Kirby: Planet Robobot - Nintendo 3DS Standard Edition

If you have a 3DS, buy this game. It is the most fun game ever.I’ve played a wide variety of Nintendo games, and this one takes the cake in fun. It’s too much fun. It’s great for all ages too. Most of it is easy, but that’s kind of the point. You are this overpowered, little pink puffball who is going to save the world. It’s not supposed to be a huge challenge. If you want a challenge, there are plenty of ways to play this game in a challenging way, and beginners may struggle to complete the True Arena or get platinum ranks. It has something for everybody.This game has a main Planet Robobot story mode, plus Team Kirby Clash, Kirby’s 3D Rumble, the Arena, the True Arena, and Meta Knightmare Returns. In my opinion, all of them are 10x as fun and awesome as their Kirby Triple Deluxe counterparts. I especially love being able to play as Meta Knight, to fight Meta Knight, and a special surprise at the end of Story Mode.Everything gets 10/10 stars.Story Mode has awesome bosses, awesome copy abilities, even more awesome Robobot abilities, and the best music ever. Best. Music. Ever. Seriously, I listened to this soundtrack, and I ended up writing a 120k novel off of the inspiration it gave me. No joke, it’s that good.Team Kirby Clash is the part that allows for download play. You and your team of Kirbys fight bosses, with four abilities to choose from, with a medieval theme. There’s a free-to-play sequel available on the eShop with in-game purchases. I got the game and beat it without spending anything, so that was cool.Kirby’s 3D Rumble is one of HAL’s 3D Kirby experiments. One day, we will get a fully fledged 3D Kirby game . . .Anyway, that game is fun too. If you have the New Nintendo 3DS, you can use the C-stick to move the camera (it’s the only benefit to having NN3DS buttons for this game), but moving the camera is by no means necessary. It’s a cool little feature.The Arena and the True Arena are boss rushes, where you fight all of the bosses in order. The True Arena is harder because the bosses are the upgraded versions and you’re given fewer health items.Meta Knightmare Returns is basically Story Mode as Meta Knight, minus the sections with a Robobot armor required. It’s a lot of fun to play as Meta Knight.The amiibo compatibility is for story mode and the Arena. Any amiibo gives you food for your health and a power-up, but the four Kirby series ones give you full health and a special look. You can look up what they look like, but basically:-Meta Knight’s amiibo gives you the Sword ability and makes Kirby dark blue with Meta Knight wings and mask on top of his head (he does not look like Meta Knight, it’s just a costume inspired by him)-King Dedede’s amiibo gives you the Hammer ability and makes Kirby light blue with King Dedede’s crown/hat-Waddle Dee’s amiibo gives you the Parasol ability and makes Kirby dark orange with Waddle Dee’s capKirby’s amiibo is special, which is why I chose to buy that one. Kirby’s amiibo allows you to become UFO Kirby, and you can use it to play as UFO Kirby in any level. The special thing about this (besides how awesome and overpowered UFO Kirby is) is the fact that UFO Kirby is not available to be played in the game otherwise. If you do not have the amiibo, you can still play as UFO Kirby in the Ability Testing level/room, but you can’t leave with it. The only way to play as UFO Kirby in the levels is with the amiibo.The same is true for the Arenas. A huge benefit to having an amiibo in the Arena, particularly if you are struggling, is that you can use the amiibo to get a copy ability if you lose yours and you still get the health items. About to die on the final boss? Just use an amiibo. If you do use an amiibo, and you get a Top 3 time, an amiibo tag will show up as an indicator that you used one.Overall, this is a game to be played, replayed, and played again, because the story, gameplay, music, content, and everything in-between is top-notch, A+, and some of the most single-player fun you will ever have.

This game kept my 11yo busy for hours! He did manage to clear it in 5 hours while the game before this (Kirby Triple Deluxe) took weeks to clear.Here's his verdict : The games graphics are much better than Triple Deluxe and the game play is very similar but the Robobot armor replaces the Hypernova ability. The Robobot armor enhances Kirby's copy abilities but has less ability options. Each ability also has fewer moves than normal copy abilities but each move is much stronger. The game is totally worth getting for the game play, plot, subgames, a multiplayer mode and the ability to play through the game as Meta Knight once you clear the game. Clearing the game also gives you a Boss Endurance mode allowing you to battle all the Boss battles in the game in order. My son felt that the music was amazing but he did feel that some of the copy abilities were better than others. For example, he felt that Doctor Kirby was less useful since most of his attacks require you to charge him up which is not often possible in Boss battles. Poison Kirby, on the other hand, is very useful and is pretty much a Water Kirby redesigned. ESP Kirby is really cool as well since it can very quickly deal massive amounts of damage in a Boss battle.We pre ordered this game months in advance and it shipped on time. UPS did only arrive at 5:30 on the day of the release so there was some impatience and anxiety waiting for the box to show up. However, it was nice having a guaranteed copy and not having to visit stores looking for it.

There is a label on the box indicating the game is marketed for overseas countries, but it works on US version of 3DS Max device as a charm.

When a technological race of robotic aliens invade Popstar to transform it into a robot paradise, it's up to the pink puff to save the day!While Nintendo is notorious for reusing their game assets (how many times did they release New Super Mario with minimal changes?), it's clear that they tried to stay away from that to keep this from being Triple Deluxe 2.0. You still have Kirby hopping back and forth between the foreground and background to show off the 3DS' 3D capabilities, but they've taken the time to make sure that enemies and environments feel somewhat new - Waddle Dees now have tiny mechs, for example. Scanning amiibo lets you get certain powers immediately (i.e., scanning Mario gives you fire), or you can scan your Kirby-branded amiibos to get special versions of each power; like a version of hammer with King Dedede's hat instead of the headband. Kirby also has access to a mecha, the titular Robobot, which ALSO has it's own power copying, leading to mecha-based versions of some of Kirby's abilities. Just like any other Kirby game, beating the game unlocks more game modes. Where Triple Deluxe had a mode where you played as King Dedede, fans of Meta Knight will be happy to hear Robobot features the return of Meta Knightmare, a game mode played from the perspective of Kirby's sometimes rival, sometimes ally. An absolute blast to play, and a must have for any 3DS owner.

Love the nostalgia of the Kirby franchise. SO BUY IT!