

At that point you really begin to pity the poor enemies, even if having three other people running around is more of a distracting hindrance than actively helpful.

Instead, the remaster’s more interested in making things even easier, with the option to turn off death by falling and gain double stamina.Įven the platforming is so easy it barely counts as an obstacle and that’s before you get into the main gimmick of Return To Dream Land, in that you’re meant to play it with up to four people in local co-op. There is a hard mode (which calibrates to normal by usual standards) but frustratingly it’s only available after you beat the game. That’s very impressive from a design perspective, especially the special enemies/weapons that see you destroying half the screen with a single attack, but the problem is there are never any opponents anywhere near as powerful, with which to challenge yourself. Swallowed abilities include everything from wielding a sword to throwing giant snowballs and each usually has two or three different moves associated with it. Apart from being able to float indefinitely his most famous ability is that he can inhale other creatures and steal their powers or spit them out as projectiles.

Storytelling is almost non-existent in the Kirby games and, to our knowledge, it’s never been made clear what exactly Kirby is, except that he’s grossly overpowered compared to all the enemies he fights.
