![]() The concept of flying and eating in a platformer was new at the time. When food is inhaled, it is swallowed right away and will heal Kirby if he has any damage. At this point, Kirby can either spit it out like a projectile in the form of a star that causes damage to anything in its path, or simply swallow it and defeat it altogether. When Kirby inhales an enemy or object, it remains in his mouth. Kirby's main technique is his ability to inhale his opponents and items. All levels are played on a two-dimensional plane, allowing the player to move only left, right, up, and down. However, the game lacks a save function so scores are not recorded. The player is rewarded an extra life by means of gathering enough points. ![]() Like most games in the 1980s and early 1990s, the player can accumulate points as they defeat enemies and collect items. Kirby can also fly but cannot leave the screen through doing so. ![]() Kirby's Dream Land operates similarly to other platformers during the 8-bit and 16-bit era of video games: Kirby must head toward the goal at the end of each level while jumping over obstacles and defeating enemies. Kirby Fighters 2 Review – 2 Kirby 2 Furious ![]() With these words, Kirby set off on his quest toward the dreaded Mt. Suddenly a spry little boy named Kirby happened along and said, "Don't worry, I'll get your food and your Sparkling Stars back!". Because the Dream Landers didn't have the Sparkling Stars to gather food anymore, they began to get very hungry. Not only did they steal all their food, but they stole the Dream Lander's treasured Sparkling Stars as well. Dedede for a midnight snack in Dream Land. That is until one dark night when the gluttonous King Dedede and his rotten band of thieves swooped down from neighboring Mt. The Dream Landers are very happy people who use their magical Sparkling Stars to play and work among the heavens. Kirby's Dream Land 2 sucks and blows his way to platformer stardom thanks to a collection of innovative touches nicely implemented to the generic Nintendo formula and a nice replay value.On a tiny star somewhere far, far away from earth, there is a very special place known as Dream Land. As for the game there's the fact that it's really pretty easy and the cuteness-factor may be too much for some people to handle. These elements become important when you consider that, as the game ominously describes, there's someone else pulling the strings from the shadows besides King DeDeDe, and the only way you can face said menace is to complete the game with a 100% rating, unlocking every area, getting every item, and generally kicking ass in the name of cuteness.Īnd if the promise of an alternate ending and extra challenges isn't enough to try to go for 100% maybe the chance to unlock game modes that include a survival-like tournament against all the bosses, and other nice extras.Īs with most Gameboy games the graphics and sounds are not super-impressive, but they do their work. you can only swim against a strong current with Kine). ![]() Kirby isn't alone in his fight however, and this time he gets the aid of a giant fish, hamster and owl named Kine, Rick and Coo, who can team-up with Kirby in the same way as Mario and Yoshi and incorporate new skills and powers to our pink fluffy friend that deepen the gameplay as they not only make it easier to defeat your enemies but also unlock other areas that were previously unavailable (i.e. It's with those skills and strengths that Kirby manages to turn the game into a very different experience from the rest of the usual Nintendo side-scrolling crap.Īs expected Kirby has to fight it out against a very very evil bad guy, his traditional enemy King DeDeDe (does he sound evil or what?) that has destroyed the rainbow bridges that connect Kirby's fantasy land. In any event, aside from having the power to be super-cute Kirby has the ability to suck air and blow his (her?) enemies, or suck them and then absorb their individual skills! He can also shoot them out as damaging stars and he also gets to fly around with no need of fancy power-ups (eat that, Mario). I guess, he's fluffy and stuff but I have no idea what the heck he's supposed to be. Kirby's games are a unique collection of platformers that while providing the usual super cutesy jump-n-run action as per Nintendo's regulations, also manages to incorporate a series of innovative touches mostly courtesy of the many abilities of the star of the series: Kirby. ![]()
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