Status Reset_Tears Sep 27, 2022
File this one under "better than I expected." It's a Breakout or Arkanoid style of game, but with Kirby as the ball. Sounds basic... which it is, making it a great fit for the basic handheld that was the Game Boy. Perfect for quick pick-up-and-play sessions. What makes this one interesting though is the sheer variety packed in to the …
File this one under "better than I expected." It's a Breakout or Arkanoid style of game, but with Kirby as the ball. Sounds basic... which it is, making it a great fit for the basic handheld that was the Game Boy. Perfect for quick pick-up-and-play sessions. What makes this one interesting though is the sheer variety packed in to the gameplay. As you progress through the game's surprisingly large number of levels, you'll have times where you control multiple paddles (top and bottom, and the left and right sides) -- and Kirby the ball will get a nice variety of abilities that you can utilize to break down the bricks more efficiently. The devs got pretty clever with this one, using Kirby's copy skills in ways that made sense for this game subgenre. There are even some mini-game levels that give some more variation to how you play.
Only real complaint for this one is my complaint for any game of the sort -- it's really boring when there's only a few bricks (or even just one brick) left and there isn't much you can do to hit it due to the stage layout or whatever, and it just takes forever to finish the level. Kirby's abilities can sometimes mitigate this issue, but not always unfortunately.