Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Critic reviews

• ZTGD

  Justin Celani · Mar 04, 2015

  9.0

  Kirby offers a fantastic experience for the amount of content it provides and the price. The only caveat is that you will be forced to play the game strictly on the gamepad, which is a shame as the beauty shines through on your TV screen the most. You can attempt to play while looking at the TV and I’m sure some folks will be able to get some semblance of accuracy doing so, but for most, it’s going to be a gamepad-only affair, and it’s a shame.

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• COGconnected

  Royce Dean · Feb 28, 2015

  6.9

  Charming is probably the best word to describe Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. It’s cute, and fun for what it is, but is nowhere near the best Kirby title. This is the sort of game that I would play between other games when I need a change of pace. It’s hard to argue that it wasn’t designed that way though. At a retail price of $45, Nintendo knew that this was a shorter game intended to fill out the WiiU’s roster. It certainly isn’t awful, but what strengths it does have only really appeal to the Kirby faithful, or less serious gamers.

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• Arcade Sushi

  Jason Fanelli · Feb 27, 2015

  6.0

  Kirby and the Rainbow Curse was obviously an experimental platformer in every sense of the word, and while some aspects of the experiment completely succeeded (the claymation looks so good), the most important parts fell short of expectations.

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• Hardcore Gamer

  Dermot Creegan · Feb 27, 2015

  9.0

  Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is a constantly creative adventure that offers players something they won’t find anywhere else. Its claymation visuals are astoundingly beautiful, and while brief, Kirby’s latest adventure is never anything less than satisfying. There’s a wealth of collectibles and challenges available for players looking to extend the experience, but the sheer quality of the level design provides more than enough reason to cover the world in rainbows all over again.

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• Game Revolution

  Peter Paras · Feb 26, 2015

  6.0

  Overall, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse feels perfectly at home (sans the controls) on a Nintendo system. Still, as a side note, Kirby as a series has always had a bit of an identity issue. Rainbow Curse gets frustrating in its last third, though its story mode is meatier and takes about 6-8 hours to finish. The balance between quick crazy action and puzzling gets tedious, though, as the later levels just seem to go on and on. Still, this is a minor complaint compared to the stylus issue.

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• The Jimquisition

  Jim Sterling · Feb 24, 2015

  8.5

  Minor annoyances aside, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse continue’s Kirby’s hot streak of lovable, imaginative, joyful adventures. As shrewd as it is straightforward, HAL’s latest effort provides an afternoon of unassuming fun for a fair price, and no matter how much I try, I just can’t ever over how damn wondrous it looks!

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