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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is a 2002 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. The tenth installment in The Legend of Zelda series, The Wind Waker is set on a group of islands in a vast sea, a departure for the series. It follows series protagonist Link as he attempts to save his sister from the sorcerer Ganon and becomes embroiled in a struggle for the Triforce, a sacred wish-granting relic. Aided by allies including pirate captain Tetra—an incarnation of Princess Zelda—and a talking boat named the King of Red Lions, Link sails the ocean, explores islands, and traverses dungeons to acquire the power necessary to defeat Ganon.

Gameplay is presented from the third-person perspective. The player controls Link, who fights with a sword and shield, in addition to other items. Like previous Zelda games, Link explores dungeons to fight enemies, find items, and solve puzzles. The player must also explore the oceans, and wind, which facilitates sailing, plays a prominent role and can be controlled with a magic conductor's baton called the Wind Waker. While the game retains the basic 3D gameplay of its predecessors, Ocarina of Time (1998) and Majora's Mask (2000), The Wind Waker features a distinctive cartoon-like art style created through cel shading.