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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

December 13, 2002 · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

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.

Release date
December 13, 2002
Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Nintendo GameCube
Genres
Puzzle, Adventure
Main story
28.9 hours

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