Zelda Skyward Sword Guide Book Pdf
Denisha Padley
Link is a brave boy who is picked on by others early in the game, but proves his strength, agility, and nobility when venturing to the surface world to rescue the kidnapped Zelda. While Link uses his sword for combat, it is stressed not to abuse the privilege. Link is a kind person but does use violence -- in defense -- to bypass most obstacles.
Controlling Link on the ground is easy enough, between the Wii Remote and nunchuk controller, but maneuvering your giant bird through the skies takes a lot of practice. As a result, the game is mostly easy to play but some may have difficulty in the air.
The game has some animated violence and small amounts of blood as Link takes on the many malevolent creatures in this game. There is no gore and enemies disappear on the ground after they've been slain. The player's actions while holding the Wii MotionPlus controller are precisely tied to Link's sword in the game.
Parents need to know that THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD is an adventure game that is ideal for tweens (and older) but not little kids as there is a lot of fantasy combat. Hero Link's main weapon is a sword that can hack and slash enemies -- and with the Wii MotionPlus controller is accurately modeled to the player's real movement in front of the TV -- which might concern some parents. There is a small amount of blood seen in the game from fallen baddies, but it disappears with the body.
As with past The Legend of Zelda titles, you play as a young boy named Link, who must rescue his childhood companion Zelda from evil kidnappers. Zelda -- not yet a princess in this prequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time -- was snatched from the peaceful floating islands of Skyloft and taken to the dangerous surface world below. To aid in his quest, Link is presented with the magical Skyward Sword, which houses a spiritual aid named Fi; she resides inside the blade when Link needs some guidance. Control and flight are two of the key differences between The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and previous Zelda games. With the former, the game takes advantage of Wii MotionPlus technology to synchronize your real-world movements with the controller and Link's swordplay in the game. Whether you're holding the sword skyward (up) to charge its magic, slicing diagonally, jabbing forward, or performing a spin attack, all the actions are precisely mirrored in the game. Link can also hop on the back of a giant bird, known as a Loftwing, and soar the unfriendly skies.
Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a huge and ambitious single-player adventure. Much of your time will be spent exploring vast lands (including multiple dungeons, towns, and deserts), bypassing traps and other obstacles, engaging in real-time combat, talking with characters, and amassing an inventory of items that can be used to upgrade weapons and equipment. Visually speaking, Skyward Sword is the best-looking Zelda game to date but anyone who spends time gaming on an Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or PC will no doubt feel the graphics are outdated. Also, be prepared for quite a bit of dialogue. It's often repetitive, too, so younger gamers may grow tired of reading all the text (and no, these lines aren't spoken aloud). Despite its few shortcomings, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is an extraordinary adventure, whether you're new to the franchise or a longtime fan. It cleverly fuses multiple play mechanics together -- action, exploration, platforming, flying, puzzle-solving, and some role-playing -- all wrapped in a lengthy, enchanting tale.
Families can talk about the 25 year-old Legend of Zelda series and what makes it so special? Is it the classic good vs. evil premise? The tender relationship between Link and Zelda? The clever combination of action, platforming, puzzle-solving, and exploration?
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the sixteenth main installment of The Legend of Zelda series. It is the first The Legend of Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind, and requires Wii Motion Plus.[8] Upon its North American release, a special edition Skyward Sword bundle became available at the price of $69.99. The bundle includes a copy of Skyward Sword, as well as a gold Wii Remote Plus. Additionally, a limited edition CD, featuring music from The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony concerts, is also packaged alongside all early purchases of the standard and special edition copies of Skyward Sword.[9]
Long before the events of Skyward Sword, the earth cracked and evil forces rushed out of the fissure.[11] These forces attacked the people of the earth, slaughtering them and destroying their land.[12] They did this in search of the Triforce, the ultimate power capable of granting any wishes of its holder.[13] This power, passed down by the Golden Goddesses, was guarded by Hylia, the goddess of the land.[14] Hylia gathered the Triforce and the remaining survivors onto a piece of earth and sent it skyward beyond the clouds.[15] This piece of land came to be known as Skyloft. With the Humans safe, Hylia joined the land dwellers and fought the evil forces in a war of unmatched scale and ferocity. Hylia eventually sealed the evil forces away, restoring peace to the Surface.[16] However, the Humans remained in Skyloft, as Hylia knew that the seal on the evil would not hold forever. Hylia knew that she would be powerless to stop the forces for a second time, so she required the use of the Triforce to defeat them again. However, a goddess cannot use the Triforce, so Hylia gave up her immortality and was reincarnated as a mortal Hylian.[17]
In present-day Skyloft, a small civilization has been formed where most memories and records of the Surface have been forgotten and lost. The people of Skyloft know next to nothing about the land beneath the Cloud Barrier. A young man named Link is having a strange dream depicting a gigantic dark beast and a mysterious person. He is awoken by a Loftwing owned by his childhood friend, Zelda. The Loftwing gives him a letter from Zelda asking him to meet with her at the Statue of the Goddess in preparation for the annual Wing Ceremony scheduled to take place that day.[18] Link arrives at the Statue of the Goddess to find that his Crimson Loftwing has gone missing and begins to search for it.[19] After overhearing Groose, Cawlin, and Strich, Link discovers that they're responsible for his Loftwing's disappearance,[20] and that they hid his bird deep in the Waterfall Cave.[21] Link takes a Practice Sword from the Sparring Hall and enters the Waterfall Cave. On the other end of it, he meets up with Zelda, who came to assist him in finding his Loftwing.[22] They start to continue down the path, but Zelda hears a strange voice calling out to her,[23] but quickly assures Link that nothing is wrong.[24] The two find the Loftwing and free him. Zelda then asks Link if he heard the voice she had heard earlier,[25] and says that she feels as if someone is calling out to her.[26] She proceeds to tell him about the possibility of land beneath the clouds called the Surface, said to be far more vast than Skyloft.[27] She quickly brushes it off,[28] and the two fly to the Wing Ceremony together.
With all of the participants ready, the Wing Ceremony begins. Despite Groose and his lackeys' efforts to prevent him from winning,[29][30] Link succeeds in grabbing the Bird Statuette from the talons of another Loftwing, making him the victor.[31] Link and Zelda proceed to the Statue of the Goddess to complete the ceremony, where Zelda bestows the blessings of the goddess upon Link and gives him the Sailcloth.[32] To conclude the ceremony, Link must jump off the Statue of the Goddess and land safely using the Sailcloth.[33] Zelda pushes him off instead, and he manages to land in the center. Zelda praises him and proposes that the two fly around the clouds together in celebration.[34] However, as they are flying, a mysterious black tornado suddenly appears and rips Zelda from her Loftwing, causing her to fall beneath the Cloud Barrier. Link tries to rescue her but is knocked unconscious by the tornado in the process.[35]
Link's Loftwing takes him back to Skyloft. That night, Link has a dream depicting Zelda falling into the jaws of the same beast from his earlier dream. After waking up back in the Knight Academy, he explains the events that transpired to Zelda's father, Gaepora. Although Gaepora tells him to rest, Link soon hears the voice of the mysterious spirit once more and leaves his room, following the spirit to the Statue of the Goddess. A doorway opens, revealing the Chamber of the Sword. Inside, Link finds a Sword in a pedestal. The figure appears from the sword and introduces herself as Fi.[36] Fi tells him that he must take the Goddess Sword from the pedestal and embark on his journey as the chosen hero of Hylia.[37] Although he is apprehensive at first, Fi tells him that Zelda is still alive,[38] and Link draws the blade. The two are joined moments after by Gaepora, who explains his hidden knowledge of a prophecy that foretold what is taking place before him.[39][40] Gaepora tells Link that to reach the Surface and rescue Zelda, he must pierce the Cloud Barrier, something nobody has ever done before.[41] Fi remedies the situation by given them the Emerald Tablet, which opens a passage through the Cloud Barrier to the Surface.[42]
The next day, after receiving his green Knight's Uniform as the only graduating member of his class,[43] Link makes preparations and heads to the Surface to find Zelda. As he descends, he arrives at the Sealed Grounds.[44] He notices a dark aura emanating from the center of a large pit. Upon witnessing this, he has yet another vision of the large beast. He descends into the pit and approaches the stone, and hears a voice telling him to strike it with a Skyward Strike.[45] Link does so, and the sinister aura disappears. Afterward, he heads to the Sealed Temple at the top of the large crater. Inside, a mysterious old woman gives him a hint about Zelda's whereabouts, urging him to venture into the nearby Faron Woods to find her.[46] Link ventures into Faron Woods to search for Zelda and shortly thereafter meets Gorko the Goron after saving him from a group of Red Bokoblins, showing him a Bird Statue in return.[47] Continuing his search, he discovers Machi the Kikwi and rescues them from even more Red Bokoblins. Machi tells him that they ran into Zelda,[48] and that she hid with Bucha, the elder.[49] After rescuing the other Kikwi, Bucha directs Link towards the Deep Woods in the direction that Zelda went.[50] Bucha also gives him the Slingshot to aid him later. He meets up with Gorko who tells him about the Goddess Cubes scattered across the Surface.[51] Link then enters the Skyview Temple after Fi senses Zelda's aura inside.[52] Link ventures through the Skyview Temple and obtains the Beetle along the way, eventually arriving at the doorway to the Skyview Spring where Zelda is said to be. Before he can enter, a strange figure appears in front of him. He explains to Link that he is responsible for the tornado that brought Zelda to the Surface.[53] He tells Link that Zelda is just beyond the door to the Skyview Spring[54] He then introduces himself as Ghirahim[55] Ghirahim tells him that he and his forces nearly captured Zelda before a Servant of the Goddess helped her escape.[56] Ghirahim then prepares to fight Link, threatening to beat him within an inch of his life.[57] Link defeats him, but Ghirahim realizes that Zelda's presence faded from the area and leaves,[58] threatening to kill Link if he interferes with him again.[59] Link enters the Skyview Spring, and Fi translates words that Hylia left for him,[60] indicating that Zelda must purify her body at two different springs.[61] Link then receives the Ruby Tablet from the Statue of the Goddess in the Skyview Spring, giving him passage to the Eldin Volcano.[62]
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