Game entry
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
1987 · Metroidvania, Action RPG, Platformer, Action-adventure · NES, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U · Nintendo
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is ranked no. 552 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,678 and 48% of duels won. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Ori and the Blind Forest: 7 duels settled, 2 to 5. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 2 out of 27 (1987).
World rank
no. 552
ELO score
1,678
Wins
48%
Duels played
311
About Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is the second major installment in The Legend of Zelda series and the direct sequel to the first game. Like its predecessor, it features dungeons that must be located in the overworld and searched for an item that will prove useful. However, the game presents many very important gameplay changes compared to the previous one, affecting especially the movements and the combat. Moving around the world map involves encounters with enemies that take place on a side-scrolling playfield rather than the top-down perspective for which the series became known.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,678 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Ori and the Blind Forest 29% 7 duels played · 149 points behind
- against Batman: Arkham City 14% 7 duels played · 150 points behind
- against Dark Souls II 0% 6 duels played · 49 points behind
- against Super Metroid 17% 6 duels played · 202 points behind
- against Dead Cells 20% 5 duels played · 165 points behind
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Around this spot
The games Zelda II: The Adventure of Link sits between in the world ranking.
More games from Nintendo
Released in 1987
The standing
Where Zelda II: The Adventure of Link ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Zelda II: The Adventure of Link stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 2 out of 27 (1987).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 552 | 5,035 |
| Metroidvania | 14 | 95 |
| 1980s | 8 | 155 |
| 1987 | 2 | 27 |
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