Short but sweet. This is a great step in the right direction for 3D Kirby, and it feels like a natural progression of the formula. The level designs are really fun, and the boss battles are even better. Evolving abilities was really cool. However, the whole experience feels like it could be fleshed out a lot more. The copy ability pool feels pretty limited, and the game is definitely very short for a full $60. One or two more abilities could have really helped.

Mouthful mode was neat, but it never proved its worth when so many of those abilities are just rehashes of old copy abilities. I don't need to see Kirby drink so much water or become a car when Water and Wheel could have just returned. Only a few Mouthful transformations felt like they deserved to stand on their own, but overall it wasn't a big deal. This is a great step for the Kirby series, and I'm really excited to see them make more games with this formula.

Reviewed on Aug 18, 2023


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