Kid Icarus

Kid Icarus

Nintendo R&D1
December 18, 1986
Genres
Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Developers
Nintendo R&D1
Release Date
December 18, 1986 (38 years and 7 months ago)
Publishers
Nintendo
Content Rating
E Mild Fantasy Violence
Franchises
Kid Icarus

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Kid Icarus is an action platform video game for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe and North America. The plot of Kid Icarus revolves around protagonist Pit's quest for three sacred treasures, which he must equip to rescue the Grecian fantasy world Angel Land and its ruler, the goddess Palutena. The player controls Pit through platform areas while fighting monsters and collecting items. Their objective is to reach the end of the levels, and to find and defeat boss monsters that guard the three treasures.

Genres
Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms
Family Computer Disk System, Arcade, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Developers
Nintendo R&D1
Release Date
December 18, 1986 (38 years and 7 months ago)
Publishers
Nintendo
Content Rating
E Mild Fantasy Violence
Franchises
Kid Icarus

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