Use StreetPass to fight Shadow Link in Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

The latest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds shows off more of the upcoming adventure, but also debuts a new feature that sees players challenge other players' Links via StreetPass.

Ozzie Mejia

November 13, 2013 2:15 PM

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This morning's Nintendo Direct debuted a new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Beyond showing some more footage of Link's new abilities and the growing worlds of Hyrule and Lorule, the trailer also debuted a new feature in which players can challenge Shadow Link through StreetPass.

The trailer shows Link approaching an elderly character named Gramps, who informs him that a new Shadow Link from a player tagged with StreetPass. The player then finds Shadow Link in the world and is transported for one-on-one combat. Defeating Shadow Link will yield rupees, with rewards increasing for knocking off higher-level Shadow Links. Nintendo's Bill Trinen also noted during Nintendo Direct that there would be no penalty for losing these battles.

You can watch dueling Link action in the trailer below. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds releases on November 22.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?