Gamer Unit

The Legend of Zelda: WInd Waker was originally released on the Nintendo GameCube on March 24, 2003. It received crtical acclaim from many critics which praised its unique art direction and style. 10 years later, Nintendo released the HD remake of Wind Waker to make sure that people who were unable to play the original version would now get a chance to experience it in its HD glory. The gameplay is largely the same as the original version of The Wind Waker on the GameCube. However, the game offers graphical modifications and various new features from the original.The game is updated with 1080p high-definition graphics. The Mysterious Castle has more of a sepia tint, rather than black and white. The Wii U GamePad's touchscreen serves as a map and inventory, eliminating the need to toggle between gameplay and the menu interface.The game offers Off-TV Play which enables the player to play the game solely on the Wii U GamePad. Using the Picto Box item in the game, players will be able to take screenshots, including self-portraits, switching between happy, sad, and surprised facial expressions for Link. They can then post these screenshots to Miiverse for other players to see. The developers tuned the gameplay to make it less tedious.The Swift Sail automatically changes the direction of the wind so the player can sail at full speed all the time, without doing so manually. This is intended to make sailing to small islands and salvage points more enjoyable. A shorter crane will speed up time digging for treasure. Animations such as those for the grappling hook are quicker. Hero Mode, a modified difficulty setting first featured in 2011's The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, is available from the beginning of Wind Waker HD. In this mode there are certain differences in gameplay. Enemies do twice the regular damage and hearts will not appear anywhere in the game world (forcing players to use potions to heal). Hero Mode is available from the start of the game, not initially requiring the player to complete Normal Mode like in other titles of the series.