Hyrule Warriors Story Where Link and Midna Meet Again

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Hyrule Warriors (ゼルダ無双—Zelda Warriors) is a Zelda spin-off game^[ane] for the Nintendo Wii U. It is a collaborative effort between Koei Tecmo, the creator of the Dynasty Warriors series, and Nintendo, the creator of the The Legend of Zelda series. Information technology was announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on December 18th, 2013.

The gameplay is highly similar to that of Dynasty Warriors, but the Zelda universe serves as the setting. It features multiple playable characters from the Zelda universe including Link, Zelda, Impa, Darunia, Midna, Fi, and more, every bit well as some original characters including Lana, Cia, Volga, and Wizzro.

It was later on ported to the Nintendo 3DS every bit Hyrule Warriors Legends with additional content; and to Nintendo Switch every bit Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, containing all content from the Wii U and 3DS versions.

A sequel based on the Bully Calamity from Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, was appear in September 2020 for release in November 2020.

Story

Principal article: Hyrule Warriors Story

The game's story is prompted by the ambitions of a sorceress named Cia. Once a great Seer tasked with watching over the Triforce^[two], her middle was corrupted and she became obsessed with Link, setting out to larn the Triforce so she could wish for his companionship. After raising an army, she attacks Hyrule Castle and captures Zelda. Link, a promising trainee, steps up to rescue Zelda, meeting many allies along the way.

Gameplay

The main gameplay of Hyrule Warriors is within private stages. About stages involve capturing enemy keeps and ultimately defeating a certain character or captain, though many have different requirements such as defeating giant bosses or a certain number of enemies. Hyrule Warriors continues the traditional Dynasty Warriors combat fashion of using various combo attacks on hordes of enemies.

Well-nigh attacks are achieved by chaining a certain combination of weak and strong attacks. For case, pressing the strong attack button ( / ) immediately subsequently a single weak assail ( / ) will yield a sure attack, while pressing the strong attack button later two consecutive weak attacks volition produce a different attack. Players may likewise dodge ( / ) or block () enemy attacks.

For stronger enemies, Hyrule Warriors inherited Zelda 'south "lock-on" mechanic, allowing the player to focus the camera and their attacks to have down a specific enemy by pressing .

Weak Point Smashes

"Enemies sometimes expose weak points during specific attacks. A Weak Point judge will announced above an enemy's head when it's vulnerable to a counterattack. Whenever you run into the Weak Signal gauge, attack quickly and brutally to chip away at information technology. Once the gauge is completely reduced, yous'll be able to perform a powerful Weak Point Blast."

— In-Game Description

After certain attacks, some enemies will go vulnerable to counterattacks, signified by a Weak Signal approximate that appears before their heads. Attack while the estimate is visible to reduce it. Once it is empty, the warrior will perform a powerful Weak Point Smash.

Special Attacks

Main article: Special Assail

"Defeating enemies fills your Special Attack gauge. Press / to use upwardly your Special Attack gauge and perform a powerful Special Assault."

— In-Game Description

Defeating enemies, picking upwards Force Fragments, levelling upwards, or using potions fills the Special Set on gauge. When the estimate is total, printing / to perform a powerful Special Attack. This triggers a cursory cutscene-like sequence during which nearby enemies are frozen in place while the warrior attacks them. Certain badges add together to the Special Attack judge, allowing up to 3 consecutive Special Attacks. Defeating enemies with a Special Set on does not fill the Special Attack gauge.

Focus Spirit

"Printing when your Magic guess is full to use the Focus Spirit power. While Focus Spirit is active, set on power and speed increment, incoming knock-dorsum impairment is reduced, and defeating a certain number of enemies will yield various special bonuses. Press / while under the effects of Focus Spirit to completely eat your Magic gauge, assuasive you to use a Focus Spirit Attack that knocks your opponents downwardly, exposing their Weak Points."

— In-Game Description

The Magic gauge is filled using Magic Jars. Printing when the judge is full to use the Focus Spirit technique. This will temporarily increment the warrior's speed and assault power. At the end of its duration, the warrior volition perform a powerful attack. Ane can press / to end the effect early and perform a different attack which forces enemies' weak point gauges to show.

If a certain number of enemies are defeated while Focus Spirit is agile, the player volition receive special bonuses such as extra rupees, EXP, hearts, rare materials, and loftier-rank weapons.

Items

"Printing to utilize your currently equipped item, such as bombs or a potion."

— In-Game Description

Press to use the currently equipped item. To switch items, use Left and Right on the D-Pad or use the GamePad'due south touch on screen.

• Bombs (power-up: Super Bomb)

  Found in the mine in the The Armies of Ruin scenario of Legend Mode

• Bow (power-up: Sacred Bow+Light Arrows)

  Found in The Sorceress of the Woods Legend Mode scenario

• Boomerang (ability-upward: Gale Boomerang)

  Constitute in The Sorceress of the Valley Legend Way scenario

• Hookshot (power-up: Clawshot)

  Found in The Shadow King Legend Mode scenario

Item Ability-Ups

"By acquiring item power-ups from enemies, you lot can gain the ability to employ stronger versions of items for a short corporeality of time."

— In-Game Description

Sometimes defeated enemies drop item power-ups which enable the employ of enhanced versions of Link's items. For example, the histrion may throw a behemothic flop with a larger smash radius. The power-upward lasts a certain amount of fourth dimension, after which items return to normal.

Characters

• Link

• Impa

• Harp

• Sheik

• Lana

• Zelda

• Ganondorf

• Hammer

• Darunia

• Zora Scale

• Ruto

• Parasol

• Agitha

• Shackle

• Midna

• Scimitars

• Zant

• Goddess Blade

• Fi

• Demon Blade

• Ghirahim

• Scepter

• Cia

• Dragon Spear

• Volga

• Ring

• Wizzro

• Mirror ^?

• Twili Midna ^?

• Mask ^?

• Young Link ^?

• Balloon ^?

• Tingle ^?

• Linkle ^?

• Ocarina ^?

• Skull Kid ^?

• Toon Link ^?

• Cutlass ^?

• Tetra ^?

• Sail ^?

• King Daphnes ^?

• Rito Harp ^?

• Medli ^?

• Bell ^?

• Marin ^?

• Phantom Arms ^?

• Toon Zelda ^?

• Rental Hammer ^?

• Ravio ^?

• Picture Frame ^?

• Yuga ^?

Bosses

• [[Hyrule Warriors]]
• [[Hyrule Warriors Bosses]]
• [[Bosses]]

Stages

• [[Articles With Things To Do]]
• [[Hyrule Warriors]]
• [[Hyrule Warriors Stages]]
• [[Locations]]

Scenarios

• [[Hyrule Warriors]]
• [[Hyrule Warriors Fable Mode Scenarios]]
• [[Scenarios]]

Bazaar

Badge Market

Main article: Badge Market place

"Creating badges for your warriors at the Badge Market will help amend their battle abilities. The bonuses granted by a bluecoat apply only to the warrior for whom it was created. Creating badges requires both Rupees and specific materials, but the benefits they add to warriors can be immensely helpful in battle."

— In-Game Clarification

The Badge Market allows you to improve warriors by creating Assault, Defence, or Assist badges. Creating a badge requires certain materials gained past defeating sure enemies aslope a small fee in rupees. While the badges are more often than not the aforementioned for each character, they require different materials.

Training Dojo

Main article: Grooming Dojo

"You tin spend Rupees at the Grooming Dojo to help warriors level upward. However, y'all volition not exist able to heighten their levels beyond that of the current highest-level warrior. The higher the warrior's level, the more Rupees it will toll to train the warrior. It's more than useful to use the Training Dojo to abound depression-level warriors."

— In-Game Description

The Training Dojo allows you lot to level up characters by paying rupees. The max level you may choose is from the highest level character you already have.

Apothecary

Principal commodity: Apothecary

"Visit the Apothecary to create a mixture for the next battle. The effects can be powerful, but very temporary. Furthermore, for warriors who've crafted an Empty Bottle badge, the Apothecary will provide restorative potions for every battle, gratis of charge! Equally you defeat more than Aureate Skulltulas, you will be able to create more varieties of mixtures and stock upward on more types of potions. Plus, their effects will go stronger!"

— In-Game Description

Allows you to employ materials gained and some rupees, in return you increment your chances of getting certain types of weapons. Such as more than stars(harm), more slots on found weapons, more than weapons in general, more rank to weapons dropped, weapons with empty slots, more attack (ATK) skills or Element (ELE) skills or Versus (VS) skills or Bonus (BON) skills or KO skills or Special (SP) skills.

Smithy

Main commodity: Smithy

"By using the Smithy, you tin transfer skills betwixt weapons y'all own. To transfer a skill, you will need to spend an amount of Rupees based on the source weapon and the type of skill. The source weapon will also be destroyed in the process. You tin only add skills to weapons with empty skill slots. Overwriting previously activated skills and moving sealed skills won't piece of work."

— In-Game Description

You chose one weapon with at least one vacant slot in it; every bit a base weapon. So y'all pick one skill from some other weapon to put on the base of operations weapon. You may merely chose one skill; and information technology may not be a vacant slot or a skill that has not been unlocked even so. Besides yous destroy the weapon you lot chose the skill, not skills, from.

Updates

v1.ane.0

• Japan: August 14th 2014
• US: September 26th 2014 (launch)
• Bug fixes

v1.2.0

• Japan: September 1st 2014
• United states: September 26th 2014 (launch)
• Challenge Mode
• BGM Choice
• New weapon for Link: viii-Chip Wooden Sword (part of the Hylian Sword line)
• Bug fixes

v1.ii.1

• New costume: Dark Link, unlocked by purchasing the Hero of Hyrule Pack.

v1.3.0

• Nippon: September 30th 2014
• United states of america: Oct 16th 2014
• 3 playable characters: Cia, Volga, Wizzro
• Option to turn off boss encounter cutscenes in Chance Mode

v1.iv.0

• Japan: November 27th
• Usa: November 27th
• The maximum warrior level is at present 150
• Tin at present carry upward to 999 of a unmarried blazon of cloth
• New mixtures in the Apothecary
  • Item Ability-Up
  • Guard Billow
  • SP Replenishing
• New medals
• Can at present receive amiibo presents by touching an amiibo to the GamePad while on the title screen

v1.v.0

• Japan: January 29th
• US: Feb 5th
• The maximum warrior level is now 200
• New mixtures in the Apothecary
  • XP Excelerator
  • Rupee Festival
  • Cloth Master
• New medals
• New weapon skills
• New features in the Smithy
  • Tin remove unwanted weapon skills
  • Tin now check skills earlier crafting
  • Can sell weapons without having to fill out the maximum inventory
• New info added to Adventure Fashion
  • Total damage towards rank is shown
  • Tin restart stages without returning to the map

v1.6.0

• Japan, Europe: Feb 26th
• US: March twelfth
• Increased maximum warrior level to 255!
• Added new mixtures to the Apothecary!
• Introduced new medals to exist won!
• Expanded Challenge Mode!
  • Performance is now recorded
  • New scenarios take been added
• Fixed a bug causing long load times

v1.half dozen.ane

• Miscellaneous fixes to improve the overall game experience.

v1.7.0

• Prepared users to transfer characters from Hyrule Warriors Legends
• Added the Archetype Tunic costume for Link

v1.viii.0

• Fabricated the Hyrule Warriors Legends characters and Ganondorf'south Trident available when transferred

v1.eight.ane

• Fixed a bug with the Toon Link Amiibo

v1.nine.0

• Added Medli every bit a playable character.

v1.x.0

• Added compatibility with the Link's Awakening DLC pack.
• Bug fixes

v1.eleven.0

• Added compatibility with the Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks DLC pack.
• Problems fixes

v1.12.0

• Added compatibility with the A Link Between Worlds DLC pack.
• Bug fixes

DLC

Hero of Hyrule Pack

The Hero of Hyrule pack is a bundle containing the Master Quest, Twilight Princess, Majora'southward Mask, and Boss Packs. It as well includes a bonus Dark Link costume, bachelor immediately upon buy. In the US, it is priced at $19.99.

Principal Quest Pack

• Japan: Oct 16th – 1200 Yen
• US: October 16th – $7.99
• New Weapon for Link: Horse
• 5 new scenarios about Cia
• New Chief Quest Adventure Mode map, including:
  • sixteen alternating colour costumes.
  • 7 new eight-scrap weapons.
  • xx new Gold Skulltulas.
• 2 New Costumes: Guardian of Time Lana and Guardian of Time Cia

Twilight Princess Pack

• Japan: November 27th – 1200 Yen
• U.s.a.: Nov 27th – $7.99
• New Grapheme: Twili Midna with the Mirror
• New Weapon for Zelda: Dominion Rod
• New Twilight Adventure Mode map, including:
  • 16 alternate color costumes.
  • 6 new 8-bit weapons.
  • 20 new Gilded Skulltulas.
• 2 New Costumes: Postman Uniform Link and Ilia's Dress Zelda

Majora's Mask Pack

• Nihon: Jan 29th – 1200 Yen
• Europe: January 29th - €vi,99
• US: February fifth - $7.99
• 2 New Characters: Young Link with the Mask and Tingle with the Balloon
• New Termina Map in Adventure Mode, including xx new Gold Skulltulas, v new 8-bit weapons, and 12 new costumes
• 3 New Costumes: Skull Kid's Apparel Lana, Era of the Hero of Time Outfit Impa, and Era of the Hero of Time Outfit Sheik

Boss Pack

• Japan: February 26 – 500 Yen ("Ganon Pack")
• Europe: Feb 26 - €2.99 / £two.69
• US: March 12 - $two.99
• 2 new challenge modes
  • Dominate Claiming
  • Ganon's Fury
• Costumes for Link, Zelda, Lana, Ganondorf, and Cia

US: $12.99

• New Characters: Linkle, Toon Link, Tetra, King Daphnes, Skull Kid
• New Weapon for Ganondorf: Trident

The Legends of Hyrule pack is a parcel containing the Link'south Awakening, Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks, and A Link Between Worlds packs.

• US: Wii U - $ix.99, 3DS & Wii U - $19.99

Link'due south Awakening Pack

US: Wii U - $4.99, 3DS & Wii U - $9.99

• New Graphic symbol: Marin with the Bong
• New Weapon for Linkle: Boots

Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks Pack

US: Wii U - $4.99, 3DS & Wii U - $nine.99

• New Character: Toon Zelda with the Phantom Arms
• New Weapon for Toon Link: Sand Wand

A Link Between Worlds Pack

US: Wii U - $4.99, 3DS & Wii U - $nine.99

• New Characters: Ravio and Yuga

Reception

Hyrule Warriors was by and large well received. The game currently holds a 75 on metacritic, with reviewers praising the soundtrack and fan service. The Run a risk Mode has been highly praised by nearly reviewers for the replayability it adds to the game.

Gallery

Chief commodity: Gallery:Hyrule Warriors

Meet likewise: Gallery:Hyrule Warriors Characters and Gallery:Hyrule Warriors Stages

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Screenshots

Main article: Category:Hyrule Warriors Screenshot Files

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Videos

Nintendo Direct Reveal Trailer 12-xviii-13

E3 2014 Trailer

Features Trailer

Hyrule Warriors Nintendo Direct Baronial 4, 2014

Launch Trailer

References

1. ↑ "With Hyrule Warriors, there is a link between the ii, but it exists as a carve up dimension, so it doesn't exist every bit part of the main canon." — Eiji Aonuma, Game Informer Interview with Eiji Aonuma
2. ↑ "Deep in the forests, far from mortal eyes, a great sorceress watched over the balance of the Triforce." — Narrator, Hyrule Warriors

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