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The Legend of Zelda Tri Force Heroes Releases
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 22, in the year of our Lord 2015
– It’s dangerous to go alone … so don’t! In The Legend
of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, available for the Nintendo 3DS
family of systems on Oct. 23, three heroes must form a legendary
trio to tackle dungeons and defeat bosses together as a team.
Presented in the same top-down style as the critically acclaimed
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, players solve
inventive puzzles and dress Link in a range of outfits to enable
new abilities that enhance their adventure. While playing the
game with three players is part of the fun, the adventure can
also be taken on solo, allowing all players to dive into the
experience at any place and any time.
Players can journey through the numerous levels of The Legend of
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes in multiple ways. In addition to playing
the game’s 32 stages across eight areas solo with two
statue-like figures called “Doppels,” they can also play via
local wireless or use a wireless broadband Internet connection
to go online in multiplayer mode with two other heroic players
who also own the game. Players can choose to team up with any
combination of players who are or are not part of their Nintendo
3DS friends list. With Download Play, players can connect
locally with two other friends who own a system in the Nintendo
3DS family, even if only one person has the game. Only by
working as a team will players be able to progress through the
various hazards awaiting them on their perilous journey. And by
using fun emoticons on the touch screen, players not playing
together in the same room can quickly and easily communicate
with each other. The multiplayer Coliseum mode also lets players
battle one or two other heroes, wearing the outfits that they
have collected during their adventure.
The adventure will take players through fiery volcanoes, icy
caverns and beyond, with each new dungeon cleverly designed to
be completed by three heroes. Cooperation is key. For the first
time in The Legend of Zelda series, players can stack two or
three Link characters on top of each other using a new Totem
mechanic to solve multi-level puzzles and reach enemies’ weak
spots. This new mechanic is one of many ways the three heroes
can interact together to conquer the challenges that face them
head(s) on. All three Link characters share the same heart
gauge, so it pays to help each other. How players work together
to clear each dungeon and reap the rewards is part of the
experience!
Collecting and changing outfits in the game is not just for
showing off Link’s fashion prowess – each of the outfits in the
game comes with its own special abilities that help the three
Link characters solve puzzles and navigate difficult terrain.
For example, the “Goron Garb” allows Link to swim in lava, while
the “Kokiri Clothes” let him shoot three arrows instead of one.
By switching between different outfits before entering a
dungeon, all three players can bring vital abilities to each new
area. Players can create different outfits using materials that
they collect by completing the game’s levels.
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes launches in stores on Oct.
23 at a suggested retail price of $39.99. In addition, a Hyrule
Edition New Nintendo 3DS XL system will launch exclusively in
GameStop stores on Oct. 30 at a suggested retail price of
$199.99. The system (which does not include the game) is
gold-colored and features an intricate Hylian Crest on the
front.