Kirby Super Star Ultra

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 159 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 143 out of 159
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 159
  3. Negative: 6 out of 159
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  1. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 5, 2023
    6
    Collection of simple sub games, the most entertaining of which are 2D platformers in a similar style to 16 BIT games such as Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands. Not exactly sophisticated but playable enough and cute to look at.
  2. SailorWaddleDee
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    could not find the one from snes but i love this game anyway and the extra content is amazing and i just love this game
  3. Repc
    Nov 6, 2022
    10
    Definetly one of my favourite platformers I ever played. Again copy abilities in Kirby series always would be great idea. This is game not just remake, but also addes something new like for example you can even play as Meta Knight. Graphic and music obviosly really great as always. If you like platformers, than I think you definetly should play and try this game!
  4. TSNintendogamer
    Apr 2, 2022
    10
    This game was great. I never heard about the original game until the year this game came out. I say the game play is great and smooth. I think the best part about the game is that there are alot of small games packaged rather than it being one big game but that's masahero for you. My favorite games on there is meta knight's revenge and milkey way wishes. Lastly as a remake,This game was great. I never heard about the original game until the year this game came out. I say the game play is great and smooth. I think the best part about the game is that there are alot of small games packaged rather than it being one big game but that's masahero for you. My favorite games on there is meta knight's revenge and milkey way wishes. Lastly as a remake, it was great because of more games, better graphics, sometimes better music, and better enemy placement I believe.… Expand
  5. monsilongi
    Mar 28, 2022
    9
    Amazing!.. but there are no outstanding features. But I like the action and gameplay.
  6. dorohedorofan90
    Mar 14, 2022
    7
    Una revisión del clásico de SNES, con leves mejoras y extras. He jugado pocos juegos de Kirby y nunca he llegado a probar alguno que de verdad suponga un reto y me haga sudar la gota gorda. En esta entrega tenemos un popurrí de minijuegos en concreto me quedo con el de "La venganza de MetaKnight". Divertido, pero aunque hoy me salga la vena nostálgica no me ciega el hecho de ver de que noUna revisión del clásico de SNES, con leves mejoras y extras. He jugado pocos juegos de Kirby y nunca he llegado a probar alguno que de verdad suponga un reto y me haga sudar la gota gorda. En esta entrega tenemos un popurrí de minijuegos en concreto me quedo con el de "La venganza de MetaKnight". Divertido, pero aunque hoy me salga la vena nostálgica no me ciega el hecho de ver de que no es un juego tan redondo como yo recordaba. A poco tiempo del estreno de su nueva entrega en Switch, ha despertado de nuevo mi curiosidad por la famosa bola chicle de color rosa, con aspecto Kawai, pero con un lore creepypasta, bastante turbio que siempre ha estado presente en todas las entregas. En un futuro me gastaría probar más títulos de la franquicia.… Expand
  7. Altendo
    Feb 9, 2022
    10
    Who cares about mario games. we need kirby justice.

    DIFFICULTY

    Mario: Effortless
    Kirby: Nothing Harder!
  8. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 24, 2021
    9
    This game is still, somehow, the best Kirby game. AMAZING music and visuals, and now it's portable with extra features?!
  9. Tanuki2003
    Dec 10, 2020
    9
    Как по мне, хорошо переиздание, но оригинал, для меня, получше будет.
  10. tukumalu
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    The formula for Kirby still ages quite well on the DS with tight mechanics and interesting abilities. The level design can be rather dated and boss battle being abit underwhelming.
  11. BenAdams2008
    May 13, 2020
    10
    I remember playing this game when I was little! It was on my mom's DS! It was fun!
  12. nitorita
    May 1, 2020
    8
    It's hard to put my finger on it, but it's difficult not to like this game. The game isn't complex, but it's still fun. Maybe it's because of our adorable mascot, or how cute the environments look, or how quirky the background music is. It's just welcoming to play.

    The game progresses at your own pace, and poses a decent challenge when you fight the bosses. My main complaint is that the    It's hard to put my finger on it, but it's difficult not to like this game. The game isn't complex, but it's still fun. Maybe it's because of our adorable mascot, or how cute the environments look, or how quirky the background music is. It's just welcoming to play.

    The game progresses at your own pace, and poses a decent challenge when you fight the bosses. My main complaint is that the abilities and helper are too strong, which makes the game a bit easy.

    Since Super Star Ultra is split into several modes, I've rated them each below. The sub-games were decent, but not really meaningful since they were too short to be played solo. The boss attack modes were not enjoyable to play. In summary, my average score is a 7 across all modes, but it would be an 8 if you simply skip the boss attack modes.

    SPRING BREEZE - 6/10
    A remake of Kirby's Dream Land that's unbelievably short and has a lot of broken abilities that make it a breeze to go through the game. The final boss (King Dedede) was a disappointment since simply hitting him would stunlock him.

    It's hard to give this mode a proper score because it's just too short. You can get it done in 20 minutes. It's hard to imagine that it used to be a whole game in the past. It genuinely feels like a demo and doesn't deserve much.

    DYNA BLADE - 7/10
    More of the same thing but with new environments and more broken abilities. The scenario was about 25 minutes long and the maps felt more exotic as they had more branching paths and enemy variety.

    GREAT CAVE OFFENSIVE - 9/10
    This was the best mode in the entire game. I easily got hooked and wouldn't stop playing. Figuring out the puzzles to find every item was incredibly satisfying. Everything great about Kirby was added into this and each area promoted exploration. A must play. Lasts about four hours if you choose to find all 60 items, but if not, you can probably reach the end in under an hour.

    Now, some items were a pain in the a** to get or were secrets you couldn't possibly figure out without using a guide. Nothing frustrates more than having to deal with annoying solutions, since it ruins the flow of the game. This was the only reason why I couldn't give this mode a full 10.

    GOURMET RACE - 3/10
    Some random, short and cheesy "race" mode that doesn't even suit Kirby. I would've quit halfway if beating it at least once wasn't necessary to unlock the next mode. I can't imagine multiplayer being fun either. You can get it done in under 10 minutes.

    REVENGE OF META KNIGHT - 8/10
    This mode was pretty fun. I enjoyed the theme of the story,and the added time limit required me to be optimal in my playstyle, which added a layer of challenge. The difficulty and length were balanced just right as well. It was about half an hour long.

    MILKY WAY WISHES - 8/10
    An interesting mode because you cannot copy abilities anymore and have to acquire them from bosses instead, similar to Megaman games. This mode wasn't as engaging as the Great Cave Offensive since you didn't need to explore, and I wasn't really sold on having to replay stages to find every ability. It lasted about two hours for me since I didn't try to find all of the abilities. I imagine it would take up to four hours to find all of them.

    Since you can use any ability as much you want once you find it, it can be a cakewalk if you find broken ones early on. Plus, with infinite ability use, your helper basically has infinite health since you can keep respawning them.

    REVENGE OF THE KING - 8/10
    A new mode for the NDS; everything feels more modern and there are new enemies and bosses to fight. It's a basic level-based mode so there's not much to say. It was fun, albeit it didn't last very long. You can finish it in about an hour.

    THE ARENA - 5/10
    A boss attack mode where you have one life to beat every boss in the game. Due to its sheer difficulty, I wanted to skip this mode entirely, but I couldn't unlock the final mode without beating at least 15 bosses in this mode, so I had no choice but to stave it off. YMMV, but I imagine a successful run could be done in half an hour.

    META KNIGHTMARE ULTRA - 6/10
    A mode where you play as Meta Knight (i.e. a reskinned Kirby with the Sword and Wing abilities) through recycled versions of previous platformer modes you did on Kirby. The mode is an absolute cakewalk with Meta Knight's abilities, which made the experience rather bland. It was pretty boring doing the same maps all over again, so I tried to speed through it as fast as I could. It lasted about two hours long, rushed.

    HELPER TO HERO - 6/10
    Basically the same thing as The Arena, except as a helper instead, and without the ability to change abilities. The mode felt a bit easier as the helpers have more evasive and responsive controls, but it's still the same deal. I quit after losing once, but it should last at most the same amount of time as The Arena.    … Expand
  13. JPK
    Jun 20, 2019
    10
    Just As Amazing As The 1996 Game
    After 12 years, Super Star is back And might be better than the original game.
  14. BORT123
    May 12, 2019
    10
    Call me bias because this was the first game I have ever played and my favorite video game of all time, but I can't and won't ever find a flaw with this game it is an amazing game and I cannot recommend it enough.
  15. Tobyvenom
    May 8, 2019
    10
    While not perfect Super Star Ultra is a complete improvement from Super Star. While i liked Super Star a lot this Remake is a rare example of when a Remake is better than the original. Great level design. It fixed the Great Cave Offensive which in the original The Great Cave Offensive was just Offensive. Introduced Galacta Knight. And gave all of the bosses a harder form
  16. ShawnEXE
    May 3, 2019
    8
    Music: 5/5
    Game Play: 4/5
    Graphics: 4/5
    Story: 3/5
    Time-Value: 4/5
    Overall:4/5
  17. TheAdminJJ
    Dec 7, 2018
    8
    An awesome remake, adding new extra things that no affect so much the original SNES game action, with beautiful graphics, incredible soundtrack remaster and gameplay enjoyable.
  18. nintendo-sekta
    Nov 1, 2018
    9
    Игра хороша. Игра не сильно кроткая и не сильно длинная. Проработка уровней в Кирби всегда хороша. В игру интересно играть.
  19. forevernes
    May 20, 2018
    10
    kirby super star nota 10...................................................
  20. Linksosa
    May 5, 2018
    10
    A mi me encanta la saga de Kirby y este juego es en mi opinión el mejor de la saga Kirby. Este juego se me borro la partida a cuando solo me faltaban los modo arena.
  21. BasilZero
    Apr 15, 2018
    10
    Game: Kirby Super Star Ultra
    Genre: Adventure Platformer
    Developer: HAL Laboratory Publisher: Nintendo System: Nintendo DS (DS) Year of Release: 2008 Length of Playthrough: 10 Hours Total Score: 100/100 Value Score: 10/10 • Story: 10/10 • Characters: 10/10 • GamePlay: 10/10 • Graphics: 10/10 • Sound: 10/10 • Music: 10/10 • Length: 10/10 • Replay Value: 10/10 • Player    Game: Kirby Super Star Ultra
    Genre: Adventure Platformer
    Developer: HAL Laboratory
    Publisher: Nintendo
    System: Nintendo DS (DS)
    Year of Release: 2008
    Length of Playthrough: 10 Hours

    Total Score: 100/100
    Value Score: 10/10

    • Story: 10/10
    • Characters: 10/10
    • GamePlay: 10/10
    • Graphics: 10/10
    • Sound: 10/10
    • Music: 10/10
    • Length: 10/10
    • Replay Value: 10/10
    • Player Value: 10/10

    Pros
    +All of the games from the original version included
    +Addition of 4 games and 2 mini games
    +CG Movies for cutscenes
    +New remix tracks added to the OST
    +New User interface which goes well with the second screen
    +Movie Theater section which shows cutscenes

    Cons
    -N/A    … Expand
  22. Operation-Z
    Mar 18, 2018
    10
    This game man, I tell you, if you haven't played this masterpiece, what the heck are you doing with your life?! GO GET THIS GAME! This was my first Kirby game I had ever played and to this day, no Kirby game has surpassed it. The gameplay is super fun with tight controls, there is so many different games inside of this one tiny DS cartridge that will keep you busy for hours on end. On topThis game man, I tell you, if you haven't played this masterpiece, what the heck are you doing with your life?! GO GET THIS GAME! This was my first Kirby game I had ever played and to this day, no Kirby game has surpassed it. The gameplay is super fun with tight controls, there is so many different games inside of this one tiny DS cartridge that will keep you busy for hours on end. On top of adding on to the excellent 1996 SNES classic, there is a mode where you play as FREAKING META KNIGHT! And also, HUGE shoutout to the epic music in this game. It is hands down the best in the series alongside Return to Dreamland and the Original Super Star. I don't say this much about video games and not a lot of games are perfect, but this game fits the mold perfectly (no pun intended). I also don't think most people can disagree with me, since most sites i see top 10 Kirby games in Super Star Ultra or the Original take #1.… Expand
  23. SortOfCritic
    Jan 1, 2018
    8
    Undoubtedly the strongest kirby game on the DS. Kirby Super Star Ultra will keep you entertained for a good while
  24. wegie125
    Dec 10, 2017
    8
    This game was one of the first remake games that I ever played and one of the best honestly. I know a lot of companies somehow manage to ruin remakes of games but this one was actually done right. The music was remastered, the art looked so much better, and they added enough new content and gameplay that it felt like a new game. The multiplayer was also genius, not sure if that was in theThis game was one of the first remake games that I ever played and one of the best honestly. I know a lot of companies somehow manage to ruin remakes of games but this one was actually done right. The music was remastered, the art looked so much better, and they added enough new content and gameplay that it felt like a new game. The multiplayer was also genius, not sure if that was in the previous kirby games though. I never played the first one much. My brother and cousin and I played this game so much and really enjoyed the multiplayer. I would love to see a kirby game like this release again soon… Expand
  25. Supahsand
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    This game is super fun to play the sheer amounts of games that it has makes the soul amazing! This game came out on the SNES in 1996 and it blew up! Now seeing it makes it better to play with friends and family.
  26. JdubbzReviews
    Oct 6, 2017
    10
    This is the 2nd best Handheld Kirby game[Behind Triple Deluxe]! The game has cool stories and abilities while mixing in challenges with the bosses and the Arena and Helper to Hero games. This is the best that the ds has to offer.
  27. Dreonas
    Oct 4, 2017
    10
    A remake that almost surpass the original. The new features are amazing, and the addition of 3D cutscenes was a fine touch. It's a shame that some of the original minigames didn't make the cut.

    Conclusion: this game is an amazing experience.
  28. MrTacoBob
    Aug 30, 2017
    10
    Bunch of small kirby games bunched up into a DS! Yes please! This game is totally in my top 10 favorite games of all time! The variety and the upgrades that they did stand out and make it a perfect game to me!
  29. orengue
    Jul 24, 2017
    9
    One of my favorite games, I remember playing it back in 2009. The game mostly is good and has very good graphics. The characters are really cute. And also the player and the monsters have a variety of moves. Really creative
  30. firechip
    Oct 15, 2016
    9
    Underated game. Why is the critic score so low? This game is much better than kirby mass attack. There is so many things to do in this game. Very fun and well made.
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#35 Best DS Game of 2008
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. IGN
    79
    It's not as creative as "Kirby's Canvas Curse", but it's not as "by the numbers" formulaic as "Kirby's Squeak Squad."
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  2. GameDaily
    60
    Copying enemy abilities and working alongside helper characters is cool, and we dig the imaginative environments, but there's not enough to keep us hooked.
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  3. 1UP
    91
    Kirby and company are just too damn cute and cheerful. If Smash Bros. piqued your interest, Ultra's your next step.
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