The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Climb and glide across Hyrule, tackle shrine puzzles and adapt to equipment wear and weather, with an additional save file and optional ZELDA NOTES navigation.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.5 / 10
About this game
Explore Hyrule as Link, climbing and gliding toward places you choose to investigate. Shrine puzzles bring rewards, combat can make use of terrain and tools, and preparation involves replacing worn weapons or cooking dishes that heal and boost attributes. Rain can also alter climbing routes and extinguish fire. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition supports two save files, allowing a separate adventure alongside an existing one. It also supports voiced navigation through ZELDA NOTES in the Nintendo Switch App. That companion service requires persistent internet and a compatible smart device. The second save file created in this edition cannot be transferred back to the original Nintendo Switch version.
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The Legend of Zelda is Nintendo’s action-adventure series, which began in 1986. Link’s journeys often bring him together with Princess Zelda and into conflict with Ganon in the land of Hyrule. Exploration, puzzles and combat lie at its heart, with a curious detour often leading to a new discovery.
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For self-directed explorers who also value a separate adventure save or companion navigation.
The shared climbing, weather and equipment systems can make exploration a sequence of practical decisions rather than simply travel between markers. This edition's separate save capacity and companion navigation may be useful to players who want to restart or add guidance without making guidance the basis of every journey.
Strengths
- Terrain, weather and movement can give a chosen route several problems to think through.
- Two save files can support starting another adventure while keeping an existing one.
Weaknesses
- Players attached to using one favorite weapon throughout may find the wear-and-replacement rule less appealing.
Who it is for: Players interested in exploratory problem-solving who may also want another save file or optional smart-device navigation.
Play notes: ZELDA NOTES requires persistent internet and a compatible smart device; the second edition save file cannot be transferred to the original Nintendo Switch version.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Travel and shrine puzzles offer different kinds of objectives, while the additional save capacity gives a practical way to begin another adventure. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Climbing, gliding and using terrain in combat can suit players who prefer finding a workable approach over following a fixed route. | Reviewed | 9.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Rain affecting routes and fire can support a sense that Hyrule's scenery also participates in the player's decisions. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Two save files and ZELDA NOTES navigation offer useful organizational options, with the second-file transfer boundary and companion-device requirement shaping how they can be used. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- Jun 5, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- ec.nintendo.com
- Offline minimum players
- 1
- Offline maximum players
- 1
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genreAction
- Tags
- Real-time CombatThird PersonEquipment-driven ProgressionResource ManagementExplorationPuzzle SolvingFantasyOpen World
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideJun 5, 2025
- Wii UWorldwide2017
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com