It’s hard to know how to assess this game, because it only ever wanted to be another Kirby game for people who want another Kirby game. In that respect it has the breezy intentionally low skill requirement gameplay that Kirby fans want, as well as a system for assorted collectibles and functions that add some spice to playing each level, as well as a system on the touch screen to combine some pickups to create new ones. This one also sees an (optional?) event every level where you have to make off with a large treasure chest before the squeak squad nabs it from you.

If you’re not already a sicko for this stuff though it’s hard to say this is the one to boot up to convince you otherwise, but it wouldn’t be the worst either?

The art and animations are good, music’s perfectly fine, the setup is cute, plot becomes more involved as it goes on, and importantly the game is quite fast to load and responsive which is perfect for a handheld game. Levels just fly by.