
Release
Saturday, December 12, 1998
Player score
88/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
What it is
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is an updated re-release of Link's Awakening with several new additions, the most notable of which being the entire game is now in color.
The premise
After the events of A Link to the Past, the hero Link travels by ship to other countries to train for further threats. After being attacked at sea, Link's ship sinks and he finds himself stranded on Koholint Island. He awakens to see a beautiful woman looking down at him and soon learns the island has a giant egg on top of a mountain that the Wind Fish inhabits deep inside. Link is told to awaken the wind fish and all will be answered, so he sets out on another quest.
Play styles
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Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric · Side view
Themes
Action · Fantasy
Languages
4 supported
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