The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Nintendo · 2002
- Dimension
- 3D
- Rendering
- Cel-shaded
- Colors
- BlueTealWhiteGrayGreen
- Linework
- No outlines
- Shading
- Two-tone cel
- Texture
- Hand-painted textures
- Palette
- Vibrant
- Art movement
- Western cartoon
- Proportions
- Chibi, Cute
About
An action-adventure game set among the islands of the Great Sea, where Link sets out to rescue his kidnapped sister and confronts Ganondorf. Its cel-shaded graphics, ocean exploration, and magical baton for controlling the wind distinguish its presentation and gameplay.
Art style
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002, Nintendo) is a 3D cel-shaded game played from a third-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, two-tone cel shading and hand-painted textures. The palette is vibrant. It draws on western cartoon.
Details
- Release
- Original release · GameCube
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Engine
- Custom game engine (unnamed)
- Released
- 2002-12-13 Japan, GameCube
2003-03-24 North America, GameCube
2003-04-16 South Korea, GameCube
2003-05-02 Europe, GameCube
2003-05-07 Australia, GameCube
2025-06-05 Worldwide, Nintendo Switch 2 (Nintendo Classics) - Platforms
- GameCube, Nintendo Switch 2 (Nintendo Classics)
- Also known as
- ゼルダの伝説 風のタクト (Japan)
Zeruda no Densetsu: Kaze no Takuto (Japan) - Credits
- Yoshiki Haruhana Design Managers
Satoru Takizawa Design Managers
Masanao Arimoto Design Managers
Ryuji Kobayashi Character Design
Yoshiyuki Oyama Character Design
Keisuke Nishimori Character Design
Yo Ohnishi Character Design
Koji Takahashi Character Design
Daisuke Kageyama Character Design
Shinichi Ikematsu Map Design
Hiromasa Shikata Map Design
Hirotake Ohtsubo Map Design
Yoshihisa Morimoto Map Design
Koji Kitagawa Map Design
Akito Osanai Map Design
Yu Kudo Map Design
Kanae Kobata Map Design
Eiji Mukao Map Design
Takahiro Hamaguchi Screen Design
Satoshi Furukawa Screen Design
Yusuke Akifusa Effect Design
Haruyasu Ito Effect Design
Eiji Aonuma Director
Shigeru Miyamoto Producer
Takashi Tezuka Producer
Satoru Iwata Executive Producer - Links
- official · nintendo · wikipedia · mobygames · igdb
Screenshots 3
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