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MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.0
MobyScore
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The Press Says

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100
Nintendo Magasinet
Nintendo har gjort det igen! Et topspil, der vil holde sig på toppen meget længe.
97
Nintendo Land
Zelda 4 is also very big for being a GB game. Zelda 3 has of course better graphics than Zelda 4 but Zelda 4 is just as fun and addictive as Zelda 3! With it´s many dungeons, items and many people to visit Zelda 4 is really the greatest GB-game! You´ll be mad not to buy this game!!
94
Nintendo Magazine System UK
Link's Awakening sets a new standard for the Game Boy! It is absolutely stunning and the best game to appear on the Game Boy for at least a year!
92
Portable Review
When I hear the name Zelda, I think of action, adventure, drama, all crammed into one superb game. Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening sticks true too those qualities and it even adds a very interesting plot twist, and it took the series into a very interesting direction. The game was released nearly 11 years ago and is still considered a great classic in my book.
90
Game Freaks 365
Overall, Link’s Awakening is the definitive Game Boy experience, just like Link to the Past was the definitive SNES experience in the early 90's. It is long enough and hard enough to keep even expert Zelda players thinking and guessing. It is one of the more satisfying games in the series, and definitely my favorite of the 2D games–if you find Link’s Awakening or its Game Boy Color remake sitting around anywhere, scoop up a copy. You’ll be glad you had a part in this lucid dream.
90
Game Players
Long overdue for the Game Boy, this RPG has very good graphics and music that remain true to the series - and there aren't any signs that Nintendo scaled down to fit it on the Game Boy.
80
RPGamer
To this day, Link’s Awakening remains one of the most popular Gameboy titles of all time. Though it can be considered a black sheep in terms of storyline, this is by no means a bad quality. It combines the magical feel of a Zelda game with a title that is its own, all neatly presented on a tiny 2 x 2.5 inch cartridge.
80
High Score
Begränsningarna med GameBoy-skärmen har man rundat väl. Man kan dessutom spara spel på "fil" i spelkassetten, klart smidigt. Tyvärr kan man inte koppla ihop två GameBoyar och lösa äventyret tillsammans med nån. Klart kul och beroendeframkallande.
80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games
The game is rather linear and is easy to get 100% on the first time through. Also, once you know how to solve the puzzles, and know what is going to happen in the story, the game loses some of its flair. All that being said, I still find it fun to dust off the game every few years and play through it again once I have forgotten everything
62
GameCola.net
I'm sure The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a real treat for all Zelda fans out there. It's also a solid title for anyone looking for a good adventure game on Game Boy. But for people like me (what the hell is wrong with me?), well, I just couldn’t stay interested.


Our Users Say

Category Description MobyScore
AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be 3.5
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) 4.3
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines 4.1
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes 4.2
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition 4.0
Story / Presentation The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed 4.1
Overall MobyScore (68 votes) 4.0


User Reviews

Perhaps the best game for the Gameboy Apogee IV (2361) 4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars
Best game for the gameboy...ever Big C (50) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

 

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