Shin Hikari Shinwa Palutena no Kagami on 3DS, original Japanese version of Kid Icarus Uprising. Same action-shooting masterpiece with Pit, Palutena and their sparkling humour. Original Japanese version for collectors.
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Action1 player12+
Description
Pit, guardian angel of the goddess Palutena, battles Medusa's forces and cosmic powers in this thunderous series return after 25 years of absence. Published by Nintendo, released in Japan in March 2012. Automatic flight phases and real-time ground combat, online versus modes, hundreds of weapons to customise and fuse. Japanese edition.
Shin Hikari Shinwa - Palutena no Kagami review
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Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Mythology revisited in flamboyant colours, luminous skies and inventive creatures: the adventure bursts with life at every moment. The anime design of Pit and his foes, full of humour and energy, carries a spectacular staging. This visual exuberance, rich and dynamic, teems with delightful detail.
The work of a prestigious collective led by Motoi Sakuraba, the score unfurls a grandiose, heroic and surprisingly varied orchestra. Each chapter has its own flamboyant theme, underlining the humour as much as the epic of Pit's journey. This symphonic breadth, sumptuous and inventive, ranks among the finest on the console.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Slicing through the skies in air-combat stages of wild intensity, then carrying on across the ground weapon in hand: the breakneck pace never lets you breathe. The self-mocking dialogue gives it a unique tone, funny and complicit. Spectacular, chatty and bursting with ideas, an exhilarating action blend driven by overflowing generosity.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Blasting away in flight during electrifying aerial stages, then roaming the ground with a teeming arsenal sets up a frantic rhythm where each chapter rekindles the urge to chase a better score. Forging weapons and trading difficulty for rewards drives you to start over. Stylus aiming tires the hand, but the wild energy and the humor keep a tenacious grip.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Japanese Rev 1 of Shin Hikari Shinwa Palutena no Kagami is the stabilised home-market version. Collector value parallels Kid Icarus Uprising in the West: the series' last main outing, designed by Masahiro Sakurai, with the Japanese edition shipping its own domestic-format 3DS stand. A complementary documentary piece for Kid Icarus collectors.
Is Shin Hikari Shinwa - Palutena no Kagami still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2012 on 3DS and known in the West as Kid Icarus - Uprising, Sora's project directed by Masahiro Sakurai resurrects a dormant Nintendo licence into a spectacular action game mixing on rail flight phases and ground combat. The winged hero Pit faces hordes of enemies in a riot of effects and offbeat humour, carried by flavourful voice acting and a grandiose soundtrack. The weapon fusion system and the difficulty wager setting enrich the replay value. The stylus controls, demanding on the wrist, clearly divide. A generous and singular action game, recommended for fans of nervous spectacle.
