Hyrule Warriors

Hyrule Warriors (ゼルダ無双, Zelda Musou) is a collaboration title between Nintendo and Koei set in the former's long-running Legend of Zelda franchise. Hisashi Koinuma and Yosuke Hayashi are the producers; Eiji Aonuma is the supervisor. Kou Shibusawa is uninvolved with development but expressed hopes for the title to sell one million units worldwide.

Early buyers can receive a serial code for three "Courage" costumes that can be used in the game. The Premium Box edition has an illustrated databook, a Triforce table clock, and three "Wisdom" costumes. The larger Treasure Box edition includes the first print and the Premuim Box bonuses with a Link scarf, a music box, and two "Power" costumes. Consumers who order the game from Gamecity can receive an exclusive postcard with their purchase.

Plot
The Triforce is an artifact of hope containing pieces of "Power", "Courage", and "Wisdom" with the power to grant any wish. Once long ago, when an ancient evil threatened to overtake Hyrule, a hero assembled the Triforce to defeat them. The villain's soul was sealed into four crystals. Three crystals were sealed to a faraway land and one was sealed within the divine Master Sword in the hopes that the threat would never arise again.

Cia is a witch who was tasked with maintaining the pieces of the Triforce. Although once a good person, Cia became infatuated with Link and envious of Zelda. Her jealous mind unleashes the once sealed evil onto Hyrule. Link must rescue Zelda and save Hyrule from the clutches of darkness.

Gameplay
The basic controls are similar to most Warriors titles. Some of the available maneuvers include dodge rolls and back flips. Hearts indicate a character's overall health, yellow bars serve as the game's Musou gauge, and the green bar is used for magic.

Players can use various weapons and items from Zelda to defeat enemies. Rupees and other items can be collected to upgrade weapons or create badges to boost a character's abilities.

Downloadable content so far includes costumes.

Characters
Developers stated that "unlikely Zelda characters" will be playable. Many enemies are monsters –both large and small– from the Zelda universe.

Playable

 * Link
 * Impa

Enemies

 * Cia
 * Wizro
 * Valga
 * Stalchild
 * Bokoblin
 * Lizalfos
 * King Dodongo
 * Goron

Present

 * Princess Zelda

Stages

 * Hyrule Field
 * Lanayru Gorge