The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

 GameCube
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 117 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 117
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 117
  3. Negative: 12 out of 117
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  1. metacensorship
    Nov 13, 2016
    0
    It's the return of the 4 twinks in Four Twinks 2: Twinks Harder, but minus 3 because I still don't have any friends. But anyway, for some **** reason I need a gameboy to play this gamecube game, as if the government needs another god damn peripheral to spy on me and make sure I'm doing what the shadow masters told me. ELIMINATE AL GORE ELIMINATE AL GORE ELIMINATE AL GORE, but anyway, 0 outIt's the return of the 4 twinks in Four Twinks 2: Twinks Harder, but minus 3 because I still don't have any friends. But anyway, for some **** reason I need a gameboy to play this gamecube game, as if the government needs another god damn peripheral to spy on me and make sure I'm doing what the shadow masters told me. ELIMINATE AL GORE ELIMINATE AL GORE ELIMINATE AL GORE, but anyway, 0 out of ****g 10 because I couldn't make the disc balance on my wiener. Ted Cruz is actually a human sized dragon being that hates porn.… Expand
  2. protiva
    Dec 24, 2011
    0
    Want to play a great game with your friends? Have a Wii or a Gamecube sitting around? Perfect! Look into any other game BESIDES this one! In order to play with friends you will need 4 GameBoy Advance's and 4 GBA to GameCube link cables. Everyone has that sitting around right (sarcasm)?

    Now I remember why I never played this back in 2004. THIS GAME WILL NOT PLAY WITH 4 REGULAR GAMECUBE    Want to play a great game with your friends? Have a Wii or a Gamecube sitting around? Perfect! Look into any other game BESIDES this one! In order to play with friends you will need 4 GameBoy Advance's and 4 GBA to GameCube link cables. Everyone has that sitting around right (sarcasm)?

    Now I remember why I never played this back in 2004. THIS GAME WILL NOT PLAY WITH 4 REGULAR GAMECUBE CONTROLLERS! Thanks Nintendo!    … Expand
  3. Uter
    Jul 21, 2004
    3
    I don't want a game that requires lots of gbas in order to have fun.
  4. HenryS.
    Jun 9, 2004
    3
    I am rating the single player experience because i have not played with a group. this game wants to be a link to the past but falls way short in my opinion. whenever you go into a cave, you get game boy graphics which are completely lame. the gameplay is much too easy and predictable. i am sad that i wasted my hard earned fifty dollars on this childish piece of .... game.
  5. stupidopinion
    Jun 22, 2022
    3
    I've had good fun with friends while playing this game (played with 3 since our 4th never could make it). The fun comes from the friendly competition of gem collecting/stealing and the (mostly) solid level design throughout. However as this game progresses it becomes more and more tiresome to play. Levels stretch longer and longer, some being easily over an hour long, and if you ever endI've had good fun with friends while playing this game (played with 3 since our 4th never could make it). The fun comes from the friendly competition of gem collecting/stealing and the (mostly) solid level design throughout. However as this game progresses it becomes more and more tiresome to play. Levels stretch longer and longer, some being easily over an hour long, and if you ever end up quitting, or your GBA batteries run out, it's over and you'll have to start from the beginning of the level when you next play it. Many levels play out similarly and I often found myself questioning why we weren't playing a more fun co-op game, since there are so many others out there. I remember a session where we spent the whole time playing 1 level in world 6, my GBA ran out of batteries so we lost it all, making no progress for the day. I only really stayed because of my friends. They seemed to have a better overall time with it than me, so maybe there's value that I'm just not seeing? Don't go through the hassle of setting it all up, even if you're lucky and have the GBAs + GC like us.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#8 Best GameCube Game of 2004
11
#11 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2004
1
#1 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2004

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 55
  3. Negative: 0 out of 55
  1. Weekly Famitsu
    83
    9 / 8 / 8 / 8 - 33 gold [Vol 797; 26 Mar 2004]
  2. Edge Magazine
    90
    Every single moment of Four Swords is magically familiar and every single moment is dazzlingly fresh...Whether being experienced in the competitive, co-operative cackle of multiplay, or the captivating atmosphere of singleplayer, the extraordinary virtues of the game itself remain the same. [May 2004, p.96]
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  3. NTSC-uk
    90
    One sure-fire classic in the making, one surprisingly entertaining competition section and an average battle game...Go on, treat yourself to a slice of 2D magic and show that once again, some of the best multiplayer experiences don't have to be online. [JPN Import]
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