Kirby Star Allies Critic Reviews

Kirby: Star Allies is an all-together pleasant game. Which is especially needed, both in the Nintendo Switch library and in the current climate of 2018. We need something simple and enjoyable that brings a smile to our faces. We need a game we can play with anyone we know, without worrying about possible barriers. It is a delight, and Switch owners will definitely appreciate adventuring with their buddy again.

Kirby Star Allies is a culmination of the series' history. It is packed with Kirby love.

Kirby Star Allies hits all the perfect nostalgia notes you expect from a full-blown Kirby adventure, and adds just enough new twists to make something so familiar at this point feel fresh and fun again. The pink puffball has never played so well (particularly with others) before.

I don't think HAL is very interested in drastically altering the Kirby formula at this point, and that's perfectly fine.

When each Kirby game is so different, it’s hard to call any of them “the best Kirby game ever” by any objective measure. But Kirby Star Allies is a celebration of everything Kirby, delivering a solid and dynamic platforming homage to one of Nintendo’s star characters. Better yet, experiencing it with one or more friends is a special experience.

Whether it's the opportunity to recruit a mini-boss like Bugzzy after defeating him, or the puzzle rooms that test your skills like not many Kirby games before have done, Star Allies is the freshest the series has felt in years, and certainly the most fun to play with friends.

Kirby Star Allies makes the simplicity of smiling a lasting thing. The game is beautiful and has music that impresses by it's quality. The title is very amusing and if you can join three more friends, you will have one of the funniest experiences on the Nintendo Switch. It is an experience that should be appreciated in its entirety.

Kirby Star Allies provides the Nintendo Switch with a very solid Kirby adventure that'll be a sure hit for fans of Kirby's past adventures. With four-player local support, you'll definitely want to ensure you have some buddies over to fully enjoy this title. It's not an overly long game, clocking in at six or so hours depending on how much time you spend seeking out the various secrets. But the secrets are definitely worth hunting down as there are some pretty nostalgic bits hidden in there.

Kirby Star Allies brings the classic Kirby formula back with a cooperative-focused spin in a fun, solid, and overall pretty refreshing 2D platform adventure, despite the fact that it doesn't change that many elements from previous iterations.

Kirby Star Allies provides what was promised: the co-op mode is the main attraction, but it is still a fun game playing on your own. A beautiful game that features very entertaining gameplay and lives up to expectations.

Kirby Star Allies offers an interesting story, a good length and above all gameplay and mechanics that are truly fun, and some of which are innovative. The multiplayer game is very entertaining and has a good variety of modes.

Kirby Star Allies is a fun entry in the traditional Kirby series. The co-op is fun, the CPU controlled helpers are competent, and the new abilities are a blast to use. Sadly, the length of the game and the lack of difficulty-scaling for bosses in multiplayer make it just shy of living up to its fullest potential.

Kirby Star Allies is HAL Laboratory’s debut game on the Nintendo Switch and is definitely the perfect reminder of why the franchise has been loved over the course of years and why Kirby is an adored gaming icon. Even though the game does not reach the standards of successful Nintendo releases that have already been released on the Switch, it holds the promise of a brilliant future lying ahead. Overall, it is a fun and enjoyable journey that should be experienced with friends or members of the family.

Though it’s not technically perfect by any means, Star Allies remains entertaining from start to finish. Let the puffball meet the misfits, it’s time for Kirby to shine on Switch.

Kirby Star Allies remains faithful to the vision of Sakurai, though it's much easier and very funny at the same time. The journey will be anything but challenging (and there are a couple of interesting extra game modes), but it will be an entertaining one. Definitely recommended for a younger audience, or if you have children.

Whether you’re adventuring through Dream Land with up to three friends or playing with competent AI teammates, Kirby’s ever-rotating group of uniquely powered pals are the real stars of the show here. The creative ways you can combine abilities never gets old, which means there’s great potential for replayability especially with friends. I just wish the final boss battle hadn’t come just as the puzzles were starting to give me a challenge.

Kirby Star Allies is an incredibly fun Kirby game that will please fans of the franchise. If only there were a little bit more of it.

With its varied levels, colorful and never really hostile, Star Allies is an experience designed primarily for a very young audience and perhaps not yet accustomed to the beauty of platformers in two dimensions.

With good level design, charming graphics and fun multiplayer, Kirby: Star Allies stands as one of the best entries in the franchise. Its Story Mode may be easy, and it probably won’t take you much time to complete, but HAL Laboratory has packed a nice amount of content that will keep Kirby’s biggest fans busy for a while.

A much more comfortable direction. The classic Kirby gameplay is enriched with some nice ideas such as the friend skills, which results in a fun, though for my taste a bit too shallow hopping-fight-puzzle-mix, which makes a good mood especially in multiplayer mode.