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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past w/ the Four Swords
Also known as: Zelda: A Link to the Past w/ the Four Swords, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past w/ the Four Swords, Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods w/ the Four Swords [Japanese translation], Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce & 4tsu no Tsurugi (JPN), Zelda: A Link to the Past (UK)

The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past on Game Boy Advance is an identical port of the classic SNES game of the same name. What separates these brilliant Zelda adventures other than the Game Boy Advance's version being portable is that the GBA version also includes a Capcom-developed multiplayer game entitled Four Swords.

In Four Swords, up to four players can play together for a mix of cooperation and competition, solving puzzles, gathering Rupees and trading items. Fans of the Zelda series receive two great games for the price of one in this must-own GBA title.

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Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - December 3, 2002
GBA gamers get a spot-on conversion of a classic adventure, as well as one of the coolest multiplayer modes ever conceived.

DVD: The Legend of Zelda: The Complete Animated Series - September 30, 2005
And you thought the CD-i Zelda games were cheesy.

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Previews

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - September 6, 2002
Link's finest 2D adventure is hitting the GBA this December. Our full preview.

Features

Top 25 Game Boy Advance Games of All Time - March 16, 2007
All this week, we're counting the best of the portable best.

Top 10 Tuesday: Best Videogame Romances - February 14, 2006
Valentine's Day poetry fest.

GameCube: Legend of Zelda: Sword-to-Sword - April 7, 2004
Is the GameCube rendition of Four Swords simply a glorified GBA port? Is it worth playing if you've explored the GBA version? We break down the differences so you don't have to.

GameCube: GDC 2004: The History of Zelda - March 25, 2004
Eiji Aonuma speaks about the essence of Zelda.

Insider: Hyrule Times Vol. 25: Master Quest - December 13, 2002
Master Quest, Wind Waker, reader letters, and plenty of movies and screens inside this week's installment.

Insider: Hyrule Times Vol. 22: Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - July 1, 2002
Easy to mix up with Oracle of Seasons, Capcom's second Zelda game is a very different gameplay experience.

Insider: Hyrule Times Vol. 20: Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - June 7, 2002
Capcom making a Zelda game? What's next? Sega making games for Nintendo?

IGNpocket's Best of E3 2002 Awards - May 29, 2002
Check out the games we thought were the best of the best on the Nintendo handheld.

News

Games: Top 100 Games: Readers' Choice - October 20, 2006
The complete listing of all your top-rated games is now up. What game is #1?

Player's Choice, Round Two - July 27, 2006
The second batch of budget-priced mega-hits will hit the GBA soon.

Hyrule Times - April 21, 2006
We look back at one of Link's finest adventures in The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past.

Music: PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Takes Over Chicago - April 17, 2006
World tour launches in the Windy City.

Nintendo DS: Zelda DS Will Be Four Swords Sequel - July 23, 2004
The Legend of Zelda game in the works for the dual-screen handheld with have multiplayer focus.

GC 2003: Nintendo Booth Report - August 21, 2003
We came, we saw, and we played. New details inside.

Zelda Commercial - March 5, 2003
Watch a silly ad for the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past currently airing in Japan.

Miyamoto Confirms New Zelda - February 24, 2003
Capcom in charge of the first original GBA installment in the series.

Miyamoto Goes Public - February 4, 2003
Europeans can meet the legendary designer later this month.

Four Swords Footage - December 3, 2002
A dozen brand new movies of the multiplayer Zelda. That's three movies per sword!

Link to the Past - December 2, 2002
The game hits shelves tomorrow. Here's just a couple of movies to get you in the mood.

Top 10 GBA Most Wanted - November 18, 2002
Sonic's back. Updated November 18.

Game Boy Advance Holiday Buyers Guide - November 15, 2002
The GBA items you want stuffing your stocking this holiday season. Perfectly sized, too.

Legend of Zelda Video - November 13, 2002
Check out the Four Swords multiplayer mode in action in this retailer video.

Top 10 GBA Most Wanted - November 5, 2002
FF on GBA bigger than Pokemon? Updated November 5, 2002.

Top 10 GBA Most Wanted - October 28, 2002
Here's our current list of the top Game Boy Advance games. Updated October 28.

Top 10 GBA Most Wanted - October 18, 2002
Good-bye Sonic, hello Mega Man. Updated October 18.

Top 10 GBA Most Wanted - October 8, 2002
Here are the 10 Game Boy Advance games you're most looking forward to.

Legend of Zelda Advance - September 25, 2002
Here's new footage of the SNES remake and the multiplayer modes.

Release Date Update - August 22, 2002
Gamers Summit: When will your Nintendo faves be in stores?

E3 2002: Hands-on: Legend of Zelda GBA - May 24, 2002
What more can be said other than "direct port of Link to the Past"? How about "crazy multiplayer action"?

E3 2002: First Look: Zelda GBA - May 21, 2002
Nintendo shows off the adventurer on the handheld. First shots here.

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Published by: Nintendo
Genre: Action Adventure
Number of Players: 1-4
Release Date:
US: December 2, 2002
Japan: Released
MSRP: $19.99

ESRB Content Descriptors: Mild Animated Violence, Mild Realistic Violence

Also Available On: BS-X: Satellaview (Super Famicom), Super NES, Wii

Features: GCN-to-GBA Link, Cartridge Save

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