Nintendo’s live coverage at the E3 Treehouse has shown fans an in-depth coverage of Hyrule Warriors. If you didn’t manage to catch the stream, we’ve rounded up a few of the key aspects below, including the fact that Princess Zelda will not be captured and kidnapped and instead will join you on the battlefield as an ally.

• You can fill up both a magic meter and a yellow bar which will enable players to unleash a special attack on enemies. For example one of Midna’s special attacks is to reveal a special beast form, where she sprouts a number of spider-like legs and swipes her staple head hand through enemies as they near.
• Midna can move quickly through the field of enemies by morphing into the shadow wolf to ride into different zones to take back enemy areas.
• Once players have fulfilled a number of steps and claimed the…