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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
2025 · Nintendo Switch 2 · Action · Adventure · Musou · Hack-and-slash
6 scored sources · 4 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is a polished and content-rich musou game that successfully expands the ancient-Hyrule story glimpsed in Tears of the Kingdom. Its strongest elements are the satisfying, deeper combat system, varied playable roster, excellent technical performance, and Zelda-focused presentation. Zelda, Mineru, Calamo, and the other characters bring welcome mechanical variety, while Sync Strikes and Zonai-inspired abilities add meaningful texture to the usual horde-clearing formula. However, the narrative can feel predictable for Tears of the Kingdom players, and the battlefield layouts are frequently linear, repetitive, and underwhelming. Even so, it is a strong series entry and an appealing canon companion to Tears of the Kingdom.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-19
Pros
- Deep, satisfying combat with varied character movesets
- Strong Zelda lore integration and canon story expansion
- Excellent Nintendo Switch 2 performance and visuals
- Zonai-inspired mechanics add variety to battles
Cons
- Linear, repetitive mission and battlefield design
- Story beats are predictable for Tears of the Kingdom players
- Sky and Depths sections are underused
- Limited mission variety and underwhelming shooter segments
Review sources
7 sources found across 4 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- CGMagazine · Canada · 85/100
- COGconnected · Canada · 80/100
- Famitsu · Japan · 87.5/100
- GamesRadar+ · United Kingdom
- Nintendo Life · United Kingdom · 80/100
- GameSpot · United States · 70/100
- Shacknews · United States · 80/100