Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
| Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Omega Force |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo Koei Tecmo (Japan) |
| Director(s) | Ryouta Matsushita |
| Producer(s) | Yosuke Hayashi Masaki Furusawa |
| Designer(s) | Kenta Shiraishi |
| Programmer(s) | Masayoshi Yamada |
| Artist(s) | Yu Oboshi |
| Writer(s) | Yuki Ikeno Mari Okamoto Ryohei Hayashi |
| Composer(s) | Kumi Tanioka Reo Uratani Ryotaro Yagi Haruki Yamada |
| Series | Dynasty Warriors The Legend of Zelda  |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release | November 20, 2020 |
| Genre(s) | Hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multi-player |
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Zelda Musou: Apocalyptic Record of The Calamity in Japan) is a hack and slash video game. It was published by Nintendo with Koei Tecmo doing the publishing in Japan. The game was developed by Omega Force.[1]
It was released on November 20, 2020 for the Nintendo Switch.[2]
The game is a prequel and is set 100 years before the events of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The player controls either Link or Zelda and builds a team to destroy enemies and attempt to stop Calamity Ganon from being revived and destroying Hyrule. Gameplay blends a mixture of hack and slash elements from the Dynasty Warriors series.[3][4]
It is the second game released in the series after the 2016 video game Hyrule Warriors.
Reception[change | change source]
The game recieved good reviews by game critics. Critics said that they like the gameplay, the different way that the characters fought, and story. However, some critics said that they didn't like the camera, setting of the story, the use of time travel, and some frame rate issues.[5][6][7][8][9]
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity sold very well. Only after four days of release, it had become the best-selling Warriors game of all time. Out-selling all of the Dynasty Warriors games and others in the series.[10]
At the end of 2020, the game had sold over 3.5 million copies and is one of the best selling video games released for the Switch.[11][12]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity". IGN. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Top New Video Games Releasing On PS5, Series X/S, Switch, And PC This Month -- November 2020". GameSpot. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Announced, Set '100 Years Before The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'". IGN. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "The Legend Of Zelda: Age Of Calamity's Story, Explained". TheGamer. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Review". GameSpot. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Review". IGN. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Review: "An Ace Accomplice to Breath of the Wild"". GameRadar+. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Review (Switch)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Review: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity". Destructoid. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Is Already The Best-Selling Warriors Game Of All Time". Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Reiwa 3rd Quarter Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 3 [Japanese Standards] (Consolidated)" (PDF). Koei Tecmo (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity shipments and digital sales top four million". Gematsu. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
