also known as Legend of Zelda, The - Twilight Princess HD
Wii U
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Reviewed in 2016
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✪ Reviewed on September 2, 2025
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Twilight Princess HD remake with visual improvements and bonus content. Dungeon design remains excellent, dark adult atmosphere distinguishes this entry. Some pacing heaviness persists. An excellent revised and corrected Zelda for WiiU.
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Action Adventure1 player12+
Description
Link ventures into the Twilight Realm to free Hyrule from Zant's sorcery and Ganondorf's shadow in this Zelda with a dark and epic atmosphere. Published by Nintendo, released in 2016 in Japan, the United States and Europe. HD remaster of Twilight Princess in 1080p with improved textures, the GamePad as an interactive inventory, amiibo functions, and compatibility with the exclusive Wolf Link amiibo.
Zelda no Densetsu - Twilight Princess HD review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
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Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
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Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
Elevated by high definition, this twilight Hyrule gains sharpness without losing any of its painterly gravity. Veiled hues, lengthened shadows and the realm of dusk weave a melancholy of rare elegance. This solemn atmosphere, sharper still, remains one of the most spellbinding in the saga.
Darker and more solemn, the music embraces Hyrule's twilight with low strings and melancholy motifs. Midna's spellbinding theme, between fragility and mystery, haunts you long after the controller is set down. This orchestral gravity, in perfect harmony with the mood, marks one of the saga's emotional peaks.
Torn from his peaceful life when darkness swallows his world, a young man allies with a mocking creature to repel the invasion. Beneath the epic hides the shattering fate of his companion, between pride, grief and redemption. Darker and more adult, this tale owes much to one of the finest characters in the saga.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Clearing a dungeon, finding the item that opens the next area then shifting into a wolf to sniff out a trail sets up a dense adventure where every room promises its reward. Hearts, side quests and interlocking puzzles sustain the urge to open one more door. The opening is slow and hand-holding, but this twilight epic keeps a rare hold once it gets going.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
More guided yet remarkably dense, this adventure strings together sprawling dungeons with memorable puzzles and shifts between the world of light and the Twilight. Hunting shadow fragments, golden bugs and a host of hidden items fleshes out an already lengthy tale. This HD version, polished and tightened, keeps its reputation as one of the saga's most generous and beloved journeys.
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD, a remaster of the series' twilight classic, with heightened finish and comfort tweaks, exclusive to the console and pressed late in the machine's life. Sought, its desirability rests on this status as the finest version of a great entry and a measured late run rather than a general scarcity. A prime piece for a Zelda set, prized by saga fans.
Memorable bosses
Darker and more outsized, this entry's guardians bet on scale: the colossal skeleton Stallord ridden at full tilt, the dragon Argorok stormed in midair, or the unsettling Zant. Each repurposes an item picked up along the way to renew its mechanic, before a Ganondorf split across several phases. A near-cinematic staging seals their impact.
Is Zelda no Densetsu - Twilight Princess HD still worth playing in 2026?
Nintendo's answer to fans demanding a mature Zelda, Twilight Princess offers a realistic art direction and a darker narrative in which Link shifts into a wolf inside the twilight realm. The dungeons rank among the most inventive of the series, Midna remains a memorable companion, and the sword work runs with exemplary precision. Visually dated by now, the title keeps a narrative grasp and gameplay sensibility that place it among the greatest Zelda entries. An indispensable experience of the catalogue to absolutely traverse.
