a matter of opinion and you wont change their minds especially fan boys no matter what company the like.

                                              1. Ehh ill take it down a noch with “complaining” just it I see Nintendo do something like baby commercials or give shitty excuses for things like no online in 1st parties then im going to speak up lol

                                                1. No it’s bit** and moaning and it’s hell of annoying. Nintendo has always made all most all of their commercials aimed toward children. They did it in the past they’re doing it now and they’re most likely going to do it in the future so get used to it. Do you honestly need a commercial to know if a game is good??? The only thing I agree with is the online.

                                  1. Ok since when was mario ever just for kids? Just because its not the 120 star mario game doesn’t mean its a bad game. Mario’s job is to welcome new comers to gaming and many gamers still hold on to mario because he represents their gaming childhood or their beginning. Don’t take ur angry on this game just because its not for u get over it dude, seriously. Mario is for everyone. I’m sure this isn’t this isn’t the true mario game coming out, galaxy is going to take some time to top.

                                    1. from what I’ve seen, not this game. too much kiddy crap going on with this game. it’s clearly made for kids and casuals.

                                      1. The term casual has lost its meaning actually…More casuals play call of duty, The point of mario is have fun who cares if its not darkly design like galaxy(even though galaxy enemies were just as cartoony) Mario has never been for one type of gamer he is for everyone

                                    1. a fucking cat costume and clear pipes, wow that is some great stuff. I don’t think they had gamers in mind when they made this horseshit.

                                      1. Frogsuit, bee suit, penguin flying squirrel suit and raccon suit, get a pass but a cat is stupid? Dude seriously its mario lots of people have grown attached to new suit, its not big deal. Gamers seem to be all right with it. Just because u don’t like doesn’t mean other won’t. Let people play what they want.

                              3. Wow, looks like Nintendo nailed it this time; the no hand holding fans has been wanting + their own innovative, crazy twist on the game play. Can’t fricking wait for this game!

                                1. Maybe the game even can reach first place in my top Zelda list?
                                  1. WW, TP, aLttP
                                  2. SS, OoT, MM
                                  3. LA, MC, LoZ, ST
                                  4. AoL, OoA, OoS
                                  5. PH

                              4. I am the only one who isn’t excited about this game? I really want to be hyped up for this. Of course, I’ll buy it but… In my mind it just feels like a Link to the Past remastered version. :/ Maybe I’ll change my mind once I get it.

                                1. Haven’t you read anything about it? It has returning enemies (most are old school enemies anyway) a few bosses that return, but the majority are brand new, the dungeons, traps, puzzles, characters, “Dark World (Lowrule)” and items are all different. It’s in the same vein as Link to the Past, but it’s not a remastered version. You don’t have to play it for yourself to see how very different the game is.
                                  This wouldn’t have gotten a 10/10 if it was simply Link to the Past with updated graphics and a 3D models/stereoscopic effects.

                                  1. I know it’s not a remastered Link to the Past, and I have read some stuff about it. But for some reason, I’m not hyped up. :(

                              5. my sensor readings indicate that you and your thought share the same room… whoring My Nintendo News’ blog and bitch about everything Nintendo

                                      1. 3D Mario Wrld looks fun as fuckI don’t think 3D Mariois a baby game but I wish the commercial was more aggressive. “The Pitch” commercial sucked. Remember when Nintendo released that awesome ass trailer showing every single exclusive. That’s the type of advertising that Wii U needs. This commercial tells me that a 13 year old got a Wii U because his mom got it for him but he/she really wanted a PS4. I want 13 year olds to actually want a Wii U not be forced by mom.

                              6. Ironic that this is coming from IGN.
                                They haven’t been very pro Nintendo in the past….
                                Having said that, though, it’s good to see the first of the reviews being a positive one. Especially during this period in time, where hating on Nintendo is the “popular” thing to do and there’s smear campaigns against them on many sites.

                                1. This is Game Informer, not IGN. And although I have my own problems with IGN, they usually give Nintendo games high review scores.

                              7. Is this legit? The source link is to a NeoGaf forum post, not to Game Informer, and if you visit Game Informer’s site, there is no review for A Link Between Worlds up.

                              8. Well it was Gameinformer soooooo…..of course they were going to give it a 10/10 or at least an 8 or higher. It should be taken with a grain of salt. That being said,I do think that it’s going to be a great game. Definitely not a 10, but a 7-8 sounds reasonable

                              9. Wowzers! Guess reserving a copy was a good idea after all! I’m not saying I am any more excited for the game, but it’s good to know it will at least be money well spent.

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                              11. Wow that’s really generous, I would have bought the game if it would have got 5 or 6 or 10 it doesn’t matter because I want to try and make the decision if it’s a good game myself.

                              12. In the hd of the day nintendo markets the way they want Sony markets the way they want and Microsoft markets the way they want they are the big three fan boys wether your a Sony micro or nintendo fan boy just love the company you love and learn how not to get butt hurt a single person will never over power a company like ign I am a fan of nintendo but I can careless what haters say … Just because a hater says mario sucks halo sucks uncharted sucks.. Who gives a shit these haters take their time to go on a nintendo forum just to call people fanboys and that’s just sad

                              13. Well done Nintendo. I’m pretty excited to play on my first 3DS (XL)Let’s built to that and keeps on going. I’m not a fanboy or a troll. I’m just a consumer and a gamer.

                              14. A 10/10 game on the 3DS platform, it was about time to read that, specially on a Zelda title. Totally deserves it.

                              15. Ok. So why the I’m reading hypocrite comments everywhere that doesn’t even follow the core of this article? Jesus Christ, this just turned into a complete garbage because of no moderation (nothing surprising here btw), lame. Anyways, time to move on.

                              16. Haha people are so retarded coming to a website just to trash talk a company, which the website is built around. Just goes to show you all the kiddies who have brainless idiot parents that don’t know how to raise children. Honestly, get a life. Also before you jump the gun, I am in no shape nor form a fanboy of ANY company, because if you are a fanboy, or you despise companies for no logical reason, you are an idiot.

                              17. IGN will probably let Keza review it after she failed to finished the first dongeon and give this game 7.5 ou of 10 because its too hard.

                              18. I remember when you all were hating on this game when it was first announced and I was defending it saying it was going to be a great game. How does all that crow taste?

                              19. I was watching one of IGN’s Up at Noon shows (dangerous as it may be), and Greg Miller actually touched a very good point.

                                People always say “Nintendo only makes Mario rehashes,” but they’re missing something. Is Super Mario World anything like Super Mario 64? No. Is Super Mario 64 anything like Super Mario Sunshine? Nu-uh. Is Super Mario Sunshine anything like Super Mario Galaxy? Goodness, NO.

                                Other companies make sequels to franchises with little to no changes, they get praised for it.
                                Nintendo does the same thing, but actually mixes it up a bit, it’s like a sin or something.

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