‘Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’ review: Gaming best experienced with Motion Controls

A decade after its initial launch, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, fixes all of the problems that plagued the 2011 original to bring you a very loveable Zelda game

Revolutionary for its time, the Nintendo Wii brought along fun Motion Controls (where players interact with the system through body movements) to replace controllers, the Wii setup the foundation Nintendo Switch was built upon. At that time, the prospect of a fully Motion-controlled Legend of Zelda game was an intriguing proposition. When Skyward Sword — the 16th mainline entry in The Legend of Zelda series — landed in November 2011, it was one of the most divisive games in history. Nintendo listened and, now, 10 years later, came out with a new version of the game, on the Switch. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) In 2011, Nintendo announced a new Zelda timeline and placed Skyward Sword square at the start of the storyline. This origin story has a lot riding on its shoulders and the game does not shy away from creating a rich mythology and the birth of the Hero of Time. In many ways it succeeds, creating not only that but also a delightful story with one of the best art styles in the series so far.