Kirby: Canvas Curse

 DS
Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
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  1. netjak
    70
    This certainly is a different kind of game, interesting even. But, a blast to play? A must have? These are things that Kirby: Canvas Curse sadly is not.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    70
    While it is a little hampered by it’s scale and scope, Kirby remains imaginative, detailed and demanding... It’s exactly the kind of game that Nintendo promised the DS would deliver. [June 2005, p.90]
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  3. Play Magazine
    65
    It's innovative for sure, but for me, that's not enough. [Aug 2005, p.57]
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Awards & Rankings

5
#5 Best DS Game of 2005
10
#10 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005
25
#25 Most Shared DS Game of 2005

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 117 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 117
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 117
  3. Negative: 13 out of 117
  1. DonaldDuck
    Dec 1, 2005
    2
    This game was fun for about 10 minutes. Then all of the sudden it becomes more boring than waitng in line to get a root canal. I feel that This game was fun for about 10 minutes. Then all of the sudden it becomes more boring than waitng in line to get a root canal. I feel that Nintendo riped my of with this game.… Full Review »
  2. TongG.
    Nov 9, 2005
    5
    Fun for about 20 min. cool idea boring gameplay. still think the gba titles are alot more fun.
  3. Roscar
    Nov 18, 2022
    8
    Really interesting and beautiful (by the 2005 DS game standards) game.
    It can get really frustrating from time to time and it doesn't have the    Really interesting and beautiful (by the 2005 DS game standards) game.
    It can get really frustrating from time to time and it doesn't have the best level design but the controls are fun and the sub-modes are really good.    … Full Review »
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