<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1991	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
game	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>
<s>
Officially	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
many	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
development	O
began	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
shortly	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
Tracks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
request	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
and	O
setting	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
though	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
areas	O
significantly	O
reworked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
five	O
months	O
and	O
by	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
4.21	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
presented	O
in	O
stereoscopic	B-Application
3D	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
predominantly	O
experienced	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1991	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
title	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
and	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
many	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worlds	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
and	O
Lorule	O
in	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
are	O
analogous	O
to	O
A	O
Link	O
to	O
the	O
Pasts	O
depiction	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
tracks	O
featured	O
in	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
return	O
in	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
displays	O
hearts	O
,	O
an	O
energy	O
gauge	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
action	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
kingdoms	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
showing	O
Link	O
's	O
current	O
position	O
and	O
marked	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
many	O
previous	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
,	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
and	O
clearing	O
dungeons	O
is	O
a	O
fundamental	O
part	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progression	O
through	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
is	O
more	O
open-ended	O
than	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
tackling	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dungeons	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
Play	O
Coin	O
and	O
StreetPass	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
another	O
system	O
that	O
has	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
passed	O
by	O
via	O
StreetPass	B-Device
,	O
a	O
shadow	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
Link	O
will	O
appear	O
somewhere	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
fight	O
against	O
these	O
Links	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
game	O
's	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
chronology	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
falls	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Defeated	O
Hero	O
"	O
timeline	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
and	O
falling	O
between	O
the	O
Oracle	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ancient	O
Hyrulean	O
legend	O
tells	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
prior	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganon	O
sought	O
to	O
dominate	O
the	O
kingdom	O
using	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
sacred	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
defeated	O
by	O
a	O
legendary	O
hero	O
and	O
sealed	O
away	O
by	O
the	O
Seven	O
Sages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Triforce	B-Device
was	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
pieces	O
to	O
prevent	O
evil	O
from	O
rising	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lorule	O
is	O
a	O
kingdom	O
that	O
once	O
possessed	O
a	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
destroyed	O
to	O
stop	O
Lorule	O
's	O
people	O
from	O
fighting	O
for	O
its	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
a	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
Lorule	O
decayed	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
ruined	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
Princess	O
Zelda	O
rules	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
while	O
her	O
counterpart	O
Hilda	O
rules	O
Lorule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seven	O
Sages	O
rescued	O
,	O
their	O
combined	O
powers	O
create	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Courage	O
for	O
Link	O
,	O
worthy	O
of	O
wielding	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
before	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
Hilda	O
steals	O
Zelda	O
's	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Wisdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hilda	O
reveals	O
her	O
goal	O
:	O
long	O
ago	O
,	O
Lorule	O
was	O
once	O
a	O
peaceful	O
kingdom	O
until	O
her	O
ancestors	O
destroyed	O
its	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
falling	O
Lorule	O
into	O
the	O
present	O
ruin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deciding	O
to	O
use	O
Hyrule	O
's	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
she	O
sent	O
Yuga	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
of	O
Courage	O
from	O
Link	O
,	O
to	O
no	O
avail	O
;	O
she	O
tricked	O
Link	O
into	O
finding	O
it	O
himself	O
for	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
three	O
Triforce	B-Device
together	O
,	O
Yuga	O
betrays	O
Hilda	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
and	O
Zelda	O
returns	O
to	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
its	O
Triforce	B-Device
to	O
grant	O
their	O
wish	O
;	O
Lorule	O
's	O
Triforce	B-Device
is	O
restored	O
and	O
the	O
kingdom	O
returns	O
to	O
its	O
former	O
glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2009	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Spirit	I-Application
Tracks	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
assigned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Spirit	B-Application
Tracks	I-Application
team	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
handheld	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Zelda	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
early	O
phase	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
not	O
considered	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	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
instead	O
they	O
were	O
building	O
a	O
game	O
around	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
"	O
communication	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
stage	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
they	O
still	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Zelda	O
games	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
viewpoint	O
and	O
design	O
of	O
Link	O
from	O
Spirit	B-Application
Tracks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
within	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
entering	O
production	O
,	O
core	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
reassigned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
launch	O
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
console	O
which	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Zelda	O
series	O
producer	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
began	O
thinking	O
about	O
the	O
next	O
project	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
released	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
demand	O
for	O
an	O
original	O
Zelda	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
was	O
growing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Shikata	O
and	O
Mouri	O
still	O
engaged	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
launch	O
games	O
,	O
Aonuma	O
decided	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
project	O
without	O
its	O
core	O
members	O
,	O
13	O
months	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
shelved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tominaga	O
planned	O
to	O
create	O
50	O
more	O
small	O
dungeons	O
that	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
wall-entering	O
mechanic	O
,	O
but	O
Miyamoto	O
criticised	O
this	O
approach	O
and	O
suggested	O
basing	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
on	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
proposed	O
combining	O
the	O
wall-entering	O
mechanic	O
with	O
the	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
and	O
landforms	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
shift	O
in	O
perspective	O
when	O
entering	O
a	O
wall	O
would	O
be	O
complemented	O
by	O
the	O
stereoscopic	B-Application
3D	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
converted	O
the	O
two-dimensional	O
landforms	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
into	O
three-dimensional	O
space	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
placed	O
Link	O
into	O
the	O
setting	O
with	O
the	O
wall-entering	O
mechanic	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mouri	O
requested	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
run	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
instead	O
of	O
30	O
to	O
stabilize	O
the	O
stereoscopic	B-Application
3D	O
and	O
smoothen	O
movement	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
doubling	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
increased	O
the	O
processing	O
load	O
,	O
it	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
implement	O
a	O
feature	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
select	O
items	O
by	O
dragging	O
and	O
dropping	O
them	O
from	O
their	O
inventory	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
stylus	B-Device
;	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
this	O
feature	O
felt	O
too	O
sluggish	O
for	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
's	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
found	O
out	O
about	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
lacked	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
revise	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dungeon	O
designs	O
to	O
be	O
certain	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
completed	O
without	O
the	O
3D	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Link	O
turning	O
into	O
a	O
mural	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Phantom	O
Ganon	O
jumping	O
into	O
paintings	O
during	O
his	O
encounter	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
a	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
travels	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
worlds	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
and	O
Lorule	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
chose	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
English-language	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
features	O
original	O
music	O
along	O
with	O
tracks	O
from	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryo	O
Nagamatsu	O
composed	O
and	O
orchestrated	O
new	O
music	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
and	O
played	O
the	O
flute	O
music	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
milk	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
composed	O
arrangements	O
and	O
adapted	O
Koji	O
Kondo	O
's	O
original	O
music	O
from	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
began	O
by	O
revisiting	O
old	O
tracks	O
and	O
thinking	O
how	O
he	O
could	O
best	O
adapt	O
them	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
team	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
live	O
orchestra	O
for	O
recording	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
—	O
the	O
primary	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
optimal	O
sound	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reverberations	O
and	O
low-pitch	O
sounds	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
live	O
orchestra	O
were	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
late	O
2013	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
but	O
featuring	O
new	O
mechanics	O
,	O
new	O
dungeons	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
gameplay	O
video	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
English	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Triforce	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Seattle	O
showing	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Symphony	O
of	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
Second	O
Quest	O
concert	O
tour	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
was	O
playable	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Wind	I-Device
Waker	I-Device
HD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
bundle	O
including	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
themed	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
with	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
was	O
rereleased	O
under	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Selects	O
label	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
five	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
on	O
CD	O
in	O
Europe	O
via	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
concert	O
tour	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	O
Symphony	O
of	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
Master	O
Quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
2013	O
's	O
second	O
highest	O
scoring	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
behind	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest	O
scoring	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
tracker	O
Media	O
Create	O
reported	O
that	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
video	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
launch	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
surpassing	O
224,000	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
4.21million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
saw	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
as	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
outstanding	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Zelda	O
game	O
in	O
20	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
GamesRadar	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
essential	O
title	O
for	O
every	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
owner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
thought	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
best	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussing	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
A	O
Link	O
to	O
the	O
Pasts	O
version	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
in	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
GamesRadar	O
thought	O
that	O
while	O
revisiting	O
familiar	O
places	O
was	O
a	O
nostalgic	O
experience	O
,	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
exploring	O
new	O
areas	O
was	O
absent	O
and	O
having	O
to	O
retread	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
world	O
again	O
was	O
"	O
somewhat	O
unsatisfying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
the	O
loose	O
structure	O
and	O
openness	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
revelatory	O
change	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
glad	O
to	O
see	O
that	O
some	O
restrictions	O
in	O
previous	O
Zelda	O
titles	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
reviewers	O
agreed	O
that	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
excelled	O
at	O
using	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
direction	O
was	O
divisive	O
among	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
composition	O
was	O
complimented	O
;	O
Game	O
Informer	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
gaming	O
,	O
and	O
GamesRadar	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
praising	O
both	O
the	O
new	O
compositions	O
and	O
the	O
adapted	O
renditions	O
music	O
from	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
has	O
been	O
prominently	O
represented	O
in	O
other	O
Zelda-related	O
media	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Ravio	O
and	O
Yuga	O
appeared	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
2014	O
game	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
on	O
stages	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Princess	O
Zelda	O
's	O
design	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
is	O
partially	O
based	O
on	O
her	O
incarnation	O
from	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
replacing	O
her	O
previous	O
incarnations	O
from	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ravio	O
's	O
hood	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
with	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
The	O
Champion	O
's	O
Ballad	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
