The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is the direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. The game is similar to the Four Swords games in which Link is accompanied by two other Links in the game's multiplayer mode, but it also allows for a single-player mode in which the other Links are replaced by animated dolls that can be swapped out during the game. The three Link can cooperate in a variety of ways to solve puzzles and coordinate their attacks with the help of on-screen notifications that give clues on what to do.
Tri-Force Heroes shares a similar visual style to the 3DS' excellent A Link Between Worlds but the comparisons end there. For a handheld Zelda, this latest installment is serviceable and shallow in light of what the series has provided before.
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is a game that's far better than its shackles allow it to be. Even as hampered as it is by online chicanery and distinctly "Nintendo" hassles, it's still a great deal of fun and one of the best handheld online adventures you could undertake. It just requires some patience to get working, with a reward that's well...
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is an enjoyable multiplayer Zelda experience, but one that has trouble holding up too well over the long haul. Single player is a bit of a disaster, offering little more than tedium and frustration, so if you don't have some friends to play with you might want to avoid this game. Even without them though you can...
Barely Zelda, but reasonably fun – assuming you have a Wifi hotspot connection or a couple of pals with whom to play
Tri Force Heroes is not the Zelda we've come to expect and certainly not the experience we're all so agonizingly, painstakingly looking forward to seeing more of (whatever platform it'll be built for).
