<Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> Action - adventure </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player </Td> </Tr> <P> The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is an action - adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 . It was released in 2000 as the sixth main installment in The Legend of Zelda series, and was the second using 3D graphics, following The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time . Regarded as a "dark" entry in the Zelda franchise, Majora's Mask is set in Termina, an alternate version of the usual series setting of Hyrule, where the Skull Kid has stolen Majora's Mask, a powerful ancient artifact . Under its influence, the Skull Kid causes the land's moon to slowly fall towards Termina, where it crashes after three days . The protagonist Link repeatedly travels back in time to the beginning of the three days to find a way to stop the moon from destroying the world . </P> <P> The gameplay is centered on the perpetually repeating three - day cycle and the use of various masks, some of which allow Link to transform into different beings . Link learns to play several melodies on his ocarina, which have a variety of effects, like controlling the flow of time or opening passages to four temples, which house challenges Link must overcome . Unlike Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask requires the Expansion Pak, which provides additional memory for enhanced graphics and more on - screen characters . Majora's Mask was acclaimed by critics, who praised the graphics and complex story . It is now considered to be one of the greatest video games ever made . Approximately 314,000 copies of the game were sold during its first week in Japan, and three million copies were sold worldwide . The game was rereleased for the GameCube as part of The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition in 2003, for the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2009, and for the Wii U's Virtual Console service in 2016 . An enhanced remake for the Nintendo 3DS, titled The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, was released in February 2015 . </P>

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