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Game entry

Kid Icarus

1986 · Platformer, Shoot 'em up, Action-adventure · NES, Wii, Wii U, Arcade · Nintendo

Kid Icarus is ranked no. 2,531 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,479 and 42% of duels won. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 10 out of 19 (1986).

World rank

no. 2,531

ELO score

1,479

Wins

42%

Duels played

106

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About Kid Icarus

Kid Icarus is an action platform video game for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe and North America.
The plot of Kid Icarus revolves around protagonist Pit's quest for three sacred treasures, which he must equip to rescue the Grecian fantasy world Angel Land and its ruler, the goddess Palutena. The player controls Pit through platform areas while fighting monsters and collecting items. Their objective is to reach the end of the levels, and to find and defeat boss monsters that guard the three treasures.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,479 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Kid Icarus sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 2,528 Arma 2 1,479
  2. 2,529 80 Days 1,479
  3. 2,530 Guitar Hero 5 1,479
  4. 2,531 Kid Icarus 1,479
  5. 2,532 Total War: Warhammer II 1,479
  6. 2,533 Let It Die 1,479
  7. 2,534 Atomfall 1,479

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The standing

Where Kid Icarus ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Kid Icarus stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 10 out of 19 (1986).

Where Kid Icarus ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 2,531 5,110
Platformer 314 621
1980s 64 154
1986 10 19

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