The Internet Gaming Network has released their review on Skyward Sword.  Is Skyward Sword a dud, or is it a masterpiece? Read on to watch, or read the review!

Here are some highlights from the IGN review on Skyward Sword:

Skyward Sword sets a new, important benchmark for Nintendo. Modern video games have made significant strides in how they present stories to audiences, and it seems as though Nintendo has finally taken notice. Skyward Sword features cinematics that play out like a movie. At times they are downright captivating with their picturesque settings and powerful drama. The game lacks voice acting as always, but characters’ emotions shine through regardless, and the framing of scenes is incredible

Pairing itself with Wii MotionPlus, Skyward Sword’s 1:1 combat is a revelation. I never want to play a Zelda game any other way again, and playing through this makes me wonder why we didn’t see motion control of this quality before. The responsiveness and intuitiveness of the entire arrangement is superb. The applications of Motion Plus never step into gimmicky territory. Guiding your mechanical flying Beetle, rolling bombs, swimming in water and soaring through the sky by pivoting and flicking the remote not only feels natural, it makes you wonder how you ever played an action game that wasn’t on Wii. Zelda: Skyward Sword is the purest, most perfect realization of Nintendo’s ambitious goals for motion-controlled gaming. It somehow took five years, but the definitive proof plays out before you on the screen.

Skyward Sword’s dungeons not only manage to progressively get better, they’re some of the most genius designs ever seen in the Zelda series. The final temple just might be the best Nintendo has ever created. Despite their polarizing, standard definition nature, Skyward Sword’s visuals count amongst its strongest points. Nintendo has finally found a style that perfectly embodies the Zelda series. By capturing the maturity of Twilight Princess and the vibrant, youthful energy of Wind Waker, this franchise now has the perfect outlet to fully express itself without compromise. Full of bizarre, quirky characters as well as creatures from the darkness, Nintendo has found a tone that captures the best of both ideas while still serving the most important element of all -- the gameplay

It’s fitting that Skyward Sword arrives on Zelda’s 25th anniversary, because it truly pulls from the franchise’s entire history, even addressing the winding narrative directly within its story. It captures a grandness and scope we haven’t seen since the 2D era. It advances combat and control in the most significant way since Ocarina of Time. It finds a tonal and visual harmony between Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. And, most importantly, it leaves a mark on the franchise that future installments will no doubt draw inspiration from for years to come.

This is the Wii game we’ve been waiting for. Through all of the mini-games and odd sports collections, many wondered if and when Nintendo would ever find a way to deliver a deeper experience that still fulfilled on Wii’s limitless potential. Skyward Sword makes good on that promise.

THAT, is the best review I have read on Skyward Sword to date.  Be looking for 1Up’s more critical review coming up! It’s good to see both sides of the argument.

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