I should probably start this review by saying that I co-oped this with my sister, and her favorite video game character is Kirby, so she played as him. I was Bandana Waddle Dee.

Anyway, it was a fun, decent game in my opinion! I don’t see what all the hype is about, yet I wish I did, and I have not dismissed the idea that the game may be a lot better as Kirby. I really wish more had been put into the co-op aspect of this game, like it was with Epic Yarn. Bandana Waddle Dee is very lackluster and barely packs a punch. The warping gimmick is a bit annoying, especially when it does this during boss fights. Overall, these areas of the co-op experience could really have been fleshed out.

The story was fun, and actually pretty dark for Kirby! I enjoyed it. I didn’t love all of the levels or the fact that they demand replay to get all achievements. Most of them were one and done for me. The copy abilities were cool, and I imagine playing as Kirby is fun. However, the game does not really tempt me to replay it as Kirby, since most of it was just okay for me. The post game was okay too, but didn’t really add much to the base game.

Overall, it was a good experience, and definitely better than Star Allies. I won’t be playing it again, but I am still glad I did once.