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Sep 23

Kirby Super Ultra: pink, fat and tons of fun!

Tag: Nintendo DS Game Reviews — Brian @ 8:35 am

No, I'm not talking about your neighbor's pet pig. I'm referring to that cuddly ball of floating fluff: Kirby.

Yesterday marked the release of Kirby: Super Star Ultra. It's a total remake of the original that some Kirby fanatics may remember from the 16-bit SNES days when Donkey Kong Country was king. Though, thanks to the transitioning from SNES to N64, Kirby: Super Star was largely swept under the rug for most.

Enough history, on to the present. Kirby:SSU (that sounds like it'd be a medical game or something...) does Kirby right. It's your classic platforming fun with all the floating, flying and enemy power stealing that makes Kirby, Kirby. You're not going to make use of the bottom DS screen much aside from some mind-numbingly fun mini-games that up to 4 can play.

As for the game itself, we put it somewhere between Kirby's Canvas Curse and Kirby's Squeak Squad. It's actually a surprisingly easy game to get through, though the lack of challenge doesn't hinder the fun factor.

It's a pretty standard Kirby adventure designed to be good for pick up and play so you can enjoy it in short bursts if you want to.

We recommend picking this one up (at least put it on the ol Christmas list). We give Kirby: Super Star Ultra 3.5 out of 5 smelly apples.