The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Legend of Zelda, The - Breath of the Wild is a Wii U action game released in 2017 developed by Nintendo. It centers on open-world climbing and gliding exploration, combinations of physics, elements, and environmental rules, and weapon, cooking, and shrine route planning, with controls, information, and pacing arranged around the GamePad touch screen, gyroscope, dual sticks, television display, and Pro Controller where supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.4 / 10
About this game
Legend of Zelda, The - Breath of the Wild is a Wii U action game centered on open-world climbing and gliding exploration, combinations of physics, elements, and environmental rules, and weapon, cooking, and shrine route planning. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make its immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while HD television output and the GamePad screen need to divide maps, status, touch input, and primary focus clearly. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include GamePad battery life and range, shifts between two screens, loading, performance, and retired online and Miiverse services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features from other editions.
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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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Exceptional Wii U action experience
Legend of Zelda, The - Breath of the Wild centers on open-world climbing and gliding exploration, combinations of physics, elements, and environmental rules, and weapon, cooking, and shrine route planning. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, giving the release understandable goals and a recognizable play rhythm. It arranges controls and information around the GamePad touch screen, gyroscope, dual sticks, television display, and Pro Controller where supported. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while the main genre limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. The assessment also covers camera behavior, saving, controllers, language, accessories, and service status for this release. GameNavo judges four dimensions independently before applying fixed weights and excludes press aggregates, user ratings, sales, popularity, source length, media count, and title recognition. Platform merit is recorded only when a concrete hardware use or version implementation supports a small adjustment.
Strengths
- open-world climbing and gliding exploration, and combinations of physics, elements, and environmental rules provide a readable mechanical foundation.
- Progress is divided into understandable stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones.
- Visual, audio, and interface feedback support the principal rules and state changes.
Weaknesses
- Camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier.
- GamePad battery life and range, shifts between two screens, loading, performance, and retired online and Miiverse services affect the current release.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy action games, accept Wii U control and information conventions, and want to judge this release on its own terms.
Play notes: This review covers the Wii U release without conveniences from other platforms and does not represent a complete playthrough.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension This content pacing score was recalibrated under V3 using the fixed dimension boundary, the existing source record, and the target release context. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension This core experience score was recalibrated under V3 using the fixed dimension boundary, the existing source record, and the target release context. | Reviewed | 9.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension This presentation immersion score was recalibrated under V3 using the fixed dimension boundary, the existing source record, and the target release context. | Reviewed | 9.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension This technical usability score was recalibrated under V3 using the fixed dimension boundary, the existing source record, and the target release context. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- Wii U
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genreRole-Playing
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyOpen World3D GraphicsCraftingMain Story 100 Hours or MoreFantasyThird PersonExplorationPuzzle SolvingReal-time Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideJun 5, 2025
- Wii UWorldwide2017
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Sources
- www.nintendo.com