VIDEO: The correct way to play ‘Skyward Sword’

Since the new Zelda boasts true, 1:1 control, the best way maneuver Link is to actually spin around and jump around.

Though much like in the game, you’ll find yourself out of energy real fast, and since the real world lacks that glowy, green fruit, perhaps Clif Bars might help?

But yeah, the game is pretty awesome. Been playing it all Thanksgiving weekend. Believe the hype; aside from it being seriously the best Zelda game ever, unquestionably, but it’s easily one of the best games of this year, up there with Skyrim, Uncharted 3, and pretty much anything else you can think of.

One of the many reasons is how it basically touches upon virtually previous Zelda game to come before it, which is somewhat appropriate since it’s the very first in the timeline. On that note, bonus video time! Here’s a neat piece of stop-motion that does as the Skyward Sword does as well, in a slightly different fashion…



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Matt Hawkins Matt Hawkins is an NYC based video game journalist, designer, consultant, and cultralist. He's been published in EGM and GameSetWatch amongst others. Matt also makes comics and zines, is obsessed with cable access, gets into arguments with homeless people all the time, and once had his nipple bitten off during a one night stand. But that's neither here nor there.

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