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In terms of critical reception, IGN reviewer Lucas M. Thomas gave the Virtual Console version a score of 8.5/10, encouraging players to give it a try and forget about the common belief that it is a "bad game";<ref>http://wii.ign.com/articles/793/793966p1.html Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Wii Review at IGN]</ref> he praised the sound, the gameplay, the length and the presentation, but admitted that the graphics "did not age very well". Kristian Reed from Eurogamer, when reviewing the Game Boy Advance version, justified the game being underrated, saying that the game was "an ill-fated experiment", and that it aged "badly".<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_nesclassics_zelda2_gba Classic NES Series - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Review (GBA)]</ref> When reviewing {{ST}}, Game Observer editor Jacob Crites cited ''The Adventure of Link'' as one of the black sheep in the series, along with | In terms of critical reception, IGN reviewer Lucas M. Thomas gave the Virtual Console version a score of 8.5/10, encouraging players to give it a try and forget about the common belief that it is a "bad game";<ref>http://wii.ign.com/articles/793/793966p1.html Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Wii Review at IGN]</ref> he praised the sound, the gameplay, the length and the presentation, but admitted that the graphics "did not age very well". Kristian Reed from Eurogamer, when reviewing the Game Boy Advance version, justified the game being underrated, saying that the game was "an ill-fated experiment", and that it aged "badly".<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_nesclassics_zelda2_gba Classic NES Series - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Review (GBA)]</ref> When reviewing {{ST}}, Game Observer editor Jacob Crites cited ''The Adventure of Link'' as one of the black sheep in the series, along with {{MM}}, {{TWW}} and ''Spirit Tracks'' itself.<ref>[http://www.gameobserver.com/review/inside/all-platforms/legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks-the--zelda-at-its-finest-385/ The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Zelda at its Finest]</ref> | ||
The original version earned a score of 36/40 from Famitsu, and was placed 110th on Nintendo Power's Top 200 best Nintendo games of all time (however, in the December 2009 Issue, they changed their mind and placed it ''last'' in their list of best ''The Legend of Zelda'' games). | The original version earned a score of 36/40 from Famitsu, and was placed 110th on Nintendo Power's Top 200 best Nintendo games of all time (however, in the December 2009 Issue, they changed their mind and placed it ''last'' in their list of best ''The Legend of Zelda'' games). | ||
