Retro Game Review: Kirby 64 :The Crystal Shards.
Tis the season to be filled with cuteness up to the maximum degree! For today's special Retro Game Review I want to take a look at an old classic known as Kirby 64. This game was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo back in late June of 2000. Described as the sequel to Kirby's Dreamland 3, this marked the first full 3D Kirby styled game. The plot features Kirby discovering a fallen fairy who asks of him to find Crystal Shards after her planet was doomed by a monstrous creature. Kirby being as helpful as he is, agrees to help and goes off on a planet hopping adventure being joined by others along the way.
The gameplay is pretty much what you would expect if you've ever played a Kirby game that either came before or after this. A 2D styled platformer that consists of you traveling through the level with certain parts being accomplished by an ally you run into during the story. These include the painter Adeline, a Waddle Dee and the ever reluctant King Dedede. Each world is set up with 4 levels and a boss fight around the end.
Snowman + Lightning = Refrigerator |
An example of what 2 of the same power can do to Kirby |
End level bonus game! |
Should you Play this Game?
Yes, this is a fantastic platformer with great music and a pretty decent difficulty level. The level design is awesome and is definitely a challenge (it was for me at least but to a certain degree). The concept of combining 2 powers to produce hilarious results is fun!