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The Legendary Starfy (2008)

Tose

Nintendo DS

3.49 from 88 ratings

293 members have it in their collection · 5 playing now · 101 backlogged · 53 wish listed

How long? Main story 7h (from 1 logged playthrough)

He may be the prince of a kingdom in the clouds, but Starfy's not afraid to get his pointy hands dirty pummeling bad guys. Watch out, villains - Starfy and his gruff-talking sidekick clam, Moe, are setting out on another astonishing adventure: to help a mysterious, bunny-eared visitor find his lost memory. There's nothing he can't handle! Jetting through powerful … Read more
He may be the prince of a kingdom in the clouds, but Starfy's not afraid to get his pointy hands dirty pummeling bad guys. Watch out, villains - Starfy and his gruff-talking sidekick clam, Moe, are setting out on another astonishing adventure: to help a mysterious, bunny-eared visitor find his lost memory. There's nothing he can't handle! Jetting through powerful ocean currents, gliding over bottomless pits, swimming straight up glittering rainbows, plowing into packs of shadowy evildoers, it's all in a day's work for the legendary Starfy. And when danger strikes, Starfy can team up with his friend to shape shift into four unstoppable forms. Is a tangle of overgrown bushes blocking the way? Starfy can transform into Monster and torch it with his scorching Fire Belly ability! Is a small army of baddies guarding a treasure? He can shape shift into Rooster and let out a Super Gawk! Mix it up with some mini-games! Hook up with your friends over local wireless (existing connection is required) and face off in fabulous mini-games, Race to the ocean floor in Depth Chargers, hook the big one in Fishing Derby, rush to trace shapes in Sand Tracer, and shoot some change in Coin Slinger, or challenge yourself to see how many tasty octopus snacks you can cook up in Dumpling Master! You can also team up with a friend over Local Wireless and play levels from the main adventure together as Starfy and his sister, Starly. Read less
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Details

Developers
Tose
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Platform
Themes
Action
Franchises
The Legendary Starfy
Series
The Legendary Starfy

Release dates

  • Jul 10, 2008 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo DS
  • Jun 08, 2009 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo DS
  • Oct 10, 2009 (Full Release) (Australia) Nintendo DS
  • 2009 (Full Release) (Brazil) Nintendo DS
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Rating distribution

5 stars
15
4 stars
23
3 stars
39
2 stars
9
1 star
1
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tylerisrandom

Review tylerisrandom 3/5 · Mar 5, 2022

I really like this game’s adorably odd protagonist, lovely backgrounds and sprites, and unique underwater platforming (which feels quite distinct from Kirby to me, despite that being the most frequent point of comparison). But its lack of challenge, repetitive level design and verbose tutorials restrict its target audience to the very young or very tired. I enjoyed my time with …

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I really like this game’s adorably odd protagonist, lovely backgrounds and sprites, and unique underwater platforming (which feels quite distinct from Kirby to me, despite that being the most frequent point of comparison). But its lack of challenge, repetitive level design and verbose tutorials restrict its target audience to the very young or very tired. I enjoyed my time with it and might have stuck it out if it were shorter, but I just couldn’t sustain interest past the first few worlds.

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kalienator

Status kalienator Jul 14, 2019

I found this game at a local used game store and couldn't pass it up since it was one I could never find back in the day and I had heard lots of good things about it. I was surprised to find that the game wouldn't work on my 3DS, so I had to dig out my old DS Lite …

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I found this game at a local used game store and couldn't pass it up since it was one I could never find back in the day and I had heard lots of good things about it. I was surprised to find that the game wouldn't work on my 3DS, so I had to dig out my old DS Lite to play it. It was strange downsizing to the small screen, but I had a lot of fun with this title. Starfy is super cute and while platformers are probably my least favourite genre, this game didn't leave me frustrated since it was fairly easy with all the save points and short levels. Exploring and collecting the chests and orbs felt rewarding and I even ended up trying the download play, which was quite funny since it only allowed the second player to join for like one level or battle at a time and quickly cut them off when the stage finished. This game still holds up well in 2019 and I'd love to see Starfy make a return to North America at some point in a new title.

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Mazinkaiser

Review Mazinkaiser 4/5 · Oct 6, 2016

The Legendary Starfy - Charming and Cute

The immediate reaction to The Legendary Starfy will be similar to Kirby's Epic Yarn; a sour taste in the lack of challenge and almost seeming to baby the player (I mean, kids are kids but that's no excuse for a good challenge).

However, past the initial world The Legendary Starfy manages to keep up, with a charming story, incredibly cute …

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The immediate reaction to The Legendary Starfy will be similar to Kirby's Epic Yarn; a sour taste in the lack of challenge and almost seeming to baby the player (I mean, kids are kids but that's no excuse for a good challenge).

However, past the initial world The Legendary Starfy manages to keep up, with a charming story, incredibly cute collectibles, and mechanics that are simple, kind of gimmicky, and really fun without overstaying their welcome. Save for a hidden world unlocked with an infuriatingly short time trial and the anticlimax of not really getting anything from collecting all the treasure chests (spoilers), Starfy does very well with its main game and manages to stand up there with the likes of its similar game character, Kirby.

Looking at the past releases, it may be sensible to rate this lower as a derivative piece, but for us United States newcomers this treat is an extra dose of cuteness we would love to not only recommend to Kirby fans but for any little ones first starting to play with a DS. Put an extra star up there for children, as this game's definitely for them.

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