Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 94 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 94
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 94
  3. Negative: 3 out of 94
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  1. loquito89
    Mar 7, 2023
    7
    It's a good game, the bad thing is that if you played the one on Wii and you don't play the remaster, you don't miss almost anything, the only thing that really caught my attention was the epilogue, that Magolor Land thing is totally irrelevant if it costs at stake $30 would be worth it but right now it's not worth it
  2. B-Bog
    Mar 14, 2023
    5
    Incredibly boring 2D platformer. You fight the same minibosses 200 times and most of the powerups are redundant and superfluous. I guess it's a good game for children but if you're a grownup you're probably going to fall asleep. Also, it's another Wii remaster being sold at full price, which is a BS business practice by Nintendo.
  3. Jt0429
    Mar 2, 2023
    7
    Good-
    Beautiful visuals thanks to an amazing graphical facelift; extremely well designed, and great at onboarding new players; the new assist mode is extremely helpful for new players; co-op mode introduces fun and shenanigans for a group of players; the collectibles and optional content do add more challenge for the more enterprising player; the new epilogue is a reasonably hefty chunk    Good-
    Beautiful visuals thanks to an amazing graphical facelift; extremely well designed, and great at onboarding new players; the new assist mode is extremely helpful for new players; co-op mode introduces fun and shenanigans for a group of players; the collectibles and optional content do add more challenge for the more enterprising player; the new epilogue is a reasonably hefty chunk of content.

    Bad-
    Extremely easy and straightforward for the critical path, which can be finished in a few hours, meaning experienced players might not get as much out of this game as newer ones; multiplayer is, somehow, still local only

    Thoughts-
    Do I recommend Return to Dream Land Deluxe? I do, especially if you have kids or less experienced players around. Simply watching them play this game can be a joy, but Return to Dream Land of course, does let you join in as well. It’s a well designed game that represents the series at the peak of its powers, and I think longtime series fans are going to find a lot to love here, especially if they haven’t played this title before. If you don’t fall in those categories, you might play through this and wonder what all the fuss was about, since on the critical path, for an experienced player, the whole thing can be done in just a few hours – but then again, that’s really not how it’s meant to be played, is it?    … Expand
  4. Lov3Glov3
    Apr 2, 2023
    7
    Return to Dreamland helps bring gamers back to that nostalgic time of couch multiplayer. Unfortunately, the game itself isn't very difficult, or even really a challenge. You can easily blow past each level with minimal effort. Honestly, you'll probably be more concentrated on exploring each level and finding secrets than actually trying to survive. Which is a shame because with the amazingReturn to Dreamland helps bring gamers back to that nostalgic time of couch multiplayer. Unfortunately, the game itself isn't very difficult, or even really a challenge. You can easily blow past each level with minimal effort. Honestly, you'll probably be more concentrated on exploring each level and finding secrets than actually trying to survive. Which is a shame because with the amazing visuals, I think I would've liked at least a bit of a challenge. Other than that, the game still offers good ole-fashioned Kirby fun, especially with friends.… Expand
  5. oremadik
    Feb 26, 2023
    7
    I liked the game, I'm a fan of sweetie content myself. But I can't say it's a top ten game. Something's missing, but it's basically a deserved seven.

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 112 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 112
  3. Negative: 0 out of 112
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2024
    80
    The game puts together a solid remake of the original game with a great presentation and essentially quite a lot of new content, including an excellent epilogue that will be enjoyed by a wide range of players from kids to experienced gamers. [Issue#326]
  2. Pocket-lint
    Jun 23, 2023
    70
    This cutesy platformer is ideal if you have kids you want to play with, and excels at couch co-op. For solo gamers in an older bracket, we're not sure it's got enough zip.
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  3. Universo Nintendo
    Jun 10, 2023
    100
    Kirby Return to Dreamland is a very competent port of a great Nintendo Wii title that marks the transition from the 2D style to the 2.5D pink dot. A great game, full of content for fans of the franchise and an excellent gateway for those who are just getting to know the little pink ball.
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