The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2011

Is it still worth playing?

Nintendo's 2011 action adventure for the Wii, which needs Wii MotionPlus, directed by Hidemaro Fujibayashi. The first game in the Zelda timeline, it follows Link, a resident of the floating town of Skyloft, as he sets out to rescue his childhood friend Zelda after she is taken to the abandoned lands below the clouds. Sword swings follow the direction of your Wii Remote swing, letting you slash in eight directions and stab, and enemies vary their defenses so each foe becomes a small physical puzzle. Skyloft is the hub, with three surface regions reached through columns of light, Faron Woods, Eldin Volcano and Lanayru Desert, and each return to a region adds a new objective or item. Dungeons end in bosses. Enemy defenses you answer with the direction of your swing, and a hub revisited with new goals, still make combat and exploring feel connected today.