The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is the twelfth installment in the Legend of Zelda series and an action-adventure video game. Minish Cap was published on the Game Boy Advance in Japan and Europe in 2004, then in North America and Australia the following year. It was developed by Capcom and Flagship, with Nintendo directing the development process. It was made accessible on the Wii U Virtual Console in June 2014.

Minish Cap expands on the narrative of the Four Sword, a weapon first featured in Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures. The game preserves many characteristics from earlier Zelda games, particularly top-down predecessors like A Link to the Past, while also introducing new features and concepts. Specifically, the protagonist Link obtains a magical talking hat named Ezlo, which can shrink Link to the size of a Minish.

Another Flagship-developed entry following the superb pair of Oracles (Ages and Seasons), this was a classic Zelda adventure that looks and sounds great but doesn't offer anything to spice up the pattern. It did, however, provide a few new items – Mole Mitts, Gust Jar, and Cane of Pacci – and allowed Link to acquire new sword skills and fuse components to his blade during the game. Overall, a fantastic bite-sized adventure.

Platforms: Game Boy Advance, Wii U

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