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A button press transforms him into a painting on almost any wall, letting him move left and right across them like an animated Egyptian wall painting before rematerialising in 3D. ItвЂ™s also thematically befitting, as Link himself is also caught between 2D and 3D. With the slider up, it comes into its own visually. That said, Between Worlds boasts the same masterful use of 3D as NintendoвЂ™s other best 3DS games, from LuigiвЂ™s Mansion to Super Mario 3D Land.

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The PastвЂ™s top-down 2D style translates well into 3D, but itвЂ™s a straight visual upgrade rather than a statement, like Wind WakerвЂ™s cel-shading or Skyward SwordвЂ™s beautifully daubed, impressionist feel. This retro aesthetic - halfway between SNES-era sprites and modern 3D - is a strange mix, and once the initial nostalgia has worn off it loses some of its impact.

You really can set out, tools in hand, and explore in whichever direction you choose. ItвЂ™s a small change that has huge repercussions, freeing you from a set path of progression and imbuing Between Worlds with a liberating sense of adventure and discovery thatвЂ™s lacking in, say, Spirit Tracks and Skyward Sword. The bombs, boomerangs, bows and other items that make up your adventurerвЂ™s toolkit - secreted since the seriesвЂ™ origins in chests deep within dungeons (which have to be completed in a certain order) - are now available to rent and use almost from the beginning, courtesy of an enthusiastic chap in a purple rabbit hat.

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But Between Worlds combines the emotionally potent familiarity of Link To The PastвЂ™s Hyrule with some of the most significant innovations that the Zelda series has seen in years.

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This familiar Hyrule - built from brown layers of rock topped with bright green grass, secret caves full of scuttling creatures, deep blue rivers that carve through a landscape of desert ruins, volcanic mountains, and swampy wetlands - is a childhood dreamscape brought to life, colourful and imaginative and stuffed with secrets, and it has barely changed since 1992. It doesnвЂ™t just pay homage to ZeldaвЂ™s past glories. Between Worlds is a powerfully nostalgic experience for anybody with memories of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but itвЂ™s also an exceptional game in its own right. I expected The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds to submerge me in comfortable familiarity, but what I didnвЂ™t expect is that it would be my favourite Zelda since Wind Waker, or that it would present me with some of the most inventive, cerebral puzzles in the seriesвЂ™ 27-year history.