
Kirby can recruit the help of almost every enemy he encounters. Like of his past adventures, this leads Kirby through a series of self-contained 2.5D platforming levels to banish the maleficent force, fighting classic bosses like Whispy Woods along the way. In the set-up for Star Allies, Kirby awakes from a peaceful slumber and senses a mysterious evil threatening the universe. Unfortunately, the friends you make along the way are a bit too perfect, making Star Allies the easiest of rides in a series known for its overabundant accessibility. On the surface, this twist, which creates a wide palette of new moves for Kirby, would appear to nudge the series forward in terms of strategy. Throughout your journey from Dream Land to the cosmos, you turn enemies into friends and work together to solve puzzles and take on big baddies. Kirby Star Allies, Kirby’s Switch debut, maintains that tradition with yet another playable, but predictable, experience. Even with a fresh mechanical wrinkle, each Kirby game winds up feeling not far removed from Dream Land circa 1993 in Kirby’s Adventure. That predictability has kept Kirby in games for more than 25 years, but held him back from earning the same reverence as Nintendo’s most iconic characters.

For better and worse, the adorable creature-inhaling mascot has delivered a steady stream of familiar, yet charmingly cuddly romps fit for the whole family. Happy downloading.There’s no denying that Kirby, the pink puff ball with an insatiable appetite, is a Nintendo staple. As of this week Kirby fans can use this to catch two new episodes of a Kirby cartoon every week for the next six months completely free of charge. The most interesting update this week comes in the form of the return of the Kirby TV Channel to the Wii.

DSi owners can look out for a new action title titled Pirates Assault, while Wii owners will fine Violin Paradise up for download this week - a game designed to simulate playing much of the string section of an orchestra using the Wii Remote. As you might imagine, it's a 3DS exclusive title.Īlso up for the 3DS this week is a demo of Farming Simulator 2012, while DSiWare and WiiWare get one release each. SpeedThru offers up 90 different levels of block-turning which has been specifically designed to test and improve spatial awareness via using the 3D effect of the Nintendo 3DS. A free Kirby cartoon series and Nintendo-developed puzzle title SpeedThru: Potzol's Puzzle get the top billing on the Nintendo eShop update for this week.
