Community:The Legend of Zelda: The Gerudo Wars

The Legend of Zelda: The Gerudo Wars is a prequel to the fan game The Legend of Zelda: The Fallen Sage and is based off the long running manga series by the same name. It was leaked out on several gaming forums where anonymous users posted a banner of a bloody Triforce with nothing but the year '2009' on it. Fan speculation believed it was an actual official Zelda game, until the game's creator announced it was only a fan game.

A demo of the game released on November 17, 2009.

About
It was originally intended that the game used the Enlight Engine in early 2008, a program that was used to make the game Warlords Battlecry III. However, it was later announced that the game would be made with the engine EA used to create the popular Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth series. After over a year of silence it was finally announced that the Gerudo Wars will be created using a highly modified version of RPG Maker that allows for the programming of RTS style gameplay.

Gameplay


The Gerudo Wars is defined as a tactical Real Time Strategy game. Players will take control of one of seven different factions from the Zelda universe, each faction having four different hero characters that grant the player special units or abilities. The factions are largely represented by their manga counterparts and as such as several differences from their canon incarnations. The player will initially start with a central base structure from which they can create supply and soldier units. Rupee pits dot the maps and players will have to secure them to receive income needed to produce their armies. The ultimate goal is to destroy the opponent's base and their armies.



Story
Details about the plot are largely unknown, though it can be assumed it is largely based on the Gerudo Wars manga. The game is set 20 years prior to the events of The Legend of Zelda: The Fallen Sage.

Factions and Characters


Only two factions and two characters were playable in the Gerudo Wars demo, though it can be assumed that main characters from the manga will be playable as well.

Kingdom of Hyrule - Composed of the Hylians, the Kingdom of Hyrule has a well balanced and ordered force.

Kingdom of Hyrule Heroes:


 * Princess Zelda III - The crown princess of Hyrule, Zelda is forced to lead her forces into battle against the Gerudo.
 * General Kazakk - Though he is not playable in the Gerudo Wars demo, his graphic appears in the selection menu during Skirmish mode and he also appears on the cover of the Gerudo Wars game. It can be safe to presume he will be playable.
 * Akazoo - Though he is not playable in the Gerudo Wars demo, his graphic appears in the selection menu during Skirmish mode. It can be safe to presume he will be playable.

Gerudo Federation - Composed of the Gerudo, an all female race, the Gerudo Federation sports tough mobile soldiers and strong anti-defense units.

Gerudo Federation Heroes
 * Runeka - A young Gerudo guard in training, not much has been revealed about her.
 * Ganondorf - Though he is not playable in the Gerudo Wars demo, his graphic appears in the selection menu during Skirmish mode and he also appears on the cover of the Gerudo Wars game. It can be safe to presume he will be playable.
 * Nabooru - Though she is not playable in the Gerudo Wars demo, her graphic appears in the selection menu during Skirmish mode. It can be safe to presume she will be playable.

Other factions and playable characters
 * In the Gerudo Wars demo the Goron Empire, Zora Dominion, Kokiri Alliance, Gohma Infestation, and Forces of Twilight appear as factions though they are not initially playable. It is safe to presume they will end up being playable in the final game.
 * Based on the cover artwork for the Gerudo Wars is can be presumed that the Zora King, Darunia, Saria, and Zant will appear as playable characters.

Hyrule: Total War
After years of struggling to find a suitable 3D engine that could accommodate and depict the major races of the Zelda series in a game of epic warfare The Creative Assembly allowed for development of the game using their Medieval II Engine. It was then decided that the game would depict a much more massive span of time then just the Gerudo Wars and as a result the game evolved into Hyrule: Total War.

Demo
A playable demo of the Gerudo Wars was released on November 17th, 2009. It can be downloaded here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/nmmzja

Development and Ownership
Though it is a fan made game like its predecessor, full credit is given to Nintendo once again. The game is not being sold for profit, and is only being shared as a tribute to Nintendo's Zelda series.