The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

2002 · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

4.36 out of 5, 1,062 ratings

About

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.

Release date
December 13, 2002
Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Nintendo
Genres
PuzzleAdventure
Themes
ActionFantasy
Age rating
ACB PGPEGI 7ESRB E

Media

Platforms

Nintendo GameCube

Release dates

Nintendo GameCubeFull release
Japan · Dec 13, 2002
Nintendo GameCubeFull release
North America · Mar 24, 2003
Nintendo GameCubeFull release
Korea · Apr 16, 2003

Time to beat

Rushed15 h
Average33 h
Completionist42 h

Languages

LanguagesAudioSubtitlesInterface
English (US)
Japanese
German
French
Italian
English (UK)
Spanish (Spain)