Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force, published by Koei Tecmo in Japan and internationally by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The game is a successor to 2014’s Hyrule Warriors, and similarly acts as a crossover mixing the characters and universe of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series with the gameplay of Koeo Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors franchise. It is set 100 years before the events of the original game, in an alternate timeline. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised its gameplay, varied character playstyles, amount of content, visuals, soundtrack, and characterization.
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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force, published by Koei Tecmo in Japan and internationally by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The game is a successor to 2014’s Hyrule Warriors, and similarly acts as a crossover mixing the characters and universe of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series with the gameplay of Koeo Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors franchise. It is set 100 years before the events of the original game, in an alternate timeline. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised its gameplay, varied character playstyles, amount of content, visuals, soundtrack, and characterization. However, some criticized the game for its technical issues, including heavy frame drops and certain aspects of the story. Within its first four days, the game shipped over 3 million copies worldwide, making it the single best-selling game in the entire Warriors franchise, with figures of the Four Champions re-releasing alongside the game. Players can upgrade their characters, complete missions and challenges, use resources to access new areas, build weapons, and cook foods that can be used as buffs. Weapons in this game are invulnerable and won’t break over time, unlike in Breath of the Wild, Players can choose stages from it and use the Sheikah Tower to explore between regions.
Besides the characters, players are also able to control the gigantic Divine Beasts to destroy large numbers of enemies. It also features compatibility with Nintendo’s amiibo figures, with Figures of the four Champions being re-released with the game in November 2020. It was released on November 20, 2020 for the Wii U, the Nintendo 3DS, the Wii, and the Nintendo 4S. It will also be released in North America, Europe, Australia, and South Africa on November 25, 2020, and in the UK on November 26, 2020. In the story, Link and Princess Zelda must gather allies from all across Hyrule to fight the forces led by the evil CalamITY Ganon, who is attempting to revive himself and destroy the kingdom. The story depicts the Great Calamities, a great war between the armies of Hyrule and the forces ofCalamity Ganon that resulted in the collapse of the kingdom, and was alluded to in Breath of the Wild. In addition to retaining the combat, material crafting, and weapon-upgrade systems from Hyruleriors, thegame incorporates environmental puzzle solving and the use of the Shekah Slate tool and paraglider from Breath of Wild.
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