Like the original, this is a really short game that relies on its cuteness to carry it through. It's a good thing that the cuteness here is really dialed up- Kirby's animal friends are absolutely adorable and full of character- it's really fun how your copy abilities change based on which animal companion you are with. (Kine's transformations are especially great.) And the cutscene animations are really stellar, and they all look really amazing with the Gameboy Color palette.

That being said, in a regular play-through, the levels are all really basic and the whole game can be beaten pretty quickly. Hidden throughout the worlds, however, are Rainbow Drops, which will unlock a secret final boss if you collect them all. The Dark Matter fight is really cool (it's always great to pit Kirby against cosmic beings) but getting all the secret Rainbow Drops is beyond tedious, as most are locked behind barriers requiring you to carry over a series of different copy abilities and animal companions from different levels.