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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 39 reviews

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Customers are impressed with the improved gameplay of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, particularly enjoying the enhanced graphics and more accessible control options. However, some players found the motion controls to be imprecise and challenging, even with the button control alternatives. The camera control, in particular, received criticism regardless of the control scheme selected. Despite some control issues, many players still found the game to be very fun and enjoyable.

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  • Cons mentioned:
    Motion controls

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Thumbs down

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Game has possiblity of being good, but controls and the general user interface just plain sucks

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Motion controls

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Finally

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Finally get to play it with a regular controller didnt like motion controls

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Gameplay

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great game!!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Any Zelda game is a blast. This one is no different.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Must own for Zelda fans

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing game - quality of life improvements over the original!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great port

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great port! 1080p/60 in docked. 720/60 in handheld.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Way better than the original!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This game is fantastic. The changes they made from the original really do make it easier to play, and it just feels fresh after so long. I highly recommend it. The motion controls work fine and the button controls are a good alternative for portable users or people who hate motion controls.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Zelda

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great game of the past with a HD remastered. You will enjoy this game must buy for hardcore fans of Zelda

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Interesting precursor

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Thought this was the sequel to botw. My oldest informed I’m not the brightest some tones.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great game

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great game! Zelda has been a favorite over the years and this one doesn't disappoint

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than I remember!

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This game has a rep of being a mediocre or bad Zelda game. This game is actually great and is even better on Switch! Playing with stick controls makes the game great and fun to play on the go!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    New old game

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing upgrades were made to make this work. I finally can get into this game without any gimmicks. Works incredibly well with the wireless gamecube remote as well. Definitely a top 10 Zelda game.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Motion controls

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Terrible, terrible game

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have never in my life played a game that upsets me so much. It feels like no one actually play tested this game as all it does is frustrate anytime you try to play it. For starters, if you want to play with a Pro Controller or on a Switch Lite, you have to hold down a button for the right stick to control the camera. Otherwise, you will start swinging your sword around. As this is different than 100% of all other games out there, this is likely to occur 100% of the time for most players. If you switch to using Joy-Con motion controls, they are so imprecise that 2/3rds of the time, your motion won't be interpreted as you expected, and there's no way to calibrate the game to your motion style or to adjust the sensitivity. This is even if you get in the habit of using the reset gyro option frequently. In later fights, there's a certain level of precision expected that a misinterpreted input can be fatal. Games should not be like this. In short, if you're a diehard fan and have to get this... I'd say go for it. But I know then once I'm done with this, I'm not going to come back to it. It was simply unenjoyable.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love Zelda

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great port to the Switch! I love it! Amazing value

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great game.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great game. Always easy to download with a code and I got it here cheaper.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great classic Zelda title

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fantastic Zelda game that I missed out on on it’s original release

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Zelda lives on

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Once you get used to it being set up different it’s a really fun game.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Zelda game!!!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Zelda game, one of my all time favorite Zelda games

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Motion controls

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Sombody might like this

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Even the stick controls cant fix this. It just feels so unattural.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does motion stuff

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Love this game!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    I would recommend this to a friend
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