Official Nintendo Magazine, which carries the world’s first Skyward Sword review has said that Zelda Skyward Sword offers over 70 hours of gameplay.
Skyward Sword’s main story lasts around 35 hours, while the side quests and exploring push the gameplay time to over 70 hours. The review in ONM states:
“There are about 35 hours to be spent on Skyward Sword’s main quest along, and at least double that if you plan on dipping into the game’s plentiful side-quests, collecting all of the insects, upgrading all of the items, discovering the locations of the Goddess Cubes and exploring the world.”
ONM rewarded Skyward Sword a score of 98%. You can read Blair’s own hands on experience of Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword here.
Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword will release November 18 2011 on Wii.
Source:Â ONM
Dunks
Need a non Nintendo affiliated review before getting excited.
I really want this to be great, maybe a little too much…
Jumping Monks
I hope that review is true, and that this is a good game.
I’d love to know how many hours I’ve poured into Wind Waker over the years, must be well into the hundreds.
colmshan1990
The first review score for a game is ALWAYS >90%, unless somebody’s after publishing too early.
R4U Eldave0
To be fair, it could have been a cowpat in a box and ONM would have given it a 90%+ score if it had Zelda written on it… ;)
I’ll wait for a TSA review before getting too excited.
hazelam
i’d love to read that cowpat review. ^_^
R4U Eldave0
I’m sure it would be udderly amazing
hazelam
i’d make a joke about that, but i don’t want to milk it.
R4U Eldave0
That’s very sensible. Very inspirational. Almost mooving
rht992
well i know what i’m getting my mum for christmas for her Wii. . . now to book time off college and work
Sympozium
Well that would make me buy a Wii again… so much too catch up on though.. N64 games.. Bit-trip… Donkey Kong etc etc
Cathaloh
Link to that article here:
http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/31573/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-review-98-in-onm/
ShovellyJoe
ONM’s one of those publications where the score for average games is 70%+, although for them 98% could be one of, if not the, highest review scores from them.
Cathaloh
It’s their highest ever actually, with SMG2 second with 97.
Burgess_101
wouldnt trust ONM with a “fair” review of a 1st party game, its the reason i stopped buying the “official” magazines.
DrNate86
Just to offset this cynicism with some fanboyism, eeeee I am so excited about this game!