Kirby's Adventure
Publisher: Nintendo Developer: HAL Laboratory Platform: NES Players: 1 Release: 1993 Genre: 2D Platformer / Adventure Rating: 8.3 \ 10.0: Great
Above is a scene from early in the game
Kirby's Adventure is the first Kirby game I ever played. It's certainly well worth the Wii Shop Channel's low $5 price, and it's what turned me into a Kirby fan. The second game in the Kirby series, Kirby's Adventure is the full-color appearance of the pink puffball, and players no longer assumed that he was some sort of friendly spirit, as one might have guessed from viewing the box art of Kirby's Game Boy debut, Kirby's Dream Land, in which he was displayed white. The plot has Kirby awaken to find he isn't dreaming. He heads over to the Dream Fountain to discover that his gluttonous archrival, King Dedede, has stolen the Star Rod, the Dream Fountain's source of power. He broken it into several pieces, giving a piece to each of his friends, who serve as the bosses of each world. Kirby's Adventure marks the debut of Copy Abilities, the powers Kirby obtains by inhaling and swallowing their corresponding foes, as well as the mysterious Meta Knight, the masked warrior who has served as both a hero and a villain throughout the series. After clashing with swords at the end of the sixth world, Orange Ocean, Meta Knight removes his mask for the first and only time in the franchise. The abundance of secret rooms add a sense of adventure throughout the game, and many of the gameplay elements were recycled in the 2011 Wii hit, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, which I reviewed and gave an outstanding score of 9.3 (and take my word for it, it's amazing). There are also a couple of fun minigames accessible from the world map. In one, you are in a boxing arena, and King Dedede tosses eggs that you must inhale, while you must avoid bombs, and you receive points for your efforts. In the other, you must press A (or 2, if you're playing the downloading Wii Virtual Console rerelease) to lower a claw into a machine full of toy Kirbys. You have two tries, and for every toy you pull out, assuming you get any, you receive an extra life. And there is a standoff game that takes place in a desert in which you must be the first to draw you're gun against a an enemy is Western getup. But there are several flaws. Some stretches of the game can be difficult, some secrets can be very challenging to discover, and intense action can result in slowdown. Even so, Kirby's Adventure is a fantastic classic not to be missed by any Kirby fan, and it's one of my favorite classic Nintendo games.
Ups
Color graphics
Introduction of Copy Abilities
New emphasis on adventure
Fun minigames
Downs
Difficult
Notoriously-hidden secrets
Minor slowdown issues
ESRB: E Content: Mild Fantasy Violence Price: $5.00 (Download)
Above is a scene from early in the game
Kirby's Adventure is the first Kirby game I ever played. It's certainly well worth the Wii Shop Channel's low $5 price, and it's what turned me into a Kirby fan. The second game in the Kirby series, Kirby's Adventure is the full-color appearance of the pink puffball, and players no longer assumed that he was some sort of friendly spirit, as one might have guessed from viewing the box art of Kirby's Game Boy debut, Kirby's Dream Land, in which he was displayed white. The plot has Kirby awaken to find he isn't dreaming. He heads over to the Dream Fountain to discover that his gluttonous archrival, King Dedede, has stolen the Star Rod, the Dream Fountain's source of power. He broken it into several pieces, giving a piece to each of his friends, who serve as the bosses of each world. Kirby's Adventure marks the debut of Copy Abilities, the powers Kirby obtains by inhaling and swallowing their corresponding foes, as well as the mysterious Meta Knight, the masked warrior who has served as both a hero and a villain throughout the series. After clashing with swords at the end of the sixth world, Orange Ocean, Meta Knight removes his mask for the first and only time in the franchise. The abundance of secret rooms add a sense of adventure throughout the game, and many of the gameplay elements were recycled in the 2011 Wii hit, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, which I reviewed and gave an outstanding score of 9.3 (and take my word for it, it's amazing). There are also a couple of fun minigames accessible from the world map. In one, you are in a boxing arena, and King Dedede tosses eggs that you must inhale, while you must avoid bombs, and you receive points for your efforts. In the other, you must press A (or 2, if you're playing the downloading Wii Virtual Console rerelease) to lower a claw into a machine full of toy Kirbys. You have two tries, and for every toy you pull out, assuming you get any, you receive an extra life. And there is a standoff game that takes place in a desert in which you must be the first to draw you're gun against a an enemy is Western getup. But there are several flaws. Some stretches of the game can be difficult, some secrets can be very challenging to discover, and intense action can result in slowdown. Even so, Kirby's Adventure is a fantastic classic not to be missed by any Kirby fan, and it's one of my favorite classic Nintendo games.
Ups
Color graphics
Introduction of Copy Abilities
New emphasis on adventure
Fun minigames
Downs
Difficult
Notoriously-hidden secrets
Minor slowdown issues
ESRB: E Content: Mild Fantasy Violence Price: $5.00 (Download)
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