Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters is the second installment of the Kid Icarus series, released on the Game Boy in November 1991 in North America and in May 1992 in Europe. The game wasn't made available in Japan until its Virtual Console release in February 2012, roughly one month before the release of Kid Icarus: Uprising, where it retained its English title. Using the same engine as Metroid II: Return of Samus, the spritework appears larger and more detailed while the screen appears smaller in comparison to the original Kid Icarus.