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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 88 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 88
  2. Negative: 2 out of 88
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  1. Apr 3, 2022
    3
    ok, I feel like this was one of the worst kirby games ever. I say that because of the metroidvania aspect. It's not just because of it being a metroidvania that it's a problem but it's due to the non returning doors either. I also felt like the story was too complicated for what it was trying to do. The multiplayer sucked too unlike star allies(the game most fans felt wereok, I feel like this was one of the worst kirby games ever. I say that because of the metroidvania aspect. It's not just because of it being a metroidvania that it's a problem but it's due to the non returning doors either. I also felt like the story was too complicated for what it was trying to do. The multiplayer sucked too unlike star allies(the game most fans felt were mediocre even though I found it fun to watch them kill enemies). It also didn't help that it was my second kirby game so I expected nightmare in dreamland 2 but instead we got this. At least we got good music, beautiful graphics, and heath bars for enemies but that's about it. Expand

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#9 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2004
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#14 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2004
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Weekly Famitsu
    90
    9 / 10 / 9 / 8 - 36 platinum [Vol 798; 2 Apr 2004]
  2. GMR Magazine
    70
    Has Kirby on the right track and, for the first time in years, starts to evolve the series. It just doesn't quite live up to its ambitions. [Nov 2004, p.118]
  3. games(TM)
    70
    It's no Super Mario World, but compared to its predecessors this game is huge...finally, Kirby has a game he can be proud of. [June 2004, p.122]