Customer Ratings & Reviews

It’s skyward sword with the annoying stuff taken out and remastered with more intuitive controls. What’s not to love. I tried playing the original for a bit when it came out and it was annoying to swing the sword but this works great! A great buy especially if you never played the original

The game looks and runs great. I love the smooth frame rates. My only real gripe is that it's rather difficult to play in handheld mode (the camera stick will function as the sword controls, which can be frustrating when you're used to using that stick for the camera your entire life), and when you play with motion controls, you're constantly having to recenter the cursor. If you enjoyed Skyward Sword on Wii though I don't think these things are enough to ruin the whole experience. I'm still having fun playing it.

Great updated version of Skyward Sword, particularly with being able to use the Switch Pro Controller, brighter and sharper visuals, and able to ignore Fi easier. Only negative is some of the sword usage, as well as I will admit that trying to do the Final Blow move is more difficult than the original Wii Plus Remote.

It was a very good game and it was fun to play through again however if you already have the wii version and are expecting something new then maybe hold off on buying this until there is a sale or something because it definitely isn’t worth full price because there are not enough changes to warrant that price tag

Fun game. About 35 hours in and it looks like I’m close to finishing it. I really like the joy con controls for the shield and sword adds a lot of fun to the game. Graphics and story are good, which makes it fun trying to complete everything in the game. Id recommend this game to anyone looking for a fun game

Overall not the best Zelda game but since I had never purchased it before it came out on Kindle I decided to give it a chance. So far I am really enjoying both the story and the graphics. Perhaps I should give this 4.5 stars because it does show it age a bit.

I originally played Skyward Sword when it was first released on the Wii many years ago. I really loved the storyline and how it tells the early beginnings of the Zelda series. Unfortunately, I was unable to finish the game only completing a little more than 3/4ths of the game. When this was announced for the Switch, I knew that I had to second chance to play this game and feel the nostalgia of it all those years ago. The story is timeless and still lives up to today. The quality of life improvements has made this game so much better, most especially some of the sidequests that were so frustrating when the original game came out due to motion controls. The addition of using the controller was a welcome improvement. However, it does take a bit of a learning curve to understand how the joysticks translate into the swordplay. Coming from Breath of the Wild, it is different since the original game did not have camera controls. Overall, whether you've finished this game or not, and you're a collector, I would recommend this game!

I’ve played many Zelda games in the past, but I actually never got around to playing this one. I’m so glad Nintendo released it for the switch. It’s an amazing game so far and I am only partly through it. The story is amazing and it looks great with the HD remaster! I would 100% recommend buying this game!

I love this game, of all the Zelda games this one has the best story, and possibly the best relationship between Zelda and Link. The gameplay is the only thing that I didn't really like from the original but now you can use a pro controller which is awesome. Zelda never dissapoints and this is a must have

I skipped skyward sword when I was on the Wii. That is why I decided to pick it up in Hd and on the Switch. The game plays good for what they had to do to the controls. The game looks great and it still holds up as a great Zelda game.

Played this back on the Wii and man what an improvement. The graphical bump is a big plus and I appreciate the option to skip a lot of what was annoying in the intro. Overall really fun and great music. You can also play this like the Wii with the Joy-Cons. Worth the re-purchase.

Great addition to the Zelda series. Great graphics and really fun to play, like the classic Zelda gameplay. We Loved this game. 10/10

A great game ported over from Nintendo Wii. Visuals get the mandatory (and nice) overhaul. The big win is that you can now play wisth a controller and not have to waggle the Wiimote (if you enjoy that you can waggle your switch).

I’m very happy to know that this game received a port for the Nintendo Switch. Skyward Sword, being the beginning of The Legend of Zelda in terms of in-game history, provides a unique story, interesting characters, and diverse temples. It maintains a linear fashion like many other older Zelda titles, however, it is not overbearing and I found charm in it instead. The importance of motion controls also added a level of challenge, but it was very welcome and made the game more exciting to learn. If you have any interest in the story of The Legend of Zelda itself, this is the perfect game for you, and even if you’re just looking for a more unique title to play, this game will fill all of your needs there as well.

Awesome remake. The visuals are so aesthetically pleasing—outstanding—and the motion controls are so much easier to use than the wii version. I love having the rotating camera option with the right control stick. I would highly recommend the HD switch version of this game to any Zelda fan.

A fun, and neat game. It was on sale at Best Buy, and I am happy with this purchase for sure.

I played this game as a kid and was dying to play it again and this HD version was perfect to do so! I pkayed the whole game in like a week or two and it was a blast! One of the best zelda games ever in my opinion. Highly highly recommend it especially if you havent played skyward sword yet this is for you.

Super fun game and the graphics are real nice. As a Nintendo gamer who hasn't played a lot of Legend of Zelda games, this one is fairly easy to pick up and play through.

Great game made even better for Switch. The Wii version of this game was rather lackluster due to poor motion controls and frame rate. On Switch it plays at a locked 30fps and both motion controls and the pro controller controls work perfectly.

Everything but the controls of this game is great. It fits the bill of the more classic Zelda games and is an enjoyable story line with the typical problem-solving involved in the dungeons. The controls, however, seriously detract from this game. There's almost no reason they couldn't have used this remaster as an opportunity to just use more traditional controls (or even something way less hyper-focused on your motions, like Twilight Princess's use of the Wii remote). Instead this game forces you to use finicky motion controls (or the right joystick - arguably even worse) to control your sword. The game rarely responds how you think it will so often you're left just flailing your hand around against enemies hoping Link slashes the correct direction before his stamina runs out.