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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. 4,296 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,390 and 37% of duels won.

World rank

no. 4,296

ELO score

1,390

Wins

37%

Duels played

63

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 1,390 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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