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==Gameplay Modes== | ==Gameplay Modes== | ||
The game is a shoot'em up based as the Air Battles play like a guided shooter and the Land Battles play like a third-person shooter. Pit retains the [[Bow | The game is a shoot'em up based as the Air Battles play like a guided shooter and the Land Battles play like a third-person shooter. Pit retains the [[Palutena Bow]] from ''Brawl'', but his selection of weaponry has expanded greatly this time around. ''Uprising'' has three primary modes of play: | ||
===Single Player (Solo Mode)=== | ===Single Player (Solo Mode)=== | ||
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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 [[wikipedia:Soundelux Design Music Group|Soundelux DMG]] (now known as POP Sound).<ref>http://www.popsound.com/portfolio_games_2012.html</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 [[wikipedia:Soundelux Design Music Group|Soundelux DMG]] (now known as POP Sound).<ref>http://www.popsound.com/portfolio_games_2012.html</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 | 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> | ||
==Promotions== | ==Promotions== | ||
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==Reception and Sales== | ==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 | 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. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
