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Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters

aka: Kid Icarus: Von Mythen und Monstern
Moby ID: 5757
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An evil force is threatening to invade the Angel Land. Palutena, the ruler-goddess, sends a warrior named Pit on a quest to prepare for the upcoming attack. Pit must find three ancient treasures and face down the evil force.

Kid Icarus: Of Mythis and Monsters is the Game Boy version of one of Nintendo's classic side scrolling platform/adventure games. Throughout the levels Pit will collect hearts, upgrade his strength, collect treasures, and learn to fly.

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Average score: 75% (based on 16 ratings)

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Average score: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 21 ratings with 1 reviews)

Not as brutal as its NES predecessor.

The Good
This game is a fun action platformer that poses a reasonable difficulty that keeps gameplay enjoyable. Throughout the game, you acquire power-ups that make you formidable against enemies of increasing toughness. Considering the limitations of the original Gameboy, the artwork is great and the music is enjoyable.

The Bad
There's occasional flicker and slowdown problems when there's lots of enemies on screen, but that issue is mostly confined to the final level.

The Bottom Line
This is just a good, enjoyable game. It strikes a good balance between challenge and enjoyment; your errors feel like your errors, not the game being deliberately brutal (e.g. the original Kid Icarus for NES). The level count is a little low, but it makes up the difference with the levels being pretty long. Pick it up if you see it being sold for a reasonable deal.

Game Boy · by xfade551 · 2024

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Game added by quizzley7.

Nintendo 3DS added by CrankyStorming.

Additional contributors: Vince H, Victor Vance.

Game added February 5, 2002. Last modified May 29, 2024.