Kaze and the Wild Masks

 Switch
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 41
  3. Negative: 3 out of 41
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  1. TheLinkgirl
    Sep 16, 2021
    3
    I'm a huge 2D platformer fan, which is why I was pretty excited to get to play Kaze and the Wild Masks. It's also why it hurts me to say that this game thoroughly bored me. For me, the game felt like it offered me very little challenge as someone who's played countless 2D platformers, and it brought nothing new to the table. That wouldn't be too bad if it did everything that's normal in 2DI'm a huge 2D platformer fan, which is why I was pretty excited to get to play Kaze and the Wild Masks. It's also why it hurts me to say that this game thoroughly bored me. For me, the game felt like it offered me very little challenge as someone who's played countless 2D platformers, and it brought nothing new to the table. That wouldn't be too bad if it did everything that's normal in 2D platformers really really well, but in my opinion it failed at that too. I felt like a lot of the time I was fighting the controls more than I was controlling the character, and this made every death feel like an annoyance that wasn't my fault rather than the game starting to get more difficult.

    I don't believe this game is all bad, but when compared to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, the game feels like an unimaginative copy of those sorts of games. It does suck, because I can really see the effort that has gone into making Kaze and the Wild Masks, but maybe this game just isn't for me.    … Expand

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 15, 2021
    85
    Kaze and the Wild Masks will make every fan of classic platformers feel right at home. It borrows the best elements from the legends of the genre, but never feels like a cheap copy. It doesn’t try to be innovative, but it looks great, delivers fun in spades and never gets dull, as literally every level has something new to show you. [05/2021, p.62]
  2. Universo Nintendo
    Apr 2, 2021
    90
    Kaze and The Wild Masks takes us back to the classic 90s games, such as Donkey kong, Crash Bandicoot and many other platform games. With great animations and a fun gameplay, this title must be on the list of those who love this type of game.
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  3. Nintendo Insider
    Mar 31, 2021
    90
    Replace its lead rabbit with an ape in a red tie and you might even say that Kaze and the Wild Masks is Donkey Kong Country 4 in disguise. But, at the end of the day, its lack of originality doesn’t hurt just how much fun it’s been making my way through this eight or so hour adventure. The Donkey Kong Country trilogy was fun for a reason and Kaze and the Wild Masks serves as an excellent reminder of why that was.
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