<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Myths	I-Application
and	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
1	O
and	O
Tose	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
retains	O
its	O
English	O
title	O
,	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
re-release	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
demon	O
Orcos	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
invaded	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Angel	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
Myths	O
and	O
Monsters	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
18th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
and	O
commended	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Myths	I-Application
and	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
largely	O
retains	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
,	O
the	O
levels	O
scroll	O
freely	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
directions	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
previously	O
visited	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
sacred	O
chamber	O
,	O
the	O
weather	O
god	O
Zeus	B-Application
presents	O
Pit	O
with	O
additional	O
physical	O
strength	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Greek	O
mythological	O
fantasy	O
world	O
Angel	B-Application
Land	I-Application
that	O
is	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
goddess	O
Palutena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goddess	O
summons	O
Pit	O
—	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
her	O
army	O
—	O
and	O
commands	O
him	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
special	O
training	O
that	O
will	O
give	O
him	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
use	O
Angel	B-Application
Land	I-Application
's	O
three	O
sacred	O
treasures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orcos	O
appears	O
and	O
turns	O
Palutena	O
to	O
stone	O
,	O
but	O
Pit	O
defeats	O
him	O
and	O
saves	O
her	O
,	O
restoring	O
peace	O
to	O
Angel	B-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
Greek	O
myth	O
of	O
Icarus	B-Application
,	O
he	O
flies	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
sun	O
and	O
loses	O
his	O
wings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Myths	I-Application
and	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Masafumi	O
Sakashita	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
co-operation	O
with	O
the	O
external	O
company	O
Tose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiqs	O
JC	O
Fletcher	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
advances	O
significantly	O
beyond	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
,	O
yet	O
"	O
remains	O
unquestionably	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
,	O
the	O
same	O
weird	O
game	O
about	O
shooting	O
snakes	O
falling	O
out	O
of	O
inverted	O
clay	O
pots	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
music	O
sets	O
the	O
mood	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
fine	O
in	O
black	B-Application
and	I-Application
white	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
large	O
sprites	O
and	O
detailed	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
editor	O
Audrey	O
Drake	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
"	O
awesome	O
sequel	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZones	O
David	O
Sanchez	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
faithfully	O
captured	O
the	O
magic	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
demanded	O
a	O
downloadable	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
Myths	O
and	O
Monsters	O
is	O
18th	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
list	O
of	O
the	O
20	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
the	O
last	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
21	O
years	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
2012	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
was	O
scored	O
8/10	O
in	O
a	O
NintendoLife	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
