Overview
- Number of Players
- 4
- Genre
- Release Date
DSiWare
- 28th Sep 2011
- 28th Sep 2011
- 28th Sep 2011
- Series
- Feature Support
Reviews
Review The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition (DSiWare)
Four Links for the price of none
In the hubbub, hype and over-excitement of E3 2011, some gamers would have been particularly delighted by a DSiWare announcement from Nintendo: while that seems unlikely, it does reflect the dedication of fans and their love for the Zelda series. After a relatively short wait, the much anticipated The Legend of...
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The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition News
Feature Remembering Robin Williams On What Would Have Been His 70th Birthday
"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."
When I was a kid, Robin Williams was my favourite actor. I loved his earnest, joyful performances, tinged with pathos and vulnerability; his funny moments were always just as good as his emotional ones. I would watch and re-watch Patch Adams, Bicentennial Man, Jumanji, Aladdin,...
All the idea, no gear
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, we're running a series of features looking at a specific aspect — a theme, character, mechanic, location, memory or something else entirely — from each of the mainline Zelda games. Today, Gavin struggles to gather the necessary items to get his multiplayer quests...
Video The Problem With The Super Mario 3D All-Stars Release
"It's bad business"
What do Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Super Mario Bros. 35 and Jump Rope Challenge all have in common? They're all limited-time releases and well...according to our very own American-based video producer Zion Grassl, it's bad for everyone. Heck, even The Legend of Zeld
Poll Which Is The Best Legend Of Zelda Game?
Hookshot your vote in
The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo's most beloved franchises, and has arguably been responsible for some of the best video games ever created. Since the launch of the original game back in 1986, we've seen the series move from 2D to 3D with assured competence, and this year we'll see a crossover release — in the shape of...
News Grezzo Seeks New Employees Asking If They Want to Create a 'Legend'
What's the Ocarina of Time 3D developer up to?
Grezzo should be a name familiar to plenty of Nintendo gamers — the Japanese developer had an important role in the Mii Plaza offering on 3DS, but is best known for producing the rather enjoyable The Legend of Zelda: Four Sword Anniversary Edition on DSiWare and the outstanding The Legend of Zelda:...
"4 Swords, 4 Free, 4 Days Only"
Hands up if you remember when Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition for free to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the franchise? That was back in 2011, when the Game Boy Advance title was spruced up with local wireless multiplayer and released as DSiWare (on the DSi Shop and 3DS eShop)...
News The Wild West Meets Zelda In A Fist Full of Rupees
Amazing Hyrule and Spaghetti Western Mash-Up Hits YouTube
There was a time when YouTube was the sole preserve of low-grade amateur videos and footage of amusing pets performing inane stunts, but with millions of dollars being pumped into original programming on the service, we're starting to see the kind of content which rivals what we're viewing on...
News Robin Williams and Zelda Team Up for Four Swords Adverts
Back in the saddle
Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda after The Legend of Zelda, and now 25 years on he's still connected to the series, as this pair of adverts for The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition shows. The first advert shows the Williams clan competing to collect the most Rupees, with Robin so confident he bets his...
News Zelda: Four Swords is Out Now in Europe and North America
Get downloading
Here's a nice treat to wake up to on a Wednesday morning: Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is available now in the European and North American 3DS eShop and DSi Shop. The four-player game — which is absolutely free, remember — boasts local multiplayer, new stages and a single player adventure mode too, and is...
Nintendo Download 29th September 2011 (Europe)
Mario and Zelda together
There's three titles out on the Nintendo Download in Europe this week, but it's certainly a case of quality titles available. Here's what's coming up on Thursday. 3DS Virtual Console: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy, Nintendo, £3.60/€4) — This classic portable outing is fondly remembered as one of Mario's...
About The Game
Introducing The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition — the 25th anniversary re-release of the Game Boy™ Advance multiplayer game!
When the evil Wind Mage Vaati escapes from confinement, Linkâ„¢ must draw upon the power of the legendary Four Sword and save the kidnapped Princess Zeldaâ„¢! But there's a catch-whoever touches the sword will divide into multiples!
Play in 1-player mode and control 2 heroes, or play via DS Wireless Play with up to 4 friends! Hurdle through challenges by using teamwork as you scramble to collect the most Rupees! The Great Fairies are always watching your efforts, and will reward your bravery based on how many Rupees you collect.
All-new for this edition — new stages and modes! Upon completing the main quest, relive memorable moments from the past with levels based on previous Zelda games in the "The Realm of Memories". For the bold and daring, test your adventuring skills in "The Hero's Trial"!
Comments 103
i am getting this
me as well!
that would cool if there was online play
no there was photo dojo
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hmm... i do love both zelda and good free crap. but knowing nintendo, its gonna be a direct port of the gba one (which they already said it would be)
with no singleplayer to play without anyone and no online. its probably just gonna be local. heck, knowing nintendo, its gonna say you need a gba link cable, and you wont be able to play it at all! thats still a stretch for them!
i hope this comes out like september 1. that would make me happy. i just want a realease date! i guess i'll just have to keep checking the shop every thursday starting december...im gonna be playing this alot once its out, hopefully.
DS Download please! I want my friends who only have a ds to play with me. Also please dont release this game at like the last day of september
.that would really SUCK!!!when does it come out
Want so bad
I'm getting this on my 3DS (obviously!), and since it's free, on my old DSi as well (why the heck not?)
I WANT RELEASE DATE!
You think the game will be released on the 25th since it is the anniversery of The Legend of Zelda? I hope not because i dont think anybody would want to wait that long Nintendo.
man. now that i have waited so long and am getting so anticipated because its a good game that i will actually be able to get, i have a feeling im gonna be dissapointed.
Well, we can wait,and hope, that nintendo is adding features. they better be adding features if its taking them this long.
jumping with joy
when this come out
Im sick of checking EVERYDAY....
@ShadowDX1 Are you checking the shop or this site? Because the shop gets updated every Thursday...
The shop and the site for release dates. New games used to come out every monday.
me too shadow lol. also it says nintendo points not available...but even WE know its gonna be free lol.
man im so excited i just got a four swords zelda gif as meh profile thing!
oh shadow now i see what you mean ds download you mean not dsi ok. they may do that but it would probably be hard. idk though we can hope
oh yea i just remembered on ign they said that nintendo is gonna have their tgs press conference september 12 (monday) and they will say the release of four swords (hopefully that week!) and, a release of a free downloadable super mario 3d land demo!
when are they releasing the legend of zelda four swords? come on nintendo!!!!!!!!! im tired of checking all the time!!!!!!!!
we want zelda!!!!!!!!
like i said they will announce the release of the four swords on september 12, this monday.
And if they dont add anything from the gba one other than wireless play...i will be pissed because its taking them a while.
@32 Dont you know nintendo by now? Their so cheap this is the third game being released and this is like DSiWares Third year
.. Its obvious that they arent gonna add anything, and they probably might even change their minds and make it 200 points. NINTENDO'S, FRICKING CHEAP!!!lol lemme copy and paste my first comment in this...
hmm... i do love both zelda and good free crap. but knowing nintendo, its gonna be a direct port of the gba one (which they already said it would be)
with no singleplayer to play without anyone and no online. its probably just gonna be local. heck, knowing nintendo, its gonna say you need a gba link cable, and you wont be able to play it at all! thats still a stretch for them!
AND it may cost 500 points.
trust me i bet this is the same gameboy crap that they had in the early 2000's. i already beat the game for original gameboy. i will get the game only because its free and no it will not cost 500 points. its free because its cheap! nintendo is cheap! giving us gameboy crap! what the hell is wrong with nintendo?! i was expecting the gamecube version!
if nintendo were smart, they would make a free game that has things like real money, and updates every now and then. They would make a lot of money with that
yes. nintendo and their peepz are cheap mo-fo's.
If this was the gamecube one....it would be WAAAAY better.
either way-its zelda, and its free.i liked these types of zelda games more than the ds ones. but thht princess fe best were like twiligor gamecube and wind waker and OoT and majoras mask.
tomorrows the press conference. i know why they want to make the frickin game cheap. the skyward sword is coming in november and they are only working on that game. not four swords. im serious if nintendo doesnt work on the the game its gonna go down the toilet!!!!! lol
yea like i said. and what you said-that sucks .but hey, ya know what else sucks ? Nintendo. lol. atleast they USUALLY do. ever since the wii
@Wolfen532 Do you honestly expect them to port FRA onto the 3DS for FREE? You're expecting WAY too much from Nintendo. Be happy they're releasing a game for free.
@Wolfen532 Four Swords was just a bonus game, so it makes sense that it would be free. Four Swords Adventures, however, was a full scale retail title that came out on the Gamecube by itself, so there's no way they'd make it free! Not to mention I highly doubt they could put the whole thing on the eShop.
I hope the game doesnt take more than 50 blocks....
Nintendo should have made the DSi with more memory...Its sad that almost every good game is more than 100 blocks, and the space gets full fast
today is teh press conference, and if four swords is coming out on a thursday, then it will be this thursday or next for sure!
well i am going to try to get this game but i am not worry about blocks because i get a 4GB sd card!
Come on Nintendo WHOO
ok im gonna come back tonight and announce teh release date (even though it will probably be on like the homepage of this site...but if not).
Please be released this Thursday I WANT IT NOW. By the way the game has like 5 parts (including Tutorials)...I hope Nintendo adds some levels to it, AND ONLINE!
Where do you find do you go for press conference?
oh yea i know shadow. anyway, try ign 3ds press conference i think. lemme get link... http://ds.ign.com/articles/119/1193619p1.html there ya go. it starts 8:00 pm PST (11:00 pm EST, etc.). DO WANT THIS GAME NOW-AND WITH MOAR LEVELS!!!! AND ONLINE!!!! DONT LEMME DOWN NINTENDO (Please, not again)!!!
Thanks
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nintendo3dsconference2011
i just found this on a thread on here its a live stream it still hasnt started yet though. 48 minutes!
I didnt understand that lol
The Four Swords footage shows off environments based on the original NES Zelda overworld, as well as Koholint Island from Link's Awakening DX
this is what ign said from watching the four swords gameplay from the conference. can i here an eff yea! im not sure about the release date though.
knock it off with the homophobic insults — TBD
so wait they added new levels?
Sorry i havent played any zelda games so i dont know any of the places
http://ds.ign.com/articles/119/1194010p1.html
yea new levels, a single player campaign, and its coming out september 28th
oh yeah i just cant wait. oh wait u dont believe me that nintendo is a cheap company(that goes for u ShadowDX1 and myusernameissam). finally they announced the release date.
actually, wolfen...
30. myusernameissam 11 Sep 2011, 13:56 BST - Edit | Delete
yes. nintendo and their peepz are cheap mo-fo's.
If this was the gamecube one....it would be WAAAAY better.
either way-its zelda, and its free.i liked these types of zelda games more than the ds ones. but thht princess fe best were like twiligor gamecube and wind waker and OoT and majoras mask.
Nintendo actually did good on this game with the single player and new levels. I just hope i wont get bored with it after a few weeks....
well i do give SOME credit to nintendo. at least they have the game for free. sorry users
screen shots we need shots
in fact were are the screen shots for the game? (P.S. This COULD be a scam by Nintendo).
@myusernameissam were do u get all of these info about the game
they may cancel the game u know. XD they are mostly in the skyward sword.
@myusernameissam i recommend u to go to www.zeldadungeon.net. it has all zelda games including four swords. i hope this is helpful for u. i found a japaneese video of the four swords if u go down on the main page
"u should be happy that the game is free in the eshop!" ...that's what I just told you .
If it was Capcom, then maybe they would cancel it, but I don't think Nintendo would screw up that bad...
Please play nice, guys — the insults need to end. :3
If the game is canceled im sending a very nice message to Nintendo, and any of its pages in facebook, twitter (ill make an acount just for that), and any other webpage. Ill also throw away my DSi and never buy any kind of Nintendo things.
its not scam theres a gameplay vid on ign. see.
http://ds.ign.com/articles/119/1194306p1.html
and its a good minute or two of gameplay. the anniversary levels look awesome.
Don't worry, guys — they've made way too much fuss about this game to cancel it now, I think :3
Can't wait for the 28th! Oh and guys, it's gonna be released, so stop complaining! You're spamming the comments section.
i know. wolfen has been kinda about receiving an awesome free game.
nvm wolfen said sorry he shall be forgiven. but still i cant wait the anniversary levels look awesome. but i hope i just dont get bored even though it has enough features to be the best dsiware game (most suck, and the only really good one was shantae, and cave story was pretty good but was free for computer.). no matter how many features it has, though, wifi would still be nice and add some replay value.
and im not complaining.
@58 i know what you mean. All the games i get, i get bored of it easy-.- The only game i still play from time to time is games from odenis studios
you mean like pop island? i have paperfield and its fun
yea that, tactical defence,and regular pop island. I hope they make another game. They are my fav game creators
what date does 4 swords come out on
@jtjockey11 28th Sep 2011
God man I CANT WAIT UNTIL IT GETS RELEASED WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE RELEASED IN THE 28TH?
Waiting for this feels like waiting for Christmas come on 28th!
I thought it said Oct. 3 on another website... Meh. Here's hoping it is next week.
This will be so cool! Im getting this the first second it comes out!! Go Nintendo!!! Thanks for making a free game thats not crap!!!!!
I cant wait till wed. I have another friend with a 3DS and 2 friends with a DSi who I can play with on the way home from school
@SuperOtaku It's out on Thursday
Can't wait. Just came out in Europe today. Let's hope we get 6 Golden Coins like Europe, too
Just came out in Europe today.
No it didn't. It was announced to be released on Thursday today.
@70 @72
If it's coming out on Thursday then why in the games description up there does it say wednesday everywhere? Not to mention the post that said Wednesday. Where's the link to the source that said it changed to Thursday? If you're talking about the Release schedule post for the 29th on this website, then yes of course it'll be listed, but its out on Wednesday.
Definitely getting it!
Its released on the 28th which is on Wednesday
.It's comin' out tomorrow! w0oT XD
It's already available in the eShop. Check out the 25th Anniversary section to get downloading.
ShadowsDX1, how could they release it on the DSlite, there's no shop, and no internal storage to hold games...
i have it and imma lovin it
This game is awesome, playing co-op with my sister. I love Zelda and free things. If they released more good games that were free that would be cool.
Too easy. Beat it allready.
@78 i meant ds DOWNLOAD where you can play with someone with a ds temporarily
Im stuck on the boss Vaati...its hard to beat him when your playing single player
although i never personally liked this seires,i lget it cause its free
turns out its quite good, but its not how i remember it on the game cube
@85
this is the GBA version, the GC version is 'four swords adventures'
@Bass_X0 I like your profile picture.
This main story of the game was rather easy everything after is a great challenge the key to beating the enemys is to switch between both red and green link alot!
@86 oh thanks for the update
weres the review?
@xj0462: it's coming. we appreciate your patience! :3
@theblackdragon looking forward to it _
i can only play levels where you dont need your partner because my L and R buttons dont work
how to access the retro levels?
I still can't believe how much homage the game pays to TLOZ: The Minish Cap. (I know that A Link to the Past & Four Swords was released 2 years prior to this game.)
From the sprite work, to the "Gnat Hat", to the menu background, this SHOULD have also been Minish Cap's battle/multiplayer mode.
I am in love with this game
I beat the game in 5 days
I had this on gamecube. It was awesome. Especially watching Tingle fail in trying to pick up a 1000 rupees. No offense or anything to Tingle but....I hate hia eva-lovin guts. The gamecube version ROCKS!!!
i like dis game
I missed out. I just got my 3DS, not knowing that this game was already taken off. This was the one Zelda game I never got to play. I had no idea that it would only be up for a little while. Oh well...
not avaliable anymore ; WHYYYY!!!!!???
Who else here thinks nintendo should bring this game back to the eShop, even if we have to pay, I have the gba version but no friends with a gba, the gba port of a link to the past and also a link cable, so I just need a single player version, and this is perfect, exept I got my 3ds at christmas so I sadly couldn't get this game since I was around 2-3 years late...stupid limited adittion stuff, and also, will we ever get GBA games on eShop, even if it is only the ambassador games!
when u found out I was exited... when I finaly got on to dsiware to find it was not there I was very sad. why must I always be late for these things?
@Kermit1Pineapple
Missed you to, hope you have a good Christmas.
Ugh, this is like one of the worstest Zelda games I ever played. Constant damage and death taking all over (especially just single player style without partners for aid) can get rather annoying and unfair at times. That "Hero's Trial" stage challenge is indeed very cleverly-designed to give you all the sneaky tricks you probably never imagined. And those blue knight enemies are also one of the most ridiculous next to Moblins (armed with spears or arrows), because you can't hurt even their sides like you can in the original NES Zelda, so it's only their backs unarmoured for striking at. Sigh... I wouldn't actually call this game "Zelda", since, well, it's mainly a multiplayer concept instead of a true and reasonable single player experience like most games are. Although maybe it's slightly better than that black sheep Zelda II game which TRULY isn't a real Zelda type at all. Besides, I usually do single player for games, whether games that are single player only or have multiplayer included. I know multiplayer is good for something extra, and something to help yourself and your friends and family to enjoy together and pass time, but, I lack a variety of friends into gaming so, how is it even possible? Not sure, but I'm actually fine with just single player anyway.
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