Legend of Zelda Master Trials: a nice amuse-bouche that could leave fans hungry

It's hoped first Breath of the Wild DLC will tide fans over until The Champion's Ballad is released in December - but it might not sate them for long

The first downloadable content for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a neat extension to the game for those who've exhausted its considerable pleasures, but ultimately just an appetiser to tide you over until the real meat - The Champion's Ballad - lands this Christmas.

At the heart of the expansion is the Trial of the Sword, a multi-tiered test of your combat ability with more than a passing resemblance to one of the standout segments of the main game, Eventide Island. That locale stripped players of their items, weapons and armour, and tasked them with rebuilding their capacity from scratch: desperately foraging for food to heal hearts, stalking weak enemies to kill and steal weapons from, and ultimately taking out a Hirox, the one-eyed giants more generally seen as a world boss roaming around Hyrule.