Kirby: Star Allies (Review)

Description
Kirby: Star Allies is a platformer game in the Kirby series with a focus on multiplayer and recruiting allies developed by HAL Studios and was released in 2018. The game received 3 updates after launch, adding new characters and modes.

Kasper
I spent my 60€ on this game shortly after it came out and after playing it once and removing it from my switch, I have since concluded that Kirby: Star allies is a bad game. The gameplay is too slow and has only a few hours of content for the 60€ price tag. For example, in order to do the basic action of running, you need to do an very conscious tap with the stick which gets very irritating very quickly. The game's multiplayer also doesn't make it any better, now instead of you being bored everyone just wants to die. The updates the game received didn't help it at all, the last thing the game needs is more characters. The extra modes featured in the game are also boring and only worth playing once or twice. The best side mode is maybe the meteorite baseball one, that one was pretty fun.

On a positive note, the game has a nice presentation, with the graphics being very good (although the game runs at 30fps during gameplay) and featuring a nice soundtrack.

Pros

 * The game has good graphics
 * The soundtrack is good
 * Fun secrets
 * Good fan service for Kirby fans

Cons

 * The gameplay is slow
 * Multiplayer is bad
 * Only has a few hours of content
 * Costs 60€
 * Extra modes only worth playing through once
 * The DLC didn't improve the core gameplay

Individual Ratings
Kasper: 3/10

Final Rating
 3/10