Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Launches With Mixed Reviews and Promising Gameplay

Recently, developers from **Koei Tecmo Games** have excited **Nintendo** fans with the release of **Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment**, a new spin-off in the **Zelda** franchise that embodies the traditional **Warriors** musou genre.

The storyline follows Princess Zelda, who, while facing Ganondorf, is transported to a distant past where she joins forces with Hyrule’s founders to battle great evil. Most reviewers praised the game, giving it an average score of 79 on both **Metacritic** and **OpenCritic**, along with an 84% recommendation rate.

Among the positive aspects, critics highlight excellent optimization in both handheld and docked modes, visually appealing graphics, and engaging (if somewhat repetitive) gameplay. However, drawbacks include a lackluster narrative, tedious battle maps, and repetitive missions. Here are some comments from the final reviews:

David Caballero

Chris Scullion

Richard Wakeling

Oscar Taylor-Kent

Geoffrey Bunting

**Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment** is exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2.