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Description

Far away in peaceful Angel Land lived a young angel warrior named Pit, who has been given the task of defeating the monsterous Medusa, who wishes to destroy Angel Land and all of the people, and she has started by kidnapping the Princess of Angel Land.

Young Pit must rescue the Princess and restore peace to Angel Land. He will travel from the deep caverns of the Underworld to Medusa's palace in the sky on his journey, and deadly monsters will attack him every step of the way. But he has the power of the Gods on his side! A powerful bow and arrows, Water of Life, and Angel Feathers will assist Pit on his quest to destroy Medusa and save the princess!

With your help, Pit will prevail and save Angel Land!

Alternate Titles

  • "光神話 パルテナの鏡" -- Japanese Spelling
  • "Paltena no Kagami" -- Japanese Title
  • "Kid Icarus: Angel Land Story" -- In-game Title

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User Reviews

Nintendo's Forgotten Cult Stepchild. Guy Chapman (1722) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
The Kid Rocks! wade hampton (9) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
I Flew Too Close To The Sun On Wings Of Pastrami MasterMegid (858) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars

The Press Says

VicioJuegos.com Mar 10, 2008 91 out of 100 91
Deeko 2007 9 out of 10 90
Pixel-Heroes.de May 28, 2008 9 out of 10 90
NES Player 2001 4.5 out of 5 90
NES Center 2000 8.5 out of 10 85
SwankWorld 2004 8 out of 10 80
Joystick Jan, 1989 7 out of 10 70

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
So When Do We Get A Sequel? 8 Guy Chapman (1722)
Jun 04, 2007

Trivia

Kid Icarus, like Metroid, features multiple endings. The ending appears to be based on the number of points the player obtains, whereas the Metroid ending varied depending on the amount of time taken to complete the game.


This entry was contributed by Freeman (15203), gamewarrior (5118) and Satoshi Kunsai (1852)
 

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