Hey I'm embarrased to ask but I'm puzzled. At E3 I heard in an interview that Kid Icarus was on rails and was an on rails shooter. However in an interview here on VGChartz the person talks about controlling the characters movements and they call it a third person shooter.

So I'm a tad confused is Kid Icarus a third person shooter or on rails?

I hate rails games so if its on rails then I won't be buying it but if its just a third person shooter then heck it'll be one of the first games I buy.

Dang that sucks, well I'll have to rent it and decide for myself. I hate rails games though. So I dunno I probubly won't end up buying it. But if it is both then theirs a possibility!

the flaying part is on rails.

Third person action/adventure game with both melee and missile combat, with some on-rails flying segments (like Star Fox or Sin and Punishment).