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Kid Icarus: Uprising

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Genre:Third Person Action/Shooter
Metacritic Rating:83%
Nintendo Power Rating:9.5/10
Famitsu Rating:40/40
EU Release:23 March 2012
NA Release:23 March 2012
JP Release:22 March 2012
AU Release:29 March 2012
Players:1-6
StreetPass?Yes
Circle Pad Pro?Yes
Developer:Project Sora
Publisher:Nintendo
PEGI Rating:12
ESRB Rating:E10+
CERO Rating:B
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Overview

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Kid Icarus: Uprising is a third person action/shooter game and is the third installment in the Kid Icarus series and the first since 1991's Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters on the original Game Boy. Similarly to the previous installments, Medusa and her army are once again attempting to destroy Skyworld, and of course take over the world. Kid Icarus: Uprising was one of the first games to be shown for the Nintendo 3DS and later became a playable demo. This game is developed by Project Sora and published by Nintendo. The game had already started production when the Nintendo 3DS had started its production, in 2010.

The basic gameplay follows Pit on his mission to save Skyworld, and involves both ground and aerial-based combat.

The head developer, Masahiro Sakurai, was the head developer of the Super Smash Bros. series and the creator of Kirby. Kid Icarus: Uprising released on March 23, 2012 in North America and Europe. As soon as Kid Icarus: Uprising was finished, Masahiro Sakurai started work on Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, both of which will not likely be released until 2013 or possibly even 2014, seeing that Super Smash Bros. Brawl was announced a little before E3 2005 and released in 2008.

Characters

The game has a very wide array of characters to help or hinder Pit on his adventure. Here are just a sample of them.

  • Pit - Our hero and the captain of Palutena's personal guard. Pit is a powerful warrior despite his youthful appearance. Wielding many new weapons and gifts from Palutena, Pit is no longer limited to the bow of his past adventures.
  • Palutena - The goddess of light and ruler of Skyworld. Palutena guides Pit through most of his journey, using her powers to help him protect the humans of the surface world from her archnemesis, Medusa, goddess of the Underworld.
  • Medusa, Queen of the Underworld - The one-time Queen of the Underworld, exiled by Palutena long ago. Twenty-five years ago, Pit defeated her once and for all...or so it seemed. Now resurrected and thirsty for revenge, Medusa leads an army far more powerful than before.
  • Magnus - The mightiest human swordsman of all time. With his massive blade and experience as a mercenary, Magnus is a powerful ally against the Underworld. But this hard exterior masks what seems to be the tragic loss of a child.
  • Dark Lord Gaol - A general of the Underworld Army who leads thousands of infernal troops on a violent crusade against the surface world. Gaol's armor emits cursed magical energy that gives the dark lord the ability to float in midair and fire magic missiles.
  • Hewdraw - An enormous three-headed flying dragon. Each of Hewdraw's heads has its own personality, causing them to constantly bicker and argue. Lucky for them, the heads can survive if ever separated from their body.
  • Great Reaper - An elder Reaper who has grown enormous feasting on the souls in the Reaper fortress. Despite his mighty stature, the Great Reaper will sometimes use magic to shrink himself and enjoy a relaxing stroll through his execrable death castle.
  • Pandora - The Goddess of Chaos and Calamity. She possesses the Mirror of Truth that doubles anything that stands in front of it and is located in her Labyrinth of Deceit.
  • Dark Pit - A flawed clone of Pit created by the Mirror of Truth. He has most of Pit's strengths, and he can even fly with Pandora's powers. While he sees Pit as a rival, the two share a strange, inherent connection.
  • Poseidon - The god of the sea. A silent observer of the invasions of the surface world, Poseidon grows annoyed with the Underworld's antics and grants a request to aid Palutena by opening the way to Thanatos's Seafloor Palace.
  • Thanatos - The god of death. Bored with his 9-to-5 guiding the souls of the living to their final resting place, Thanatos turns his work over to the Reapers and leisurely passes his days in a palace deep beneath the ocean.
  • Space Pirates - The pirates of the galaxies. They search for constellations.
  • Space Pirate Captain - The leader of the Space Pirates. Although weaker than his shipmates, the Captain-his true name impossible for human tongues to pronounce-somehow managed to take charge through sheer bossiness. Thus, he's not very popular.
  • Hades - The true master of the Underworld. He is immeasurably strong-even among the divine pantheon-but prefers to rule from tue shadows, forcing Medusa to do his dirty work. Yet even with all this evil, Hades still manages to act nonchalant.
  • Viridi - The goddess of nature. Viridi wants to exterminate the humans on the surface world, believing they have corrupted the natural order. She also opposes the destruction and blind harvesting of souls commited by the Underworld Army.
  • Arlon - Master of the Lunar Sanctum and a commanding officer of the Forces of Nature. Arlon styles himself as a reticent butler, discreetly working from the shadows to serve his goddess, Viridi.
  • Pyrrhon - The sun god. He helps pit and at one point saves him when the Aurum attack. He likes to joke around.
  • Chariot Master - Master of the Lightning Chariot, he travels around the galaxy at lightning speeds. He fought in wars of the gods long ago, He fights Pit to see if he is worthy enough to command the Lightning Chariot. After Pit defeats him, he vanishes or dies and then Pit is allowed to command the Lighting Chariot. Then Pit uses it to enter Palutena's Temple.
  • Amazon Pandora - Pandora's original form. In this form she was one of the most powerful commanders of the underworld until an accident happened, causing her to become a magical blob of gas.
  • Dyntos - The god and keeper of the forge. He is the creator of not only the Three Sacred Treasures but all sacred armaments. Cunning and highly creative, Dyntos is said to be one of the few real forces in the divine pantheon.

Monsters

The monsters you'll fight in the game on your adventure.

  • Monoeye - Probably one of the weakest enemies in the game, a surveillance drone of the underworld army. Though it is capable of draining life from its target with its tentacles, a monoeye would never do such a thing to Pit.
  • Wave Angler - A floating Underworld foe that fires wave shots. Normally it shoots horizontal attacks but recently added a vertical shot to its routine.
  • Octos - An octopus-like creature that has pouches that store toxic gas. It sprays ring shaped jets of ink that your best bet is to fly through.
  • Keron - A frog-like creature with only one eye and a pair of wings.
  • Gyrazer - spinning wheels that fire piercing lasers from the eye beneath their bodies.
  • Shemum - A winged poisonous snakes that jump out of a giant vases until it is destroyed which makes up for their weak strength with sheer numbers. The vases are not vulnerable to ranged shots so you'll have to melee them.
  • Nettler - This monster becomes completely flat to dodge attacks but is weak at close range. It was originally a slug but has evolved with arms and improved mobility.
  • Skuttler - This monster can fire from a cannon or use magical attacks. It is a basic troop from the Underworld, being simple minded they often forget any mishaps they suffer but also quit when things get tough.
  • Skuttler Cannoneer - A skuttler equipped with a cannon. He firs purple colored cannon shots that look much like arrows. They are hard to dodge since its attacks move fast!
  • Skuttler Mage - These skuttlers were handpicked from the Skuttler rank and file, taught to use magic, and sent back onto the battlefield. They attack with a fire or weakening spell that has the chance to lower your maximum health.
  • Suit of Skuttler - Tired of being sent to the frontlines and killed, the Skuttlers started jumping into metal statues commonly found around the Underworld, making them slow, but invulnerable everywhere except for the back.
  • Mik - A very common enemy that are considered advance guards in the Underworld Army that either uses its tongue as a whip or spits out a laser ball. They have an endless appetite and all attempts to put them on a diet have failed.
  • Ganewmede - They are evolved Monoeyes with spiky legs instead of tentacles. This monster will fire projectiles if attacked at long range, but is weak at short range.
  • Crawler - Attacks over a wide range with needles that shoot in all directions. Despite the hard look in its eyes, they are typically calm and reserved.
  • Syren - A creature that combines the body of a woman and the limbs of a bird, they were long thought to be myths. They shoot whirlwinds from their mouth.
  • Shrip - A bug like creature that has a long blade like nose that it spins around slashing at Pit.
  • Porcuspine - Attacks over a wide range with needles that shoot in all directions. Despite the hard look in its eyes, they are typically calm and reserved.
  • Belunka - More of a troop carrier for the underworld than an actual enemy, these don't really attack but can take a lot of shots to defeat.
  • Handora - A fast hand-like monster that has one eye in its palm that can shoot several shots at once.
  • Coral - These underworld enemies explode upon maturation spraying deadly pieces of rock in a wide area. Shoot them and they'll attract to you but melee them and they fling in the opposite direction.
  • Boogity – It has a massive shield on its back but eventually gets curious and turns around to attack.
  • Monolith - These are more like obstacles than enemies and were used to train the Underworld Army. They are spinning platforms that reflect attacks so you have to avoid them.
  • Splin - A circular blade enemy with four daggers that looks like a throwing star. They have one eye in the middle.
  • Specknose - An odd enemy that resembles Nose Glasses, it sneezes bouncy bombs toward enemies. They prefer damp climates are usually cowardly by nature.
  • Commyloose - An octopus-like enemy that jumps up from below in groups of four just to hop around in hopes of hitting Pit.
  • Fire Wyrm - fueled by hatred, it attacks with fire that can do extra damage to players
  • Shulm - An Underworld Army fungus that release's a poisonous gas and is best to attack at a long range.
  • Shildeen - A little blue alien looking monster that does one thing, puts up a force field protecting it and its allies. You can't shoot through the force field, but the enemies can. Take the shield down by attacking it. Shildeen have a skill for organization which is rare among the Underworld Army
  • Zurret - A weird look enemy that comes out of a vase and has two tentacle arms that shoots spinning bullets.
  • Paramush - An enemy that resembles a mushroom and will glide from the air to land. After landing it will run around shooting at you.
  • Komayto - This monster looks awfully close to a Metroid, Pit even brings this up to Lady Palutena which she replies that they're not. Get too close and it will latch on restricting your movement, just like in Metroid.
  • Daphne - An enemy that looks like a flower with a fake face until you get to close and it unleashes it's attack "Daphne Mines". When it attacks it reveals its true face.
  • Stackjaw - These monsters fire while spinning 360 degrees, to defeat it you have to start off at the top and keeping shooting until all parts are destroyed. Resembles a Totem Pole.
  • Minos - When attacked it will swell up, but when you attack it again it will explode, hurting you and enemies. Minos are filled with rage on the inside even though they look cool and collected.
  • Merenguy - An enemy that has its eyes on its arms, it loves to dance. When it dances and shakes its hips, you just can't look away so take it out first!
  • Mega Mussel - These monsters fire attacks out their pearly eyes, which are also their weak spots. You cannot damage them when their shell is closed.
  • Gloomerang - These have big shields that they throw like boomerangs so you may have to dodge them twice.
  • Reaper - Surveillance for the underworld army, stay out of its line of sight to sneak by. You incidentally run into one of these taking a bath in a Poison Spring, fully clothed in the spring just like Pit.
  • Shelbo - Pulls pit towards it by inhaling with its huge mouth but when doing so it reveals its weak spot, which is its eye.
  • Zuree - Has two forms that it likes to switch between. When in spirit form attacks pass right through it, When it forms into the ghost like form make sure to kill it before it gets too close and attacks with it's shake status effect claws.
  • Orne - A very colorful ghost that will kill you if you just touch it!
  • Tortolunk - A tortoise like monster with a spike sticking out of it's shell. It's attacks quickly when they jump onto their spike and spinning acting like a top.
  • Eggplant Wizard - A purple one-eyed wizard. If you get hit by its spell, you will turn into an eggplant.
  • Clubberskull - They possess extremely powerful attacks capable of destroying high-level monsters, because of this they usually sealed from attacking and will only attack if you break the seal.
  • Magmoo - An enemy that is a little blob of lava.
  • Bluster - A monster that uses brown smoke attacks.
  • Girin - A giant bug with huge pinchers that waits in the ground and attacks the player whenever they get too close. It leaves itself vulnerable after they jump out of the ground while it tries to rebury itself. If you get just close enough to them, you can trigger them without being hit.
  • Leox - A lion-like motorcycle enemy, it charges forward bringing its head down to use as a hammer. They are fast so be careful!
  • Armin - This monster is heavily armored but has very weak sides that reveal its puny body.
  • Petribomber - A four handed monster that throws explosive rocks, it may trip and blow itself up.
  • Snong - They command two giant elephant feet that crush the player and are one of the Underworld Army's heavy hitters.
  • Vakloom - These monsters suck in ranged attacks and when absorbed enough they fire out a very powerful laser.
  • Sinistew - A genie that doesn't grant wishes and lives in what appears to be a metal crate. If you get too close, he'll grab you and pull you into his home.
  • Brawnyclaws - Stops you from progressing through the level until you kill it.
  • Snowman - A territorial beast that blasts anyone who gets close with its frozen breath to freeze you, rendering you immobile, but if you move the circle pad you can thaw out quicker.
  • Frozum - It dwells in frosty climates and will freeze you, rendering you immobile and unable to attack. In tropical areas, they are kept as pets that double as an air conditioner.
  • Pluton - A thief that attempts to steal the player’s items and tries to run away with it.
  • Zik and Zak - A Zik attacks by controlling a horde of Zaks, defeat the Zik and the Zaks will float around waiting to be killed.
  • Bumbledrop - It looks like a little chicken when it's standing upright but when it falls flat it shows its true form, a mean dragon's head. It is immune to ranged attacks when it stands upright.
  • Remoblams - They attack in small groups and explode if attacked, You can take out the whole group by attacking the leader.
  • Collin and Phil - This monster used to work for Palutena but now works for Medusa, shoots poisonous phil bugs at you. Melee attack the Phil bugs to defeat him.
  • Trailtail - a spider like enemy that flies in a zagzag pattern, leaving a trail of silk behind it.
  • Shootfly - This monster is blind and will only attack when you use long ranged attacks. It attacks by flying directly at you, like a bat drawn to your long range attacks.
  • Igniot - A one-eyed monster in the Underworld Forces, it is essentially two enemies that work as one.
  • Tempura Wizard - A strange creature with a battered prawn as a head. If deep fried keep your distance because if he eats you, you’re finished. Much worse than the Eggplant Wizard.
  • Erinus - A foe that prefers to attack in large numbers, its top and bottom halves separate when you impact this enemy allowing them each fight independently.
  • Guttler - A ghost enemy that will actually eat other enemies, it may be wise to take them out early because they get bigger the more they eat.
  • Fort Oink - Originally meant to be a troop carrier, a design flaw causes them to sometimes shoot their cargo as ammo.
  • Monomiknose - An face-like enemy in the Underworld forces that consists of two Monoeyes, a Specknose, and a Mik.
  • Cellular Handora - A cellular copy of the Underworld Handora, it guards Hades' Belly from intruders.
  • Cellular Bluster - A cellular copy of the Underworld Blusters, it guards Hades' Belly from intruders and guards itself with an ever-growing layer of gelatin that you can shoot off.
  • Cellular Igniot - A cellular copy of the Underworld Igniot, it guards Hades' Belly from intruders. They specialize in turning enemies into stone.
  • Cellular Sinistew - A cellular copy of the Underworld Sinistew, it guards Hades' Belly from intruders.
  • Cellular Snong - A cellular copy of the Underworld Snong, an elephant like monster that guards Hades' Belly from intruders.
  • Cellular Skuttler - A cellular copy of the Underworld Skuttlers, it guards Hades' Belly from intruders.
  • Cellular Monoeye - A cellular copy of the Underworld Monoeye, it guards Hades' Belly from intruders.
  • Cellular Komayto - A cellular copy of the Underworld Komayto, it guards Hades' Belly from intruders. They act as white cells attaching themselves to enemies making it hard to move and transferring life force to Hades' Belly.
  • Cellular Gyrazer - A cellular copy of the Underworld Gyrazer, it guards Hades' Belly from intruders. They attack with a burst of high-speed fire from their cannons.
  • Cellular Shildeen - A cellular copy of the Underworld Shildeen, it has no attacks but has a force field ability that protects its allies.
  • Space Pirate- A race that travel through the universe capturing constellations. Their armor is actually an exoskeleton that shields a glowing creature within.
  • Space Pirate Sniper - A space pirate that picks off their enemies from afar with their sniper arm.
  • Space Pirate Commando - A space pirate that fires incendiary grenades from grenade launchers.
  • Nutski - An acorn enemy with one eye that can fly with its leaf like arms. They are a common enemy in the Forces of Nature.
  • Trynamite - An enemy in the Forces of Nature that will explode if approached.
  • Zert - Despite its looks it is a plant monster in the Forces of Nature that uses electricity attacks.
  • Blader - Plant-like birds with with sharp blades for wings. In the air, Bladers can attack by firing lasers from their eyes, while also using their wings as weapons.
  • Dibble Dop - A small plant enemy that uses powerful water bomb to create vertical jets of water that will remain in place for a few moments so be careful not to touch it.
  • Parashooter - A monster that is part of the Forces of Nature, uses a leaf as a parasail and shoots condensed air with its blade like arms.
  • Lurchthorn - A skeletal fish like monster, it looks as if it has an eye on each joint but beware those are actually cannons. The head is its primary weak spot.
  • Pew Pew -arboreal cannon that is equipped with evolved roots that allow it to walk around
  • Pip - a single-celled organism that divides when dealt a strong blow.
  • Toxiecap -An engineered bio-weapon that is not a natural organism, its many eyes provide surveillance while it shoots out poison.
  • Hugworm - A large green worm in the Forces of Nature, it attacks by charging at Pit with its drill beak or by constricting Pit, giving it the name the Hugworm.
  • Lithinium - Is a flower like monster and One of the big guns in the Forces of Nature.
  • Urgle - A tree like monster that is part of the Forces of nature and charges at full speed trying to flip over enemies, it spends day and night perfecting its technique.
  • Jitterthug - They have two forms, one is green and is immune to ranged attacks and the other is red which is immune to physical attacks.
  • Mudrone - An enemy that is a pile of mud and part of the Forces of Nature. There are two crystal that pop out of the mud when it stands up becoming vulnerable. The crystals fire lasers.
  • Boom Stomper - a mass of rune-inscribed rock given the gift of life. It topples onto foes as a heavy attack.
  • Mahva - It defends itself with a sphere of water that blocks pits attacks but allows ally fire to go through. Keep attacking it and it will break.
  • Badoot - In the air they are obstacles while on the land they link together to form an electric trip wire and trip enemies. You cannot damage these when they link together so wait for them to separate before attacking.
  • Bumpety Bomb - A Force of Nature that has armor making it hard to destroy with ranged attacks but getting up close is scary as they do blow up.
  • Cacaw - A bird like enemy that screeches leaving pit confused.
  • Skreetle -Hard to hit when on all fours but easy target when standing on it's back legs.
  • Captain Flare - A humanoid in the Forces of Nature with a one eyed flame for a head. It can become invisible with its cape.
  • Meeba - a parasitic fungus from the Forces of Nature that charges at enemies, it has armor on its front so attack it from behind.
  • Megonta - A giant pill bug that rolls up in a ball and rolls straight for you with speed, use a melee attack to flip it on its back leaving its weak spot exposed.
  • Flage - A ghostly and gelatinous assassin of Viridi’s army that is armed with a sharp blade on each of its hands. It can disappear and turn into an invulnerable green flame for a short amount of time.
  • Clobbler - A small deformed plant like creature that transforms into a large formidable foe and is part of the Forces of Nature.
  • Tribyte - the Aurum's basic soldiers, take advantage of Aurum antigravity tech to fly in coordinated groups.
  • Quoil - This strange coil like monster that is part of the Aurum Army attacks by charging at enemies while spinning.
  • Jyok - First appears to be just a box but then opens to fire homing lasers. When it opens it reveals its weak point. Is part of the Aurum Army.
  • Claxis - Part of the Aurum Army, it has numerous guns set into its synthetic surface.
  • Dohz - A ship that transports Aurum troops but also attacks.
  • Plixo -An Aurum made from squares that can rearrange them into various ways.
  • Xoneme -defends itself with a series of rotating panels that it can also fan outward as an attack.
  • Kolma - An Aurum enemy that looks like a giant wheel with armored mirrors that it slings at its enemy revealed it's weak inside.
  • Sio - An Aurum enemy that blinds their foes with black hole shots.
  • Taklax - They're supposed to resemble a piece of candy, they open up to look something like a bug and they open fire. Taklax are part of the aurum surveillance.
  • Zaurum - The only aurum enemy that resembles a living thing, they shoot lasers that confuse the player and do damage as well.
  • Baglo -This Aurum only awakens when attacked, it unleashes a barrage of continuous fire.
  • Zrink - Large slow moving Aurum shaped like hexigons.
  • Rezda -Aurum that creates a shield that prevents everything but other Aurums and their shots from passing through.
  • Zaurum - Aurum that have tentacles hanging down from their crescent shaped bodies, making them look almost like a jellyfish. Their attack is good at leaving Pit in a confused state.
  • Roz - Are indestructible green Aurum comets that have seemingly impossible mass.
  • Nukleen - A mine that explodes when attacked, the Aurum use these to conquer planets.
  • Biota - Flings out green orbs to attack, the orbs are designed to withstand almost any attack. Melee them to send them flying back at the Biota.
  • Aurum Pip - An Aurum copy of the Underworld's Pip that guards the Aurum fleet, it divides when hit.
  • Aurum Mik - An Aurum copy of the Underworld's Mik that guards the Aurum fleet.
  • Aurum Specknose - An Aurum copy of the Underworld's Specknose that guards the Aurum fleet.
  • Aurum Fire Wyrm - An Aurum copy of the Underworld's Fire Wyrm that guards the Aurum fleet.
  • Aurum Skuttler - An Aurum copy of the Underworld's Skuttler Mage that guards the Aurum fleet.
  • Aurum Monoeye - An Aurum copy of the Underworld's Monoeye that guards the Aurum fleet.
  • Aurum Urgle - An Aurum copy of the Underworld's Urgle that guards the Aurum fleet.
  • Aurum Shemum - An Aurum copy of the Underworld's Shemum that guards the Aurum fleet.
  • Centurion - One of the weakest enemies in Palutena's army. They attack with a bow and arrow. They can fly on their own, without the help of Palutena or Viridi.
  • Centurion Knight - A centurion that has a large shield and attacks with a spear.
  • Centurion Strongarm - A large centurion they attack with powerful punches and hurling barbells. They are not very bright.
  • Juggernaut - A catapult that can think and react on their own. They have a lot of rocks on top of their head in the middle of the two catapults that they shoot towards Pit.
  • Shadow Pit - They were created by the Chaos Kin and has all of Pit's abilities. They attack with one of four weapons: blades, palms, cannons, and orbitars.
  • Treasurefish - A fish enemy that floats and carries a treasure chest in its see through stomach. You can defeat these monsters to receive the treasure chest they hold.
  • Rare Treasurefish - A glowing gold rare Treasurefish that carries a treasure chest in its see through stomach. They can only be found in a couple chapters, including chapters 11, 17, and 18. Defeat these monsters to receive a good treasure from the treasure chest it holds.
  • Souflee - An enemy shaped like a cake that gives you a lot of hearts and points when defeated, the cherry on top is actually an eye.
  • Mimicutie - This monster pretends to be a chest and then kick's the player when they get to close. If you defeat them, you get treasure. Their attacks do lost of damage.
  • Soul-Eating Monster - A monster that has long lurked in the City of Souls. It eats souls, which it swallows like a whale feeding on plankton, yet it can dine on something more substantial.

Bosses

These are the bosses that are in charge of leading armies etc. Each will be fought in different chapters.

  • Twinbellows - A two-headed dog (hence the name) that guards the Underworld. Medusa unleashes Twinbellows during an assault on a human city, using magic to super size the bicephalous puppy. But, for Pit, the louder they bark, the harder they fall.
  • Dark Lord Gaol - A general for the Underworld Army who led thousands of troops on a crusade against the surface world. Found in the second chapter, she has many attacks, including a charge, a giant release of energy that's similar to a bomb, the ability to summon Skuttlers, and she can even shoot a few balls of darkness at you!
  • Three-Headed Hewdraw - The third boss in the game, and the first encountered while flying. This is an enormous three-headed flying dragon with an unique personality on each head it holds. Its heads would often bicker and argue and can survive without a body.
  • Hewdraw Head - After being slay from its body, Hewdraw heads can live freely their own ways. But lucky, Palutena is able to lure one of the Heads, making it follow Pit where he would be in charge of destroying it once and for all.
  • Hewdraw Reborn - Hewdraw’s incredible regenerative ability allows its final head to regrow a new torso mere minutes after its decapitation. After resting by a lake to regain its strength, the beast later waits to take its revenge on Pit.
  • Great Reaper - An old Reaper who has grown to be a giant by feasting on souls in the Reaper fortress. He's the fourth boss of the game. He enjoys using magic to shrink himself and walk around his fortress. His weak points are his head and his toes, and after being hit enough, a bright golden light will appear on his head. When this happens, hitting his toes won't damage him anymore, and you must strike his head to finish him off! His attacks include a strike of his scythe, jumping to create shock waves, and death rays that are emitted from his eyes. The Great Reaper will sometimes use magic to make himself small enough to enjoy a stroll through his castle.
  • Pandora - The guardian of the Mirror of Truth, and ally of Medusa. Pit must defeat her before he destroys the Mirror of Truth.
  • Dark Pit - Dark Pit is a clone of Pit, he was created right before Pit destroyed the Mirror of Truth. He has most of Pit's Strengths, and can fly by himself thanks to the powers of Pandora. He looks at Pit as a rival, and both have some kind of inherent connection.
  • God of Death, Thanatos - He is in charge of guiding the souls of the living to their final resting place. Also he is a talented shape-shifter, and uses them to fight against Pit. He can turn into a Sword, a foot, a bat, a nesting doll and so much more.
  • Kraken - A hulking leviathan making its home in the Galactic Sea. People, monsters, and even starships are no match for the Kraken’s gaping maw. The scent of Pit’s battle with the Space Pirates piques the monster’s hunger, endangering everyone.
  • Medusa - Now, facing the angel after all these years, Medusa's wrath is only matched by her fervor for revenge. You must defeat her three times during this battle.
  • Phoenix - A fiery bird born of magma that roosts within a volcano. The Phoenix vigilantly guards the Wish Seed, an object said to grant its owner's any desire. Only when the Phoenix falls can the Wish Seed be taken.
  • Cragalanche - A commanding officer in the Forces of Nature. Once a mere boulder with a soul, Cragalanche spent years developing a will of his own. Fiercely loyal to Viridi, he strikes at the front lines of battle like a meteor.
  • Reset Bomb Pod - A reset bomb with a hard outer shell and a deep hole in front of it preventing physical attacks. It has Space Pirates in this battle with it, physically attack these enemies to launch them into the hole and breaking the reset bomb pod's outer shell revealing it's weak spot.
  • Arlon - Master of the Lunar Sanctum and commanding officer in the Forces of Nature. Arlon is a butler, who tries to hide in the shadows while attacking.
  • Phosphora - A beautiful and powerful electricity-based warrior in the Forces of Nature. While victorious in her battle with Thanatos, the wounds Phosphora receives make her weak in the fight with Pit that follows.
  • Aurum Brain - The central cortex surrounding the entire Aurum legion. The Aurum Brain has no will of its own, only living to give an endless stream of orders to the forces acting as its swords and shields in the fight to protect that Aurum.
  • Aurum Core - An artifact that controls one of many floating islands. If destroyed it will take down a group of islands, while it is a weak point in the Aurum army there are unfortunately a lot of these making them not effective enough for taking the Aurum down.
  • Aurum Pyrrhon - After Pyrrhon tries to take over the Aurum Brain and control its vast army, the Aurum Brain wins the battle of minds and absorbs him, destroying his free will and using him as another weapon in its arsenal.
  • Pit's Body- The Chaos Kin took advantage of Pit's Body after his weakened state after the battle with Aurum. The only fight that you get to control Magnus because he puts on the Ring of Chaos, that pit's soul was sealed in.
  • Chariot Master - Commands the Lightning Chariot, which is pulled by his two horses, Phos and Lux. He lives at the top of a tower. He beat the previous unnamed owner of the chariot for it.
  • Palutena - She has powerful attacks, be careful not to hurt her but there should be something glowing to shoot just a little above her that will make Chaos Kin appear. He will attack with Palutena so take him down quickly for the fight to be over.
  • Chaos Kin - An evil being whose strange power may even surpass that of the gods. It is mindless, only possessing the desire to cause disorder and disaster. Long sealed in the Lunar Sanctum, the Chaos Kin is suddenly free to spread anarchy.
  • Amazon Pandora - Met in Scorched Feathers after Pandora jumps into the Rewind Spring, giving her back her body from long ago. Apparently, at one time, she was considered one of the most powerful, and beautiful warriors in all the land.
  • Hades's Heart - At least this is as close to a "heart" as someone like Hades could have. Clearly not made to pump blood, Hades's Heart moves and acts like it has a mind of it's own, wildly running around it's enemies and setting traps as it goes.
  • Magnus and Dark Lord Gaol - Dyntos recreates Gaol and Magnus for you to fight for the Great Sacred Treasure. Much like the fight against the Dark Lord Gaol except this time Magnus and Gaol will be attacking Pit.
  • Pseudo-Palutena - Created by Dyntos as a messed up joke, for you to for the Great Sacred Treasure. While Pseudo-Palutena was out, Dyntos put the real Palutena to sleep miles away ultimately proving that Dynto's is far more powerful than Hades.
  • Great Sacred Treasure - A new weapon made for Pit by the God Dyntos for the fight against Hades. Pit must first defeat the machine before Dyntos will give it to Pit.
  • Hades - God of the Underworld. In this fight you get to use the Great Sacred Treasure that has five different forms that change depending on how your fighting against Hades, this weapon eventually breaks during the fight leaving the rest up to Pit.

Plot

SPOILER ALERT!

The following section contains spoilers to the overall story of the game, continue at risk of ruining the story for yourself.

Overview

The plot of Kid Icarus: Uprising sees Pit, the servant of the Goddess of Light, Palutena as he takes on monsters from the reborn Medusa who is out to destroy mankind. He is able to use a move named the Power of Flight, given to him by Palutena, which allows him to travel to various worlds to battle against monsters like Dark Pit, Medusa, etc.

Chapter 1: The Return of Palutena

In the first Chapter of the game you are you are introduced to the game. Palutena explains the situation of Medusa being reborn, which later on Medusa appears, taunting Pit and Palutena. Celebrating her return by attacking the humans below. Pit is then sent to search for the town, upon arrival though it is clear that work on the underground army has begun. Also you may be introduced to new weapons. Medusa later on sets the Colosseum on fire. Then, Pit comes meets Twinbellows the Ferocious. Upon defeating Twinbellows, Medusa surrenders the town and her troops retreat.

Chapter 2: Magnus and the Dark Lord

In this chapter, Pit and Palutena meet Magnus, who is looking to destroy the Dark Lord Gaol for a money reward. In an evil castle lies Dark Lord Gaol who is overlooking a war between humans and the Underground Army. Later on, you will fight against Gaol with the help of Magnus. Following Gaol's defeat it is revealed that she is a human girl who Magnus could have been in love with.

Chapter 3: Heads of the Hewdraw

In this chapter, Pit returns to Skyworld following Palutena's information that it is being attacked by the Underground Army. Hewdraw has returned and has grown two additional heads and a larger body since his last appearance. Pit destroys one of the heads completely, and the other two manage to escape. Throughout the chapter, Pit must find the remaining Hewdraw heads and destroy them. One of them is by itself and with the help of Palutena it is lure for Pit to destroy it. The other head is then resting on a lake trying to heal itself, and then Pit has to lure it out the lake once in a while to finish it on land.

Chapter 4: The Reaper's Line of Sight

In this chapter, Pit travels to a new area called Reaper Fortress which is the home of Medusa's most trusted lookouts, in search of the whereabouts of Pandora's Labyrinth of Deceit. Pit then goes through a ravine infested with monsters, while being cautious of the Reapers. Once Pit has defeated the boss the Great Reaper, there will be no more Reapers for the time being.

Chapter 5: Pandora's Labyrinth of Deceit

In this chapter, Palutena sends Pit into Pandora's Labyrinth of Deceit to destroy the Mirror of Truth as it is creating Underworld troops. Pit destroys the Mirror, however at the same time a clone of Pit was born: Dark Pit, who then helps defeat Pandora. However, shortly after he takes Pandora's power and uses it for himself, which grants him the power of unlimited flight and flies off.

Chapter 6: Dark Pit

In this chapter, you start by chasing and fighting Dark Pit in air, then you encounter Medusa's army and Medusa tells Dark Pit that he is a creation of the Mirror of Truth. Also she says that Dark Pit should be in her side. When Dark Pit says no, you realize that Dark Pit isn't a bad guy, he is just a little wild. Then, Pit manages to persuade Dark Pit, Pitoo or Ptooey, as Pit and Palutena call him, to go to some abandoned ruins where the two battle for several rounds, until Dark Pit finally accepts defeat and retreats. To find Pit, follow the monsters in your way, because they all lead towards Dark Pit.

Chapter 7: The Seafloor Palace

In this chapter, Pit travels to the Seafloor Palace in search of Thanatos, the God of Death, who holds the only key to enter the Underworld. But to get into the palace, Palutena asks the God Poseidon to open up the sea so that Pit can make his way into the palace without having to swim and possibly having him drown. Once in the palace, Pit tracks down Thanatos. In battle, he turns into tons of different things, a sword, doll, bat, etc. Once Pit defeats Thanatos, Thanatos turns into a gem, and Palutena explains that, that is the key they were looking for.

Chapter 8: The Space-Pirate Ship

In this chapter, Palutena tells Pit that before they can go into battle with Medusa, they must first find the Three Sacred Treasures, which Palutena had hid in the constellations some time ago to protect them. However, a group of ruthless Space Pirates, who tend to steal constellations, took the Three Sacred Treasures. Pit then has to traverse into a flying pirate ship to try and find them.

Chapter 9: Medusa's Final Battle

In this chapter, Pit finally manages to enter the Underworld with the help of Thanatos' key. However, before he can reach Medusa and put an end to her once and for all, he must defeat the Underworld Gatekeeper. After that, he engages in a battle with Medusa, and ultimately defeats her with the Three Sacred Treasures. However, the real villain, Hades, shows himself for the first time, thus starting the second half of the story. At the end of the chapter he has to fight a Galactic Fiend Kraken, who ate the Space Pirate Captain and the Three Sacred Treasures. Upon defeating it, Pit then takes the Three Sacred Treasures and vanishes with he power of Palutena.

Chapter 10: The Wish Seed

In this chapter, Pit tries to receive the legendary item known as the Wish Seed which can grant one wish to whoever possesses it before Hades, the God of the Underworld, which takes place at a volcanic location. Pit then finds out that the Wish Seed was actually a fake, and was really a plan concocted by Hades so that the humans can start a war trying to find it.

Chapter 11: Viridi, Goddess of Nature

In this chapter, there is a war between two human nations to gain control of the Wish Seed which turns out to be a false rumor by Hades. This takes place at a dreary battleground where Pit battles the demented Goddess of Nature known as Viridi who unleashes a curse upon the human race.

Chapter 12: Wrath of the Reset Bomb

In this Chapter, features Viridi and her army the Forces of Nature. It is set in a warring battlefield however after a while Viridi crushes the battle using her reset bombs.

Chapter 13: The Lunar Sanctum

In this Chapter, it has Pit searching for and fighting one of Viridi's commanders, Arlon. The setting takes place in a location in the night sky, lit up by the moon however after a while the scene is turned into a battlefield as Viridi's army begins to attack.

Chapter 14: Lightning Battle

In this chapter, Pit's mission is to defeat Phosphora who is another one of Viridi's commanders. Phosphora is battling the Underworld Army led by Thanatos who was recently revived.

Chapter 15: Mysterious Invaders

In this chapter, a break in the battle against Viridi and Hades occurs as they unite to defeat an alien race known as the Aurum. Pit also meets the self proclaimed "Sun God," Pyrrohn, who mysteriously knows alot about the Aurum...

Chapter 16: The Aurum Hive

In this chapter, Pit must infiltrate the Aurum hive and destroy the core. The Aurum start copying some Underworld enemies in this chapter.

Chapter 17: The Aurum Brain

In this chapter, Pyrrohn takes control of the Aurum Brain, before being overtaken by the Aurum. Pit must destroy Pyrrohn and the Aurum Brain, sending them to the other end of the galaxy.

Chapter 18: The Ring of Chaos

In this chapter, Pit discovers he had been trapped in a ring for three years and must take control of a girl, a dog, and Magnus before regaining his body. Throughout the chapter you'll discover that Palutena and her army have gone evil and are attacking humans. In this chapter you will fight the underworlds army, and also Palutenas army.

Chapter 19: The Lightning Chariot

In this chapter, you must fight the Chariot Master to take his Lightning Chariot so that you may break through the force field that is around Palutena's Temple.

Chapter 20: Palutena's Temple

In this chapter, Pit must break through the force field surrounding Palutena's Temple with the Lightning Chariot and stop the Chaos Kin from controlling Palutena. While you fight the Chaos kin, Palutena will be controlled by it, so be careful to watch who you hit.

Chapter 21: The Chaos Vortex

In this chapter, Pit and Dark Pit must follow the Chaos Kin into the dimension known as the Chaos Vortex to return Palutena's Soul to her body. While there dark pit gets knocked out and thrown into the empty space. Later on, Pit goes after him and uses the Power of Flight, which ends up burning Pit's wings, thanks to over use of the power.

Chapter 22: Scorched Feathers

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Chapter 23: Lord of the Underworld

In this chapter, Pit gets swallowed by Hades and must fight through his body until he reaches Hades' Heart and destroys it. However, although it is considered Hades' Stomach, it's actually a separate dimension.

Chapter 24: The Three Trials

In this chapter, Dyntos challenges Pit with many bosses, some old and some new, to ensure that Pit is strong enough and his heart is pure enough to have the Great Sacred Treasure.

Chapter 25: The War's End

In this chapter, Pit and Hades battle. Near the end of the chapter, Hades destroys Pit's Great Sacred Treasure. However, right before Hades kills Pit, Medusa comes and hits Hades. Hades easily defeats her, but Pit then picks up the Great Sacred Treasure's weapon, and with Viridi's Power of Flight and Palutena's power, defeats Hades, ending the war against the Underworld.

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Changes from series

Gameplay is radically different in this iteration of the Kid Icarus series. Whereas the first two games were sidescrolling platformers, Kid Icarus: Uprising is a hybrid between a shooter and a fighter, and takes place in a full 3D environment in air and on ground.

Nintendo has even stated that they weren't sure about putting Kid Icarus' stamp on the game due to it being a radically new direction for the short-lived series, but that they went with it to please older gamers. The game was actually going to be a Starfox game at first.

This is also the first Kid Icarus Game to be released within the past 20 years.

Gameplay

The game is focused primarily on combat, of which there are two types: aerial and ground-based. Each is unique in its own way, and they're detailed below.

Fiend's Cauldron

This fiery pot will come to view at the start of every level. It will let you get hearts (the currency in Kid Icarus: Uprising) based on how difficult you set the level at. The difficulty scale goes from 0.0-9.0(inclusive), with 2.0 being the standard difficulty, anything below that will cost you hearts, anything above that will give you hearts. Also, the higher the difficulty, the rarer weapons you will find on the level. However, if you lose and you have a high difficulty set and choose to continue, you will lose hearts, so it is a bet mechanic. But if you choose to retreat, you may loose part of your Vault acquired during the chapter.

Aerial combat

Aerial combat is described as "A dynamic guided, on-rails, shooter," where you use the touch screen to aim, the Circle Pad to change Pit's placement on the X and Y axis, and the L button for ranged and melee attacks. In air battles, your weapon attributes, such as streangth, spead, accuracy, and range are improved due to the Power of Flight. This can be done also during short times in Land Battles when you ride on Rails made by the gods, these rails can take you up to higher floors on a stage.

Ground combat

Ground combat is described as traditional third person shooter style. You control where Pit walks with the Analog Circle Pad, shoot or slash with the L button, and aim with the touch screen. The dash system is similar to Super Smash Bros. and Kirby.

The game also benefits from a left-handed control scheme, which makes use of the Circle Pad Pro accessory.

Weapons

A screenshot of Pit during the game's title sequence
Weapons play a huge part of Kid Icarus: Uprising, they are used as combat tools. There are nine weapon categories. These are Bows, Palms, Orbitars, Arms, Claws, Cannons, Blades, Staffs, and Clubs. Within these categories are numerous different weapons too. Each have their own strengths and weaknesses. There is also a new element in the game, Weapon Fusion. This allows you to fuse two weapons to create an entirely new weapon. Weapons can also be exchanged through Streetpass and Spotpass via an item called Weapon Gems. You can either purchase the weapon with Hearts (the in-game currency) or grind them up to get more hearts(However, this destroys the weapon). Some weapons will effect your movement speed, for example you will run faster with Orbitars than you would with a Cannon. There is also the effect of tragectory, so some weapons will fire in a straight line, whilst others will arc when being shot, making it possible to shoot enemies behind cover.

Claws

Claws feature faster paced melee attacks.

  • Tiger Claws - Basic starter claws. With balanced set of qualities, the Tiger Claws' usefulness in battle speaks for itself.
  • Wolf Claws - These claws set enemies on fire which burns them, dealing some extra damage when they strike. However the flame ability limits its range. Also a charged-dash shot has a great homing ability, which is rare on most claws.
  • Brawler Claws - Fist-looking claws that are the fastest in the game. They look much like boxing gloves, and offer great speed boost. Great for close up two-fist punching action.
  • Beam Claws - These Claws show a great long range attack, much like bows. Its shots travel fast and don't loose power. They are blue, and have weak homing ability and low attack power.
  • Raptor Claws - They hold great melee and ranged attacks, and have a slow charge time. Also said that the wounds it gives are so critical, that they deny to heal. Therefore its one of the most powerful claws in the game.
  • Stealth claws - Said to be made in plain darkness and wrapped in bandages of mummies, these claws that are almost invisible. These invisible quality makes opponents not know what hit them. But have low melee power.
  • Artillery claws - Claws that look much like gun ammunition. These claws are not too well at melee and have almost no homing ability. Its shots are much like a blade's, which loose no power over distances and tend to move super fast.
  • Cancer Claws - The Zodiac weapon signifies the sign of Cancer, its melee attacks pack mighty wallops, also charged shots can hover over enemies for a short time. In addition, they give users a speed boost during continuous-fire attacks.
  • Viridi Claws - Red-blood color Claws that are beautiful and deadly as the Goddess herself Viridi. The shots have strong homing ability and can maintain continuous fire for short periods. Its charges shoots can paralyze its opponents one third of the time.
  • Hedgehog Claws - The Hedgehog looking claws charge quickly and give a speed boost. They have no homing ability, and low power. But shoot super fast, which overall serves a great damage when keeping eye on the target.
  • Bear Claws - Claws that look like a bear's claws, also they contain great melee attack. In addition, the range shots it emits are devastating but have short reach. Great for attacking up close.
  • Pandora Claws - Claws that have been designed from Pandora.

Bows

Bows feature high speed shots.

  • Fortune Bow - Basic starter bow designed to be good all around.
  • Silver Bow - This bow was made by Palutena, the only weapon with high shot power at close range. Also it has high firing range and homing ability, which makes it a perfect choice for skilled players.
  • Meteor Bow - A Bow with a futuristic look, fastest shots on a bow and rarely misses it's target.
  • Angel Bow - Based on the god of love, its fire relentlessly pursues its target. Its shots are slow and weak. Multiplayer opponents can easy dodge its attacks.
  • Palutena Bow - This is the bow that Pit used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Also, it was made by Palutena herself, and its shots gain speed the farther they travel. Its stand shots are weak, but is dash shots are mighty.
  • Crystal Bow - This bow can fire arrows in the form of crystals. It is carved from crystals near the home of the gods. It has great power, and fires big projectiles. However, it has short firing range.
  • Divine Bow - It is said to be a bow made from wood of a sacred tree, its charged shots can nullify enemy fire, charges quickly and has great homing ability.
  • Darkness Bow - A bow based off the design of the underworld.
  • Hawkeye Bow - This bow has high-speed shots with long range and the potential of nullifying enemy fire. However, its melee attack is weak, and its slow at charging.
  • Sagittarius Bow - A Zodiac weapon bearing the sign of Sagittarius. Its shots can pierce through multiple opponents, which is great when you are outnumber (almost always). It takes long to charge, but does great damage and shoot speed.
  • Aurum Bow - A bow developed using Aurum technology, which is rare among bows. Its continuous-fire dash attack unleashes multiple shots. It has great range and homing ability, but also low attack which is better at a distance.
  • Phosphora Bow - A bow designed from Phosphora that does electrical damage. This bow is said to be crafted from Phosphora's scarf. Its charged shots tend to hit enemies, even when fired aimlessly. Although it lacks in power, its shots can paralyze foes. Those who use get granted a special lightning-quick boost in speed.

Palms

Palms have shots that home in on opponents.

  • Burning Palm - The shots it fires, sets enemies on flames, dealing extra damage. It has the strongest melee of any palm, and has a long charge time and short firing range. Also after a battle it makes a mean BBQ.
  • Needle Palm - This palm fires needles that burrow into the targets. they travel fast but have little homing ability. Ranged shots and Charged shots don't have much damage difference.
  • Violet Palm - A basic starter palm. It is rainbow in color. It has great rapid fire but basic range. Basically its a great weapon.
  • Midnight Palm - A moon-based palm, geared toward defense, its ranged attacks have can nullify enemy fire. Also it has slow but powerful shots. In addition, its backward-dash shot crushes enemies with a enormous moon.
  • Cursed Palm - A palm imbued with foul magic, it fires powerful cursed shots that travel slowly and tend to loose power over time but pursues it target. Also the melee attacks have lethal shots.
  • Pudgy Palm - A fancy palm that fires balloon-like shots. :). It has short charge time and great homing ability. In addition its backward-dash charged shot can overwhelm almost any shot. Great for together mode.
  • Reaper palm - Has a chance to summon a reapette to attack enemies.
  • Cutter Palm - A palm that fires light rings that cut through foes, its powerful but take time to charge. Also continuous fire lacks good homing ability. But has great backward-dash charged attacks.
  • Ninja Palm - This is a weapon with the soul of a dark assassin. It has short charge time, fires speed of light shots, and gives a great speed boost and agility. Also it excels at melee attacks! However it lacks power, some range, and homing ability. The palm that increases movement speed more than any other.
  • Viridi Palm - A palm that has been designed and created by and for Viridi. This palm excels at landing consecutive shots at its enemies. The damage it deals depends on where it hits its enemies. Shooting from a distance will help it improve its accuracy.
  • Great Reaper Palm - A Palm designed from the great reaper. It's unique in that it shoots Repettes at enemies which hunts them down. It takes a while to charge, but unique among weapons, its attacks may have the power to decrease the life of enemies down to half.
  • Cursed Palm - A palm made of dark energy.
  • Virgo Palm - A Zodiac Weapon bearing the sign of Virgo. This palm features the longest firing range of any palm, and its shots grow in size as they travel. It lacks in power and homing ability, but its backward-dash charged shots creates a useful defensive wall.
  • Aurum Palm - It is said to be produced with Aurum technology, the Aurum Palm has almost no homing ability, which makes the player careful about its aim. Its high energy output means it charges fast, like a charged shot per second.

Orbitars

Orbitars feature dual shots, move faster whilst shootingand have a long range.

  • Standard Orbitars - Basic starter orbitars.
  • Guardian Orbitars - Orbitars built for defense. Their charge shot is a sheild that can reflect enemy fire.
  • Shock Orbitars - These can paralyze enemies and have homing, charged shots.
  • Paw Pad Orbitars - Has a short charge time and shot's bounce off enemies.
  • Eyetrack Orbitars - These have weak shots but a decent homing ability
  • Jetstream Orbitars - Orbitars that look like jet engines.
  • Boom Orbitars - Orbitars that fire small cannon balls.
  • Arlon Orbitars - Orbitars that look like the lunar sanctum.
  • Gemini Orbitars - The Zodiac Weapon bearing the sign of Gemini. These orbitars fire charged shots that go straight out, and then suddenly change direction and home in on enemies, making them perfect for Together mode.

Arms

Arms have much stronger melee attacks, but a shorter range than all other weapons.

  • Crusher Arm - Basic starter arm.
  • Drill Arm - An arm with a drill. You can fire the drill as a projectile.
  • Bowl Arm - This Blade can fire steel ball's at enemies and has a powerful charged shot.
  • Kraken Arm - An arm that is made to look like the space kraken.
  • Electroshock Arm - An arm that does electric damage so it may paralyze opponents.
  • End-All Arm - A mysterious looking arm with a fairly low value.
  • Upperdash Arm - The arm with the longest range in the whole game.
  • Bomber Arm - A fairly powerful weapon that has a long range but not so good melee.
  • Volcano Arm - A weapon with fiery shots that rise as they get further away from you.

Blades

Blades are balanced in range, power and melee.

  • First Blade - As it's name suggests, a basic blade. This is the weapon you start off with when you begin your adventure. Entrusted to Pit, The First Blade is well balanced with great usability and strength, which makes it a perfect weapon for beginners.
  • Burst Blade - A lime colored blade, it has lower attack power and also the shortest range of any blade. Its multiple bullets it shots give a wide attack. Its ranged attacks can nullify incoming fire.
  • Viper Blade - A blade that uses poison, which does damage over time.
  • Crusader Blade - A blade with a blunt tip. It has great wide-ranged shots which are potential for nullifying enemy fire. In addition, its great for melee attacks.
  • Royal Blade - Has one of the most powerful backward's dash attack's in the game. It was once the heirloom of a royal house.
  • Optical Blade - This weapon is light, and the heat that this blade generates can cut through steel. It has the longest range of any blade, and its shots sligtly grow in power as they travel towards its target.
  • Samurai Blade - A Blade designed after one of the strongest Samurai Swords ever. It's powerful, but charges very slowly, and has the strongest melee combat of all the blades.
  • Bullet Blade - A blade designed to look like a machine gun. It fires steel bullets which explode as they land. However its shots have the same strength against enemies either far or up close.
  • Gaol Blade - A blade designed after Dark Lord Gaol. This blade is said to be forged from the same cursed material as Dark Lord Gaol's armor. It has the most powerful range of any blade and its charged shots has a strong homing ability. However its attacks move slowly.
  • Aurum Blade - Made from Aurum technology. It charges quickly and fires shots with a high homing ability.
  • Aquarius Blade - A Zodiac weapon bearing the sign of Aquarius. Its melee attacks have the ability to freeze enemies, and its sharp edge is made from highly pressurized water. Its charged shot pushes enemies back as it damages them.
  • Palutena Blade - A blade specially ordered by Palutena. Its dash shots have a great range, its charged shots can nulify enemy fire, and its continuous fire dash shots travel fast. However, it's very weak in both melee and ranged combat.

Clubs

Clubs feature strong melee, chargeable shots and deflect enemy attacks, but no continuous fire.

  • Ore Club - A basic club that looks similar to rocks.
  • Black Club - A club made of iron. It is extremely heavy, but it has very powerful melee.
  • Skyscraper Club - A club that resembles a building.
  • Babel Club - A club made of ancient stones and clouds and delivers continuous damage when charged.
  • Halo Club - A club with yellow rings and a light blue center.
  • Atlas Club - has a powerful dash attack and homing ability.
  • Hewdraw Club - A club that has been designed to look like the hewdraw.
  • Magnus Club - The exact same weapon that magnus use's. It has the shortest range of any weapon.
  • Earthmaul Club - A club made from the four elements. This club has the longest range of any weapon.
  • Ogre Club - A spiked club that Dark Pit used underground in chapter six. It has one of the most powerful melee attacks of any weapon.
  • Capricorn Club - A Zodiac weapon bearing the sign of Capricorn.

Staffs

Staffs are well suited for long range attacks.

  • Insight Staff - Basic starter staff. This staff has long attack range and generally gets its attacks stronger as its shots travel. However, they are weak in melee combat. The Insight Staff is a well-balanced choice for learning this type of weapon.
  • Ancient Staff - This staff is said to be made long ago. Also it has an eye looking red gem on the end of it making it look scary. The charged shots it emits float in mid air and can paralyze as they hit. Also it is used for defensive gameplay.
  • Somewhat Staff - It looks like a blade, but its really a living creature. Its nature its out of this world and its very accurate, but not very mobile.
  • Knuckle Staff - This Staff is really different as other staffs. Its strong in melee attacks but has a short range, long charge time and losses power as its shots land. Therefore make sure to use it carefully.
  • Dark Pit Staff - A staff that dark pit use's to fight pit while he hides in Chapter 6. The staff's charged shot does four times times the damage at its longest range as it does up close. Continuous fire is also powerful but lacks size and range.
  • Thanatos Staff - A staff designed to look like thanatos with a scarf wrapped around a bone, which is said to give it magical powers. Continuous fire gives it a stream of bats and a backward-dash shots a giant skull when its charged.
  • Lancer Staff - It is said to represent a spear whose slain thousands. It charges fast, and it has great power up close to enemies, also it has better melee than other staffs. However its shots travel slowly.
  • Flintlock Staff - This weapon is perfect for taking enemies from far away. The shots it emits have greater power as they travel, its speed is close to the speed of light. Its great for aiming, but its melee attack is super weak.
  • Rose Staff - A staff with a rose bush on it, so it does more melee damage than most other staffs. The Rose Staff combines beauty and lethality. The brambles it fires are great in power, but move slowly. However it charges fast.
  • Scorpio Staff - A staff that looks a lot like a scorpion. This Zodiac weapon is bearing the sign of Scorpio. Its high-speed shots often inject a poison that does damage over time, with a duration and probability based on attack type. While it has a short firing range, it boosts its user's speed.
  • Laser Staff - Has the second longest range in any weapon in the game. Its really slow while charging, and enemies tend no not over react to its continuous fire.
  • Orb Staff - A staff with an jewel on the handle which raise its melee power. Its power is almost the same at any distance, which makes it effective at any range. It doesn't due much damage, but the size of its shot makes it easy to hit the enemy.

Cannons

Cannons can fire explosive attacks.

  • EZ Cannon - This is a basic starter cannon.
  • Dynamo Cannon - This cannon can paralyze enemies and can place bomb's in the air, like mines.
  • Twinbellows Cannon - A cannon that look's like Twinbellows.
  • Fireworks Cannon - Has large explosion's and powerful knockback.
  • Predator Cannon - Has the strongest melee of all cannon's.
  • Poseidon Cannon - A Cannon designed from Poseidon that fires water bombs. It is infused with a little bit of Poseidon's power.
  • Rail Cannon - Powerful melee but slows the player down dramatically.
  • Leo Cannon - A cannon designed from the leo starsign.
  • Sonic Cannon - A Cannon that fires sonic waves.
  • Cragalanche Cannon - A cannon that is designed from cragalanche.

Powers

Each power has a different effect that can change the tide of battle in single or multiplayer modes.

  • Angelic Missile - Transform into a missile that shoots in the direction you're facing.
  • Aries Armor - Reduce damage received, and prevent status effects and getting knocked back.
  • Autoreticle - Target enemies automatically when attacking.
  • Black Hole - Create a black hole that pulls enemies toward it.(Together mode only.)
  • Brief Invincibility - Completely protect yourself from enemy attacks.
  • Bumblebee - Dodge all attacks by vanishing and circling around the enemy in an instant
  • Burn Attack - Attacks inflict a burned status on a foe, which causes ongoing damage faster than poison
  • Celestial Firework - Celebrate Lady Palutena by launching a firework into the air.
  • Confuse Attack - Attacks inflict a confused status on a foe, which makes it move and shoot unpredictably.
  • Counter - Avoid getting knocked back and automatically counter attack when hit by enemy attacks.
  • Crisis Recovery - Recover instantly from Crisis mode. (Solo mode only.)
  • Darkness - Turns foes blind. (Together mode only)
  • Double Item - Doubles the effects of items acquired.
  • Effect Recovery - Dispel effects like poison or paralysis.
  • Eggplant Attack - Attacks inflict an eggplant status one a foe, which makes it unable to attack (Together mode only)
  • Energy Charge - Build up energy and increase the power of your attacks. Taking damage nullifies this effect.
  • Explosive Flame - Set off a massive explosion.
  • Fortune's Jukebox - Change the game music randomly.
  • Freeze Attack - Attacks inflict a frozen status on a foe, which makes it unable to move.
  • Health Recovery - Recover a little health. Depending on the level of this power you may gain a lot or a little.
  • Heart Booster - Increase the number of hearts received when you defeat enemies. (Solo mode only.)
  • Heavenly Light - Unleash a light that hurts approaching enemies.
  • Homing Boost - Improve the homing ability of shots.
  • Idol Transformation - Turn enemies with low health into Idols. (Solo mode only; Intensity 2.0 or higher.)
  • Instant Death Attack - Attacks have a chance of killing a foe instantly. (Solo mode only.)
  • Interference - Plant a beacon that disrupt enemies ability to trigger powers and see your stats. (Together mode only)
  • Invisible Shots - Make the shots you fire invisible.
  • Item Vacuum - Draw items toward you. (Together mode only.)
  • Jump Glide - Jump high into the air, then perform a glide.
  • Land Mine - Plant an invisible bomb on the ground.
  • Libra Sponge - Use attacks received to increase the strength of your own attacks.
  • Lightweight - Increase movement speed and prevent tiring out in exchange for taking more damage when hit.
  • Mega Laser - Fire a massive laser.
  • Meteor Shower - Release a deluge of shooting stars.
  • Paralyze Attack - Attacks inflict paralysis on a foe, which can stop its movement and make dodging harder.
  • Petrify Attack - Attacks inflict petrification on a foe, which makes it unable to move.
  • Pisces Heal - Heal by taking attacks that would normally finish you.
  • Playing Dead - Fool enemies into thinking you're finished, then turn invisible, making attacks pass through you.
  • Poison Attack - Poison foes with attacks.
  • Power Thief - Use melee attacks to steal a power your opponent has equipped (Together mode only)
  • Quick Charge - Charge up shots immediately.
  • Random Effect - Adds a random effect to attacks, such as poison, paralysis, shaking, freezing, etc.
  • Reflect Barrier - Create a barrier that reflects shots.
  • Rocket Jump - Launch yourself upward with the force of a rocket.
  • Shake Attack - Attacks inflict a shaking status on a foe, so it has a harder time aiming. (Together mode only)
  • Sky Jump - Jump high into the air from where you're standing.
  • Slip Shot - Fire shots that pass through walls.
  • Spin Attack - Attacks inflict a turning status on a foe, which impairs its orientation.(Together mode only.)
  • Spite - Convert all remaining health into a powerful explosion. (Together mode only)
  • Super Armor - Increase defensive strength and prevent getting knocked back when receiving damage.
  • Super Speed - Run extremely fast and knock weakened foes into the air when you bump into them.
  • Tempura Attack - Attacks inflict a tempura status on a foe, which makes it unable to attack.(Together mode only.)
  • Tiredness -
  • Throwing Boost - Increase the homing ability and distance of thrown items.
  • Tirelessness - Run continuously without tiring.
  • Trade-off - Use nearly all health to increase all attributes. The duration depends on how much health you have.
  • Transparency - Turn transparent, making you invisible to enemies.
  • Virus - Weaken and paralyze nearby foes.(Together mode only.
  • Warp - Warp from your current position. (Together mode only)
  • Weak-Point Reticle - Target enemies' weak points automatically when attacking. (Solo mode only.)
  • Weaken Attack - Attacks inflict a weakened status on a foe, which halves its maximum health. (Together mode only.)

Multiplayer

Kid Icarus: Uprising features multiplayer compatibility with up to six people. This game also has two different multiplayer modes. These are Light vs. Dark and Free-For-All. Either way you play, you can do it online or local. You can also win rewards when you win multiplayer matches, such as hearts, weapons, or powers. Whenever there isn't enough players in a game, a CPU will be generated to fill in any blank spaces.

Light vs. Dark

This is a team game mode. There are two teams, Light and Dark, each consisting of three players. Each team has a Team Life Gauge. This gauge decreases every time a player from that team is defeated. And the amount the gauge goes down is dependent on the value of the player's weapon. However, there is a twist. Once a team's Team Life Gauge has decreased to zero, the next person to die on that team will become that team's Angel. The angel is much more powerful than normal and when the Angel is defeated, the team loses the match. It should be noted that the Angel's weapon is different then the one they chose to use at the start of the match.


Light and Dark Fighters

Light Fighter - These are fierce warriors fighting for the light team in the sport of the gods, Light vs. Dark. Light Fighters are wearing a protecting armor that is shining white, which is a sign of their elite status. Yet despite being on the Light Team, they may not be the nicest guys.

Dark Fighter - Warriors fighting for the Dark Team in the sport of the gods, Light vs. Dark. Dark fighters wear dark-colored armor that is both light and strong. While they are fierce and super mean in battle, Dark fighters are really sweet, and cool dudes to hang out with.

Free-For-All

Free-For-All mode is for a general, one person for themselves, brawl. There is a timer, and once it ticks zero, the match is over and the player with the most points win. You can obtain points by defeating other players during the match. The value of your weapon determines how much points you will score when you defeat an opponent.

Multiplayer Items

'Throughout every multiplayer map you will find these usable items to aid in your fight against' opponents. Here are some examples:

  • Giant Maker - Turns whoever picks it up into a giant, giving them stronger attacks, but they are also easier to hit.
  • Atlas Foot - Calls down a gigantic foot that crushes anything that it lands on.
  • Eggplant Bomb - Use it to turn an unsuspecting enemy into an eggplant, rendering them unable to attack. So make sure to run away if you get turned into one.
  • Centurion Assist - Hovers around you and acts like a body guard, shooting anyone who gets to close with pinpoint accuracy.
  • Spike Ball - Spins around you and does damage over time but can be passed on to other players. If they approach near you they get spiked.
  • Back Shield - Protects you from shots from behind, allowing you to focus on more offensive fighting styles.
  • Demon Vines - Can trap enemies, or can be used as an obstacle to avoid enemy fire. Good to use when you are an Angel.
  • Power-Up Drops - Will make whoever picks them up invincible for a short amount of time.
  • Mega marble - Makes fast moving objects that bounce off surfaces.
  • Capture Circle - Traps anyone who come into contact with it so they can't move, but they can still attack.
  • Cyclone - Sucks in enemies and them pushes them back out at high speeds, very effective when trying to cause a distraction or quick getaway.
  • Grenades - Pretty obvious, they cause explosions that deal a lot of damage.
  • X Bomb - This item shoots out bombs in an X like shape.
  • Lightning of Judgement - Rains lightning down on enemies which hurts them badly.
  • Chomp Trap - If a player steps in the trap, they will be taken to a dimension of pain and eventually die.
  • Jump Bomb - A spring-like bomb that will blast someone high into the air. If you would like to perform a high jump yourself, throw this item at your feet.
  • Daybreak - You must get the three Daybreak pieces (A, B, and C) to for this item. Once assembled, the player can shoot a very powerful shot that can kill any opponent instantly. There are only 3 pieces per match, and your team must have all 3 pieces in power in order to shoot this weapon. If the opposing player has a piece it can be acquired by defeating them.
  • Medusa's Head - A turret like item that has shots that turn enemies to stone. But watch out! If these shots hit you, they'll apply the same effect!
  • Shrink Bean - An item that halves your size and only slightly reduces your attack power. Also, it makes opponents have a hard time aiming their shots at you.

Multiplayer Powers

  • Black Holes - Create a black hole that pulls enemies toward it.
  • Darkness - Turns foes blind.
  • Eggplant Attack – Attacks inflict an eggplant status one a foe, which makes it unable to attack.
  • Interference - Plant a beacon that disrupt enemies ability to trigger powers and see your stats.
  • Item Vacuum - Draw items toward you. (Together mode only.)
  • Power Thief – Use melee attacks to steal a power your opponent has equipped.
  • Spin Attack - Attacks inflict a turning status on a foe, which impairs its orientation.
  • Spite - Convert all remaining health into a powerful explosion.
  • Tempura Attack – Attacks inflict a tempura status on a foe, which makes it unable to attack.
  • Virus - Weaken and paralyze nearby foes.
  • Warp – Warp from your current position.
  • Weaken Attack - Attacks inflict a weakened status on a foe, which halves its maximum health.

Multiplayer Stages

These are the different stages you can play on in multiplayer mode. Each with its own characteristics, also each of these have different things such as Grind Rails, big cliffs, places to hide and more!!!

  • Rail Temple - A dark map with numerous grind rail's that allow you to get across the map quickly but make you an easier target. It's the only map to feature grind rails. Also there is a floating piece of land in the middle of the stadium, to get there use the grind rail.
  • Ancient Fortress - Has high and useful sniper point's but also has a lot of place's for an excellent ambush. So watch out!
  • Lava Basin - A stage with a large pit of lava in the middle and a small bridge that stretches across it. If drop or get knocked out into the lava, you will die even if you have almost all your life.
  • Windy Wasteland - Has almost no hiding place's but has lot's of great sniping locations. Also its easy to see opponents.
  • Twilight Stratosphere - A bunch of platforms layered on top of each other. With jump pads on every platform to hop from one to another. Its easy to escape from enemy attack by steeping on a jump pad right before their attack hits, that way the huge jump will dodge the attack!.
  • Forgotten City - An old ruin on top of a mountain. These stadium looks like an old castle. And there are many places to hide in and attack!
  • Large Stage - A large, plain, circular arena. Where its easy to hit opponents, and its easy for enemies to hit you too! Also there are no places to hide in. So watch it!
  • Small Stage - A small, plain, circular arena. Where is easy to hit opponents as its easy for them to hit you, because of how small it is. Also there is no place to hide in.

AR Idol Cards

There are hundreds of different Kid Icarus: Uprising themed AR Idol cards that you can scan into your copy of Kid Icarus: Uprising to help complete your collection of Idols or watch them fight it out on your furniture. When you buy the game you get a pack of six randomly selected AR Idol cards out of twenty possible AR Idol Cards.  You can also expand upon your collection by going to specialized events that are held by Nintendo. Europeans are able to get their hands on some extra AR Idol Cards for Kid Icarus: Uprising for a price of 250 stars on Club Nintendo, and Nintendo of America will soon follow suit. Currently, every Idol in the game has its own AR Idol Card. IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BY NINTENDO OF EUROPE THAT YOU WILL SOON BE ABLE TO BUY AR IDOL CARDS IN EUROPE AT RETAILERS Here will be a guide that shows how to get all of the special edition AR Idol Cards.
20 POSSIBLE PACKAGED CARDS

  • AKDE-001 - Pit
  • AKDE-002 - Palutena
  • AKDE-005 - Medusa, Queen of the Underworld
  • AKDE-006 - Twinbellows the Ferocious
  • AKDE-007 - Magnus
  • AKDE-008 - Dark Lord Gaol
  • AKDE-010 - Three-Headed Hewdraw
  • AKDE-016 - Dark Pit
  • AKDE-080 - First Blade
  • AKDE-092 - Insight Staff
  • AKDE-104 - Tiger Claws
  • AKDE-116 - Fortune Bow
  • AKDE-128 - Violet Palm
  • AKDE-140 - Ore Club
  • AKDE-152 - EZ Cannon
  • AKDE-164 - Standard Orbitars
  • AKDE-176 - Crusher Arm
  • AKDE-188 - Monoeye
  • AKDE-199 - Mik
  • AKDE-220 - Stackjaw


CLUB NINTENDO LAUNCH EXCLUSIVE

  • AKDE-013 - Great Reaper
  • AKDE-180 - Drill Arm
  • AKDE-404 - Palutena (Rare)


GAME INFORMER APRIL 2012 ISSUE

  • AKDE-004 - Power of Flight


NINTENDO POWER APRIL 2012 ISSUE

  • AKDE-017 - Poseidon
  • AKDE-018 - God of Death, Thanatos
  • AKDE-027 - Medusa (Battle)


NINTENDO WORLD STORE (Be one of the first 250 to pick up the game on launch day)

  • AKDE-025 - Three Sacred Treasures


CANADIAN EB GAMES PREORDER BONUS

  • AKDE-004 - Fiend's Cauldron
  • AKDE-142 - Skyscraper Club
  • AKDE-156 - Fireworks Cannon
  • AKDE-221 - Minos
  • AKDE-230 - Eggplant Wizard


OFFICIAL PRIMA STRATEGY GUIDE

  • AKDE-29 - Hades
  • AKDE-74 - Exo Tank
  • AKDE-407 - Dark Pit (Flying)


BEST BUY @GAMER MAGAZINE

  • AKDE-014 - Goddess of Calamity, Pandora
  • AKDE-086 - Samurai Blade
  • AKDE-403 - Pit (Rally Cry)

Idol Toss

A feature in Kid Icarus: Uprising that helps you collect idols. To use it, simply place an egg into the gold bowl and slide it down and release to blast the egg into the air revealing the Idol inside. Eggs come in several colors that can increase the chances of getting a new idol and can be obtained with Play Coins or by beating chapters in the game. It costs one Play Coin to buy one egg.

The egg colors are white, green, blue, and red. White being the base percentage that goes down every time you get a new idol, green eggs increase the base percentage by 5%, blue eggs increase the base percentage by 10%, and red eggs increase the base percentage by 20%. The more eggs you put into the gold bowl the better chance you have at getting a new idol.

Idols

There are hundreds of Idols to collect in the game (at last count, there's 407). Here is a list of all of them.

  • 001 - Pit
  • 002 - Palutena
  • 003 - Fiend's Cauldron
  • 004 - Power of Flight
  • 005 - Medusa, Queen of the Underworld
  • 006 - Twinbellows the Ferocious
  • 007 - Magnus
  • 008 - Dark Lord Gaol
  • 009 - Gaol
  • 010 - Three-Headed Hewdraw
  • 011 - Hewdraw Head
  • 012 - Hewdraw Reborn
  • 013 - Great Reaper
  • 014 - Goddess of Calamity, Pandora
  • 015 - Mirror of Truth
  • 016 - Dark Pit
  • 017 - Poseidon
  • 018 - God of Death, Thanatos
  • 019 - Thanatos (Transformations 1)
  • 020 - Thanatos (Transformations 2)
  • 021 - Underworld Key
  • 022 - Space Pirate Captain
  • 023 - Galactic Fiend Kraken
  • 024 - Three Sacred Treasures Case
  • 025 - Three Sacred Treasures
  • 026 - Underworld Gatekeeper
  • 027 - Medusa (Battle)
  • 028 - Medusa (Monster)
  • 029 - Hades
  • 030 - Wish Seed
  • 031 - The Immortal Phoenix
  • 032 - Reset Bomb
  • 033 - Viridi
  • 034 - Cragalanche
  • 035 - Reset Bomb Pod
  • 036 - Forces of Nature Guard
  • 037 - Lunar Sanctum Control Center
  • 038 - Arlon
  • 039 - Phosphora
  • 040 - Pyrrohn
  • 041 - Aurum Core
  • 042 - Aurum Battleship
  • 043 - Aurum Cruiser
  • 044 - Aurum Destroyer
  • 045 - Aurum Aircraft Carrier
  • 046 - Aurum Generator
  • 047 - Aurum Brain
  • 048 - Aurum Pyrrohn
  • 049 - Ring of Chaos
  • 050 - Girl
  • 051 - Dog
  • 052 - Pit's Body
  • 053 - Lightning Chariot
  • 054 - Chariot Master
  • 055 - Chaos Kin
  • 056 - Chaos Kin and Palutena
  • 057 - Petrified Palutena
  • 058 - Electro Trap
  • 059 - Chaos Kin(Ash)
  • 060 - Soul-Eating Monster
  • 061 - Amazon Pandora
  • 062 - Hades Heart
  • 063 - Dyntos
  • 064 - Pseudo-Palutena
  • 065 - Great Sacred Treasure
  • 066 - Hades (Battle)
  • 067 - Great Sacred Treasures (Pursuit)
  • 068 - Great Sacred Treasures (Mech Armor)
  • 069 - Hades (New Legs)
  • 070 - Great Sacred Treasures (Ultralight)
  • 071 - Hades vs. Medusa
  • 072 - Hades (Final)
  • 073 - Final Strike
  • 074 - Exo Tank
  • 075 - Aether Ring
  • 076 - Cherubot
  • 077 - Fighter
  • 078 - Light Fighter
  • 079 - Dark Fighter
  • 080 - First Blade
  • 081 - Burst Blade
  • 082 - Viper Blade
  • 083 - Crusader Blade
  • 084 - Royal Blade
  • 085 - Optical Blade
  • 086 - Samurai Blade
  • 087 - Bullet Blade
  • 088 - Aquarius Blade
  • 089 - Aurum Blade
  • 090 - Palutena Blade
  • 091 - Gaol Blade
  • 092 - Insight Staff
  • 093 - Orb Staff
  • 094 - Rose Staff
  • 095 - Knuckle Staff
  • 096 - Ancient Staff
  • 097 - Lancer Staff
  • 098 - Flintlock Staff
  • 099 - Somewhat Staff
  • 100 - Scorpio Staff
  • 101 - Laser Staff
  • 102 - Dark Pit Staff
  • 103 - Thanatos Staff
  • 104 - Tiger Claws
  • 105 - Wolf Claws
  • 106 - Bear Claws
  • 107 - Brawler Claws
  • 108 - Stealth Claws
  • 109 - Hedgehog Claws
  • 110 - Raptor Claws
  • 111 - Artillery Claws
  • 112 - Beam Claws
  • 113 - Cancer Claws
  • 114 - Viridi Claws
  • 115 - Pandora Claws
  • 116 - Fortune Bow
  • 117 - Silver Bow
  • 118 - Meteor Bow
  • 119 - Divine Bow
  • 120 - Darkness Bow
  • 121 - Crystal Bow
  • 122 - Angel Bow
  • 123 - Hawkeye Bow
  • 124 - Sagittarius Bow
  • 125 - Aurum Bow
  • 126 - Palutena Bow
  • 127 - Phosphora Bow
  • 128 - Violet Palm
  • 129 - Burning Palm
  • 130 - Needle Palm
  • 131 - Midnight Palm
  • 132 - Cursed Palm
  • 133 - Cutter Palm
  • 134 - Pudgy Palm
  • 135 - Ninja Palm
  • 136 - Virgo Palm
  • 137 - Aurum Palm
  • 138 - Great Reaper Palm
  • 139 - Viridi Palm
  • 140 - Ore Club
  • 141 - Babel Club
  • 142 - Skyscraper Club
  • 143 - Atlas Club
  • 144 - Earthmaul Club
  • 145 - Ogre Club
  • 146 - Halo Club
  • 147 - Black Club
  • 148 - Capricorn Club
  • 149 - Aurum Club
  • 150 - Hewdraw Club
  • 151 - Magnus Club
  • 152 - EZ Cannon
  • 153 - Ball Cannon
  • 154 - Predator Cannon
  • 155 - Poseidon Cannon
  • 156 - Fireworks Cannon
  • 157 - Rail Cannon
  • 158 - Dynamo Cannon
  • 159 - Doom Cannon
  • 160 - Leo Cannon
  • 161 - Sonic Cannon
  • 162 - Twinbellows Cannon
  • 163 - Cragalanche Cannon
  • 164 - Standard Orbitars
  • 165 - Guardian Orbitars
  • 166 - Shock Orbitars
  • 167 - Eyetrack Orbitars
  • 168 - Fairy Orbitars
  • 169 - Paw Pad Orbitars
  • 170 - Jetstream Orbitars
  • 171 - Boom Orbitars
  • 172 - Gemini Orbitars
  • 173 - Aurum Orbitars
  • 174 - Centurion Orbitars
  • 175 - Arlon Orbitars
  • 176 - Crusher Arm
  • 177 - Compact Arm
  • 178 - Electroshock Arm
  • 179 - Volcano Arm
  • 180 - Drill Arm
  • 181 - Bomber Arm
  • 182 - Bowl Arm
  • 183 - End-All Arm
  • 184 - Taurus Arm
  • 185 - Upperdash Arm
  • 186 - Kraken Arm
  • 187 - Phoenix Arm
  • 188 - Monoeye
  • 189 - Wave Angler
  • 190 - Octos
  • 191 - Keron
  • 192 - Gyrazer
  • 193 - Shemum
  • 194 - Nettler
  • 195 - Skuttler
  • 196 - Skuttler Cannoneer
  • 197 - Skuttler Mage
  • 198 - Suit of Skuttler
  • 199 - Mik
  • 200 - Ganewmede
  • 201 - Crawler
  • 202 - Syren
  • 203 - Shrip
  • 204 - Porcuspine
  • 205 - Belunka
  • 206 - Handora
  • 207 - Coral
  • 208 - Boogity
  • 209 - Monolith
  • 210 - Splin
  • 211 - Specknose
  • 212 - Commyloose
  • 213 - Fire Wyrm
  • 214 - Shulm
  • 215 - Shildeen
  • 216 - Zurret
  • 217 - Paramush
  • 218 - Komayto
  • 219 - Daphne
  • 220 - Stackjaw
  • 221 - Minos
  • 222 - Merenguy
  • 223 - Mega Mussel
  • 224 - Gloomerang
  • 225 - Reaper
  • 226 - Shelbo
  • 227 - Zuree
  • 228 - Orne
  • 229 - Tortolunk
  • 230 - Eggplant Wizard
  • 231 - Clubberskull
  • 232 - Magmoo
  • 233 - Bluster
  • 234 - Girin
  • 235 - Leox
  • 236 - Armin
  • 237 - Petribomber
  • 238 - Snong
  • 239 - Vakloom
  • 240 - Sinistew
  • 241 - Brawny Claws
  • 242 - Snowman
  • 243 - Frozum
  • 244 - Pluton
  • 245 - Zik and Zak
  • 246 - Bumbledrop
  • 247 - Remoblam & Remoblamling
  • 248 - Collin and Phil
  • 249 - Trailtail
  • 250 - Shootfly
  • 251 - Igniot
  • 252 - Tempura Wizard
  • 253 - Erinus
  • 254 - Guttler
  • 255 - Fort Oink
  • 256 - Monomiknose
  • 257 - Cellular Handora
  • 258 - Cellular Bluster
  • 259 - Cellular Igniot
  • 260 - Cellular Sinistew
  • 261 - Cellular Snong
  • 262 - Cellular Skuttler
  • 263 - Cellular Monoeye
  • 264 - Cellular Komayto
  • 265 - Cellular Gyrazer
  • 266 - Cellular Shildeen
  • 267 - Space Pirate
  • 268 - Space Pirate Sniper
  • 269 - Space Pirate Commando
  • 270 - Nutski
  • 271 - Trynamite
  • 272 - Zert
  • 273 - Blader
  • 274 - Dibble Dop
  • 275 - Parashooter
  • 276 - Lurchthorn
  • 277 - Pew Pew
  • 278 - Pip
  • 279 - Urgle
  • 280 - Hugworm
  • 281 - Toxiecap
  • 282 - Lethinium
  • 283 - Jitterthug
  • 284 - Boom Stomper
  • 285 - Mahva
  • 286 - Badoot
  • 287 - Bumpety Bomb
  • 288 - Mudrone
  • 289 - Cacaw
  • 290 - Skreetle
  • 291 - Captain Flare
  • 292 - Meeba
  • 293 - Megonta
  • 294 - Flage
  • 295 - Clobbler
  • 296 - Tribyte
  • 297 - Blit
  • 298 - Quoil
  • 299 - Jyok
  • 300 - Claxis
  • 301 - Dohz
  • 302 - Plixo
  • 303 - Kolma
  • 304 - Taklax
  • 305 - Xoneme
  • 306 - Sio
  • 307 - Zaurum
  • 308 - Baglo
  • 309 - Rezda
  • 310 - Zrink
  • 311 - Roz
  • 312 - Nukleen
  • 313 - Biota
  • 314 - Aurum Monoeye
  • 315 - Aurum Mik
  • 316 - Aurum Pip
  • 317 - Aurum Fire Wyrm
  • 318 - Aurum Specknose
  • 319 - Aurum Skuttler
  • 320 - Aurum Urgle
  • 321 - Aurum Shemum
  • 322 - Centurion
  • 323 - Centurion Knight
  • 324 - Centurion Strongarm
  • 325 - Juggernaut
  • 326 - Shadow Pit
  • 327 - Treasurefish
  • 328 - Rare Treasurefish
  • 329 - Souflee
  • 330 - Heart
  • 331 - Treasure Box
  • 332 - Tiny Box
  • 333 - Speedy Box
  • 334 - Bouncy Box
  • 335 - Pandora's Box
  • 336 - Mimicutie
  • 337 - Recovery Orb
  • 338 - Food
  • 339 - Drink of the Gods
  • 340 - Gilded Bomb
  • 341 - Rock Bomb
  • 342 - Wrecking Ball
  • 343 - Mega Marble
  • 344 - Dodge Token
  • 345 - Impact Amplifier
  • 346 - Power-Up Drop
  • 347 - Shrinky Bean
  • 348 - Happy Trigger
  • 349 - Speed Boots
  • 350 - Elemental Cards
  • 351 - Icy Aura
  • 352 - Back Shield
  • 353 - Spike Ball
  • 354 - Centurion Assist
  • 355 - Jump Mat
  • 356 - Killer Eye
  • 357 - Boom Rocket
  • 358 - X-Bomb
  • 359 - Cyclone
  • 360 - Medusa Head
  • 361 - Chomp Trap
  • 362 - Capture Circle
  • 363 - Giant Maker
  • 364 - Grenade
  • 365 - Smart Bomb
  • 366 - Jump Bomb
  • 367 - Boom Spear
  • 368 - Bouncy Bomb
  • 369 - Eggplant Bomb
  • 370 - Tempura Bomb
  • 371 - Lightning of Judgement
  • 372 - Atlas Foot
  • 373 - Poison Cloud
  • 374 - Demon Vine
  • 375 - Daybreak
  • 376 - That First Town
  • 377 - Dark Lord Gaol's Castle
  • 378 - That Burning Town
  • 379 - Reaper Fortress
  • 380 - Labyrinth of Deceit
  • 381 - Temple Ruins
  • 382 - Seafloor Palace
  • 383 - Space Pirate Ship
  • 384 - Underworld Palace
  • 385 - Phoenix Mountain
  • 386 - Reset Bomb Forest
  • 387 - Reset Bomb Depot
  • 388 - Lunar Sanctum
  • 389 - Thunder Cloud Temple
  • 390 - Aurum Island
  • 391 - Aurum Hive
  • 392 - Aurum Brain Fortress
  • 393 - Decimated Town
  • 394 - Destroyed Skyworld
  • 395 - Palutena's Temple
  • 396 - Angel Cannon
  • 397 - Lightning Chariot Base
  • 398 - The Chaos Vortex
  • 399 - Rewind Spring
  • 400 - Hades' Belly
  • 401 - Dyntos' Workshop
  • 402 - Final Battleground
  • 403 - Pit (Rally Cry)
  • 404 - Palutena (Rare)
  • 405 - Pit (Wingless)
  • 406 ---
  • 407 - Dark Pit (Flying)

MORE TO COME SOON!!...

Easter Eggs

Fiends Cauldron

If you repeatedly tap the Fiend's Cauldron before you start a level, it will get annoyed and turn around for a while.

I'm Finished animation

When you lose all your health, hold down on the Circle Pad to see an animation where a Reaper is frightened by your falling hearts.

Menu Selection

In most menus, you can drag and rearrange the items on screen (they go back pretty quickly though).

Extra menu

After fully beating the game you unlock an extra menu in options that allows to turn off dialogue and switch the home menu between Viridi's and Palutena's.

Extra Hades dialogue

After watching the credits don't touch the controls and you will be treated to extra dialogue from Hades.

References to other Nintendo franchises

There are numerous references to other franchises of Nintendo in this game, including Metroid, Dr. Mario, nintendogs, Donkey Kong, Brain Age, Super Smash Bros., Cave Story, among others.

More Dialogue Between Pit and Paulutena

Although offering hearts doesn't give you anything of real value in the game, it does bring Pit and Palutena closer together, which can involve extra dialogue between the two. You can also get more dialogue between the two by using certain weapons in stages.

Tricks

Multiplayer with only CPU Opponents

You can play Light vs. Dark or Free For All without having to have a second 3DS or hooking up to the internet. Just pick multiplayer in near mode, create a room and pick all your preferences, and instead of making you wait until it finds another 3DS to play with you will go ahead and play the stage with just the CPUs.

Lots of Hearts in Multiplayer

Using the above method is a good and easy way to get a lot of hearts aswell. By turning on handicap to 10% and CPU levels at it's lowest you can gain a lot of easy KOs and gain a lot of hearts.

Controls

Perhaps the most controversial and disliked think about the game is the somewhat awkward controls.

Air Battle

  • Move Pit using the circle pad and control the reticle with the touch screen. Attack with L (R with the Circle Pad Pro)
  • To use a special attack, press the circle in the lower left corner.

Land Battle

  • Move Pit using the circle pad and control the camera reticle with the touch screen. Attack with L (R with the Circle Pad Pro.)
  • Select powers with the touch screen or the left and right D-pad. Use a power by pushing UP on the D-pad.
  • Center the camera with the R button.
  • When the reticle is on an enemy, double tap the touch screen to enter first person view.

Alternate controls

  • You can fine tune and change the controls to your liking in the options menu.
  • For optional lefty controls the Circle Pad Pro can be used.
  • Aswell as use for Left-Handed players, Right-Hand players can use the Circle Pad Pro for a little bit more comfortable feel using the LT button to shoot.


Alternate Game references

  • Metroid Komaytos have a suprising resemblance to Metroids. Pit states this in the chapter "Chaos Vortex" much to Viridi's dismay. The loading screen also points out the resemblance to the two.
  • Game & Watch In the same chapter, enemies are seen disapearing and reapearing. Pit comments that it looks like they're doing Game & Watch impressions.
  • Super Smash Bros. During the tutorial Palutena mentions Super Bash Sisters to were Pit corrects her saying it's Super Smash Bros.
  • Dr. Mario In the how to videos Paletena explains how to arrange powers. Pit mentions that it is like Dr. Mario.
  • Legend of Zelda In the description for the idol 'Fairy Orbitars' it says "Are you tired of pixies telling you to listen?" reffering to Navi.
  • Donkey Kong On chapter 19, Pit says that the Chariot Master must have played Donkey Kong.
  • Nintendog On chapter 9, Pit says to Twinbellows that they'd rack up some serious Nintendog trainer points-credit together.
  • Brain-Age In chapter 22, Viridi says she has a Brain Age of 24.
  • Bomberman In chapter 23 part of the stage resemble a Bomberman stage, and the heart also drops bombs similar to the way Bomberman does.
  • Kirby Souflees resemble Blopper enemies form Kirby's Dreamland.

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