The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
13. December 2002
Combined rating
User + critics
based on 996 ratings
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo GameCube and also the first in the series to employ cel-shading, a lighting and texturing technique that results in the game having a cartoon-like appearance. Like its predecessors, The Wind Waker is an action game with puzzle-solving and light role-playing elements. Basic gameplay mechanics are similar to those found in Ocarina of Time, but it differentiates itself with its massive Great Sea which must be explored using a boat named King of Red Lions.
Set hundreds of years after the events of Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker finds the hero Link living with his grandmother on the Outset Island, one of the many small islands lost amidst the waters of the Great Sea. On his tenth birthday, Link encounters a giant bird carrying a girl. He rescues the girl, but as a result his own sister is taken away by the bird. The girl is a pirate captain named Tetra, who agrees to help Link find and rescue his sister. During the course of their journey, the two of them realize that a powerful, legendary evil is active again, and must find a way to stop him.
Release date
13. December 2002
Ratings
IGDB user rating
995 ratings
Combined rating
User + critics, 996 ratings
Alternative names
- Zelda no Densetsu: Kaze no Takuto (Japanese title - romanization)
- Wind Waker (Alternative spelling)
- 塞尔达传说：风之杖 (Chinese title - simplified)
- TWW (Acronym)
- 萨尔达传说：风之律动 (Chinese title - traditional)
- TLoZ: TWW (Acronym)
Releases
- Nintendo GameCube Dec 13, 2002
- Nintendo GameCube Mar 24, 2003
- Nintendo GameCube Apr 16, 2003
- Nintendo GameCube May 02, 2003
- Nintendo GameCube May 07, 2003
Languages
Interface
IGDB ID
1033
