| GR = 78.14% (NES)<ref>{{cite web|title=Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/nes/563487-zelda-ii-the-adventure-of-link/index.html|accessdate=2014-01-11}}</ref><br />68.88% (GBA)<ref name="gamerankings">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-06|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/921925.asp?q=Zelda%20II|title= Classic NES Series: Zelda II - GBA|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|date=1 January 2008}}</ref>
| MC = 73 / 100 (GBA)<ref name="metacritic" />
| Allgame = {{Rating|4.5|5}} (NES)<ref name="Allgame">{{cite web|accessdate=July 25, 2013|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1358&tab=review|title= Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Review|publisher=[[Allgame]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216074000/http://allgame.com/game.php?id=1358&tab=review|archivedate=2010-02-16}}</ref><br />{{Rating|3.5|5}} (GBA)<ref>{{allgame|46266|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Classic NES Series) (Game Boy Advance)}}</ref>
| 1UP = 65 / 100 (GBA)
| Dragon = {{rating|3|5}} (NES)
| Fam = 36 / 40 (NES)
| GSpot = 6.9 / 10 (GBA)
| IGN = 8.5 / 10 (GBA)
| NP = 72 / 100 (GBA)
| Play = 91% (NES)
}}
Всего было продано 4,38 млн копий игры<ref>Parton, Rob: [http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/rp033104.html Xenogears vs. Tetris] {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/6F3IwupJp?url=http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/rp033104.html |date=2013-03-12 }}, 31.03.2004</ref>. Ежемесячное издание [[:en:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] поместило игру на 110 место в своём списке 200 лучших игр<ref>«NP Top 200», Nintendo Power, февраль 2006 года, стр. 58-66.</ref>.
