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''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' is one of the few first-party Nintendo games to feature full voice acting. Voice over recording was done by Hollywood's [[wikipedia:Soundelux Design Music Group|Soundelux DMG]].<ref>http://www.soundeluxdmg.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&layout=category&Itemid=463</ref> The voice cast was directed by [[wikipedia:Ginny McSwain|Ginny McSwain]]<ref>http://www.ginnymcswain.com/resumeenlargemen.html</ref>, a veteran voice director and Emmy Award winner. | ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' is one of the few first-party Nintendo games to feature full voice acting. Voice over recording was done by Hollywood's [[wikipedia:Soundelux Design Music Group|Soundelux DMG]].<ref>http://www.soundeluxdmg.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&layout=category&Itemid=463</ref> The voice cast was directed by [[wikipedia:Ginny McSwain|Ginny McSwain]]<ref>http://www.ginnymcswain.com/resumeenlargemen.html</ref>, a veteran voice director and Emmy Award winner. | ||
The original soundtrack was composed by well-known Japanese musicians such as [[wikipedia:Yasunori Mitsuda|Yasunori Mitsuda]], [[wikipedia:Motoi Sakuraba|Motoi Sakuraba]], [[wikipedia:Yuzo Koshiro|Yuzo Koshiro]], [[wikipedia:Masafumi Takada|Masafumi Takada]], [[wikipedia:Noriyuki Iwadare|Noriyuki Iwadare]], and [[wikipedia:Takahiro Nishi|Takahiro Nishi]], along with [[wikipedia:Hirokazu Tanaka|Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka]] who composed the original NES game's music and jingles.<ref>http://www.wayorecords.net/kidicarus/en/</ref> Most of the music in this game is performed by a live orchestra or real instruments, with few tracks using MIDI. A selection of the game's music was released on the Japanese Club Nintendo<ref>http://club.nintendo.jp/present/itempop_p138.html</ref>, and eventually a full official three-disc soundtrack was released in Japan by Sleigh Bells.<ref>http://www.procyon-studio.com/sleighbells/index.html#partena</ref> | The original soundtrack was composed by well-known Japanese musicians such as [[wikipedia:Yasunori Mitsuda|Yasunori Mitsuda]], [[wikipedia:Motoi Sakuraba|Motoi Sakuraba]], [[wikipedia:Yuzo Koshiro|Yuzo Koshiro]], [[wikipedia:Masafumi Takada|Masafumi Takada]], [[wikipedia:Noriyuki Iwadare|Noriyuki Iwadare]], and [[wikipedia:Takahiro Nishi|Takahiro Nishi]], along with [[wikipedia:Hirokazu Tanaka|Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka]] who composed the original NES game's music and jingles.<ref>http://www.wayorecords.net/kidicarus/en/</ref> Most of the music in this game is performed by a live orchestra or real instruments, with few tracks using MIDI. A selection of the game's music was released on the Japanese Club Nintendo<ref>http://club.nintendo.jp/present/itempop_p138.html</ref>, and eventually a full official three-disc soundtrack was released in Japan by Sleigh Bells.<ref>http://www.procyon-studio.com/sleighbells/index.html#partena</ref> The album was eventually awarded the best score by [http://www.squareenixmusic.com/index.php SEMO] in the eastern category.<ref>http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/awards3/bestscore.shtml</ref> | ||
==Reception and Sales== | |||
Upon release, ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' received positive reviews from both critics and fans. It is also one of the few games to receive a perfect 40/40 from the Japanese gaming magazine, [[wikipedia:Famitsu|Famitsu]].<ref>http://gamingeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-31312/</ref> The gameplay, the characters, the script, the voice acting, the visuals, the mulitplayer, and the music have all been praised. However, a common complaint from many gamers was the rather cumbersome control scheme. Nonetheless, the game sold 1.18 million copies worldwide as of March 31, 2013.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/3ds.html</ref>, and is often regarded as one of the best games available on the 3DS. | |||
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