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Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS)

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Reviewed by: Ashton Raze
Review date: 03/24/12
Release date: 03/23/12

Unlockables

Palutena's Treasure Hunt Unlockables
By completing certain goals in the game, you'll unlock additional idols, powers, hearts, music, and other features. They can be viewed in the Treasure Hunt section of the menu between chapters.
Action	Result
Acquire an arm.	Power: Homing Boost Lv. 1
Hades's Treasure Hunt Unlockables
By completing certain goals in the game, you'll unlock additional idols, powers, hearts, music, and other features. They can be viewed in the Treasure Hunt section of the menu between chapters after you've beaten the game.
Action	Result
Use 100 items.	Weapon: Cutter Palm
Perform 1,000 melee attacks.	Feather
Fire a total of 50,000 shots.	Weapon: Drill Arm
Defeat the Chaos Kin without letting Dark Pit get taken down.	Power: Slip Shot Lv. 2
Recover onto your feet from a knockback 100 times.	Weapon: End-All Arm
Score 100 or more hits during the game credits.	Idol: Final Strike
Clear Chapter 9 without using the Three Sacred Treasures	Weapon: Ogre Club
Defeat 100 bosses	Music: Hades's Infernal Theme
Beat the boss of chapter 19 while in the lead on the chariot track	Idol: Lightning Chariot
Use powers 100 times	Idol: Nukleen
Clear chapters 30 times	Power: Super Speed
Defeat 100 opponents in Together mode	Power: Interference Lv.3
Open 150 treasure boxes	Feather
Defeat 50 Souflees	Idol: Crusader Blade
Defeat Phosphora within 30 seconds	Power: Angelic Missile Lv. 3
Defeat Gaol in Chapter 2 with a dash melee attack	Idol: Magmoo
Defeat Twinbellows before it can roar once.	8000 Hearts
Clear Boss Battle mode on easy difficulty	Boss Battle Intensity
Perform 100 Idol tosses	Power: Freeze Attack Lv. 3
Clear Chapter 14 without taking any damage (Intensity 2.0 or higher)	Weapon: Shock Orbitars
Play Light vs. Dark 30 times.	Stage: Large Arena
Execute 2,000 dodges.	Idol: Centurion Orbitars
Achieve 30 victories in Light vs. Dark	Power: Warp
Exceed 15,000 points on the Practice Range (Air Battle) damage counter.	9,000 Hearts
Acquire a weapon valued at over 300.	Idol: Aurum Brain
Acquire all arms.	Power: Weaken Attack Lv. 3
Clear Chapter 25 within 15 minutes (Intensity 7.5 or higher)	Idol: Knuckle Staff
Acquire a Hewdraw Club with a melee-combo modifier.	5,000 Hearts
Use 150 Special Attacks.	Idol: Orne
Defeat Magnus with a Magnus Club	Music: Boss Fight 2
Play Far Away in Together mode 50 times	Power: Random Effect Lv. 2
Acquire Raptor Claws with a status-resistance modifier	Idol: Cellular Skuttler
Clear all chapters on intensity 9.0	999999 Hearts
Defeat the Phoenix while in the air above the platform.	10,000 Hearts
On Intensity 7.5 or higher, beat Hewdraw Reborn without hitting any purple balls of light	Idol: Underworld Gatekeeper
Have 300,000+ Hearts in your possession	Idol: Dark Fighter
Acquire all cannons	Idol: Juggernaut
In Chapter 12, knock all the Guards into the trench simultaneously	Idol: Kraken Arm
Defeat 10 Rare Treasurefish	Idol: Rare Treasurefish
Achieve a total score of 15,000,000	Idol: Vakloom
On Intensity 7.5 or higher, beat Dark Pit without jumping onto any platforms	Idol: Dark Pit Staff
Clear Chapter 12 within 11 minutes	Idol: Trailtail
On Intensity 9, clear Chapter 4 having destroyed 200 enemies	Idol: Suit of Skuttler
Clear Chapter 16 within 11 minutes	15,000 Hearts
Defeat the Phoenix with the Doom Cannon	Feather
Clear Chapter 13 within 13 minutes	Idol: Mudrone
Beat the Great Sacred Treasure without taking any damage	Idol: Great Sacred Treasure (Pursuit)
Acquire all bows	Idol: Palutena
Clear Chapter 19 within 17 minutes	Weapon: Skyscraper Club
Clear Chapter 10 within 9 minutes	Power: Spite Lv. 3
Collect over 1,000,000 hearts	Idol: Petrified Palutena
Clear Chapter 18 within 14 minutes	15,000 Hearts
Clear Chapter 14 within 10 minutes	15,000 Hearts
Clear Chapter 23 within 11 minutes	Idol: Brawny Claws
Clear Chapter 20 within 8 minutes	15,000 Hearts
Acquire all palms	Weapon: Ninja Palm
Dismantle 100 weapons	Idol: Dog
On Intensity 9, clear Chapter 7 with a score of 450,000 or higher	Idol: Dynamo Cannon
Play Nearby in Together mode 50 times	Feather
Clear Chapter 21 within 14 minutes	Idol: Aurum Bow
Acquire all claws	Weapon: Brawler Claws
Clear Boss Battle on HARD.	Idol: Great Sacred Treasure (Mech Armor)
Clear Boss Battle on NORMAL.	Idol: Hades (Battle)
Clear Chapter 17 with claws on Intensity 9.0.	Weapon: Beam Claws
Acquire every weapon.	Idol: Daybreak
Acquire all blades	Power: Black Hole Lv. 3
Acquire all clubs	Weapon: Black Club
Achieve a high score of 1,000,000	Idol: Drill Arm
Clear Chapter 13 with a palm at Intensity 9.0	Weapon: Midnight Palm
Play Together mode 200 times	Idol: Aurum Cruiser
Acquire Guardian Orbitars with a health modifier	3,000 Hearts
Clear Chapter 24 with a score of 500,000 or higher	8,000 Hearts
Acquire all orbitars	Idol: Shadow Pit
Clear Chapter 15 with a score of 350,000 or higher	Idol: Roz
Chapter 24: Clear this chapter within 11 minutes.	Weapon: Palutena Bow
Collect all Zodiac Chamber weapons.	Power: Fortune's Jukebox
Clear Chapter 3 with a blade on Intensity 9.0.	Feather
Collect 350 different Idols	Idol: Medusa (Monster)
On Intensity 7.5 or higher, clear Chapter 17 within 18 minutes	Weapon: Upperdash Arm
On Intensity 7.5 or higher, clear Chapter 16 using a cannon	Idol: Fairy Orbitars
On Intensity 5 or higher, clear Chapter 17 without losing any centurion strongarms	Idol: Angel Cannon
On Intensity 7.5 or higher, clear Chapter 5 having destroyed 220 enemies	Idol: Ninja Palm
On Intensity 7.5 or higher, clear Chapter 22 within 11 minutes	Power: Virus Lv. 3
Acquire a First Blade with an in-peril-attack-boost modifier	Power: Burn Attack Lv. 3
On Intensity 9, clear Chapter 23 having destroyed 150 enemies	Idol: Rock Bomb
Collect all in-game Idols	Weapon: First Blade
Clear Chapter 18 without taking any damage	Power: Spin Attack Lv. 2
Defeat Aurum Pyrrhon with the Magnus Club	Idol: Boogity
On Intensity 9, clear Chapter 19 using a club	Idol: Raptor Claws
On Intensity 7.5 or higher, clear Chapter 12 having defeat 220 enemies	Weapon: Rose Staff
On Intensity 9, clear Chapter 15 using a cannon	Weapon: Rail Cannon
Palutena's Treasure Hunt Unlockables
By completing certain goals in the game, you'll unlock additional idols, powers, hearts, music, and other features. They can be viewed in the Treasure Hunt section of the menu between chapters.
Action	Result
Use 10 Special Attacks	Weapon: Pudgy Palm
Play Nearby in Together Mode	100 Hearts
Clear chapter 3 within 10 minutes	Power: Brief Invincibility Lv. 1
Buy 30 weapons	Idol: Viper Blade
Narrowly avoid a total of 5 shots in Air Battles	Feather
Charge Through and defeat 5 enemies before disembarking the Exo Tank	Idol: Mega Mussel
Clear Chapter 3 within 13 minutes	Music: That Burning Town (Ch. 3)
Create your first weapon gem	100 Hearts
Clear Chapter 6 within 15 minutes	Power: Explosive Flame Lv. 1
Have 5,000+ hearts in your possession	Feather
Exceed 3,000 points on the Practice Range (Air Battle) damage counter	1,000 Hearts
Clear Chapter 4 using a club (Intensity 5.0 or higher)	Music: Reaper Fortress (Ch. 4)
Viridi's Treasure Hunt Unlockables
By completing certain goals in the game, you'll unlock additional idols, powers, hearts, music, and other features. They can be viewed in the Treasure Hunt section of the menu between chapters.
Action	Result
Chapter 18: Destroy 8 of the Arum Core's guns	Aurum Blade
Chapter 16: Clear thsi chapter without switching grind rails during the Aurum Generator battle.	Aurum Palm
Defeat 25 bosses.	Weapon: Babel Club
Recover on yout feet from a knockback 50 times.	Weapon: Crusader Blade
Open 50 treasure boxes.	Weapon: Electroshock Arm
Acquire 5 different arms.	Power: Transparency Lv. 2
Acquire 5 different bows.	Power: Freeze Attack Lv. 2
Perform 300 melee attacks.	Idol: Three Sacred Treasures
Acquire 5 different palms.	Weapon: Viridi Palm
Defeat 3,000 enemies.	Power: Instant Death Attack
Acquire 5 different cannons.	Power: Quick Charge Lv. 3
Clear Chapter 25 within 15 minutes.	Weapon: Boom Orbitars
Defeat your first Rare Treasurefish.	4,000 Hearts
Acquire 5 different claws.	Power: Heavenly Light Lv. 2
Acquire 5 different staffs.	Power: Playing Dead Lv. 1
Have more than 50,000 hearts in your possession.	Weapon: Hedgehog Claws
Acquire claws with a shot-defense modifier.	Weapon: Artillery Claws
Acquire 50 different weapons.	Power: Heart Booster Lv. 2
Get turned into a tempura.	Item: Tempura Bomb
Acquire 5 different clubs.	Power: Invisible Shots Lv. 2
Defeat 20 Souflees.	Weapon: Atlas Club
Acquire 5 different orbitars.	Power: Weak-Point Reticle Lv. 2
Defeat 50 bosses.	Power: Trade-off
Defeat 10 opponents in Together mode.	Item: Chomp Trap
Find the Capricorn Zodiac Chamber and take its treasure.	Weapon: Capricorn Club
Find the Pisces Zodiac Chamber and take its treasure.	Power: Pisces Heal
Find the Libra Zodiac Chamber and take its treasure.	Power: Libra Sponge
Find the Virgo Zodiac Chamber and take its treasure.	Weapon: Virgo Palm
On Intensity 5 or higher, defeat 10 enemies with the Aether Ring shield before disembarking	Weapon: Halo Club
Clear Chapter 18 within 16 minutes	Idol: Claxis
Clear Chapter 20 within 15 minutes	Music: Ch. 20: Palutena's Temple
Clear Chapter 19 within 25 minutes	Music: Lightning Chariot Base (Ch. 19)
Capture the Chaos Kin 5 times with an electro trap	Weapon: Doom Cannon
Clear 50 Chapters	Feather
Clear Chapter 17 having defeated 280 enemies in this Chapter	2,000 Hearts
Acquire a blade with a weakening modifier	Feather
Execute 500 dodges	Power: Invisible Shots Lv. 1
Use powers 50 times	Power: Reflect Barrier Lv. 2
Clear Chapter 21 within 17 minutes	Power: Item Vacuum Lv. 2
Acquire 5 different claws	Power: Heavenly Light Lv. 2
Collect 100 different Idols	Power: Power Thief Lv. 1
Defeat 5 Rare Treasurefish	Idol: Treasurefish
Clear Chapter 14 within 17 minutes	Idol: Phosphora
Clear Chapter 12 within 20 minutes	Power: Shake Attack Lv. 1
Collect over 150,000 hearts	Feather
Acquire a cannon with an evasive modifier	Weapon: Fireworks Cannon
Acquire orbitars with a modifier for a backward-dash charged shot	Weapon: Paw Pad Orbitars
Play Far Away in Together mode 10 times	Weapon: Ball Cannon
Rank 1st in a Free-for-All match 5 times	Idol: Ball Cannon
Play Free-for-All 20 times	Idol: Drink of the Gods
Acquire an arm with a knockback-defense modifier	2,000 Hearts
Play Light vs. Dark 10 times	500 Hearts
Clear Chapter 10 using a staff	Music: Phoenix Mountain (Ch. 10)
Defeat Phosphora with the Meteor Bow	Weapon: Phosphora Bow
On Intensity 5 or higher, clear Chapter 16 having destroyed 230 enemies	Weapon: Laser Staff
On Intensity 5 or higher, clear Chapter 13 without dying	Idol: Viridi
Clear Chapter 13 within 22 minutes	Music: Ch. 13: The Lunar Sanctum
Clear Chapter 18 with a score of 150,000 or higher	Music: Dog's Theme (Ch. 18)
Clear Chapter 17 within 18 minutes	Music: Ch. 17: The Aurum Brain
Put over 50,000 hearts into the Fiend's Cauldron	Idol: Parashooter
Clear Chapter 23 within 14 minutes	Music: Ch. 23: Lord of the Underworld
Clear Chapter 22 within 12 minutes	Music: Ch. 22: Scorched Feathers
On Intensity 5 or higher, defeat Gaol before Magnus, without hitting Magnus, on Chapter 24	Weapon: Gaol Blade
Clear all chapters on Intensity 5 or higher	50,000 Hearts
Take out two of Hewdraw's heads at once	Power: Tirelessness Lv. 2
Clear Chapter 24 with full health	Music: Ch. 24: The Three Trials
Clear Chapter 16 within 16 minutes	Music: In the Aurum Hive (Ch. 16)
Achieve a high score of 500,000	Weapon: Dynamo Cannon
Defeat Hades's Heart with a dash melee attack	Idol: Hades's Belly
Play Nearby in Together mode 10 times	Power: Jumping Glide Lv. 2
Defeat Cragalanche with the Poseidon Cannon	Idol: Reset Bomb
Destroy a vehicle with another vehicle	1,000 Hearts
Clear Chapter 12 with full health	Music: Reset Bomb Depot Interior (Ch. 12)
Clear Chapter 10 within 14 minutes	Feather
Clear Chapter 11 within 14 minutes	Music: Ch. 11: Viridi, Goddess of Nature
Acquire a club with a stamina modifier	1,000 Hearts
Defeat Cragalanche without any damage to his butt	Power: Paralyze Attack Lv. 2
On Intensity 5 or higher, clear Chapter 21 having destroyed 240 enemies	Music: Ch. 21: The Chaos Vortex
On Intensity 5 or higher, clear Chapter 20 without dying	Idol: Igniot
Create 30 weapon gems	Weapon: Optical Blade
On Intensity 5 or higher, defeat 20 enemies with the Cherubot's melee attack before disembarking	Idol: Atlas Foot
On Intensity 5 or higher, clear Chapter 23 using a club	Weapon: Ore Club
Clear Chapter 14 having destroyed 230 enemies	Music: Ch. 14: Lightning Battle
On Intensity 5 or higher, clear Chapter 10 with a score of 200,000 or higher	Weapon: Burning Palm
On Intensity 5 or higher, defeat Arlon with a dash melee attack	Idol: Bumpety Bomb
Defeat the Chariot Master while in Crisis Mode.	Weapon: Centurian Orbitars
Chapter 15: Clear this chapter within 17 minutes.	Weapon: Aurum Club
Chapter 17: Defeat Aurum Pyrrhon and clear the chapter while in Crisis mode.	Weapon: Aurum Bow
Use 50 Special Attacks	Feather
Hidden Options
After meeting certain standards in the game, you can unlocl an extra Options Menu. It can be found under Options>Other>Hidden Options.
Action	Result
Clear Solo Mode.	Dialogue - Play the game with or without dialogue.
Complete the game.	Palutena/Viridi
Boss Rush Mode
Defeat the Final Boss and Boss Rush will appear next to Chapter 25
Action	Result
Defeat the Final Boss	Boss Rush Mode
Hades's Treasure Hunt Unlockables
By completing certain goals in the game, you'll unlock additional idols, powers, hearts, music, and other features. They can be viewed in the Treasure Hunt section of the menu between chapters after you've beaten the game.
Action	Result
Score 100 or more hits during the game credits.	Idol: Final Strike
Recover onto your feet from a knockback 100 times.	Weapon: End-All Arm
Defeat the Chaos Kin without letting Dark Pit get taken down.	Power: Slip Shot Lv. 2
Perform 1,000 melee attacks.	Feather
Fire a total of 50,000 shots.	Weapon: Drill Arm
Use 100 items.	Weapon: Cutter Palm
Chapter 24: Clear this chapter within 11 minutes.	Weapon: Palutena Bow
Collect all Zodiac Chamber weapons.	Power: Fortune's Jukebox
Defeat Phosphora within 30 seconds	Power: Angelic Missile Lv. 3
Play Together mode 200 times	Idol: Aurum Cruiser
Clear Chapter 16 within 11 minutes	15,000 Hearts
Defeat the Phoenix with the Doom Cannon	Feather
Beat the Great Sacred Treasure without taking any damage	Idol: Great Sacred Treasure (Pursuit)
Clear Chapter 13 within 13 minutes	Idol: Mudrone
Acquire all bows	Idol: Palutena
Clear Chapter 19 within 17 minutes	Weapon: Skyscraper Club
Clear Chapter 10 within 9 minutes	Power: Spite Lv. 3
Collect over 1,000,000 hearts	Idol: Petrified Palutena
Clear Chapter 18 within 14 minutes	15,000 Hearts
Play Far Away in Together mode 50 times	Power: Random Effect Lv. 2
Perform 100 Idol tosses	Power: Freeze Attack Lv. 3
Clear Chapter 9 without using the Three Sacred Treasures	Weapon: Ogre Club
Defeat 50 Souflees	Idol: Crusader Blade
Open 150 treasure boxes	Feather
Acquire Raptor Claws with a status-resistance modifier	Idol: Cellular Skuttler
On Intensity 7.5 or higher, beat Hewdraw Reborn without hitting any purple balls of light	Idol: Underworld Gatekeeper
Have 300,000+ Hearts in your possession	Idol: Dark Fighter
On Intensity 7.5 or higher, beat Dark Pit without jumping onto any platforms	Idol: Dark Pit Staff
Acquire all cannons	Idol: Juggernaut
In Chapter 12, knock all the Guards into the trench simultaneously	Idol: Kraken Arm
Defeat 10 Rare Treasurefish	Idol: Rare Treasurefish
Achieve a total score of 15,000,000	Idol: Vakloom
Clear Chapter 12 within 11 minutes	Idol: Trailtail
On Intensity 9, clear Chapter 4 having destroyed 200 enemies	Idol: Suit of Skuttler
Clear Chapter 14 within 10 minutes	15,000 Hearts
Clear Chapter 23 within 11 minutes	Idol: Brawny Claws
Clear Chapter 20 within 8 minutes	15,000 Hearts
Acquire all palms	Weapon: Ninja Palm
Clear Chapter 21 within 14 minutes	Idol: Aurum Bow
Acquire all claws	Weapon: Brawler Claws
Dismantle 100 weapons	Idol: Dog
On Intensity 9, clear Chapter 7 with a score of 450,000 or higher	Idol: Dynamo Cannon
Play Nearby in Together mode 50 times	Feather
Acquire all blades	Power: Black Hole Lv. 3
Acquire all clubs	Weapon: Black Club
Acquire Guardian Orbitars with a health modifier	3,000 Hearts
Clear Chapter 24 with a score of 500,000 or higher	8,000 Hearts
Acquire all orbitars	Idol: Shadow Pit
Clear Chapter 15 with a score of 350,000 or higher	Idol: Roz
Defeat 100 opponents in Together mode	Power: Interference Lv.3
Clear chapters 30 times	Power: Super Speed
Use powers 100 times	Idol: Nukleen
Beat the boss of chapter 19 while in the lead on the chariot track	Idol: Lightning Chariot
Defeat 100 bosses	Music: Hades's Infernal Theme
Clear Boss Battle mode on easy difficulty	Boss Battle Intensity
Defeat Twinbellows before it can roar once.	8000 Hearts
Defeat Gaol in Chapter 2 with a dash melee attack	Idol: Magmoo
Acquire all arms.	Power: Weaken Attack Lv. 3
Clear Chapter 25 within 15 minutes (Intensity 7.5 or higher)	Idol: Knuckle Staff
Acquire a Hewdraw Club with a melee-combo modifier.	5,000 Hearts
Use 150 Special Attacks.	Idol: Orne
Acquire a weapon valued at over 300.	Idol: Aurum Brain
Clear Chapter 14 without taking any damage (Intensity 2.0 or higher)	Weapon: Shock Orbitars
Exceed 15,000 points on the Practice Range (Air Battle) damage counter.	9,000 Hearts
Achieve 30 victories in Light vs. Dark	Power: Warp
Execute 2,000 dodges.	Idol: Centurion Orbitars
Play Light vs. Dark 30 times.	Stage: Large Arena
Defeat Magnus with a Magnus Club	Music: Boss Fight 2
Clear Boss Battle on HARD.	Idol: Great Sacred Treasure (Mech Armor)
Clear Boss Battle on NORMAL.	Idol: Hades (Battle)
Clear Chapter 17 with claws on Intensity 9.0.	Weapon: Beam Claws
Acquire every weapon.	Idol: Daybreak
Achieve a high score of 1,000,000	Idol: Drill Arm
Clear Chapter 13 with a palm at Intensity 9.0	Weapon: Midnight Palm
Clear Chapter 3 with a blade on Intensity 9.0.	Feather
Clear all chapters on intensity 9.0	999999 Hearts
Defeat the Phoenix while in the air above the platform.	10,000 Hearts
Optional Three Sacred Treasures
After completing a level with the Three Sacred Treasures for the first time, you have the option of playing the stage with or without the Treasures on subsequent playthroughs.
Action	Result
Complete Chapter 9 once	Toggle Treasures (Ch. 9)
Complete Chapter 23 once	Toggle Treasures (Ch. 23)
Zodiac Weapons
There are 12 Zodiac Chambers hidden in certain chapters. Within these chambers is a special weapon that you cannot unlock until you have found the Chamber and take its treasure. Since there are 9 types of weapons and 12 Zodiac signs, three of them have been added as Powers instead.
Action	Result
Ch. 4: In the room with the narrow path and two scythes, drop down to the Clubberskull pit. One of the holes is glowing. Jump into that hole.	Taurus Arm
Ch. 2: When you go down the ramp (Right before you meet Magnus), there is a tapestry decorating one of the bends. Run through it.	Sagittarius Bow
Ch. 6: If you're lucky enough to fight Dark Pit in the underground temple, go check the temple's corners after defeating him.	Gemini Orbitars
Ch. 8: In the constellation storage room, after defeating the Snong, don't take the Jump Pad. Take the dead end path to the right and jump down.	Cancer Claws
Ch. 10: After sinking the pedestal into the lava (or jumping over it completely) go into the next room and follow the left wall.	Leo Cannon
Ch. 12: There's an area that gives you an elevator after killing some monsters. Look towards it. A second elevator is behind you. Take that elevator.	Virgo Palm
Ch. 14: Once you get to the boss door, go in the opposite direction and you'll find an electric door. Get up close to the door and dodge through.	Libra Sponge (Power)
Ch. 16: When you get the Aether Ring and float down an opening, look for an opening. Shoot the switch in that opening and you'll be able to enter.	Scorpio Staff
Ch. 18: At the Hot Spring area with the Souflee, go to the left.	Aries Armor (Power)
Ch. 20: When you get to the area that needs a key, go inside and take a right. Open the jail cell in the back left and go through the hidden wall.	Capricorn Club
Ch. 23: When you get to your first grind rail that you have to jump, take it back in the opposite direction and ride it to the Chamber.	Aquarius Blade
Ch. 24: When you take your first elevator to begin the trials, go down the other flight of stairs to find the Chamber.	Pisces Heal (Power)

Easter Eggs

After Credits Speech
When you have beaten the game at the end of the credits, if you wait 5 minutes Hades will start talking and make a threat to delete your save data.
I'm Finished! Easter Egg
When you die in a stage and the hearts spill out of the fiend's cauldron, if you hold down on the circle pad/circle pad pro (or the B button for alternative movement controls) you will see a short scene of the spilled hearts tumbling into the Underworld and an 8-bit Reaper from the original Kid Icarus getting startled.