I have come to play!
It's been the generation of remakes for The Legend of Zelda. The main entries from the N64 and GameCube have now all been given the remaster treatment, though many will think of this title as a Wii game. A decade on from its original waggle-heavy release, gives a second chance to one of the most talked about and debated entries in the series to date. A well written storyline and a lengthy adventure await Wii U owners, and once again Nintendo and its partners - Tantalus Media, on this occasion - have breathed new life into a key release while remaining faithful to the source material.
What's interesting about Twilight Princess, and its dual identity as a late arrival on GameCube and launch title on Wii, is that most will know the game from its waggle-heavy incarnation. In 2006, when motion controls were an exciting idea that truly captured the zeitgeist, swishing a Remote around - with minimal accuracy - had an immersive feel. Time wasn't necessarily kind to that control scheme, however, especially when MotionPlus arrived and showed how rudimentary the sword wielding was - the pointer aiming, to be fair, aged gracefully.
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