Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is an adventure-role-playing video game made by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System game console. 

It was also released in The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition.

Plot
The main hero of the series, Link, finds out that Princess Zelda has gone under a deep sleep after a fight with a wizard. While trying to find crystals to awaken Zelda, Link also fights off followers of Ganon, who are trying to bring him back to life.

Gameplay
The gameplay of The Adventure of Link is very different from the rest of the series. It is a role-playing game where the player gains experience and levels up stats. The map is also different; the overworld is a birds-eye view, while smaller maps are side scrolling where the player moves only left and right.

Development
Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to have a very different game than the first game, The Legend of Zelda. While Miyamoto was still the producer of the game, it was developed by new people than before. Instead of keeping a view from above, Zelda II has a side-view of the game when fighting enemies or exploring dungeons. The game was originally developed for the Famicom, but was released on worldwide systems after.

References

Category:1987 video games
Category:The Legend of Zelda games
Category:Action role-playing video games
Category:Famicom Disk System games
Category:Game Boy Advance games
Category:Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development games
Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games
Category:Nintendo GameCube games
Category:Side-scrolling platform games
Category:Side-scrolling role-playing video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video game sequels
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Virtual Console games
Category:Virtual Console games for Wii U