Kid Icarus
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| Kid Icarus | |
| Developer | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| System | Nintendo Entertainment System Gameboy Advance Virtual Console |
| Release Date | Nintendo Entertainment System JP December 18, 1986 US July 1987 EU 1987 Gameboy Advance JP August 10, 2004 Virtual Console JP January 23, 2007 US February 12, 2007 EU February 23, 2007 KO October 28, 2008 |
| Gallery | GH Gallery |
| Rating | ESRB: E |
Kid Icarus is a classic game for the NES. For a while, it's been regarded as a lose classic, but has recently gained popularity. In Japan, this game is called Hikari shinwa: Parutena no Kagami(Myth of Light: Paultena's Mirror).
This game was made with the same game engine as Metroid. In tribute to this, Metroids are in this game as an enemy, under the name "Komayto" (Mayto is short for Metroid in Japanese and "Ko" indicates Child).
Story
In a time where gods and men lived together, Angel Land was ruled by two godesses: Palutena, the Goddess of Light, and Medusa, the Goddess of Darkness. While Palutena helped men when she could, Medusa hated men. Medusa ruined their crops and turned them to stone. Palutena was enraged; she turned Medusa into a monster and banished her to the underworld.
Medusa spent her time in the underworld gathering an army of monsters and when the time was right, she conquered the Palace in the Sky, Palutena's home. After imprisoning Palutena, Medusa took the three Sacred Treasures and gave them to her minions. They are the Mirror Shield, the Arrows of Light, and the Wings of Pegasus.
With the last of her strength, Palutena sent a magical bow to a Pit. So, Pit must escape the underworld and rescue Palutena.
Gameplay
Many of people have noticed that Kid Icarus is built on the same engine as Metroid, so the two have similar styles of play.
The world of Kid Icarus is divided into the underworld, the overworld, the sky world, and the Palace in the Sky. Each world has three worlds and a fortress. Each fortress has a gatekeeper that guards one of the sacred treasures. Pit's strength may increase depending on how well the player scored on the level.
Legacy
Kid Icarus has been used as the basis of several of 9-Volt's minigames. Pit also was included as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Sequels
Kid Icarus initially had one sequel: Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters for the Gameboy. Kid Icarus Uprising was announced years later for the 3DS.
Ports and Remakes
- Kid Icarus was rereleased in Japan as part of the Famicom Mini series.
- Kid Icarus is available for download through the Virtual Console. A demo version was included in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a Masterpiece.