The classic franchise returns after a great absence.
VideoGamer.com Score:
8Our Verdict: A triumphant return for a forgotten hero; a dazzling, silly, beautiful adventure that mostly, but never completely, overcomes its control woes.
Latest Articles for Kid Icarus: Uprising
news Kid Icarus Uprising studio has been closed
The studio was formed in 2009 by Masahiro Sakurai, with the help of investment by Nintendo and Sakurai's Sora studio.
Posted Jul 11
news Kid Icarus director defends control scheme
Kid Icarus Uprising was received pretty well, but its control system proved too problematic for some gamers. However, the game's director Masahiro Sakurai isn''t sure how this could have been improved.
Posted May 4 2012
news Additional Kid Icarus AR Idol Cards coming to Europe
Kid Icarus: Uprising will soon be extended with the release of additional AR Idol Cards in Europe, Nintendo has announced.
Posted Apr 23 2012
news Mass Effect 3 smashes one million first month sales in the US
Mass Effect 3 sold over one million copies during its first month on sales in the US, topping the video game chart for the five week period ended March 31, 2012, the NPD Group has revealed.
Posted Apr 13 2012
news 3DS hardware sales boosted in Japan by Kid Icarus
The Nintendo 3DS saw a 50 per cent boost in sales last week thanks to the launch of long-time coming Kid Icarus: Uprising, Media Create reports.
Posted Mar 29 2012
news UK Video Game Chart: FIFA Street too strong for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
FIFA Street holds on at the top of the All Formats All Prices UK video game chart, despite a 44 per cent dip in sales and a busy week of new releases.
Posted Mar 26 2012
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Kid Icarus Uprising studio has been closed in Article Comments
Project Sora was just a small subsidiary studio of the it's parent company (Sora Ltd), which is still in business and is still an exclusive second party developer for Nintendo. I assume that since...
Kid Icarus director defends control scheme in Article Comments
Yahtzee did the best review (critique) of this game and offered a more simple control suggestion in the process. I'm sure Masahiro just wasn't thinking hard enough.
3DS hardware sales boosted in Japan by Kid Icarus in Article Comments
The Nintendo 3DS saw a 50 per cent boost in sales last week thanks to the launch of long-time coming Kid Icarus: Uprising, Media Create reports.
