Kirby Fighters 2

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  • Summary: Choose from a cast of Kirby’s most iconic copy abilities—including the brand-new Wrestler ability—and duke it out to be the last Kirby standing. Familiar friends and foes like Bandana Waddle Dee and King Dedede also make an appearance as playable characters in the Kirby Fighters 2 game,Choose from a cast of Kirby’s most iconic copy abilities—including the brand-new Wrestler ability—and duke it out to be the last Kirby standing. Familiar friends and foes like Bandana Waddle Dee and King Dedede also make an appearance as playable characters in the Kirby Fighters 2 game, available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch™ system.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Ninty Fresh Magazine
    Dec 21, 2020
    85
    Kirby Fighters 2 improves upon every aspect of its predecessor yet falls just shy of being fantastic. It is still worth a try, though. [Issue #2, p.61]
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  2. Meristation
    Oct 17, 2020
    75
    Kirby returns home with the continuation of his fighting saga. Simple but full of fun and at a low price. We miss being able to select more varied characters.
  3. Pure Nintendo
    Oct 27, 2020
    70
    Kirby Fighters 2 will certainly appeal to fans of the franchise, as will anyone who enjoys playing as the Kirby characters in Super Smash Bros. It’s not a game to which you’ll likely return, however, once the initial charm wears off.
  4. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 18, 2020
    68
    Kirby Fighters 2 can’t compete with Super Smash Bros and other major fighting games, but it doesn’t have to. It’s the game you play when you don’t have the time for something more complex and involved. [Issue#249, p.82]
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  5. Destructoid
    Oct 30, 2020
    60
    Kirby Fighters 2 has the right stuff buried underneath its foundation: you just have to dig to get there.
  6. Wccftech
    Oct 5, 2020
    60
    Kirby Fighters 2 is an adorable, polished brawler that is sure to make you smile - but not for long. The game is great while you're unlocking and using new abilities, but you'll soon be forced into repetition after repetition while playing, and that'll suck the fun out of things. Good for young gamers and less experienced players, but there are better options.
  7. Attack of the Fanboy
    Sep 26, 2020
    50
    Kirby Fighters 2 is very much Super Smash Bros. for kids and/or hardcore Kirby fans. It's a similar experience just made worse by the simplistic and slow fighting and the limited variety of overall gameplay content.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. PoyoPoyo123
    Sep 24, 2020
    10
    It’s more Kirby. The same controls as super Kirby clash and star allies but now in a smash bros esc fighter game. It’s good fun but it is evenIt’s more Kirby. The same controls as super Kirby clash and star allies but now in a smash bros esc fighter game. It’s good fun but it is even better with 4 players. The new ability wrestler may look like the suplex ability but it has a lot of things that make it different. Overall I like this game… Expand
  2. Julianpoyo2
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    This game is amazing the graphics are god tier it may be a copy of smash but it still amazing plis give the game a fair chance dont slam theThis game is amazing the graphics are god tier it may be a copy of smash but it still amazing plis give the game a fair chance dont slam the game cause it was rushed… Expand
  4. jreviewsgames
    Sep 28, 2020
    10
    stop thinking too hard and enjoy this easy to jump into/fun to master, kirby fighter
  5. frenzymee
    Sep 30, 2020
    9
    I think that this game is worth the $20. It has a long story mode that takes many hours to complete, so that adds to the longevity. It is aI think that this game is worth the $20. It has a long story mode that takes many hours to complete, so that adds to the longevity. It is a fun fighter game that is easy to jump into and play. Definitely recommend it.… Expand
  6. Morgan3273
    Sep 24, 2020
    8
    I think Kirby fighters 2 is a great successor to the original, there's quite a bit of content and really fun. Online play is an excellentI think Kirby fighters 2 is a great successor to the original, there's quite a bit of content and really fun. Online play is an excellent addition especially during current events with social distancing and all that.

    The entire story mode can be played with a friend but not a friend online for some reason?, like you went through the effort to add online, why not add it to the story mode? There's tons of battles in the story mode, I'd say around 100.

    There's still the series of 9 battles on a stopwatch but it can't be played with a friend sadly. I think a simple endless mode version of the story mode, chapter 4 is sort of that but I think an endless high score mode with all the powerups of the story would've bumped this up to a 9. All of these things would've been a bigger problem if playing multiplayer wasn't so damn fun.

    Wrestler is a welcome addition to the line of copy abilities, the new stages mostly come from the 3ds games, they haven't been upgraded a whole lot graphically but they're still really fun.

    I haven't got a chance to play with 3 friends but I imagine it'll be stupid chaotic and fun.

    Kirby Fighters 2 is a little barebones for a $20 game but you'll quickly forget it when plowing through the story mode with a buddy. This is the pinnacle of Kirby spinoffs on the Switch.    … Expand
  7. Onioncreature
    Oct 12, 2020
    8
    Kirby Fighters 2 is a well put together platform fighter, and while it certainly isn’t the biggest release of the year, it does have quite aKirby Fighters 2 is a well put together platform fighter, and while it certainly isn’t the biggest release of the year, it does have quite a lot to offer to Kirby fans and those looking for a fun multiplayer title. It’s not the massive Kirby release we’ve all been waiting for since Star Allies in 2018, and more certainly could’ve been done with the concept of a Kirby fighting game, but for what it is, taking into account the fairly low asking price, Fighters 2 is pretty great.… Expand
  8. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 24, 2021
    6
    This game is way too much to just be a worse version of Smash. I honestly just bought it because I had extra money.

    Just play Smash, lol.

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