It had been considered a bit of a tradition that every time a Kirby game would get a console release it would be at the final lap of its life cycle showing off some of the most ambitious hardware wizardry available; Kirby 64 is not an exception to the rule.
It may not require an Expansion Pak to run, but it has some of the absolute best artistic direction on the console along an electrifying soundtrack; and I haven't even started on the feature gimmick of ability combos, always making it fun to experiment the possibilities.
Along the single player mode, it is also loaded with side features including a card collecting album that you can slowly fill if you get a card at the end of each level, and 4-player party mini-games that do make an amusing amount of chaos with friends.
This game lives to its reputation, some fans still believe the caliber of this entry has not been fully matched despite how 3D Kirby games are no longer a rare occurrence. Do not be mislead by the cuddly cover art of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, you WILL want it on your collection.
It may not require an Expansion Pak to run, but it has some of the absolute best artistic direction on the console along an electrifying soundtrack; and I haven't even started on the feature gimmick of ability combos, always making it fun to experiment the possibilities.
Along the single player mode, it is also loaded with side features including a card collecting album that you can slowly fill if you get a card at the end of each level, and 4-player party mini-games that do make an amusing amount of chaos with friends.
This game lives to its reputation, some fans still believe the caliber of this entry has not been fully matched despite how 3D Kirby games are no longer a rare occurrence. Do not be mislead by the cuddly cover art of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, you WILL want it on your collection.