Kirby’s Dream Buffet

HAL Laboratory · Aug 17, 2022

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Roll through a smorgasbord of food-themed stages in 4 rounds of 4-player* fun as Kirby…who seems rounder than usual? Race through delicious obstacle courses to collect strawberries as Kirby grows. Then, turn the tides in the final round—a fruity fight atop a floating platform. Roll through delicious, food-themed obstacle courses in 4-player matches Collect strawberries to grow bigger and prepare for the final battle

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ZTGD
Anthony Mann · Oct 19, 2022
6.5
There’s supposed to be four Kirbys racing at all times and the lack of an online player base and the lack of four-player split-screen multiplayer just makes it hard to recommend this game at all. It’s a good game marred by the fact that like a lot of great multiplayer-focused games, the player base is lacking and the game suffers for it.
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Gamezebo
Simon Reed · Sep 13, 2022
7.0
So Dream Buffet is a game it’s hard to love – the fact Kirby feels copy and pasted in definitely doesn’t help matters – but it offers just enough presentational pizzaz to mean it’s not an entirely wasted cause.
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GameSpot
Jessica Howard · Sep 08, 2022
6.0
While any expectation of a full-size Kirby game seems unreasonable considering the main series just got a new entry earlier this year, Kirby's Dream Buffet feels incomplete and just doesn't quite hit the mark.
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Nintendo World Report
Neal Ronaghan · Sep 04, 2022
6.0
Dream Buffet is evocative of a mediocre dessert at a diner. You knew what you signed up for and you hoped maybe you’ll land on the piece of pie that is out of this world, but at the end of the day it’s just midnight at a diner, and you’re wondering why you’re still eating this passable apple pie.
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Dual Shockers
Chris Harding · Sep 04, 2022
8.0
With a large number of collectibles, endlessly fun gameplay across various modes and a very friendly and approachable aesthetic, Kirby’s Dream Buffet is the perfect couch party game for younger players.
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Shacknews
Ozzie Mejia · Aug 26, 2022
7.0
Kirby's Dream Buffet has been commonly compared to games like Fall Guys and it's easy to see why, given that it's centered on the idea of racing cute mascots across a sugary landscape in the name of wholesome competition. It ultimately feels a more limited take on that idea, but that doesn't mean it isn't fun.
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