If you prefer speed running, “Guest Star ? Star Allies Go!” (yep, it’s a mouthful) might be up your alley. The other, Star Slam Heroes, is very reminiscent of Megaton Punch or Crackity Hack, where the goal is to bat a meteor as far out into space as possible. It’s simple in nature, but fun if you have a few competitive friends in tow. Chop Champs can best be described as a rejected Mario Party minigame that was given new life, tasking players to chop down as much of a tree as they can within a time limit, all while avoiding bugs and critters on the sides of said tree. For better or worse, there’s only two “Sub-games” this time around. Star Allies doesn’t stray too far from the pack in this regard, though I imagine that your mileage may vary when it comes to the extra modes and side games. It will only take a few hours before the credits begin to roll, but there’s plenty to do outside of the game’s main story.
Don’t worry if you’re playing solo though it’s easy enough to work with the AI to get the job done. Stages run the usual gamut of themes, including ice, water, and forests, and they are filled with puzzles that usually require some specific combination of abilities in order to progress. With a trusty crew to accompany Kirby, you can take advantage of new special attacks by combining Kirby’s abilities with those of his allies (as a former native of Canada, my favorite was, of course, the Curling Stone combo).
Sure, it’s not terribly challenging, but Star Allies shines when played as an easygoing affair, once that’s best suited for a rainy Sunday afternoon, or enjoyed in bite-sized chunks from the comfort of your favorite beanbag chair. Still, its hard to complain when the core gameplay loop is just so darn fun to begin with. If anything, having a few companions along for the ride makes the game’s story mode a little too easy, though the franchise has never been known for its difficulty to begin with. Even if you can’t rustle up a group of four, it’s still fun to play with a friend or two, and the computer-controller characters do a decent job of sticking close by and taking out enemies. That’s right, foes are fair game this time around, which means you can hang out with a bunch of Waddle Dee or Waddle Doo if you’d like.Īs you might have guessed by now, these friends can be either player or computer controlled, making it a good showcase for the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers. Similar to other titles, Kirby has some friends (or foes) that he can recruit for his journey, which means you won’t be travelling alone that long.
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The same, easygoing style of platforming is on full display as well, and there are enough powerups and abilities to keep you happy for hours on end.
Like most of Kirby games from the past decade or so, Star Allies sticks to the tried-and-true 2.5D perspective that you’ve come to know and love. Sure, some of those newer titles have placed more of an emphasis on packed-in mini games, but the series’ core gameplay has received a fresh coat of paint for the last few years, even if it’s gone largely unnoticed by the gaming population as a whole. While it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, I’m hoping Kirby Star Allies will buck that trend, and with the Switch’s massive success over the past few years, it has a fighting chance if there ever was one.
It was only after a quick Google search that I discovered that, believe it or not, there’s been a new Kirby game released every year, going all the way back to 2014. Maybe it’s me, but I always felt like the last few entries in the long-running Kirby franchise have flown under the radar.
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