Am I completely out of touch with reality? Is Kid Icarus a bad game?

  Kid Icarus is a game that people have been waiting to play again for quite some time now. When the VC was announced and everyone started making "must play" VC game dream lists, Kid Icarus was usually not too far from the top. I myself have fond memories of Kid Icarus, I bought the Japanese GBA cart because I couldn't wait for the Wii version. I've finished the game at least twice in the last year, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

  Now Gamespot has reviewed Kid Icarus and given it a mediocre score. Reading the review, I can't find any fault on the part of the reviewer....everything he says seems to be true, I just never regarded them as problems before. I am a little shocked at the score...I always thought it was a good game.

The original Kid Icarus was a fantastic game for it's age, sure it's a bit too hard for now days standards but that dosen't change the fact that Kid Icarus was one of the most complete games of it's time you really had variation when going through levels some time you had to go upwards or other times it was side scrolling and talk about the cool last battle on the sky. The cool thing also is that Kid Icarus featured zelda-like dungeons that were hard as hell but really cool as you could get the maps and release the petrified winged warriors that would asist you later in the game, it also had curency to buy items, when i think about it now i definitely think that Nintendo should aim for an rpg-adventure zelda like style for a sequel regarding Kid Icarus franchise.kefkaconchetuma

Infact, Kid Icarus is not like a Zelda game. It's more like the original Metroid game. In some levels, it's side-scrolling platformer a la Super Mario Bros but most the game is like Metroid. I'll download it if I can because it's one of the most challenging game ever made.

God forbid a game actually be challenging for the sake of being a worthwhile experience. Gamespot has always had terrible reviews. If I want an unbiased opinion I go to IGN. Even Nintendo Power is less biased.Nuck81

[QUOTE="Nuck81"]God forbid a game actually be challenging for the sake of being a worthwhile experience. Gamespot has always had terrible reviews. If I want an unbiased opinion I go to IGN. Even Nintendo Power is less biased.PikaPichu

I will admit, items being more of after thought is most certainly correct (game could have always been better in that regard, I completely agree).

Also, in regards design, I can see how person would feel that way, though, I think he was being bit too harsh...

In addition, while I understand that everyone may not enjoy challenge, in turn, does not mean everyone will not. For those who do not, I can understand, however, that is why you state something along the lines of "fun, simple and challenging game that everyone may not enjoy" (or something else along those lines).

Anyhow, with all of this being said, while I disagree with score (I think it could been in high 5.0/low 6.0 range, at the very least), I can understand it...though...I think its clear seem as if only put view of casual gamer wanting something easier into considering (should have tried little harder into putting both views into context, however, I digress).

Kid Icarus is for kids.FPSjohn

Kid Icarus is for kids.FPSjohn

Huh? In case you didn't notice, we were talking about the classic NES game. I can understand how you might have missed that, since most of your experience with games doesn't go too far from Big Mutha Truckers.

Kid Icarus is for kids.FPSjohn

Now Gamespot has reviewed Kid Icarus and given it a mediocre score. Reading the review, I can't find any fault on the part of the reviewer....everything he says seems to be true, I just never regarded them as problems before. I am a little shocked at the score...I always thought it was a good game.

LordelX

It's a classic... like so many other retro offerings, if you didn't play it back in the day, you may wonder what all the fuss was about. And all the n00b kids will be crying because it doesn't hold your hand like games these days do. But I definitely got a lot out of this game back in the day, and I plan to DL it in the near future.

I've imposed a strike where I don't DL anything until I see Donkey Kong Country. It's not really effective, but I'm self-righteous and a little... off... so it appeases me well enough.

Kid Icarus is a game that people have been waiting to play again for quite some time now. When the VC was announced and everyone started making "must play" VC game dream lists, Kid Icarus was usually not too far from the top. I myself have fond memories of Kid Icarus, I bought the Japanese GBA cart because I couldn't wait for the Wii version. I've finished the game at least twice in the last year, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Now Gamespot has reviewed Kid Icarus and given it a mediocre score. Reading the review, I can't find any fault on the part of the reviewer....everything he says seems to be true, I just never regarded them as problems before. I am a little shocked at the score...I always thought it was a good game.

1. What's the general feeling with Wii onwers about the Kid Icarus franchise?

2. What do you think of the original game?

3. If Nintendo redid the series in 3D for a console release, would anyone care?

LordelX

The day I rented Kid Icarus for the first time, my other choices were Wizards & Warriors and Karnov, both of which I had played and finished.

If you doubt Kid Icarus' greatness, just look at what else was available at the time. Even scarier, what other games were popular at the time.

We all had Super Mario Brothers because it came packed it with the NES, and Legend of Zelda actually doesn't take a long time to complete. Yes, there were better games, but they were very few and far between.