Game Informer has reviewed The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and has given it a perfect score. A Link Between Worlds is a direct sequel to 1991’s A Link to the Past and is Nintendo’s premiere holiday title for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. Many revere A Link to the Past as the pinnacle of the Zelda franchise, so expectations are set very high for the game. A Link Between Worlds is set to be released on November 22nd in Europe and North America. The review praises Nintendo’s willingness to shake up the Zelda formula, as well as quite a few other aspects of the game.

Game Informer was impressed with the rental system and how it makes death a scary prospect.

Heart piece puzzles are clever.

Loved how drawing mechanic causes you to look at the game from a whole different perspective.

The game has some of the best dungeons and boss battles Link has ever experienced.

Some bosses are old, most are new.

The dungeons can be done in any order and there is no hand holding.

All items are available from the outset, leaving you free to explore at your convenience.

While the world map layout is highly similar to A Link to the Past, there are still a lot of tweaks and it’s not a simple copy and paste job.