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Kirby Star Allies
Packaging artwork, featuring Kirby and secondary playable characters in Star Allies.
Developer(s)HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)Nintendo
SeriesKirby
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
Release16 March 2018
Genre(s)Platformer
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Kirby Star Allies[a] is an upcoming platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo as part of the Kirby series. It is due for release on the Nintendo Switch worldwide on 16 March 2018.

Gameplay

Kirby Star Allies is a platform game played from a side-on perspective. Players control the series' titular protagonist Kirby who can be accompanied by up to three companions. Kirby can throw hearts at enemies to turn them into his allies. The game can be played alone with the game's AI controlling companions or cooperatively with other players controlling companions. When Kirby has companions, new special attacks become available which allow Kirby to combine his abilities with those of his allies', a feature not seen since Kirby: Squeak Squad.[1] The elemental fusions last for as long as the power is held or until a new element is introduced over it, well some of the combinations are single-use moves that can be performed anytime which combine the two powers into something brand new, bearing more of a resemblance to the combinations found in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Also, when Kirby has three allies, they can perform "Friend Actions" on specific stages, like "Friend Train" and "Friend Star." It was also shown that he can bring "Dream Friends" on his side, which are ally characters from the previous games of this series.

Development and release

Kirby Star Allies is being developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.[2] The game was initially teased under the tentative title Kirby during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017. In September 2017, the game's official title was announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation. The game is scheduled to be released for the Nintendo Switch game console on 16 March 2018.[3] On 3 March 2018, a free demo of the game was released on the Nintendo eShop showcasing two of the game's stages.[4]

Reception

Kirby Star Allies received mixed to positive reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[5] Critics praised the game's visuals, saying that they are "gorgeous",[6][9][10] however they criticized the game's easy difficulty with Kyle Hilliard from Game Informer saying that "[Kirby Star Allies] demands so little from the player that I sometimes felt like I was barely involved at all".[8]

Critics praised the game's soundtrack. Hilliard called the game's soundtrack "fun and bubbly"[8] and GameSpot reviewer Peter Brown and IGN reviewer Brendan Graeber calling the soundtrack "catchy".[9]

Notes

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Kirby of the Stars: Star Allies (星のカービィ スターアライズ, Hoshi no Kābi Sutā Araizu)

References

  1. ^ Jenni (13 September 2017). "Nintendo Switch Kirby Is Now Kirby: Star Allies". Siliconera. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Kirby Star Allies for Nintendo Switch". Nintendo. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ^ Goldfarb, Andrew (13 September 2017). "Kirby for Switch Is Officially Titled Kirby Star Allies, 3DS' Kirby Battle Royale Gets Release Date". IGN. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ Vogel, Mitch (2 March 2018). "Kirby Star Allies Has a Demo Live on the eShop Now". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Kirby Star Allies for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b Carter, Chris (14 March 2018). "Review: Kirby Star Allies". Destructoid. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  7. ^ Carsillo, Ray (14 March 2018). "Kirby Star Allies review". EGM. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Hilliard, Kyle (14 March 2018). "Kirby Star Allies: The Pink Puff Goes On Auto-Pilot". Game Informer. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Brown, Peter (14 March 2018). "Kirby Star Allies Review: Take It Easy". GameSpot. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  10. ^ a b Graeber, Brendan (14 March 2018). "Kirby Star Allies Review". IGN. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  11. ^ Vogel, Mitch (14 March 2018). "Kirby Star Allies Review". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  12. ^ Parish, Jeremy (14 March 2018). "Kirby Star Allies review". Polygon. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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