The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Platforms

• Nintendo Wii U

  Mar 03, 2017

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  9.1

  playscore

  9.5

  7 Critics

  9.7

  18.1K Players

78 critic reviews · 43 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  TechRaptor

  9.5

  Even at its worst, Breath of the Wild is a fantastic game, albeit with some flaws of its own. At it’s best? The latest Zelda is the best game that I’ve played in years. I feel like many of my problems with the game will be fixed as the game’s DLC releases throughout the year, but even then Breath of the Wild doesn’t in any way feel incomplete. If you have either a Wii U or a Switch, you absolutely owe it to yourself to play this game.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  GameSpew

  10

  Every moment spent with Breath of the Wild is pure joy. It’s the sheer delight of discovering something new: the first time you accidentally hit a cuccoo, or the first time you throw some ingredients into a cooking pot. It’s the incredible reward of reaching the top of that tower and seeing fresh, unexplored land laid out before you.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  GameSpace.com

  9.8

  I could go on about this game for ages, but I’m purposefully trying to avoid spoilers here on the off chance that some of you still haven’t played Breath of the Wild. 2017 has already been host to some fantastic games. But none of them can truly hold a candle to Nintendo’s latest crowning achievement. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is not only the greatest game so far this year, it’s one of the greatest games ever created and a title we’ll all be playing years from now.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  Hardcore Gamer

  9.0

  The feeling of adventure has always been present in Zelda titles, but none of the previous titles have offered the same immense feeling of freedom as Breath of the Wild. The huge world offers hours upon hours of exploration that is well worth it, but will always show the way to continue moving forward in the story at any time. Each puzzle is more satisfying to complete than the last, while enemies present a well-balanced difficulty that must be overcome by using Link’s equipment as thoughtfully as possible.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  Arcade Sushi

  9.0

  There is almost nothing without purpose in Breath of the Wild’s world and it is easy to get lost for hours on end without ever advancing the story. Even so, it helps that the narrative holds up as well, providing another meaningful journey for the Hylian hero and heroine. Breath of the Wild is by no means perfect, but when you’ve got a game that rewards every kind of exploration with a new wrinkle, it might not have to be.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  Destructoid

  10

  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is brilliant. It is magnificent. It is marvelous, amazing, fantastic, and every other synonym for the word wonderful that can be found in the thesaurus. If The Legend of Zelda was the flint that ignited the passion I have for video gaming, Breath of the Wild is the 500lb bag of charcoal that will keep that fire burning for decades to come.

  Reviewed on Wii U

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  The Jimquisition

  7.0

  Truly, I wish I could say I understood what all the critics were raving about in their onslaught of 10/10 reviews, but I don’t. I see too many things getting in the way of the brilliance, too much repetitive busywork and full-on dick moves for me to say this is even close to my favorite Zelda game, much less in the top five.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  ZTGD

  10

  There are already a ton of great games in 2017, with plenty more to come over the next nine months, but Zelda is a once-a-generation title that I think no one should miss out on. Fans of the series will be in love, those that never managed to get into it will be enthralled. This is the next evolution of the series, and quite possibly one of the best games I have ever played. Do not miss this game.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  Hey Poor Player

  10

  Whether or not it’s the best Zelda remains to be seen — to my mind, Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask and A Link to the Past represent such levels of perfection that remain the industry standard, and while Breath of the Wild will undoubtedly remain as hallowed as they are, that it’s a tad more forgettable on the music/story side of things just misses that mark of absolute perfection. Regardless, while The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild might not change games as we know it, that it echoes so much of the “I can do that” philosophy found in Nintendo cousins Super Mario Bros./Super Mario 64 in a modern age is nothing less than Nintendo magic at work. The Legend of Zelda is back.

  Reviewed on Switch

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  Gaming Bolt

  10

  The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is hands down the most sophisticated, best open world game we have ever seen- and also the best Zelda game, the best Nintendo game, and quite possibly, the greatest game of all time as well.

  Reviewed on Switch

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