Kid Icarus: Uprising: Difference between revisions

[[Project Sora]] was the developer of the game, with [[Masahiro Sakurai]] as the lead designer. The game was released on March 23, 2012 in North America and Europe. A digital download version of the game released in the ''Nintendo eShop'' on November, 7, 2013 in North America.  

''Uprising'' is a direct sequel to the classic NES game, and takes place 25 years after the original ''Kid Icarus''. The overall plot is actually split into two main story arcs (which are also split in to mini-arcs), the first of which features the battle against [[Medusa]] and her returning minions, while the second chronicles the threat of [[Hades]], [[Viridi]],the [[Aurum]] and the [[Chaos Kin]] against the human race. In the first story arc, Medusa has been revived, and once again attempts to eradicate the mortals while seeking revenge from Pit and Palutena. In hearing this news, Palutena summons her most loyal servant, Pit, to stop Medusa and her Underworld Army, and restore peace to the realm once more.<ref>http://kidicarus.nintendo.com/uprising/explore-the-game/#story</ref> Along the way, Pit must battle all of the classic enemies and bosses that have returned from the original game. During the latter half of the story, Pit will encounter many new characters and enemies in the greatly expanded ''Kid Icarus'' universe, including the true main antagonist, Hades. The story mode is also divided into 25 separate chapters that each represent a stage:

[[Together Mode]] features two modes: ''Light vs. Dark'' and ''Free-For-All''. It features Pit, Dark Pit, and generic [[Fighter]]s as playable characters. ''Light vs. Dark'' is a team death-match type of game, pitting [[Light Team]] and [[Dark Team]] against each other in battle. The player whose defeat depletes each team's health bar becomes an angel, and the first team to defeat the other team's angel wins. ''Free-For-All'' is a simple 6-way point match. This mode supports both local and online play.

Idol Toss is a feature similar to the [[smashwiki:Trophies|Trophies]] in [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. "Idols" are 3D models of characters, weapons, and items that can be viewed by the player. Each Idol also comes with a fun and informative, little description. During the Idol Toss, the player can launch an egg and shoot it, causing an Idol to hatch. Eggs can be obtained by playing the main story, or purchasing them by using the 3DS's Play Coins. Users can also gain more Idols by playing the [[AR Battle Mode]] by scanning other AR cards.

The Fiend's Cauldron is the game's unique and innovative difficulty setter. This particular item can be filled with [[Heart]]s, allowing players to increase the difficulty of the game by adding more enemies to attack as well as making them stronger. The Cauldron uses a scale of 0.0-9.0, with 2.0 considered as the standard. Players can increase or decrease the difficulty by 0.1 increments, making it a total of ninety-one difficulty levels. Increased levels also reward players with more hearts, weapons, and items.<ref>http://kidicarus.nintendo.com/uprising/explore-the-game/stages.html#fiends-cauldron</ref> However, if a player were to die, the Cauldron will lower the settings by 1.0, but it will also increase the difficulty if the player performs well. There are also special areas during Land Battles that can be accessed through an [[Intensity Gate]], but these only open to those that have their difficulty set on a particular level. These Gates contain more powerful enemies and rarer treasures.

==Characters==