Kirby Triple Deluxe Reviews
Kirby: Triple Deluxe is a fun, well paced platformer with a few problems that hold it back from joining the ranks of Nintendo's best.
Kirby platformers haven't evolved much over the years, but that's never kept these games from being a heck of a good time. Triple Deluxe delivers everything that's made the series so good, but it adds some nuances such as stereoscopic 3D environments, new abilities, and more content than ever. The game is deliciously colorful and blissfully loud — it's the sort of thing that's so crazy and exaggerated that it'll send you into total sensory overload. More than anything, though, Triple Deluxe is just an immensely satisfying game that's a ton of fun to play from start to finish.
Kirby Triple Deluxe is an excellent side-scrolling platformer for the 3DS starring a smiling pink fluff ball who, given the chance, would consume you, your home, and your entire world in one breath. It's fun!
While the pink puffball hero offers nothing new, younger players will be hooked, writes Andy Robertson
It's amazing how, after twenty-two years of games, that Kirby can still offer a fresh experience, despite never leaving the second dimension for his main titles. I love how Kirby, as opposed to Mario or Donkey Kong, regularly changes up the formula without losing what makes Kirby special and really shows off what can be done in a 2D space. Triple Deluxe doesn\'t shake up the formula drastically, as it sticks closely to 2010's Return to Dreamland. What it does do, though, is make great use of the system's 3D, offers a classic Kirby experience, and tons of alternate gameplay modes.
Beyond the single player campaign, Triple Deluxe also offers a handful of other modes. Kirby Fighters is a fighting minigame that plays somewhat like a scaled-down Super Smash Bros., and Dedede's Drum Dash, a rhythm-platform minigame. While not beefy enough to warrant their own full games, both are excellent diversions and time killers.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe has taught me to be careful what I wish for, because I may just get it.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe is a bit of a treat. It's a little too slight and lacking in major innovations to earn a place as a true platform classic, but it's big-hearted, generous, good-looking and bursting with imagination.
Kirby Triple Deluxe is an approachably frivolous game on the outside, but it's hiding an expertly engineered, hilariously weird game within.
Kirby is back with a bang! Whilst many adored Kirby's Epic Yarn, the team at Cubed3 actually preferred the more traditional Kirby's Adventure Wii and Kirby Triple Deluxe follows in that game's footsteps. Although the quirky Kirby Mass Attack was indeed sublime, going back to the core of the Kirby series is much welcomed. This is everything that Yoshi's New Island should have been - inventive stages, tight platform action, cleverly hidden secrets that are worth finding, and a general high level of polish throughout.
Read our review of 'Kirby: Triple Deluxe' to find out if the the franchise's 3DS debut manages to satisfy the appetite of platforming fans or if it sucks harder than the loveable pink blob himself.
Triple Deluxe is great 2D platformer, with some really nice design. I needed just under 7 hours to finish the campaign, and going back to collect all of the Sun Stones and unlock bonus levels will add a few hours to that. There's also a multiplayer battle arena and platforming/rhythm hybrid game, though neither held much lasting appeal for me. For fans of 2D platformers it's a good choice, and definitely worth checking out.
The single-player campaign is the main attraction, offering a fun experience that plays with Kirby's typical mechanics in interesting ways
The game proves just how much fun developers can have with the 3DS' unique screen if they feel so inclined.
Despite the main story mode being a bit too easy for its own good, Kirby: Triple Deluxe is still one of the best entries in the series. The combination of old and new abilities will entertain fans young and old, and the two extra mini-games are worth returning to, an ideal cure to the forthcoming summertime blues.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe is exactly what you would expect it to be: multiple game modes, creative level design, fun lighthearted style, colorful presentation, and crisp precise platforming. Kirby continues to live as a creative series built around a simple mechanic of move stealing and move-set freedom and will always be regarded dearly in this gamer's heart. It doesn't matter how many times the formula is reiterated as long as fresh ideas are pumped into the gameplay. Recommended.
Kirby is cushy and kid-proof.
Another decent series entry, with smart levels, puzzles and unlockables that'll keep the Kirby Hardcore happy.
Kirby's debut on the 3DS could not have been better as new powers and puzzles complement classic Kirby gameplay to provide an experience both fresh and familiar to longtime fans.
It's a blast, no matter how easy. Kirby Triple Deluxe, like its namesake, has the fine-tuned ability to suck you right in, no matter who you are.