Kirby: Battle Royale Reviews

Kirby: Battle Royale is ranked in the 14th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
6 / 10
Nov 18, 2017

The Kirby series has been no stranger to interesting spin-off titles over the years but, unfortunately, Kirby Battle Royale is one of his weaker ventures. A batch of modes uneven in quality, fairly basic combat and a repetitive story option make for a pretty forgettable experience when played alone. With a group, however, Kirby Battle Royale can be a silly, fun time albeit a relatively shallow one.

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7 / 10.0
Mar 9, 2018

While Kirby: Battle Royale is a great multiplayer game and has loads of features, its replayability diminishes quickly and is simply not worth the $40 price tag.

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 12, 2017

You can fight against others, but only in a Ranked Battle setting, which doesn't bring me the same joy. What doesn't help is that the game didn't ran smooth at all online. Kirby Battle Royale bums me out as an excellent multiplayer game that is buried under a poor direction.

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VGN
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Nov 13, 2017

An overall enjoyable and easy to get experience which combines features from beat 'em up and party game genres. Kirby Battle Royale is very fun to play together with some friends via its local multiplayer, but the lack of variety for the included mini-games makes the single player soon boring, while the Online mode surprisingly presents some major technical issues.

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Drew Hurley
Top Critic
6 / 10
Nov 15, 2017

Kirby Battle Royale on Nintendo 3DS is a somewhat fun mini-game collection, but one that doesn't have much life outside of its three-hour or so story, and a handful of hours afterwards. Kirby is once again relegated to a mediocre little release that few will play, and fewer will remember a year from now. The biggest grievance with this, though, isn't the mediocrity or the lack of innovation - it's the cost. This is certainly not worth the asking price and it would be far more appetising if it was a good 50% off the RRP.

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6 / 10.0
Jan 24, 2018

Kirby Battle Royale has well designed party minigames but its campaign is repetitive and disappointing. If you have friends to play it you'll enjoy the madness of the battle but the whole game feels like an extra of past Kirby games and not as a full priced 3DS title.

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5 / 10.0
Jan 31, 2018

I rather like the idea of a Kirby mini game collection where you can play using various Kirby copy abilities and battle it out amongst friends. While Battle Royale lets you do just that, it feels like a concept or an idea as opposed to a full-fledged game. This is fun to play over a weekend, but not much beyond that.

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Nintendo News
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
Nov 12, 2017

Despite Kirby Battle Royale featuring no stereoscopic 3D, the top-down and side-view visuals are a treat to view. As a multiplayer action brawler, the game certainly has its issues. Though the heart of its multiplayer action is largely repetitive, it’s still an enjoyable co-operative experience with upbeat music and interesting quirks. Just don’t tell King Dedede you ate all his cake.

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5 / 10
Dec 12, 2017

After the year Nintendo has had, Kirby Battle Royale arrives on 3DS with a feeling that it is here to be the Christmas stocking filler, although an expensive one for what is included in the game.

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6 / 10.0
Jan 17, 2018

This might have been worth it as part of a full Kirby game.

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GamingBolt
Top Critic
6 / 10.0
Feb 2, 2018

Households with younger kids and 3DS systems will definitely like what Nintendo did with Kirby Battle Royale but for everyone else there are better options out there.

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3 / 5.0
Feb 9, 2018

Kirby Battle Royale is by no means a bad game overall, but it just has so little content that it barely warrants a lengthy play session, let alone a purchase. The mini-games themselves are fun and well-designed, but the overall package doesn't do any of them justice. If you need a dose of classic Kirby action, you'd be better off waiting for the upcoming Switch game, because this is one party that you can safely skip going to.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 9, 2018

Taken on its own merits as a spinoff, Kirby Battle Royale is a pretty good game. I think kids especially will enjoy its colorful looks and gentler challenge, even more so if they have friends to enjoy it with for local multiplayer.

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7 / 10.0
Jan 25, 2018

Fittingly, a game that is about getting cake is really more of a snack than a meal; you won't find a robust narrative in the Story Mode of Kirby Battle Royale. Like a pastry, the game is mostly empty calories and air. But it's still satisfying, even if it isn't filling, and makes for a happy addition to my 3DS library.

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6 / 10
Nov 21, 2017

If in theory Kirby Battle Royale had everything to work out, its execution turns out to be less ideal than expected. While the game stands out much more in multiplayer, it doesn't fully capture the player's interests in the long term and it feels more like a collection of minigames rather than an attempt to crossover the Kirby series with the fighting game genre.

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5 / 10
Nov 8, 2017

Sometimes Nintendo puts out distinctly 'B-list' games, and Kirby Battle Royale falls into that category.

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70 / 100
Jan 25, 2018

A well done new Kirby game with a lot of good ideas, but with a lack of content very important.

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5 / 10.0
Feb 6, 2018

Kirby: Battle Royale trades in the pink puffballs platforming adventure with a collection of arena battles and mini-games. The game certainly can be fun in short bursts but lacks the depth of the mainline titles. It also gets a bit boring when playing solo so you'll want to scrounge up some warm bodies for this one. It's great if you like party games with combat but feels more like a light appetizer than a main course.

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GameMAG
Shibito
Top Critic
5 / 10
Dec 4, 2017

Perhaps Kirby: Battle Royale will appeal to small children under the age of ten, but if you are slightly older, you can safely pass by.

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Dave Aubrey
Top Critic
5.5 / 10.0
Nov 23, 2017

Two years ago, I can imagine Kirby: Battle Royale having a great online following and loads of people getting together at StreetPass events to play with one another. Now? Kirby: Battle Royale is honestly best left in the past. Nintendo still has a chance to redeem this game, simply by porting it to the Switch and allowing for multiplayer on a single, big screen. But until then? Just don't bother. The minigames aren't all bad, but it just doesn't feel worth it as a full price retail release.

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