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Kid Icarus: Uprising got the lion’s share of attention during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcasts, with the game’s online multiplayer the subject of much discussion.

The video below shows most of them in action but if you’re more of a reading person — which, as you’re on a gaming website, we imagine you might be — there’s official descriptions of the multiplayer modes.

Kid Icarus: Uprising is out on 23rd March.

Multiple Multiplayer Modes Revealed in Kid Icarus: Uprising Game for Nintendo 3DS

22nd February 2012: Nintendo has revealed new details on the different multiplayer modes in Kid Icarus: Uprising, which will launch exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS in Europe on March 23rd. More than 25 years after the launch of the original Kid Icarus game for NES, Kid Icarus: Uprising brings the action and adventure of this beloved series to new heights. Modes and features in the new game include:

· Light vs. Dark: Team up with other players in Light vs. Dark multiplayer mode, in which two teams of three are pitted against one another. The ultimate goal is to empty the opposing team’s health meter, which transforms the last defeated team member into an angel. The team who defeats the opposing team’s angel wins. This unique multiplayer mode tests players’ ability to work as a team while keeping the match exciting as

Article source: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/02/nintendo_lets_rip_with_kid_icarus_uprising_multiplayer_info