<s>
The	B-Device
Legend	I-Device
of	I-Device
Zelda	I-Device
:	I-Device
Four	I-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
–	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	O
cable	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Four	I-Application
Swords	I-Application
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
Link	O
and	O
his	O
three	O
clones	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
magic	O
"	O
Four	O
Sword	O
"	O
on	O
an	O
adventure	O
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
Hyrule	O
after	O
learning	O
that	O
an	O
evil	O
counterpart	O
of	O
himself	O
,	O
Shadow	O
Link	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
was	O
considered	O
the	O
48th-best	O
game	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
aggregated	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
mode	O
of	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
is	O
"	O
Hyrulean	O
Adventure	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
episodic	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
adaptation	O
of	O
conventional	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyrulean	O
Adventure	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
of	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
one	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
maps	O
are	O
static	O
rather	O
than	O
randomly	O
generated	O
,	O
the	O
top-down	O
view	O
is	O
taken	O
from	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
gameplay	O
includes	O
effects	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
rearranged	O
in	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hyrulean	O
Adventure	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
as	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
are	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
version	O
requires	O
each	O
player	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
and	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
action	O
transfers	O
when	O
that	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
goes	O
off	O
the	O
main	O
screen	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
single-player	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
controller	O
or	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navi	O
Trackers	O
(	O
formerly	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
titled	O
Tetra	O
's	O
Trackers	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
only	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
(	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
+	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
players	O
use	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advances	I-Device
to	O
search	O
for	O
members	O
of	O
Tetra	O
's	O
pirate	O
crew	O
to	O
gain	O
as	O
many	O
stamps	O
as	O
possible	O
within	O
a	O
given	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
used	O
by	O
each	O
player	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
showing	O
a	O
basic	O
map	O
and	O
Tetra	O
narrating	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
centuries	O
after	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
and	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
within	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Child	O
Timeline	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
chronologically	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
this	O
timeline	O
prior	O
to	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
separate	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
Ganondorf/The	O
Dark	O
Beast	O
Ganon	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
whose	O
backstory	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
something	O
which	O
is	O
unique	O
to	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
true	O
villain	O
is	O
Ganon	O
,	O
who	O
obtained	O
his	O
powers	O
after	O
stealing	O
a	O
powerful	O
trident	B-Application
containing	O
dark	O
energy	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
hidden	O
away	O
within	O
a	O
pyramid	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
seize	O
control	O
over	O
substantial	O
portions	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
:	O
Four	O
Swords	O
Adventures	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2003	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
showcased	O
two	O
Zelda	O
games	O
which	O
would	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
connectivity	O
,	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
and	O
Tetra	O
's	O
Trackers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
,	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
+	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
third	O
,	O
Shadow	O
Battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
"	O
Hyrule	O
Adventure	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Battle	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Navi	O
's	O
Trackers	O
"	O
as	O
three	O
individual	O
games	O
bundled	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
possible	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
is	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
compete	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
for	O
sales	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
released	O
pre-Christmas	O
in	O
Europe	O
because	O
,	O
unlike	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
cannibalize	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
rated	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
the	O
48th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
connectivity	O
feature	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
truly	O
compelling	O
reason	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
a	O
GameCube-to-GBA	O
link	O
cable	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
a	O
controller	O
has	O
an	O
appreciable	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
and	O
Adventures	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
persistent	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
applauded	O
,	O
with	O
critic	O
remarking	O
that	O
Adventures	O
improved	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
visuals	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
Wind	O
Waker-derived	O
visual	O
style	O
more	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
cel-shaded	O
adventure	O
of	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
was	O
noted	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
review	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
for	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
is	O
familiar	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
has	O
played	O
any	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
game	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
June	O
2004.Four	O
Swords	O
Adventures	O
also	O
received	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
said	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
particularly	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
odd	O
mix	O
of	O
cheap	O
2D	O
SNES	O
sprites	O
and	O
nice	O
GameCube	B-Application
particle	O
effects	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
it	O
created	O
an	O
inconsistent	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
requirement	O
of	O
the	O
link	O
cable	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
required	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
for	O
multiplayer	O
limits	O
the	O
play	O
potential.Four	O
Swords	O
Adventures	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
June	O
2004	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
with	O
155,000	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
sold	O
250,000	O
copies	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
were	O
disappointing	O
due	O
to	O
each	O
player	O
needing	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
a	O
Link	O
Cable	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
convince	O
consumers	O
that	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
