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As the Title of the Game States, a Classic.
dbarry_22 - wrote on 01/02/2013
3D Classics: Kid Icarus brings back an old classic from the NES onto the portable system with 3D graphics and new backgrounds.
Kid Icarus is an action platformer released for the NES in 1987. You play as the character Pit as he collects three treasurers and takes out Medusa to save the goddess Palutena and the rest of the land. Truth be told, you would learn more about this story by playing the 2012 3DS release, Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Kid Icarus is the perfect example of a NES classic. It's a 2D platformer which is difficult. The graphics are lackluster but the music is top notch. There are horizontal and vertical levels, with the vertical levels more than likely to cause you to plummet to your death every now and then.
Patience is a virtual and almost a must when it comes …
