Customer Ratings & Reviews

Never played the original on GameBoy so I was fresh coming to this remake. The style and camera angles maintain an updated but still somehow distinctly GameBoy feel. The change in frame rate is noticeable if you are waiting for it but by no means hinders gameplay. I was also worried after Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild that the Links Awakening island would feel confining and small, but the world/map itself is dense! Every inch of the map is loaded with puzzles, treasures, and enemies to battle. A very enjoyable 15 or so hours of play time!

Love the art style, I played the gameboy version just before this came out and its cool to see how faithful it is and in many ways improved upon.

Such a classic game and love that its is remade for switch!

An amazing remake to one of Zelda's most memorable stories. The attention to detail to remake this game is awesome. Definitely worth the replay!

The smooth graphics provides ease on the eyes. Good music and combat style staying true to classic games. Must have for any Legend of Zelda fan.

the mechanics give you a feeling of a retro game but the art style brings it up to date making it look amazing. The game itself is fun to play.

Recently purchased a switch lite for my girlfriend and wanted her to play some of the games I played growing up and my favorite games were always the Zelda games for Gameboy Color. I was so happy when this game was announced and after wastching her play it, I can say it truly brings me all the nostalgia with amazing new graphics and smooth gameplay. My only gripe is Nintendo games will always be full price and that's so annoying because you can't even wait for a sale, these games stay at full price almost forever.

Brings back old memory. Fun game to play. Personally, I think that links awaking is the best game for the Nintendo switch in 2019. The thing I like about the game is, it’s short compared to breath of the wild. The graphics are awesome. The game wasn’t challenging. I like the 2d game mode. Overall game is amazing!

I really enjoy the art style and the updated play layout compared to the Game boy original. I think its one of the best Zelda games ever made.

Love the game, good pictures and moves, will get the bext gen

I never played this when it came out originally on GameBoy and its previous releases. The thing that attracted me to get version was its art style. Admittedly I been using youtube a lot when I got lost. Its one of those games that I compare to NES Super Mario where you just play it over and over and never get bored. I'm not even done with it yet but knowing I'll playing again because I know what to do and its just fun to play.

Almost unchanged from original. Best gameboy remake yet on switch

Really enjoyed the art direction and music. Fun story

Remake of an underrated classic. Originally released for the Gameboy Color, this reimagining brings new life and charm with it's polished graphics and game mechanics. Be warned, this game dips in framerate in certain areas, and could definitely improve its stability. Another nitpick is the blurring effect in the gameplay. Though not game breaking, it is somewhat noticeable. It is not a perfect game, but as a Zelda fan I believe newcomers or people coming in after BoTW being their first Zelda, will enjoy this classic installment.

If you are a veteran of the series like myself. Then, you’ll feel right at home playing this. Especially if you played the original Links Awakening on Game Boy. Or the DX version on Game Boy Color. But, if you are a newer player who started with Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. Then this is still a title I’d definitely recommend. Even though it doesn’t have the open world aspect of that game. It’s worth playing to experience what classic 2D Zelda is like. And this remake is also gorgeous. One of the best looking Switch titles!

Zelda games are great, but the frame rate dips in this game are very annoying. It happens far too often and hopefully it gets patched soon. If you can get over the frame rate, this game is old school Zelda goodness. One of my favorite games is Zelda: Link between Worlds and Link’s Awakening is a lot like that.

This is a great remake of one of my favorite Zelda games. I noticed some subtle changes such as a couple bosses behaving a bit different, felt different jumping and swinging the sword at the same time. Stuff like that. Some people complain about the price but I think its worth it considering how beautiful a job they did on this. I only wish it was a longer game. I guess that is my only real complaint. Somehow the original seemed longer but of course I was 7 back then lol.

I absolutely love the art style. This is a remastered game boy color game. It was so much fun to go back and replay the story.

I totally enjoyed playing this game "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" for Nintendo Switch it really brought back some fond memories of my teenage years when this game was originally introduced for the GameBoy Color. The remake is beyond better, the graphics and the colors are truly colorful, unlike the primitive GameBoy Color which looked rather faded and wasn't very colorful (variety of colors). It was so long ago that I enjoyed it as if I'd never before played it.

What a fantastic game. Everything about it is seamless, apart from the Frame rates which doesn't hinge the experience at all. A must buy!