Game Information
Overall Rank: 1247
Average Rating: 3.4/5
# of Ratings: 9
US Release Date: 07/01/1987
JP Release Date: 1988
Platform: Nintendo (NES)
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
Multiplayer: No
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Quick Game Reviews
Rating of
3.5/5
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/25/2011
A classic 2D platformer - interesting level design and fun to play. I can't say I ever got through it, but I remember playing this quite a bit. If you want something besides Mario for a change, this is the right way to go.
Full Game Reviews
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4/5
Let's Give Pit Some Love, He's an Angel After All
dbarry_22 - wrote on 01/02/2013
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 to beating a game like this. Every time an enemy is defeated, Pits accumulates hearts, which can be later redeemed at stores that can be …
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