The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is an developed and published by for the and . It is the thirteenth installment in series. The story focuses on series protagonist , who tries to prevent from being engulfed by a corrupted known as the Twilight Realm. To do so, he takes the form of both a and a wolf, and is assisted by a mysterious creature named . The game takes place hundreds of years after and , in an from . At the time of its release, Twilight Princess was critically acclaimed, receiving several awards, and is considered by many critics and players to be one of the . By 2015, the game had sold 8.85 million copies worldwide.