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Video game · 2002

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Released 13 December 2002 on GameCube

Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Nintendo
Made in
Kyoto, Japan
Genre
Puzzle, Adventure
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Series
The Legend of Zelda
IGDB PLAYERS871,059 ratings

About The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo GameCube and also the first in the series to employ cel-shading, a lighting and texturing technique that results in the game having a cartoon-like appearance. Like its predecessors, The Wind Waker is an action game with puzzle-solving and light role-playing elements. Basic gameplay mechanics are similar to those found in Ocarina of Time, but it differentiates itself with its massive Great Sea which must be explored using a boat named King of Red Lions.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

GameCube13 December 2002

Screenshots

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Videos

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: Trailer

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.