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:''This article is about the game. For the item, see [[Four Sword]]. For other uses, see [[Four Swords (Disambiguation)]].''
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{{Hatnote|This article is about the game. For the item, see [[Four Sword]]. For other uses, see [[Four Swords (Disambiguation)]].}}
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{{Infobox Game
|name= ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords''
|name= ''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords''
|image= [[File:FS English Logo.png|250px]]<br/>[[File:Four Swords Box.png|250px]]
|image= {{List|[[File:FS English Logo.png|250px]], [[File:Four Swords Box.png|250px]]}}
|caption=  
|caption=  
|developer= [[Capcom]]
|developer= [[Capcom]]
|publisher= [[Nintendo]]
|publisher= [[Nintendo]]
|designer= Hidemaro Fujibayashi (director)<br/>Noritaka Funamizu (producer)<br/>Yoshihiro Sudo (producer)<br/>Yuko Takehara (sound composer)<br/>Hiroaki Kondo (sound effects)<br/>Yuki Takamasa (sound effects)<br/>[[Koji Kondo]] (sound advisor)
|designer= {{List|
|released= '''Game Boy Advance'''<br/>{{release|na= December 2, 2002<ref name="E 7">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 7}}</ref>|jp= March 14, 2003<ref name="E 7"/>|eu= March 28, 2003|aus=December 6, 2002<ref>{{Cite web|retrieved=July 14, 2013 |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20021221112651/http://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendo/games/gameoverview.php?gameid=293 |title=<nowiki>| Games Matrix - Game Boy Advance |</nowiki> |site=Nintendo Australia |type=archive}}</ref>|kr=April 15, 2004<ref>{{Cite web|retrieved=March 25, 2021 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050830030207/http://newgame.daiwon.co.kr/viewgame/view.jsp?g_idx=aa2211021 |title=젤다의 전설 4개의 검+|site=Daewon C.I.}}</ref>}}
[[Hidemaro Fujibayashi]] (director),
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Noritaka Funamizu (producer),
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Yoshihiro Sudo (producer),
  |{{Game Rating|PEGI|7}}
Yuko Takehara (sound composer),
  |{{Game Rating|CERO|All}}
Hiroaki Kondo (sound effects),
  |{{Game Rating|ELSPA|3+}}
Yuki Takamasa (sound effects),
  |{{Game Rating|CB|G8+}}
[[Koji Kondo]] (sound advisor),
  |{{Game Rating|USK|0}}
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'''Game Boy Advance'''
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|US= December 2, 2002<ref name="E 7">{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 7}}</ref>
|JP= March 14, 2003<ref name="E 7"/>
|AU=December 6, 2002<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved= July 14, 2013 |url= http://web.archive.org/web/20021221112651/http://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendo/games/gameoverview.php?gameid=293 |title= <nowiki>| Games Matrix - Game Boy Advance |</nowiki> |site= Nintendo Australia |type= Web archive}}</ref>
|KR= April 15, 2004<ref>{{Cite Web|retrieved= March 25, 2021 |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050830030207/http://newgame.daiwon.co.kr/viewgame/view.jsp?g_idx=aa2211021 |title= 젤다의 전설 4개의 검+ |site= Daewon C.I.}}</ref>
|UK= March 28, 2003{{Fact|FS}}
}}
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{{Game Rating|ESRB|E}},
{{Game Rating|PEGI|7}},
{{Game Rating|CERO|All}},
{{Game Rating|ELSPA|3+}},
{{Game Rating|ACB|G8+}},
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|platforms= [[Game Boy Advance]]
|platform= [[Game Boy Advance]]
|canon= Canon<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E|publisher= |page= 10}}</ref>
|canon= Canon<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E|publisher= |page= 10}}</ref>
|predecessor= {{OoS}} & {{OoA}}
|predecessor= {{List|{{OoS}}, {{OoA}}}}
|successor= {{TWW}}
|successor= {{TWW}}
|strategy= {{StrategyWiki}}
|strategy= {{StrategyWiki}}
|zu= {{ZU Guide|https://zeldauniverse.net/guides/four-swords/|{{FS|-}}}}
|zu= {{ZU Guide|https://zeldauniverse.net/guides/four-swords/|{{FS|-}}}}
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'''''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords''''' is the ninth main installment of {{TLoZ|Series}}, released alongside {{ALttP}} for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as a package known as {{ALttP&FS}}. It was the first multiplayer ''The Legend of Zelda'' game to be released, requiring two to four Game Boy Advance systems with a copy of the game to be linked up. It is the first in the {{FS|-}} series. The game introduced [[Vaati]] as a new main boss for the franchise. By 2004, ''A Link to the Past & Four Swords'' had sold 1.89 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/rp033104.html|title=Xenogears vs. Tetris|site=RPGGamer}}</ref>
'''''The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords''''' is the ninth main installment of {{TLoZ|Series}}, released alongside {{ALttP}} for the [[Game Boy Advance]] as a package known as {{ALttP&FS}}. It was the first multiplayer ''The Legend of Zelda'' game to be released, requiring two to four Game Boy Advance systems with a copy of the game to be linked up. It is the first in the {{FS|-}} series. The game introduced [[Vaati]] as a new main boss for the franchise. By 2004, ''A Link to the Past & Four Swords'' had sold 1.89 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{Cite Web|url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/rp033104.html|title=Xenogears vs. Tetris|site=RPGGamer}}</ref>


As part of the [[The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary|25th Anniversary of ''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], an enhanced port of the game was released for the [[Nintendo DSi]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] as a limited-time free download, {{FSAE}}.<ref name="Anniversary Edition">{{Cite web|quote= [Four Swords] will be available for free in the 3DS and DSi shops between September 28, 2011 and February 20, 2012.|published= September 13th, 2011|url=http://www.zeldauniverse.net/zelda-news/four-swords-anniversary-edition-release-date-and-new-levels/|title=Four Swords Anniversary Edition: release date and new levels|site= Zelda Universe}}</ref>
As part of the [[The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary|25th Anniversary of ''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], an enhanced port of the game was released for the [[Nintendo DSi]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] as a limited-time free download, {{FSAE}}.<ref name="Anniversary Edition">{{Cite Web|quote= [Four Swords] will be available for free in the 3DS and DSi shops between September 28, 2011 and February 20, 2012.|published= September 13th, 2011|url=http://www.zeldauniverse.net/zelda-news/four-swords-anniversary-edition-release-date-and-new-levels/|title=Four Swords Anniversary Edition: release date and new levels|site= Zelda Universe}}</ref>
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As can be observed in the plots of the three games featuring the [[Four Sword]], {{FS|-}} takes place many years after the events of {{TMC}}, and before {{FSA}}. The opening scenes of {{FS|-}} and {{FSA|-}} cements the continuity of the three-game mini-series, dubbed the "Four Sword Series".<ref>{{Cite|It is said that the body of who touches this blade will be shattered to pieces. It has mysterious powers... Legends say that when mighty Vaati attacked, a hero arose and saved the people from destruction. They go on to say that by using this sword, the one was as four, and the four combined their strength!|Princess Zelda|FS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|When all hope seemed lost a young boy carrying little more than a sword appeared. According to the legends, when the boy drew his sword, he split into four, the four-who-are-one worked together to vanquish Vaati. [...] Ages flowed by... The wind sorcerer Vaati broke free of his prison and kidnapped Zelda, the princess of Hyrule. Princess Zelda's childhood friend Link used the power of the Four Sword to defeat Vaati and seal him away once again.|N/A|FSA}}</ref>
As can be observed in the plots of the three games featuring the [[Four Sword]], {{FS|-}} takes place many years after the events of {{TMC}}, and before {{FSA}}. The opening scenes of {{FS|-}} and {{FSA|-}} cements the continuity of the three-game mini-series, dubbed the "Four Sword Series".<ref>{{Cite|It is said that the body of who touches this blade will be shattered to pieces. It has mysterious powers... Legends say that when mighty Vaati attacked, a hero arose and saved the people from destruction. They go on to say that by using this sword, the one was as four, and the four combined their strength!|Princess Zelda|FS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|When all hope seemed lost a young boy carrying little more than a sword appeared. According to the legends, when the boy drew his sword, he split into four, the four-who-are-one worked together to vanquish Vaati. [...] Ages flowed by... The wind sorcerer Vaati broke free of his prison and kidnapped Zelda, the princess of Hyrule. Princess Zelda's childhood friend Link used the power of the Four Sword to defeat Vaati and seal him away once again.|N/A|FSA}}</ref>


''The Legend of Zelda'' series producer [[Eiji Aonuma]] said {{FS|-}} was meant as the first game in the timeline,<ref>{{Cite person|name=Eiji Aonuma|quote=The GBA Four Swords Zelda is what we’re thinking as the oldest tale in the Zelda timeline.|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200405/N04.0517.1915.59084.htm Game Informer|title=A Legend Of Zelda: The Eiji Aonuma Interview}}</ref> leading many theorists to place it before {{OoT|-}}, while others thought that its placement may have changed with the release of {{FSA|-}} and other ''Zelda'' titles.  
''The Legend of Zelda'' series producer [[Eiji Aonuma]] said {{FS|-}} was meant as the first game in the timeline,<ref>{{Cite Person|name=Eiji Aonuma|quote=The GBA Four Swords Zelda is what we’re thinking as the oldest tale in the Zelda timeline.|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200405/N04.0517.1915.59084.htm Game Informer|title=A Legend Of Zelda: The Eiji Aonuma Interview}}</ref> leading many theorists to place it before {{OoT|-}}, while others thought that its placement may have changed with the release of {{FSA|-}} and other ''Zelda'' titles.  


According to the official timeline released in {{HH}}, {{TMC}} and {{FS|-}} take place between {{SS}} and {{OoT}}, while {{FSA}} takes place after {{TP}}.
According to the official timeline released in {{HH}}, {{TMC}} and {{FS|-}} take place between {{SS}} and {{OoT}}, while {{FSA}} takes place after {{TP}}.
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===Four Swords: Anniversary Edition===
===Four Swords: Anniversary Edition===
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{{Main|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition}}
As part of the 25th Anniversary of the series, a special edition known as ''Four Swords: Anniversary Edition'' was made available as a free download as [[Nintendo DSi|DSiWare]] for the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS between September 28, 2011 and February 20, 2012.<ref name="Anniversary Edition"/> It was later made available again as a free download for the Nintendo 3DS between January 30 and February 2, 2014, in North America only, to celebrate the release of {{ALBW}}.<ref>{{Cite web|quote=|url=http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers/#4swords|title=4 Swords, 4 Free, 4 Days Only|site= Nintendo eShop}}</ref> The port features several changes and additions not present in the original, most notably a single-player mode and two new stages, the [[Realm of Memories]] and [[Hero's Trial]]. Due to {{ALttP|-}} no longer being paired with it, rewards that could be unlocked and carried over from that game are now obtained in the new stages instead.
As part of the 25th Anniversary of the series, a special edition known as ''Four Swords: Anniversary Edition'' was made available as a free download as [[Nintendo DSi|DSiWare]] for the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS between September 28, 2011 and February 20, 2012.<ref name="Anniversary Edition"/> It was later made available again as a free download for the Nintendo 3DS between January 30 and February 2, 2014, in North America only, to celebrate the release of {{ALBW}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote=|url=http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers/#4swords|title=4 Swords, 4 Free, 4 Days Only|site= Nintendo eShop}}</ref> The port features several changes and additions not present in the original, most notably a single-player mode and two new stages, the [[Realm of Memories]] and [[Hero's Trial]]. Due to {{ALttP|-}} no longer being paired with it, rewards that could be unlocked and carried over from that game are now obtained in the new stages instead.
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