"The Wii may have been defined by its casual fitness and sports titles, but hardcore Nintendo fans will remember the AAA launch
game that enticed them to the motion controller revolution - Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. It seems fitting that the
very next entry in the series, Skyward Sword, will end up seeing off the console as it nears its final days. But beyond
that, Link's new adventure also finally demonstrates the kind of motion control that Nintendo had marketed to gamers back
in 2005 - and does it remarkably well. Battles with Moblins will require you to use 1:1 swings (or as close as you could possibly
get) as you slice your sword in between vertical, horizontal and diagonal openings. Shields need to be raised (using the Nunchuk)
to be effective, and you can even hold your sword up in the sky like He-Man to charge up damaging blows to nearby enemies.
Nintendo has thrown something of a backstory into the relationship between Link and Zelda this time around - rather than waking
up as 'the chosen one' set to rescue some princess, in Skyloft you're a trainee in the Knight Academy, about to graduate into
the ranks of local sky warriors. When Zelda is sucked away into the world below Skyloft, however, it falls to you to explore
that world and bring her back. The scope of things to do, items to collect, dungeons to beat and potential lands to explore
in the greater 'sky world' map beggars belief, offering up what is sure to be one of the biggest Zelda games yet."