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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Description

The fourth game in the Zelda series although it does not take place in Hyrule. After being attacked at sea, Link's ship sinks, and he finds himself stranded on Koholint Island. He awakens to see a beautiful woman looking down at him. He soon learns the island has a giant egg on top of a mountain that the Wind Fish inhabits deep inside. Link is told to "awaken the wind fish and all will be answered," so Link sets out on another quest.

Play is similar to the SNES game with a top down perspective. Link must go onto each of the 7 temples to retrieve a musical instrument that will help awaken the Wind Fish. Along the way, Link must search the land and uncover hidden treasures and items that will allow him to progress on his journey. With new items, he can open up new passages that will take him even farther on his quest and allow him to enter new areas that were inaccessible before. Link can attack his enemies with his sword or use items he finds during his quest to help him. Guarding every instrument is a temple boss, which must be defeated if Link is to awaken the Wind Fish.

Alternate Titles

• "ゼルダの伝説　夢をみる島" -- Japanese spelling
• "Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima" -- Japanese Title
• "The Legend of Zelda: Dreaming Island" -- Translated Japanese title

Part of the Following Group

• Legend of Zelda series

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User Reviews

Perhaps the best game for the Gameboy	Apogee IV (2363)
Best game for the gameboy...ever	Big C (50)

The Press Says

Nintendo Magasinet	1994	10 out of 10	100
Nintendo Land	2003	97 out of 100	97
Nintendo Magazine System UK	1993	94 out of 100	94
Portable Review	Oct 24, 2005	37 out of 40	92
Game Players	Nov, 1993	90 out of 100	90
Game Freaks 365	Jul 09, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Jeuxvideo.com	Feb 26, 1999	18 out of 20	90
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Feb 08, 2004	8 out of 10	80

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Trivia

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was voted #58 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer Magazine (Issue 100, August 2001).