Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

Really fun game to play with family. Great graphics for the type of game

One of the weaker Zelda games. The controls get in the way too often (you have to manually swing control stick to swing sword, causing mis-strikes). Worse swing detection than on Wii, but still playable. Dungeons are creative puzzling but lack diversity, visit the same area over and over. 30+ hours length. It’s just not as good as Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, or BoTW.

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.

A great update to an underrated Zelda title. This is the same great game that debut towards the end of the Wii's life cycle. People had a problem with the emphasis on motion controls and that has been somewhat remedied here. Along with the updated resolution and framerate, Nintendo added the option to use button controls along with motion controls in this version.

Amazing game!!! The controls are still a bit difficult to get used to but after about an hour it becomes natural. I played this on a switch lite and I have no complaints. Zelda fan since day 1 regardless the game, but Skyward Sword really is an amazing game!

Zelda is a series I loved since I was a kid and getting a chance to play this on the switch when I missed out on it do to not having a Wii motion plus control back in the day is great. It looks like they improved the visuals with a clearer picture vs what it looked like on the Wii and motion controls while not perfect are improved from what the Wii era had. Controller set up takes some getting use to but is playable.

Thought i was going to hate this when i first started it. Turned out to be a fantastic game. The story is great, some of the puzzles are challenging. Only issue is the controlling can be wonky at times. The button scheme takes sometime getting adjusted.

I liked the original game on the Wii, but having the joystick control option is nice if you don’t want to wave your arms around. The higher resolution makes details clearer and some of the more annoying dialog trees have been shortened. Really fun game!

It’s a Zelda game and a decent one at that. Never played the original but Nintendo made some nice improvements in gameplay on this updated version. My only issue is the price. $60 for a remake of a game is too much. At that price it would’ve been nice to have been a bundle of 2 of the old zelda games updated for the switch. If you don’t have this game for GC or Wii then I’d recommend giving the SS a try.

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This is a top 5 legend of zelda game for me, awesome story music and graphics, the controls are adapted from the Wii, so it may take a little learning curve, but awesome either way.

Skyward Sword... in HD... on Switch? Really doesn't get much better than that. Graphics looks great and plays great on both TV and handheld. Wonderful story with lush environments. Recommend playing it again on Switch, or for the first time!

I never played the original so I can’t compare. I’ll say the remaster holds up pretty well though. Graphics are good, music is good, and story is interesting enough to keep me engaged. My biggest complaint would be the motion controls. It can be a bit awkward using the right stick for slashing and it doesn’t always do the slash I want but after a while I kind of got the hang of it.

Nintendo did a great job with this remaster! The HD graphics look much better than the Wii original, the jump in FPS from 30 to 60 is a game changer, and there are tons of other QOL improvements. Definitely recommend for any Zelda fan out there.

Definitely a much improved version compared with the original (e.g., graphics, frame rate, etc.). My only complaint is the motion controls (completely optional). I used them when I played the original on the Wii, so I guess I’m committed to them with the HD version, but I was hoping for some improvement. Again, totally optional, so not a deal breaker by any means. Otherwise, love this Zelda!

My brother spent a whole week day and night in his room playing this game so hey he loved his birthday present

Great game. Lots of fun. I have been waiting for the HD version of this game for awhile, and it did not disappoint. Using the pro controller takes some getting used to, but glad they integrated it. I am not a fan of motion control.