Kirby Star Allies

Kirby Star Allies is a game that you are bound to love! Enter this charming 2.5D adventure platformer and battle your way through the many enemies and puzzles that await you. You can play this game alone, or with friends through AI or coop, and enjoy everything it has to offer at a difficulty that suits you. Perfectly suitable for children and players of all ages, Kirby Star Allies provides a few hours of amazing fun that anyone would enjoy. If that sounds pretty good to you, keep reading as we get further into it.

Gameplay

This game has you play as Kirby and his friends as he traverses through multiple stunning and colorful worlds while defeating enemies and solving puzzles. The gameplay is 2.5D so it’s a simple run left, run right, and jump to move and a few simple moves. Kirby’s most prominent ability is absorption, wherein he eats an enemy and gains their powers. Once he has the powers, Kirby can then battle enemies more efficiently and solve certain puzzles with said powers. It is not dissimilar to a 2.5D Super Mario Odyssey or Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince.

Easily, the best part of this game is its cooperative capabilities. Many of the other Kirby games have coop but it’s never been quite as good as this. The other players in this title have much more control and input than I’ve really ever seen before. Its one of the few games where everyone playing actually feels like they’re playing and not just waggling a remote around for no reason.

As the game progresses, the puzzles get a little more challenging but the AI don’t fall behind the curve as they are surprisingly adept at assisting you properly.

Story

The story to this game is pretty cut and dry for the game type. The game sets off with a dark crystal heart exploding, sending fragments all around the galaxy which cause mayhem wherever they land. Kirby and his friends have to traverse the galaxy and defeat King Dedede, Meta Knight, and many others as they are possessed by the fragments.

This game is most certainly suitable for an audience of any age. You don’t have to worry too much about who is playing this so if you want to play with friends or with your kid, it’ll go over smoothly with either choice.

Visuals

The visuals are absolutely stunning. The whole game looks absolutely amazing with no part of it letting the side down. The characters all look unique and when they are consumed by Kirby the traits that pass over are very well done. The maps themselves are gorgeous with stunning colors and attention to detail. My only gripe is that the game isn’t longer.

Pros

• Excellent Gameplay
• Fantastic Visuals

Cons

• The game was too short