Good Game Get! Kirby Mass Attack

I’m going to keep this short and sweet… because that’s Kirby. Not since I played through Bowser’s Inside Story have I experienced the extraordinary perfection of craft that is Nintendo game design… until now. Kirby may not be hard core, or even hard, but it is the epitome of a well made game.

If you’re not a fan of the series, or of Nintendo-style gameplay, then there’s nothing new here to bring you on board. If, however, the very mention of the word Nintendo makes part of your heart flutter and grow warm and tingly, then set aside an afternoon with your DS and a copy of Kirby Mass Attack. Like all the Kirby games I’ve played, making it to the end is pretty straight-forward with the challenge found in ramping up your high scores, earning all the gold stars and finding every last medal.

Along with the story mode, finding medals unlock extras (here’s a video) in the form of mini-games (and my favorite video game extra, the music player!) These mini-games are almost worth the price of admission alone, encouraging you to hunt down every single medal (all 186 of them, ack).

In short, it’s Kirby. I mean, it’s Kirby… what else is there to say?

- Andy