The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword gets ready to soar – pre-launch news round-up

With the launch of the game just days away and Nintendo issuing news faster than we can type. We thought we’d do a quick pre-launch round-up to get you in the mood.

Ok so Tri-forces at the ready…

First up, most of you will remember the amazing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D TV spot that featured none other than funny man himself, Robin Williams, and his aptly named daughter, Zelda? No? Well, you can refresh you memory here (What a beard). Anyway, the main news is that the battling two-some are back! Well actually one and half are back, Mr. Williams is now sans beard. The TV spot see’s Robin showing off his masterful archer skills (who knew?) and Zelda swinging into action with some equally impressive sword skills. Check it out below.

Next up is Robin, explaining how “every legend has an origin…. and every hero has a history” and how Skyward Sword will answer questions 25 years in the making.

Nintendo have also released another TV spot , this time featuring swords and shields falling from the sky and even some in-game footage…

If you’re a fan of the amazingly scored music in Zelda, you’ll love this. The guys over at Nintendo has released a five-minute video showing how the Nintendo orchestra recorded the main theme of Zelda and the score for Skyward Sword. Unlike The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Link’s final adventure on Nintendo Wii will have an entirely orchestrated soundtrack.

Finally with reviews of the game starting to pop up throughout the internet and 90% of them really positive, Nintendo have released its pre-launch trailer. The trailer shows some of the story, it’s beautifully scored too. My early opinion is that this could be one of the best Zelda games to-date

With all that news, the only question i can ask is not will you be getting the game but when?