Press the right stick down, and you’ll do a forward lunge with your sword. Push it out fully and you’ll strike at any enemies or foliage in your path. Push the stick slightly, Link will draw his sword without fully unsheathing the blade. In place of Wiimote waggle, Link’s sword strikes are mapped to the right stick.

The Skyward Sword HD control scheme is functional, but not ideal.

Elsewhere in the game, this function is reserved for specific locations, but the Amiibo lets you do it anywhere. Scan the mini statue on your Joy-Con or Pro Controller, and you’ll have the ability to teleport out of dungeons and return to where you left off after you’ve stocked up on the supplies you need. The only exception to this standardized difficulty is the optional Zelda & Loftwing Amiibo figurine that sells for $24.99 MSRP. For example, the game starts players off with six heart pieces instead of the standard three, making it a bit more accessible in the early hours of the game than other entries in the series. That said, the standard setting does attempt to compensate for the control-related frustrations one might experience. Like most Zelda games, Skyward Sword HD does not feature a variable difficulty setting that might make the game easier for those with certain motor impairments. This review will try to cover as many conditions as possible, but that is largely the lens through which I see software. Ībout the reviewer: Having been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, color blindness, and monocular vision, games are best suited for my taste when accounting for moderate physical and mild visual impairments. As a gamer with motor impairments, I fell into this unique category, so I was hoping Skyward Sword HD’s highly publicized shift to more traditional button controls might finally make this experience playable for all. That meant some people with physical limitations couldn’t play it at all. When it was first released on the Wii in 2011, Skyward Sword was relegated entirely to motion controls. The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword HD finally made its way onto Nintendo Switch in July 2021.

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