<s>
Link	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Faces	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
are	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Animation	O
Magic	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Philips	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Media	I-Device
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
considered	O
official	O
or	O
canonical	O
entries	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
of	O
three	O
Zelda	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
,	O
Zelda	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
separately	O
and	O
plays	O
differently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zelda	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
changes	O
the	O
roles	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
control	O
Zelda	O
,	O
who	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
save	O
Link	O
and	O
King	O
Harkinian	O
and	O
defend	O
her	O
kingdom	O
from	O
Ganon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
years	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Zelda	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Mario	O
game	O
Hotel	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
have	O
been	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
their	O
plots	O
,	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Link	O
in	O
The	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
Zelda	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
,	O
Link	O
's	O
hopes	O
are	O
fulfilled	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
wizard	O
named	O
Gwonam	O
arrives	O
on	O
a	O
magic	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
,	O
telling	O
them	O
that	O
Ganon	O
(	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
antagonist	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
minions	O
have	O
taken	O
over	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Koridai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
ventures	O
through	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
conquers	O
all	O
the	O
faces	O
along	O
with	O
defeating	O
their	O
leaders	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
,	O
Goronu	O
,	O
the	O
anthropomorphic	O
pig	B-Language
and	O
jokester	O
,	O
Harlequin	O
,	O
the	O
fire-breathing	O
armored	O
knight	O
,	O
Militron	O
,	O
the	O
gluttonies	O
cyclops	O
,	O
Glutko	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
anthropomorphic	O
and	O
sinister	O
wolf	O
,	O
Lupay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gwonam	O
appears	O
and	O
congratulates	O
Link	O
on	O
his	O
success	O
and	O
then	O
transports	O
the	O
two	O
on	O
his	O
magic	B-Application
carpet	I-Application
show	O
them	O
the	O
liberated	O
and	O
recovering	O
Koriadi	O
before	O
he	O
officially	O
declares	O
Link	O
the	O
hero	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
she	O
adventures	O
across	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
Zelda	O
defeats	O
many	O
of	O
Ganon	O
's	O
minions	O
including	O
the	O
villainous	O
mummy	O
Gibdo	O
,	O
the	O
wicked	O
three	O
witches	B-Device
of	O
the	O
Fairy	O
Pool	O
,	O
the	O
intimidating	O
knight	O
,	O
Iron	O
Knuckle	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
sorcerer	O
,	O
Wizzrobe	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
shape-shifting	O
,	O
Omfak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Sony	O
to	O
begin	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
CD-ROM-based	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
(	O
see	O
Super	B-Device
NES	I-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
)	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
for	O
FMV	B-Application
and	O
larger	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
broke	O
the	O
agreement	O
and	O
instead	O
signed	O
with	O
Philips	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
add-on	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
Sony	O
to	O
spin	O
off	O
their	O
add-on	O
into	O
its	O
own	O
console	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Witnessing	O
the	O
poor	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Mega-CD	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
scrapped	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
making	O
an	O
add-on	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
dissolving	O
the	O
agreement	O
with	O
Philips	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
gave	O
them	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
use	O
five	O
of	O
their	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Link	O
,	O
Princess	O
Zelda	O
,	O
Ganon	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	O
for	O
games	O
on	O
Philips	O
's	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
after	O
the	O
partnership	O
's	O
dissolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contracting	O
out	O
to	O
independent	O
studios	O
,	O
Philips	O
subsequently	O
used	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
create	O
three	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
taking	O
no	O
part	O
in	O
their	O
development	O
except	O
to	O
give	O
input	O
on	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
artwork	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
original	O
two	O
games	O
and	O
that	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
instruction	O
booklets.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
Philips	O
insisted	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
studios	O
utilize	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
'	O
s	O
capabilities	O
,	O
including	O
FMV	B-Application
,	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
CD-quality	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Game	O
Plus	O
:	O
Multimídia	O
-	O
Zelda	O
Ataca	O
CDI	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
1993.The	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
were	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Nintendo-licensed	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
DeSharone	O
's	O
direction	O
,	O
development	O
progressed	O
similarly	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
his	O
game	O
Below	B-Application
the	I-Application
Root	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Retro	O
Gamers	O
John	O
Szczepaniak	O
suggested	O
was	O
as	O
a	O
forerunner.The	O
Making	O
of	O
...	O
Zelda	O
:	O
'	O
Wand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
 '	O
&	O
'	O
Link	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faces	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
 '	O
-	O
Roots	O
of	O
Origin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNES	B-Application
Force	O
magazine	O
described	O
the	O
animated	O
sequences	O
as	O
"	O
breathtaking	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
and	O
speech.Rice	O
,	O
Chris	O
,	O
ed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NEWS	O
:	O
ZELDA	O
CDi	B-Device
EXCLUSIVE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNES	B-Application
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
similar	O
praise	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
additional	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
its	O
plot	O
and	O
its	O
backgrounds.ECTS	O
93	O
:	O
CDi	B-Device
Philips	O
-	O
Link	O
:	O
The	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
1993.ECTS	O
93	O
:	O
CDi	B-Device
Philips	O
-	O
Zelda	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
magazine	O
would	O
ultimately	O
score	O
The	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
79%	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
giving	O
particularly	O
high	O
marks	O
for	O
music	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
play-through	O
time.CD	O
TESTS	O
:	O
Link	B-Application
The	I-Application
Faces	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CDi	B-Device
Magazine	O
rated	O
The	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
65%	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
poor	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
and	O
singling	O
out	O
the	O
perfunctory	O
storyline	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
graphical	O
features	O
like	O
parallax	O
and	O
the	O
slow	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reviewer	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
a	O
higher	O
75%	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
reasonably	O
good	O
game	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
puzzles	O
and	O
animated	O
sequences	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
plot	O
and	O
controls.Stout	O
,	O
Andy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Games	O
-	O
Zelda	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CDi	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
Andy	O
Clough	O
,	O
ed	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Games	O
-	O
Link	B-Application
The	I-Application
Faces	I-Application
of	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CDi	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
Andy	O
Clough	O
,	O
ed	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Edge	O
reported	O
that	O
as	O
CD-i	B-Device
sales	O
began	O
to	O
suffer	O
,	O
criticism	O
sharpened	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
low-cost	O
,	O
low-risk	O
ventures	O
that	O
had	O
failed	O
to	O
excite	O
any	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-evaluation	O
and	O
infamyLink	O
:	O
The	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
and	O
Zelda	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
have	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
negative	O
reviews	O
in	O
retrospect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
animation	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
was	O
extremely	O
simple	O
and	O
stilted	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
had	O
several	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Travis	O
Fahs	O
criticized	O
the	O
games	O
for	O
using	O
a	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
for	O
"	O
insufferable	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
designers	O
 '	O
poor	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
looked	O
decent	O
considering	O
the	O
poor	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
'	O
s	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Peer	O
Schneider	O
criticized	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
for	O
not	O
effectively	O
indicating	O
when	O
a	O
platform	O
begins	O
or	O
ends	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
said	O
its	O
controls	O
were	O
"	O
sloppy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schneider	O
also	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
star	O
Zelda	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
may	O
have	O
been	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
'	O
s	O
library	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schneider	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
were	O
"	O
entertaining	O
...	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
wrong	O
reasons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Danny	O
Cowan	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
and	O
John	O
Szczepaniak	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
praised	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
and	O
Wand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
as	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Szczepaniak	O
in	O
particular	O
suggested	O
that	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
magazines	O
that	O
had	O
rated	O
and	O
reviewed	O
Wand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
and	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
had	O
engaged	O
in	O
hate	O
campaigns	O
having	O
never	O
even	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
praises	O
drew	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
detailed	O
,	O
well-drawn	O
in-game	O
backgrounds	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
both	O
Gigeresque	O
and	O
Monet-esque	O
)	O
Retrospection	O
:	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
-	O
Perfect	O
Ten	O
Games	O
:	O
Link	O
:	O
FoE	O
/	O
Zelda	O
:	O
WoG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Szczepaniak	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
controls	O
work	O
best	O
when	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
hardwired	O
three-button	O
CD-i	B-Device
control	O
pad	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
'	O
s	O
"	O
crappy	O
infrared	O
remote	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
what	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
lies	O
perpetuated	O
about	O
[	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
and	O
Wand	O
of	O
Gamelon ]	O
"	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
described	O
the	O
games	O
as	O
"	O
astoundingly	O
good	O
"	O
and	O
rated	O
them	O
together	O
as	O
number	O
ten	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Perfect	O
Ten	O
Games	O
"	O
for	O
CD-i	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unofficial	O
remakes	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
in	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
by	O
amateur	O
developer	O
Dopply	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
teach	O
himself	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
four	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
remakes	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Edge	O
reported	O
that	O
both	O
Faces	O
of	O
Evil	O
and	O
Wand	B-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
a	O
"	O
respectable	O
number	O
of	O
units	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
IGN	O
claimed	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
CD-i	B-Device
games	O
(	O
including	O
these	O
two	O
)	O
were	O
poor	O
and	O
caused	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
readily	O
available	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
contributor	O
Seanbaby	O
ranked	O
Zelda	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wand	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gamelon	I-Application
the	O
sixth	O
worst	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
GameTrailers	O
rated	O
it	O
fifth	O
worst	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time.The	O
Wand	O
of	O
Gamelon	O
appeared	O
in	O
an	O
IGN	O
bracket	O
poll	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Greatest	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
Game	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
Zelda	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
set	O
of	O
rounds	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
