Hyrule Warriors

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 732 Ratings

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  1. ZackH25
    Mar 30, 2023
    7
    The combat was fun and the characters were all very different to use. My favourite character to use was either Gannon or Zant. Some of the missions did get a bit tedious as you are essentially just mashing buttons a lot of the time. The bosses were somewhat cool. A fun game but did not do much.
  2. UltraTektite
    Mar 20, 2023
    7
    Having never played a Dynasty Warriors game before, this game was a fairly new experience for me, and one that left me pleasantly surprised. While it's not that great as far as Zelda games go, it's still pretty solid gameplaywise. The combat system flows really well, and it's fun to learn the respective moveset of each character, and how their movesets tie into the Zelda series. That beingHaving never played a Dynasty Warriors game before, this game was a fairly new experience for me, and one that left me pleasantly surprised. While it's not that great as far as Zelda games go, it's still pretty solid gameplaywise. The combat system flows really well, and it's fun to learn the respective moveset of each character, and how their movesets tie into the Zelda series. That being said, I don't recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played much Zelda, because the gameplay is repetitive enough that it probably wouldn't satisfy anyone but big Zelda fans. Also, for those looking for a good story, the story of Hyrule Warriors is a joke; nothing but a lame excuse to bring all the characters together. All in all, Hyrule Warriors is a worthwhile buy for Zelda and Dynasty Warriors fans, but not really for anyone else.… Expand
  3. pollokiks
    Feb 11, 2021
    8
    un juego que sirvió como un experimento para age of calamity, pero es un juego divertido, una historia distinto y si te gusta Zelda buena recomendacion
  4. CB186
    Jan 5, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hyrule Warriors is a fantastic combination of Dynasty Warriors' hack and slash and the legend of Zelda's characters. The story is excellent and far more detailed than I initially expected with great music too.

    I loved the inclusion of the main characters of Ocarina of Time, Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess and was even more excited when the main villains: Ganondorf, Zant and Ghirahim all "teamed up" at the climax of the story.

    The new characters: Lana and Cia are also great and add more detail and development to the story too. The customisation of weaponry and a skill tree help add more variety to the game too making an already great experience, even better!

    My only problem is the lack of voice acting (which has now been introduced into the Legend of Zelda series) and the story (which could have a bit more detail and length).

    Adventure mode is fantastic though so while the hero mode is shorter than I would have liked, the mode variety is definitely good.

    Hyrule Warriors is a great game and I'd love to see more of this kind of stuff with other Nintendo series like Star Fox, Kirby or Xenoblade for example.    … Expand
  5. Phoenix14830
    Dec 20, 2019
    8
    This is a re-skin of the Dynasty Warriors games, but with the world of Legend of Zelda mixed in. There's a lot of fun to be had, but the game has its flaws. It's a blast ripping through waves of enemies, unlocking stuff, and learning every character's move set. It's well worth buying, but I don't suggest paying for the DLC content.

    All of the DLC characters have no impact on the maps,    This is a re-skin of the Dynasty Warriors games, but with the world of Legend of Zelda mixed in. There's a lot of fun to be had, but the game has its flaws. It's a blast ripping through waves of enemies, unlocking stuff, and learning every character's move set. It's well worth buying, but I don't suggest paying for the DLC content.

    All of the DLC characters have no impact on the maps, storyline or challenges at all. Due to this, it's fun to tinker with them, but much more worth the time to work on the original characters. The other issue with the DLC is the difficulty. I like a challenging game, but some of the maps are just absurd like any enemy does 8 hearts of damage, but you have to kill a thousand of them over a ten-minute span and never get hit or you don't get the A rank and can't unlock the next board on the map.

    This game is also super-grindy. You eventually get the best boards unlocked to grind with, but to get every character up to the level needed for the DLC hard ones, you are adding a solid 50 hours of gameplay of doing the same few boards.    … Expand
  6. Pakon
    Jun 16, 2018
    10
    Zelda-themed Hack and Slash. It works perfect! Lots of hours to play and a high rate of replayability. Highly recommended especially for Zelda fans.
  7. mefzeldernx
    Feb 25, 2018
    8
    Nintendo y Koei sorprenden con este crossover de franquicias. Quién creería que a la saga The Legend of Zelda le sentaría tan bien el género musou. La historia es algo genérica, un ente maligno causa disturbios en el tiempo y eso justifica que los personajes de la serie Zelda se mezclen y unan para vencer al sujeto malvado a base de derrotar cientos de hordas de soldados.
    El gameplay es    Nintendo y Koei sorprenden con este crossover de franquicias. Quién creería que a la saga The Legend of Zelda le sentaría tan bien el género musou. La historia es algo genérica, un ente maligno causa disturbios en el tiempo y eso justifica que los personajes de la serie Zelda se mezclen y unan para vencer al sujeto malvado a base de derrotar cientos de hordas de soldados.
    El gameplay es frenético y divertido, le sienta bien a Link y compañía finalmente centrarse en misiones con mayor acción. Los controles están bien, excepto el del Wiimote+Nunchuck, luego se puede jugar bien con cualquier otra combinación.
    Si tienes una Wii U "Hyrule Warriors" es un exclusivo interesante, justifica la compra de amiibos, pero no es para todo el mundo ya que el gameplay puede sentirse repetitivo.    … Expand
  8. FreedomFighters
    Feb 25, 2018
    7
    2014 was not the best year for gaming, as it was filled with highly-hyped games that came away as disappointments, and games that turned out good, but not as "generation-defining" as they were made out to be (I'm looking right at you, "Destiny"). As the first full-year of the eighth-generation of consoles, it's safe to safe that things started a bit more disappointingly than anyone2014 was not the best year for gaming, as it was filled with highly-hyped games that came away as disappointments, and games that turned out good, but not as "generation-defining" as they were made out to be (I'm looking right at you, "Destiny"). As the first full-year of the eighth-generation of consoles, it's safe to safe that things started a bit more disappointingly than anyone expected. Even so, 2014 was home to some pretty great first-party Wii U games like "Mario Kart 8," "Bayonetta 2," and "Super Smash Bros. for Wii U" that made it a solid year to be a Wii U owner, even despite the long droughts between game releases and near-complete lack of third-party support. The one "black sheep" of the first-party Wii U games in 2014 (in that, the review scores were the lowest of the Wii U first-party titles) was "Hyrule Warriors," a combination of the "Dynasty Warriors" gameplay and the story/characters of "The Legend of Zelda." Odd combination, but it works pretty well overall.
    "Hyrule Warriors" has some pretty great things going for it: it's visually gorgeous, it's faithful to the Zelda series, the game controls well, the combat is solid, and the game is filled to the brim with fanservice that should make any "Legend of Zelda" fan excited. You can tell that the developers at Koei Tecmo are huge fans of the series, and their faithfulness to the original games shows in the final product.
    Unfortunately, the game is bogged down by one pretty large issue: repetitiveness. Though it starts off pretty fun when you are beating up enemies and destroying everyone in your path, it does get pretty stale after a while and it becomes kinda boring, even though the story and characters make it exciting. On top of that, the game doesn't really deviate much from the "Dynasty Warriors" formula, so aside from the "Zelda" coat of paint, it's nothing you haven't played before, which could be a bit of a turnoff to those that have played previous "Dynasty Warriors" games.
    All told, though, "Hyrule Warriors" is a good game (7 out of 10 is still "good" on my scale, even if Metacritic considers it "mixed") in its own right, and while it may not be worth a full-priced buy, it's still an enjoyable adventure for fans of the "Zelda" franchise.
    Final rating: 7 out of 10 "Good"    … Expand
  9. CyberRobotnix
    Jan 24, 2018
    4
    I honestly found Hyrule Warrior to be an excellent idea, but like EXTREMELY BADLY EXECUTED.

    First of all, the animations are not top notch, (It's not that big of a deal, but it's still something). Secondly, the unique interesting part of the game is the story, there's no post story and the "challenges" missions mode that you can find on the title screen are SOOOOOOO repetitive and    I honestly found Hyrule Warrior to be an excellent idea, but like EXTREMELY BADLY EXECUTED.

    First of all, the animations are not top notch, (It's not that big of a deal, but it's still something).
    Secondly, the unique interesting part of the game is the story, there's no post story and the "challenges" missions mode that you can find on the title screen are SOOOOOOO repetitive and annoying that you just don't want to play them.
    Thirdly, the game is empty of content. Literally 1/5 of the content is locked behind DLC.
    Fourthly, the amount of antagonists and bosses is, well, pitiful. There are also like 5 legions: Hylians, Monsters, Undeads and two other legions that I can't even remember. The legions are also REALLY unbalanced, to get items to upgrade your characters you need to beat and collect certain items from specific legions, notably the worst must be the Hylian legions being 80% of the game allied with you and 5% of the game against you forcing ou to replay VERY SPECIFIC levels.
    Fifth, no custom matches, no multiplayer, nothing. It's really pure Dynasty Warrior without anything special to it.
    Lastly, the story is good at first, but more you play the game, more nonsensical it becomes.

    The unique up of this game is the gameplay, the game works as intended and the game can be fun as long as you play the story without having completed it. The music is excellent too.    … Expand
  10. SortOfCritic
    Dec 30, 2017
    7
    A beautiful culmination of all things Zelda, Hyrule Warriors is definitely worth a try. Its beat 'em up play style is certainly different, but extremely fun. But don't expect much more from the game than fun, but don't be angry for it either. Sadly Hyrule Warriors does lose its novelty rather quickly, as I found myself only clearing 3 stages. But its a fun game to come back to nevertheless
  11. aditya1101
    Oct 11, 2017
    7
    Solid hack and slash game that feels very satisfying to play. Not a while lot of depth and it seems to have a decent amount of grinding, but this feels like a great game for zelda fans to pick up for a little bit of fun.
  12. MannWithNoEyes
    Oct 8, 2017
    4
    Hyrule Warriors is one of the strangest Zelda spin-offs ever, and has very little right existing. Essentially it amounts to Dynasty Warriors with a Zelda skin, which is an interesting idea, but it doesn't fixe any of the problems with the very samey Dynasty Warriors combat. Despite many characters having different combos and special skills, there is no reason to learn them or ever useHyrule Warriors is one of the strangest Zelda spin-offs ever, and has very little right existing. Essentially it amounts to Dynasty Warriors with a Zelda skin, which is an interesting idea, but it doesn't fixe any of the problems with the very samey Dynasty Warriors combat. Despite many characters having different combos and special skills, there is no reason to learn them or ever use anything besides the standard attack. A few bosses and situations with tense time limits will force the player to get experimental with the combat, which in my opinion is where the extent of the combat shines through, and proves itself to be actually quite fleshed out, but due to the relatively easy nature of the game on the two easier difficulties, there is no reason to ever attempt to exploit the combat to your advantage. Even on the two harder difficulties, the AI is extremely lazy, and will barely force the player to use many of the systems involved in the combat, and as a result the game felt very surface-level to me. There is something to be said, however, for the ridiculous fun of slicing through hordes of enemies one after another. The characters never seem to take anything too seriously, which I like because it adds an element of cheesiness that this game uses to its advantage extremely well, through the monotone narration that I thought was hilarious, to the amazing rock remixes of classic Zelda songs. That's not to mention the amount of fan service there is. From references to key characters, to the menu icons, there's a lot of little details for Zelda fans to notice. Watching the Deku Tree crush a horde of Bokoblins to death is hilarious and something that no Zelda fan should go without. Yet in doing this, the game isolates non-Zelda fans. People who don't know much about the Zelda franchise or chronology won't nearly like this game as much as Zelda fans, and my problem with this game is that it relies too heavily on the 'Zelda' in its name for enjoyment. For fans of the series, this game could be a hilarious combination of everything they love with some simple, satisfying combat to back it up, but for people who don't care about the franchise, then this game is dumb fun for a few hours before they put it down and never pick it up again, so Hyrule Warriors is going to get a 4 out of 10.… Expand
  13. Retro_indepecat
    Sep 1, 2017
    9
    I don't know what's the problem with this game, it's awesome! A new history of the Zelda's universe but with a different gameplay, I really like this game, I played the hole game two times, and I could play it again because I love it!!
  14. destinyfan1
    Jun 3, 2017
    8
    Hyrule warriors , a great and magical hack and slash warriors game

    positive + huge amount of enemies on map ( because its dynasty type game ) + the supers are pretty epic + unlockables, move sets + pretty good story + the maps + mini bosses scattered over the battlefield keep it interesting + and the real boss battles negative - no actual zelda game with almost zero fan service    Hyrule warriors , a great and magical hack and slash warriors game

    positive
    + huge amount of enemies on map ( because its dynasty type game )
    + the supers are pretty epic
    + unlockables, move sets
    + pretty good story
    + the maps
    + mini bosses scattered over the battlefield keep it interesting
    + and the real boss battles
    negative
    - no actual zelda game with almost zero fan service (wich I don't actual care , I like hack and slash games)
    - outdated graphics
    - repetitive at long plays
    conclusion:
    Hyrule warriors is an excellent dynasty like zelda game that is good for dynasty fans but not for zelda fans because its............. totaly different
    It also doesn't do a lot new ( a little bit ) but the game is still almost perfect designed besides repetivity
    and outdated graphics    … Expand
  15. ReviewerNoob
    Apr 15, 2017
    6
    Demasiado repetitivo, mala IA, controles simples. Es un musou en toda regla con skin de Zelda con fanservice para sus fans, tiene un punto a su favor que tiene un coop local divertido.
  16. Suzumiya1
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    Los juegos tipo destiny warriors no son mi fuerte, perotengo que decir que el juego es muy bueno, muy largo, una cantidad maravillosa de personajes, dificultades muy variadas que lo entretiene a uno
  17. Kyomiku
    Mar 6, 2017
    8
    A very fun spin-off with quite the gripping storyline. This hack 'n' slash team up of the great Zelda franchise and Dynasty Warriors provides a strategic, fun and casual approach to Link's adventures; my only issue is the repetitiveness of the missions and the fact that it loses it's spark after a fair few hours of gameplay. Although, if you are a fan of both Dynasty Warriors and the ZeldaA very fun spin-off with quite the gripping storyline. This hack 'n' slash team up of the great Zelda franchise and Dynasty Warriors provides a strategic, fun and casual approach to Link's adventures; my only issue is the repetitiveness of the missions and the fact that it loses it's spark after a fair few hours of gameplay. Although, if you are a fan of both Dynasty Warriors and the Zelda series, this is a must buy!… Expand
  18. Beastprogamer
    Oct 8, 2016
    7
    This game is great. Not really the best Zelda Game, (My favourite Zelda Game is Ocarina of Time on the N64 but I like the 3DS remake better) but it is worth buying. The graphics are good for the Wii U. The character selection is the best. The Majora's Mask DLC is awesome. The mechanics and controls are okay. The music isn't that good (except for Hyrule Field and a few others). Overall, IThis game is great. Not really the best Zelda Game, (My favourite Zelda Game is Ocarina of Time on the N64 but I like the 3DS remake better) but it is worth buying. The graphics are good for the Wii U. The character selection is the best. The Majora's Mask DLC is awesome. The mechanics and controls are okay. The music isn't that good (except for Hyrule Field and a few others). Overall, I think this is a good game but there are other games that are better. I would give it a 7/10.… Expand
  19. Stlouzilla
    Oct 1, 2016
    7
    Hyrule Warriors is like tasty junk food for Wii U owners: in terms of gameplay, it really doesn't offer anything outside of the standard Dynasty Warriors formula, but the Legend of Zelda window dressing succeeds in enhancing the whole package to new heights.
  20. yiric4
    Aug 18, 2016
    7
    gets boring if u play for too long. u just cleave down groups of brainless AI and grind them for weapons that lets u grind them even faster. i want to lick zeldas feet
  21. Lone_Wolf_Sones
    Aug 7, 2016
    8
    I never played a Dynasty Warriors game prior to Hyrule Warriors. In fact if not for the Zelda skin I am not sure if I would like Dynasty Warriors. But it is that Zelda skin that hooked me. Not only that but Hyrule Warriors manages to weave a interesting story that feels like a proper Zelda story. Seeing hordes of moblins, bokoblins, gorons, and zoras is like a dream come true. TheI never played a Dynasty Warriors game prior to Hyrule Warriors. In fact if not for the Zelda skin I am not sure if I would like Dynasty Warriors. But it is that Zelda skin that hooked me. Not only that but Hyrule Warriors manages to weave a interesting story that feels like a proper Zelda story. Seeing hordes of moblins, bokoblins, gorons, and zoras is like a dream come true. The selection of heroes is fantastic with new characters like Lana feeling entirely unique. Ever want to play as Agitha from Twilight Princess? You can do that. Ever want to pull the moon from Majora's Mask down ontop of your foes? You can do that. Ever want to lay waste to everything as Ganondorf? You can do that too. It can get repetitive at times as can any Warriors title from what I hear. But its a great mashup of two series that provide an interesting experience.

    I don't buy season passes often but I did for this and don't regret it with the amount of content they released including a few freebies thrown in as well.    … Expand
  22. pitchy
    Aug 1, 2016
    10
    One of my fave games on the Wii U. For me, this was always going to be a sure winner due to the use of the Dynasty Warriros mechanics etc but with the use of the Zelda franchise has made this a very unique offering for those who get to play. For thoese not in the know, imagine Legends of Zelda as a hack n slash then you've got the idea of what to expect!
    There are a lot of Zelda    One of my fave games on the Wii U. For me, this was always going to be a sure winner due to the use of the Dynasty Warriros mechanics etc but with the use of the Zelda franchise has made this a very unique offering for those who get to play. For thoese not in the know, imagine Legends of Zelda as a hack n slash then you've got the idea of what to expect!
    There are a lot of Zelda characters to play as (from the good side or the bad side) plenty of unlockable weapons, character upgrades etc and plenty of further gameplay via DLC. One of my favourite touches is the co-op play on all modes of the game (one uses the TV, the other plays on gamepad). My partner and I can play this into the late hours of night and generally such 'fighting' games are not her cup of tea! We have been slowly leveling up the characters and have about 4 above level 100. Its a great twist to need to upgrade all characters evenly to ensure certain levels are possible to complete where certain challenges are locked to say Link only (although player 2 may use whoever they wish)
    Sure, the gameplay may get a bit repetitive and ultimately, its just about unlocking more stuff as you go through...but we are still playing this game two years on and have found the game to have a very strong replay value to it. Worth a go!    … Expand
  23. el_Ithur
    Jul 31, 2016
    10
    De los mejores juegos de la consola. Requiere cierto conocimiento del universo de Zelda para poder emocionarse, pero el juego entrega muchas horas de entretención. Todos los DLC son casi obligatorios de adquirir para ver un juego terminado.
  24. guajefer
    Jul 8, 2016
    5
    Como fan de la saga Zelda, me precipité al comprar este juego, ya que no es un Zelda al uso y lo único que tiene de la saga es la ambientación. Es un juego de pegar espadazos a tutiplén a miles de enemigos en el cual tienes que conseguir conquistar el bastión del rival. Tiene unas fases que de promedio duran unos 40 minutos de espadazos, que para mi gusto son eternas.
  25. PissedOffWookie
    Jul 5, 2016
    3
    I've bought both versions of this game and play on the N3DS, bought all of the DLC. I really wanted to like this, spent a lot of time wanting to. Well first off let me say the N3DS version is a decent port just don't expect to turn on the stereoscopic 3D unless you want to trade in half your frames for it. Anyway Hyrule Warriors as a whole suffers from having simplistic combat, not a tonI've bought both versions of this game and play on the N3DS, bought all of the DLC. I really wanted to like this, spent a lot of time wanting to. Well first off let me say the N3DS version is a decent port just don't expect to turn on the stereoscopic 3D unless you want to trade in half your frames for it. Anyway Hyrule Warriors as a whole suffers from having simplistic combat, not a ton of combos in this game. Now this may seem fine at first but this is kind of a problem because *you do literally nothing else but fight*. You just perform the same few combos over and over untill your eyes bleed. After about 5 minutes with one character you'll have seen everything there is to see. And the game doesn't even try anymore once you're done with Legend Mode (the main story mode) and continue to Adventure Mode. Because at this point you will no longer even see *ANY* new maps or enemies or bosses, ever. It only recycles the same things over and over, with every adventure map that comes out. Somehow these adventure maps get quite a lot of praise It seems. I really couldn't tell you why. If they were free it would've been okay but it seems they're part of the paid DLC and it's really not something worth extra money. It just seems like a way to extort nostalgic Zelda fans.… Expand
  26. cadents1115
    Jun 29, 2016
    8
    Hyrule Warriors is a great game but it does not completely satisfy the thirst for the highly anticipated Legend of Zelda for Wii U. It is a very well done Zelda - Dynasty Warriors crossover that offers hours of entertaining gameplay across multiple interesting game modes. If you're looking for a traditional Zelda game, look elsewhere. This game is a well-done crossover with tons ofHyrule Warriors is a great game but it does not completely satisfy the thirst for the highly anticipated Legend of Zelda for Wii U. It is a very well done Zelda - Dynasty Warriors crossover that offers hours of entertaining gameplay across multiple interesting game modes. If you're looking for a traditional Zelda game, look elsewhere. This game is a well-done crossover with tons of unlockables and achievements to motivate you to keep playing. We're having to wait longer still for Legend of Zelda Wii U and until that time comes, this is a fun and unique title to bide your time and whet your appetite.… Expand
  27. RSD4G
    Jun 22, 2016
    9
    Amazing game, amazing graphics and amazing quests.
    It can get too difficult to play if you don't play with all the characters enough. Some missions are way difficult to complete with an A-Rank. Expect each adventure map to get harder and harder.
    I give it a 9 because they didn't transfer all the "legends" content to the Wii U version, just the characters. Give the Wii U version the    Amazing game, amazing graphics and amazing quests.
    It can get too difficult to play if you don't play with all the characters enough. Some missions are way difficult to complete with an A-Rank. Expect each adventure map to get harder and harder.

    I give it a 9 because they didn't transfer all the "legends" content to the Wii U version, just the characters. Give the Wii U version the ocarina please and the ability to change character while in battle.
    A very nice game.    … Expand
  28. NGG_Emiliousti
    Apr 4, 2016
    8
    I am a huge The Legend of Zelda fan, and I never expected a game quite like Hyrule Warriors to be made. When I first saw the trailers, I knew I would want to try it out.
    After having played for a long, long time, I still have a lot of fun with the game. What I like the most in the game is the large variety in the playable characters, and it is a lot of fun to play as other Zelda    I am a huge The Legend of Zelda fan, and I never expected a game quite like Hyrule Warriors to be made. When I first saw the trailers, I knew I would want to try it out.
    After having played for a long, long time, I still have a lot of fun with the game. What I like the most in the game is the large variety in the playable characters, and it is a lot of fun to play as other Zelda characters then just Link.
    The game is good, but has its fair share of flaws and minor annoyances I have found. I will just write a list:

    + Good soundtrack
    + Great character variety
    + The DLC for the game is definetly worth it!
    + Hundreds of hours of gameplay
    + Tons and tons of content
    + Fun gameplay
    + Extremely challenging missions in adventure mode.
    + The new characters added to the game are pretty cool (Lana, Cia, Volga, Wizzro)
    + Easy to learn controls.

    - Not so good AI
    - Your team is useless
    - Little variety in battlefields
    - Extremely annoying giant bosses
    - Loads of grinding
    - Medals(basically achievements) that are blanked out so you don`t know how to get it without a guide.    … Expand
  29. Silverzapper
    Mar 9, 2016
    8
    This game although repetitive is really fun. You basically kill everything! I especially like it when I'm stressed or feeling hatred for the human race. There is a nice variety of characters to choose from as well.

    One of my complaints is that I had to go through hell and back to get all the weapons in the game (not the upgrades just the basic weapons). If it was hard for me to do    This game although repetitive is really fun. You basically kill everything! I especially like it when I'm stressed or feeling hatred for the human race. There is a nice variety of characters to choose from as well.

    One of my complaints is that I had to go through hell and back to get all the weapons in the game (not the upgrades just the basic weapons). If it was hard for me to do imagine how some 10 year old who wants to get everything is going to fare.

    However this game has one of the best soundtracks I've heard in a game. Combined with beautiful graphics this game is everything you desire in a game like this. Buy it if you like killing things!    … Expand
  30. EpicLadySponge
    Mar 8, 2016
    8
    Hyrule Warriors is a pair of perfect dumb fanservice callings from the fans to Nintendo to ship them what they wanted. A combat fighting Zelda game. Nintendo got what they wanted and here we go.
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Awards & Rankings

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#21 Best Wii U Game of 2014
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#5 Most Discussed Wii U Game of 2014
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#6 Most Shared Wii U Game of 2014

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 81
  3. Negative: 2 out of 81
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Feb 9, 2015
    80
    So THIS is why these games are so popular. [Issue#257, p.58]
  2. Gameplanet
    Nov 12, 2014
    75
    It looks like Zelda and plays like Dynasty Warriors. Yep, it does pretty much what it says on the tin.
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  3. Digitally Downloaded
    Oct 29, 2014
    100
    With a rocking soundtrack, loads of content, plenty of fan service and some clever gelling of two disparate video game universes, Hyrule Warriors is easily my favourite game of 2014 so far.
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