not enough people talk about kirby air ride. and plenty of people do talk about it, it's just not enough. as far as i'm concerned, city trial is the peak of party games. i have played countless games of kirby air ride and i am still always down to play more. this would be my "deserted island" pick for video games. i hope they bring it back someday in some capacity, but until then, i'm gonna keep playing the hell out of the original
Multiplayer City Trial is one of the all time great multiplayer Gamecube experiences.
Single player... It's a somewhat mediocre racing game
Rife with imbalance in the vehicle department, and a lot of luck involved City Trial mode(the only mode you will be playing with friends,) it makes for a seriously fun casual game.
Single player... It's a somewhat mediocre racing game
Rife with imbalance in the vehicle department, and a lot of luck involved City Trial mode(the only mode you will be playing with friends,) it makes for a seriously fun casual game.
Blessed Kirby Air Ride; how on Earth did you get made? One of the more unique and interesting titles in a franchise full of unique and interesting titles. I grew up playing this, and one may even argue it was my first roleplaying-within-a-video-game experience via City Trial's Free Run. Young me walked so modern me could collaboratively write JRPGs inside of MMOs.
Kirby Air Ride offers a breezy, unconventional twist on the racing genre. With its emphasis on automatic acceleration and simplified controls, the focus shifts to maneuvering and copying enemy abilities for a frantic and fun-filled experience. While its limited single-player content and lack of in-depth mechanics hamper its longevity, Kirby Air Ride excels as a pick-up-and-play multiplayer game, perfect for casual gatherings with its unique mix of racing and chaotic power-up battles.
This game might as well only have one mode. The normal and top-down races are fine, but get old very quick, since it doesn't have the mechanical depth of other racers that keeps you coming back. On the other hand, City Mode is one of the greatest ideas on the GameCube and I could easily play it for hours without getting bored.
While I never had a strong interest in this game, I asked for it as a child just so that I could give it a try, and later received it as a gift. It didn't exactly hook me in at first, so I forgot about it for a while. Today, I came back after a decade or so, and tried each of the three modes again. Really sorry to the Kirby community, but even as a mega Kirby fan myself, I can't for the life of me get into it. I could see how one might enjoy it, and end up playing it for hours without getting bored, but it's just not for me; I'm just content knowing I gave it a chance. I will not be returning to this game.
One of the most fun racing games ever made. There's an incredible amount of content and it's extremely replayable and fun with friends. The only thing that kills it is some of the unlocks are very tedious and grindy, or are just straight up obnoxious. It's a blast with friends though and clears every game in the Mario Kart franchise.