Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
A lighthearted adventure with mythical challenges. The "8-bit Summer" series continues with this classic action game from 1991. Angel Land is up to its halos in woes as mythical monsters are running rampant…
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters is a platform developed by Nintendo R&D1, released 5 November 1991 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
What Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters is
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters is a platform game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released in 1991. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A lighthearted adventure with mythical challenges. The "8-bit Summer" series continues with this classic action game from 1991. Angel Land is up to its halos in woes as mythical monsters are running rampant. Pit, the original Kid Icarus, must save the realm again. Armed with his trusty bow, he'll zap the bad guys and find the Three Sacred Treasures hidden by Palutena. Only after this grueling training will he be strong enough to take on the dark forces behind Angel Land's troubles. Pit will encounter old friends and new enemies - from helpful Centurions to the dreaded Eggplant Wizard - as he journeys from the depths of the underworld to the towers of the sky palace. Find hammers to shatter…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Kid Icarus series
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters is the second of 13 entries we hold in the Kid Icarus series. It arrived 5 years after Kid Icarus. The next entry was Famicom Mini: Hikari Shinwa - Palutena no Kagami in 2004.
What it launched against
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters launched on 5 November 1991, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Castlevania IV and Metroid II: Return of Samus.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Castlevania IV, Metroid II: Return of Samus.
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