Customer Ratings & Reviews

Very fun game. Brings back some nintendo nostalgia.

Bought this for my 9 and 11 year old boys. They both love it! It has lots of adventures. You have to complete parts of the map to unlock other areas. They definitely recommend this game.

Fascinating game , awesome graphics,is a masterpiece game

This is the best way to play Link's Awakening. Even if you don't like the cute art style still pick this game up. If you are even remotely a Zelda fan you will love it.

Link's Awakening is the same game you know and love, with its off-beat story and excellent dungeon design, albeit with a gorgeous new visual style and many quality of life improvements. A better item assignment system with dedicated action buttons is the biggest of these QOL additions, along with a really nice map. These make the experience a lot smoother to play, although the visuals do cause some frame rate hiccups here and there. The revamped fishing pond and other mini-games were also a nice touch. One of the biggest additions I was looking forward to was the Chamber Dungeon feature, which lets you create your own dungeons and play through them. Unfortunately this turned out to be a big let down. The mechanics that let you build the dungeons work fine, but you can't create your own rooms and instead can only choose from sets of prefabricated rooms you unlock as you play through the main game. This really limits what you can do, and many of the rooms are boss/sub-boss rooms, making them a slog to go through and not very fun. Hopefully this was just a testing ground for Nintendo to make a full featured dungeon creator in a future game. Overall still a great game and a wonderful way to replay a classic. Just know that this is a very different kind of game from Breath of the Wild, in case that's been your only Zelda experience to date.

I bought this for my Nephew for Christmas. I remember playing this on the original Game Boy. I will have to pick up a copy for myself once I finish playing my many other games.

I had gotten the original Game Boy title years ago when it came out; it was one of my favorite games of all time. The remake for the Switch system takes the original game and updates the graphics (which are bright and colorful and fun), the music and sound effects (while retaining their original melodies), and modernized the control scheme (so you now no longer have to constantly switch between equipped items that you use all the time, like sword, shield, boots, and power bracelet). My only gripe is that I can't remember where I'm supposed to trade the honeycomb to, but if 12 year old me could figure it out 26 years ago, I should be able to soon enough.

One of the best Zelda games I've ever played. Brought me back to old school days

Still stands up stands up as on of the greatest top down zelda games of all time. This update brings it to the switch for new and old gamers alike. Pick it up you won’t be disappointed.

I was going to give this five stars as it is an amazing game, but I have one thing that irritates me. With the older style of game play I sometimes find my self impatient with trying to figure out what in the world I need to be doing. Sometimes it's not as straight forward as I would like. It makes it fun, but I also am busy and wouldn't mind just a small amount of more guidance.

This remake is phenomenal. It captures the essence of the original game but adds a new artistic flair that looks beautiful on the Switch. The addition of being able to map two items for use while keeping sword and shield as their own dedicated buttons keeps combat smooth and less time in menus. This has been a perfect introduction to Zelda for my kids, as Breath of the Wild is a bit beyond them. The puzzles and straightforward aspect of Link’s Awakening is great for short play, as each dungeon adds a new layer of complexity and freedom. Highly recommend the game, and love the hardcore mode if you are already familiar with the game.

One of my favorite Zelda’s remade with amazing art albeit for $60 maybe it’s not the best value for some. Buy it if you’re a fan of the series though, you won’t regret it.

I bought this for my 9-year-old son and he LOVES it. It might be a bit easy because he finished it in less than a week. But he said he likes it better than BOTW in many ways.

Yes I played the original, I have to say they did a great job with this update. Lots of fun nods, graphics are just wonderful! Good "old school" zelda game with some nice puzzles

Amazing retro game made better by the 60 FPS using the Switch 2

Excellent Game nostalgia like many years ago but in color and full hd

Links Awakening is one of those must-play games that gives you feeling of nostalgia and the stimulation you'd expect from a 1st party Nintendo game. The modern switch remake is the same game, but it has more than just a little overhaul. It comes with a dungeon creator, some inventory screens and new menus. The wider viewing angles which is replaced with smooth screen transitions that helps the world come to life. The game runs a dynamic resolution. The primary resolution\frame rate you'll see is 720p 60. The art style and design might not be for everyone, but if you're a fan this recreation is a wonderful recreation on switch!

I didn’t play the original game, so was super excited to give the remaster a try. Was not disappointed. Solid entry in the series.

Really immersive, fun and a enjoyable story experience

Who doesn't love Zelda? My son loves Zelda and we have to get everything came. This game is great because he can go back and always sees new things.