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Kid Icarus: Uprising

by Neal Ronaghan - June 8, 2011, 1:27 am EDT
Total comments: 2

You're not ready for multiplayer yet.

Revealed at the E3 2011 press conference, the multiplayer in Kid Icarus: Uprising features three-on-three combat. Each side plays as a generic character that controls the same way as Pit does in the single-player. The goal is to defeat the members of the other team until an angel appears. After the angel appears on your opponent's side, your goal is to defeat it.

The controls for Kid Icarus: Uprising are passable in the single-player, but in the multiplayer, maneuvering with the Circle Pad and the stylus is extremely tough, as the action is fast paced. Basically, the steep learning curve for the regular control scheme is multiplied in the multiplayer, especially since it's not a linear experience.

One thing that is cool about the multiplayer is the layer of customization with the weapons. Like the single-player mode, you have a variety of weapons to choose from, each with different powers and attributes. One time, I used the bulky arm cannon, which slowed me down considerably, but gave me some great weapons.

The multiplayer doesn't seem to be too great, at least from what they've shown so far. The controls work in the single-player because it is more or less linear. Naturally, the arena battling mode isn't linear, so fine-tuned movement is a chore.

Talkback

KDR_11kJune 08, 2011

I had no issues with the controls back at CeBIT, felt like a regular third person shooter.

Chocobo_RiderJune 08, 2011

So is it really a steep "learning curve" or just poor controls?  Because it seems a steep "learning curve" would simply disappear gradually as you play through the game, no?

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Game Profile

Kid Icarus: Uprising Box Art

Genre Action
Developer Sora

Worldwide Releases

na: Kid Icarus: Uprising
Release Mar 23, 2012
PublisherNintendo
RatingEveryone 10+
jpn: Shin Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami
Release Mar 22, 2012
PublisherNintendo
Rating12+
eu: Kid Icarus: Uprising
Release Mar 23, 2012
PublisherNintendo
Rating12+
aus: Kid Icarus: Uprising
Release Mar 29, 2012
PublisherNintendo
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