The new Donkey Kong adventure for the Switch 2 shows how Breath of the Wild continues to influence Nintendo's game design ...

I was unsure how it would feel going back to this game after playing the vastly expanded sequel Tears of the Kingdom (which also got a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition release), but even without the ...

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom marks the princess's first foray into the leading role, and it's a darn good first impression. Echoes of Wisdom begins as you might expect.

Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 's success is great to see, as it shows that there is still a place for these classic titles alongside the massive new adventures Nintendo has been crafting.

Link’s got 20 hearts and a full arsenal — I steer him through the dungeon and tear into Ganon. Minutes into the latest Legend of Zelda game, I’m already slashing through to the classic ...

Echoes of Wisdom is a classic-style, top-down adventure that sees Princess Zelda forced into the lead, after a series of mysterious rifts appear around Hyrule, swallowing up people, objects, and even ...

The end result is a top-down Legend of Zelda game with more freedom than ever before. Unlike Link in other top-down entries, Zelda doesn't need Roc's Feather/Cape to jump (she should teach him).

Zelda is able to see and hear Tri, and is given the Tri Rod along with the power to summon Echoes. Shortly after the introduction of Tri, Zelda gets down to the business of escaping.

You can target enemies with the ZL trigger, and I’ve found that if you target and then summon an echo, it’ll do a better job of honing in on that target, but it’s a very imprecise system.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a surprising, fresh twist on the classic Zelda formula, and its got a gorgeous Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition to match.

Zelda has only a few offensive options at the start of the game. I fought a lot of monsters early on by creating rocks and throwing them at my enemies.