New Kid Icarus Uprising Information From Nintendo Power

The latest edition of Nintendo Power contains a wealth of new and exciting information for the forthcoming Kid Icarus: Uprising on the Nintendo 3DS. There’s far too much information to post on the site, but if you want to read all the new information there’s a great round-up of the Kid Icarus: Uprising content from Nintendo Power on NeoGaf.

• Ground locations include a medieval castle and an interstellar space-pirate vessel
• Fight with projectile attacks
• Can hide behind pillars/rubble
• Close-range melee combos
• Dash attacks
• Can take your time to explore in these sections
• Lots of hidden treasures
• Secret life-restoring hot springs
• “levels are frantically paced and full of surprises”
• Sakurai calls this “escalating the situation”; piling action on top of action to keep players off-balance and engaged
• Vehicle example: Exo Tank
• Grinding gameplay made possible by Palutena’s magical rails