<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	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
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
allow	O
its	O
developers	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
add	O
more	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
port	O
it	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
first-party	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Link	O
,	O
who	O
tries	O
to	O
prevent	O
Hyrule	O
from	O
being	O
engulfed	O
by	O
a	O
corrupted	O
parallel	O
dimension	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Twilight	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
he	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
both	O
a	O
Hylian	O
and	O
a	O
wolf	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
imp	B-Language
named	O
Midna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
over	O
a	O
century	O
after	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
received	O
numerous	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
8.85	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Zelda	O
game	O
until	O
being	O
overtaken	O
by	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
rereleased	O
under	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Selects	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
HD	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
focused	O
on	O
combat	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
basic	O
control	O
scheme	O
introduced	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
including	O
context-sensitive	O
action	O
buttons	O
and	O
L-targeting	O
(	O
Z-targeting	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
keep	O
Link	O
's	O
view	O
focused	O
on	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
important	O
object	O
while	O
moving	O
and	O
attacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
feature	O
several	O
minor	O
differences	O
in	O
their	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
motion	O
sensors	O
and	O
built-in	O
speaker	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Link	O
's	O
sword	O
by	O
swinging	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
camera	O
freely	O
,	O
without	O
entering	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
lookaround	O
"	O
mode	O
required	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
only	O
two	O
of	O
Link	O
's	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
four	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Link	O
enters	O
the	O
Twilight	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
,	O
the	O
void	O
that	O
corrupts	O
parts	O
of	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
he	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
wolf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Wolf	B-Application
Link	I-Application
"	O
gains	O
several	O
key	O
advantages	O
in	O
return	O
—	O
he	O
moves	O
faster	O
than	O
he	O
does	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
(	O
though	O
riding	O
Epona	O
is	O
still	O
faster	O
)	O
,	O
digs	O
holes	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
passages	O
and	O
uncover	O
buried	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
improved	O
senses	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
follow	O
scent	O
trails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
back	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
carries	O
Midna	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
imp-like	O
creature	O
who	O
gives	O
him	O
hints	O
,	O
uses	O
an	O
energy	O
field	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
,	O
helps	O
him	O
jump	O
long	O
distances	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
"	O
warp	O
"	O
to	O
any	O
of	O
several	O
preset	O
locations	O
throughout	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
is	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
revitalized	O
,	O
each	O
Spirit	O
returns	O
Link	O
to	O
his	O
Hylian	O
form	O
and	O
informs	O
Link	O
and	O
Midna	O
of	O
the	O
hidden	O
location	O
of	O
a	O
Fused	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
;	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fragments	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
relic	O
that	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
match	O
Zant	O
's	O
power	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
ghost	O
of	O
a	O
departed	B-Application
swordsman	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
Shade	O
,	O
also	O
appears	O
to	O
provide	O
swordsmanship	O
training	O
he	O
had	O
failed	O
to	O
pass	O
on	O
before	O
his	O
untimely	O
death	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
information	O
regarding	O
Link	O
's	O
destiny	O
in	O
Hyrule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
restoring	O
the	O
Light	O
Spirits	O
and	O
obtaining	O
the	O
Fused	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
,	O
Link	O
and	O
Midna	O
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Zant	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
away	O
the	O
fragments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	O
within	O
the	O
Gerudo	O
Desert	O
,	O
Link	O
and	O
Midna	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
Mirror	B-Application
of	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
,	O
the	O
only	O
known	O
gateway	O
between	O
Hyrule	O
and	O
the	O
Twilight	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
,	O
but	O
discover	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
broken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
relate	O
that	O
they	O
once	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
banish	O
Ganondorf	O
,	O
the	O
Gerudo	O
leader	O
who	O
attempted	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Triforce	B-Device
,	O
to	O
the	O
Twilight	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
after	O
failing	O
to	O
execute	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Link	O
defeats	O
Zant	O
,	O
Midna	O
recovers	O
the	O
Fused	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
and	O
destroys	O
Zant	O
after	O
learning	O
that	O
only	O
Ganondorf	O
's	O
defeat	O
can	O
release	O
her	O
from	O
her	O
curse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganondorf	O
fights	O
Link	O
by	O
possessing	O
Zelda	O
and	O
then	O
transforming	O
into	O
a	O
gigantic	O
boar-like	O
beast	O
,	O
but	O
Link	O
defeats	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
power	O
Midna	O
received	O
from	O
Zelda	B-Application
is	I-Application
able	O
to	O
resuscitate	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganondorf	O
revives	O
,	O
and	O
Midna	O
teleports	O
Link	O
and	O
Zelda	O
outside	O
the	O
castle	O
so	O
she	O
can	O
hold	O
him	O
off	O
with	O
the	O
Fused	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
Hyrule	O
Castle	O
collapses	O
,	O
Ganondorf	O
emerges	O
from	O
it	O
victorious	O
,	O
crushing	O
the	O
Fused	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
piece	O
that	O
Midna	O
wore	O
on	O
her	O
head	O
,	O
and	O
pursues	O
Link	O
on	O
horseback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
bidding	O
farewell	O
to	O
Link	O
and	O
Zelda	O
,	O
Midna	O
returns	O
home	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
Mirror	B-Application
of	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
,	O
ultimately	O
severing	O
the	O
link	O
between	O
Hyrule	O
and	O
the	O
Twilight	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
cel-shaded	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
's	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
director	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
unintentionally	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
2	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
similar	O
graphical	O
style	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
told	O
Aonuma	O
that	O
North	O
American	O
sales	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
were	O
sluggish	O
because	O
its	O
cartoon	O
appearance	O
created	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
young	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
advised	O
that	O
Aonuma	O
should	O
start	O
by	O
doing	O
what	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
done	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
horseback	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
development	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
began	O
and	O
special	O
care	O
was	O
taken	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
the	O
horseriding	O
,	O
with	O
lead	O
character	O
designer	O
Keisuke	O
Nishimori	O
riding	O
a	O
horse	O
for	O
himself	O
to	O
feel	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
novels	O
,	O
the	O
aesthetic	O
of	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
films	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
just	O
come	O
out	O
and	O
were	O
very	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
and	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
;	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
Link	O
travels	O
between	O
a	O
"	O
Light	O
World	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Dark	O
World	O
"	O
;	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
,	O
Link	O
travels	O
between	O
two	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
suggested	O
that	O
Link	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
wolf	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
he	O
metamorphoses	O
into	O
a	O
rabbit	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
World	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Link	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
wolf	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
start	O
to	O
bluntly	O
contrast	O
the	B-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
formula	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
changed	O
so	O
that	O
new	O
players	O
could	O
be	O
eased	O
into	O
Zelda	O
's	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
and	O
narrative	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
Twilight	O
covered	O
Hyrule	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Twilight	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
dungeon	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
intent	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
players	O
feel	O
uncomfortable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
left	O
his	O
team	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
idea	O
while	O
he	O
produced	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
returned	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
the	B-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
team	O
struggling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
also	O
felt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
lacked	O
the	O
caliber	O
of	O
innovation	O
found	O
in	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
with	O
touch	B-Device
controls	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
under	O
development	O
with	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
Revolution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
Revolution	O
's	O
pointing	B-Device
device	I-Device
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
was	O
well	O
suited	O
for	O
aiming	O
arrows	O
in	O
Zelda	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
suggested	O
that	O
Aonuma	O
consider	O
using	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
had	O
anticipated	O
creating	O
a	O
Zelda	O
game	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
but	O
had	O
assumed	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
complete	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
team	O
began	O
work	O
developing	O
a	O
pointing-based	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
bow	O
and	O
arrow	O
,	O
and	O
Aonuma	O
found	O
that	O
aiming	O
directly	O
at	O
the	O
screen	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
new	O
feel	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
control	O
scheme	O
for	O
Phantom	B-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
felt	O
confident	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
proceed	O
,	O
but	O
worried	O
about	O
consumers	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
anticipating	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transferring	O
GameCube	B-Application
development	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
relatively	O
simple	O
,	O
since	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
being	O
created	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
cards	O
containing	O
a	O
preview	O
trailer	O
for	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Zelda	O
would	O
appear	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
(	O
then	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Revolution	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
clear	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
if	O
this	O
meant	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
or	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
adapting	O
camera	O
control	O
and	O
the	O
fighting	O
mechanics	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
third-person	O
view	O
was	O
restored	O
,	O
Aonuma	O
thought	O
it	O
felt	O
strange	O
to	O
swing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
hand	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
sword	O
in	O
Link	O
's	O
left	O
hand	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
entire	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
map	O
was	O
mirrored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Details	O
about	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
controls	O
began	O
to	O
surface	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
when	O
British	O
publication	O
NGC	O
Magazine	O
claimed	O
that	O
when	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
copy	O
of	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Revolution	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
Revolution	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controller	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
that	O
both	O
versions	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
at	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
launch	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
realized	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
had	O
implemented	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
controls	O
under	O
the	O
mindset	O
of	O
"	O
forcing	O
"	O
users	O
to	O
adapt	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
making	O
the	O
system	O
intuitive	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
left	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
orientation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
player	O
's	O
guide	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
section	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
with	O
mirror-image	O
maps	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minegishi	O
took	O
charge	O
of	O
composition	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
in	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
providing	O
all	O
field	O
and	O
dungeon	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
six	O
-	O
and	O
seven-track	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
promotion	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
replicas	O
of	O
the	O
Master	O
Sword	O
and	O
the	O
Hylian	O
Shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
a	O
buffer	B-General_Concept
overflow	I-General_Concept
vulnerability	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
an	O
exploit	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Twilight	O
Hack	O
"	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
execution	B-General_Concept
of	O
custom	O
code	O
from	O
a	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
(	O
SD	O
)	O
card	O
on	O
the	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
specifically	O
designed	O
save	O
file	O
would	O
cause	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
load	O
unsigned	O
code	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
include	O
Executable	O
and	O
Linkable	O
Format	O
(	O
ELF	O
)	O
programs	O
and	O
homebrew	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
3.3	O
and	O
3.4	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Menu	O
prevented	O
copying	O
exploited	O
save	O
files	O
onto	O
the	O
console	B-Device
until	O
circumvention	O
methods	O
were	O
discovered	O
,	O
and	O
version	O
4.0	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Menu	O
patched	O
the	O
vulnerability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
HD	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tantalus	O
Media	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
Amiibo	B-Device
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
high-definition	O
version	O
of	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
first	O
originated	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
experimented	O
with	O
an	O
HD	O
version	O
of	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
running	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
development	O
kits	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
settle	O
on	O
a	O
graphical	O
style	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ultimately	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Wind	I-Device
Waker	I-Device
HD	I-Device
,	O
whose	O
success	O
encouraged	O
the	O
Zelda	O
team	O
to	O
pursue	O
other	O
high-definition	O
remasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
internally	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
only	O
six	O
months	O
,	O
the	O
Zelda	O
team	O
settled	O
on	O
an	O
HD	O
remaster	O
of	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Zelda	O
team	O
was	O
preoccupied	O
with	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
so	O
Nintendo	O
sought	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
an	O
external	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
the	O
Australia-based	O
Tantalus	O
Media	O
,	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
,	O
who	O
directed	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
and	O
produced	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
HD	O
,	O
ensuring	O
the	O
remaster	O
would	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
was	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
focus	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
scheme	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
adapted	O
for	O
the	O
remaster	O
due	O
to	O
similarities	O
between	O
the	O
button	O
layouts	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
consoles	B-Device
 '	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
enhancements	O
include	O
speeding	O
up	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
that	O
seemed	O
overly	O
long	O
by	O
modern	O
standards	O
and	O
reducing	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
collecting	O
Tears	O
of	O
Light	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
Twilight	B-Application
Realm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomomi	O
Sano	O
,	O
the	O
assistant	O
director	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
,	O
noted	O
the	O
degree	O
of	O
refinement	O
the	O
graphics	O
would	O
receive	O
required	O
much	O
consideration	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
we	O
created	O
more	O
precise	O
models	O
of	O
objects	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
the	O
higher	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
,	O
we	O
found	O
that	O
everything	O
was	O
too	O
clear	O
and	O
we	O
lost	O
that	O
soft	O
and	O
delicate	O
atmosphere	O
that	O
you	O
get	O
in	O
particular	O
at	O
twilight	O
or	O
with	O
the	O
light	O
in	O
a	O
forest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
bundles	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
contain	O
a	O
Wolf	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Amiibo	B-Device
figurine	O
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
a	O
Wii	O
U-exclusive	O
dungeon	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Cave	O
of	O
Shadows	O
"	O
and	O
can	O
carry	O
data	O
over	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Zelda-related	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figurines	O
have	O
distinct	O
functions	O
:	O
Link	O
and	O
Toon	O
Link	O
replenish	O
arrows	O
,	O
Zelda	O
and	O
Sheik	O
restore	O
Link	O
's	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
Ganondorf	O
causes	O
Link	O
to	O
take	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
holds	O
scores	O
of	O
95/100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
96/100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
2006	I-Application
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
greatest	O
Zelda	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
by	O
many	O
critics	O
including	O
writers	O
for	O
1UP.com,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
IGN	O
and	O
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
praised	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
deserves	O
nothing	O
but	O
the	O
absolute	O
highest	O
recommendation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cubed3	O
hailed	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
single	O
greatest	O
videogame	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
graphics	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
technically	O
lacking	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
consoles	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
blurry	O
textures	O
and	O
low-resolution	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
complaints	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
was	O
superior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
any	O
previous	O
Zelda	O
game	O
and	O
regarded	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
Hyrule	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
version	O
ever	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
GameSpots	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
said	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controls	O
felt	O
"	O
tacked-on	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
1UP.com	O
said	O
the	O
remote-swinging	O
sword	O
attacks	O
were	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
Nexus	O
considered	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
soundtrack	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
this	O
generation	O
,	O
though	O
IGN	O
criticized	O
its	O
MIDI-formatted	O
songs	O
for	O
lacking	O
"	O
the	O
punch	O
and	O
crispness	O
"	O
of	O
their	O
orchestrated	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
HD	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
86/100	O
at	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
received	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Design	O
,	O
Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
from	O
IGN	O
for	O
its	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
IGN	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
the	O
awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
and	O
Best	O
Story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
received	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
from	O
GameTrailers	O
,	O
1UP.com,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
Spacey	O
Awards	O
,	O
X-Play	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
from	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
,	O
X-Play	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameTrailers	O
,	O
1UP.com,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
the	O
Best	O
Console	B-Device
Game	O
by	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
4th-best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
third-best	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
sold	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
every	O
four	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
purchases	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
412,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
representing	O
87%	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
launch	O
sales	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
attach	O
rate	O
for	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
since	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
America	O
's	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
2006	I-Application
with	O
copies	O
sold	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
Platinum	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
5.82	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
1.32	O
million	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
8.85	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
across	O
both	O
platforms	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
single	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
surpassed	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
comparison	O
,	O
30,264	O
copies	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Wind	I-Device
Waker	I-Device
HD	I-Device
were	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
HDs	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
remaster	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
HDs	O
sales	O
dropped	O
84%	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
U.K.	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
ninth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
11-volume	O
manga	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
penned	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Akira	O
Himekawa	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
ran	O
until	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
loyalty	O
program	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
Picross	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Picross	O
puzzle	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
for	O
download	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midna	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
her	O
imp	B-Language
and	O
Twili	O
forms	O
,	O
Zant	O
,	O
and	O
NPC	O
character	O
Agitha	O
,	O
all	O
appeared	O
as	O
playable	O
warriors	O
in	O
the	O
Zelda	O
crossover	O
title	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
its	O
various	O
iterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
Agitha	O
has	O
been	O
recognised	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
main	O
character	O
"	O
of	O
Twilight	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
