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[Rm88~]

Well, it's officially Nintendo's fastest selling system ever. It's just a matter of time before it has a DS-like library, the DS also took time to become such a great system.

[Aloshi]

I bought Kid Icarus: Uprising and have played for about an hour and a half. It is fantastic. The music is great, there are TONS of little things that add to replay value, everything is polished, online multiplayer, just so much...STUFF.

Lots of Super Smash Bros. design in here - there's an Idol Toss which works like the coin minigame in SSB where you basically play the lottery to get trophies (called idols here). You can play with the menus by dragging them around and making them bump in to each other. The icons are even styled similarly to Brawl. There's a treasure thing just like that secrets thing in Brawl, where as you completed little hidden achievement things, a piece would unlock and you could see objectives next to it.

Anyway, the actual gameplay is split between air and land battles. Air battles are like Star Fox, land battles are like a third person action game. The air battles are superb, the land battle controls are a little weird at first, but you get used to them.

As you play, conversations are going on in the background, usually between Pit and the Goddess of Light. In my opinion, these are what gives the game its personality. There are tons of references to the original Kid Icarus, fourth-wall breaking, and humor. The game doesn't take itself seriously at all, and I like that. The voice acting is good, and while characters talk, little animations play out on the bottom screen as they would in a normal RPG conversation (different pictures for different expressions, etc).

There's also plenty of loot. There are I believe six types of weapons, and each plays differently. There's also weapon fusion and a store to buy new weapons. A neat little arena is available to test out different weapons and their DPS. I've not played with these much.

The game comes with a stand which is really helpful if you're lazy like me. It holds the 3DS up and at an angle, so you can play while leaving your hands on a desk and not have to hold the console up with just one hand.

I feel like I've barely scratched the surface. This is the first really good Nintendo game I've played in a long time. I'm so glad they held off on releasing it until it was truly done.

Oh, and I haven't even tried the 3D yet.

(also check out the music)

[SirNiko]

Looks like I gotta buy Kid Icarus, then. I was really hoping it'd be good and this is really pleasing to hear!

[C.A. Sinner]

Anyway, the actual gameplay is split between air and land battles. Air battles are like Star Fox, land battles are like a third person action game. The air battles are superb, the land battle controls are a little weird at first, but you get used to them.

the air levels are space harrier, the ground levels are sin & punishment with free movement.

anyway i think your post is a bit hyperbolic. the game is good but the controls aren't. there are a couple of possible control schemes but none of them feels 100% right to me. using your special abilities is always finicky no matter what options you choose. the level design is good but not as stellar as something like sin & punishment 2 (in terms of pacing and variety) and the boss fights so far (i'm up to chapter 6) have been kinda humdrum. i like the difficulty system and variety of weapons. the visual are really nice (best-looking 3ds game yet?) and the candyfloss palette goes well with the frantic pacing. also the game seems to be jam-packed with content which is cool.

i'm having fun with it but it's not a masterpiece.

[Glyph]

The controls feel absolutely fine to me; I'm using ABXY to move 'cause I'm left-handed. It seems like a ton of reviewers have chastised the game for its controls, but I can't see where they're coming from (maybe the circle pad's actually the worst way to move? I wouldn't know). The one thing I will agree with on the controls is that special powers are indeed hard to use (that only really becomes a problem in multiplayer). Anyway, it's a good game and it seems to have plenty of replayability. I especially like the ability to set the difficulty. With it at a steady 7 or so, the game is pretty strategic and fairly difficult, and I'm glad for this because it doesn't bore me like SM3DL and SS sorta started to.
Also, I love that song that plays when Pit/Dark Pit appears in multiplayer. Good stuff.

[C.A. Sinner]

controls become much more manageable once you understand the flow of dashing and dash attacks.

how good is the multiplayer? i haven't tried it yet.

oh btw: is the pandora's labyrinth level an homage to the original starfox or what? the dialog is pretty funny even tho the voice acting could be better.

[-Rob-D.]

how good is the multiplayer? i haven't tried it yet.

Both online modes are fun but crazy hectic - I didn't do well but my weapon wasn't that great. Didn't appear to be any lag for the matches I played either.

I've been using the default controls and haven't had any gameplay problems. My left hand gets a little tired after an hour, though. I did adjust the reticule movement to be slightly faster.

This is shaping up to be my favorite 3DS game so far though. The bosses may not be that splendid but the overall content is great. Expansive content, charming characters, witty dialogue, and fairly nice level design. I also agree that the visuals are probably the best on the 3DS so far. A really solid title.

Also, Best Buy was selling it at $30 if anyone has been on the fence about the game and wants to save $10.

[C.A. Sinner]

cool thanks

btw guys, is snake eater 3d worth getting for someone who played (but didn't finish) the original way back when? i've heard complaints about the controls and graphics.

[Tanner]

As far as portable goes, you're probably better off getting the Vita HD collection.

[C.A. Sinner]

As far as portable goes, you're probably better off getting the Vita HD collection.

o didn't realize the collection was coming out for vita. waiting for that then.

[Aloshi]

Finished Kid Icarus: Uprising, though I played through on an easy difficulty (3.4ish throughout). I can't imagine how brutal it must be on 9.0...I'm afraid to try it, considering it costs hearts to play. The story lasted a lot longer than I thought it would, and had some pretty unexpected plot twists. I'll be trying the multiplayer next.

[Glyph]

Yeah, I keep my difficulty around 7 and find it hard to stay alive. I haven't finished the normal game yet, though, because I've been doing multiplayer a ton. I use a Taurus Arm that does ~200 damage per melee combo, and then I put in Lightweight(it's great) and Transparency(also great). It cleans up in free-for-all (I average 6-8 kills per match).
Also, I hate when people become your team's Pit early, and don't go into hiding or get out of the open. DON'T BE A DUMB PIT, FOLKS.

[BlueSweatshirt]

I want this game I want this game I want this game 

[Rm88~]

I don't and it's weird since it's currently the 3DS' biggest title apparently. I'm just not into shooters that aren't shmups.

[BlueSweatshirt]

Seeing as it's been teased since the 3DS's unveiling I'm not at all surprised that this game is so popular already.

Looks like a knockout for me.