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Skyward Sword is the sixteenth entry in the Legend of Zelda series. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting.

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The game's storyline is the earliest in Zelda continuity, preceding The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. Skyward Sword follows an incarnation of the series protagonist Link who was raised in a society above the clouds known as Skyloft. After his closest childhood friend, Zelda, is swept into the land below the clouds by demonic forces, Link does whatever it takes to save her, traveling between Skyloft and the surface below while battling the dark forces of the self-proclaimed "Demon Lord", Ghirahim.

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	Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements
CPU	AMD Vishera FX-6350 3.9GHz or higher / Intel Pentium Dual-Core G4400 3.30GHz or higher	AMD Six-Core CPU / Intel Quad-Core CPU
RAM	4 GB or more	6GB
OS	Windows 7 and the KB3135445 platform update	Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10
Graphics Card	ASUS Radeon R7 250; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or higher	ASUS Radeon R7 250 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or higher; Graphics Memory 2 GB
HDD Space	6 GB ore more	8 GB ore more
Game Analysis	The game's storyline is the earliest in Zelda continuity, preceding The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. Skyward Sword follows an incarnation of the series protagonist Link who was raised in a society above the clouds known as Skyloft. After his closest childhood friend, Zelda, is swept into the land below the clouds by demonic forces, Link does whatever it takes to save her, traveling between Skyloft and the surface below while battling the dark forces of the self-proclaimed "Demon Lord", Ghirahim.
Optimization Score	5

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This is an action-adventure game in which players assume the role of Link, a young hero on a quest to rescue his childhood friend Zelda from an evil force. As players explore dungeons and temples, they use swords, whips, boomerangs, and bows to solve puzzles and defeat fantasy creatures (e.g., skeletons, giant spiders, demons). Some ranged weapons allow players to shoot projectiles (e.g., arrows) from a first-person view; players can perform various swords strikes, including a finishing attack: Link jumps through the air to strike creatures and bosses into the ground. The somewhat frenetic combat is highlighted by slashing effects, cries of pain, and colorful splash effects as enemies are hit; enemies usually break apart and disappear in clouds of smoke when defeated. A handful of sequences involve bathroom humor (e.g., a character sitting on a toilet, flushing sounds).

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