Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition
Publisher: Nintendo Developer: HAL Laboratory Platform: Wii Players: 1 (KDL1-3, KA), 1-2 (KSS), 1-4 (K64) Release: 2012 Genre: 2D Platformer / Action Rating: 8.7 \ 10.0: Fantastic
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2012 marked the 20th anniversary of one of gaming's greatest heroes: Kirby, that flying, object-inhaling pink puffball! Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition celebrates the creampuff's b-day with an anthology of six Kirby classics: Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. I became a fan of the franchise after downloading Kirby's Adventure from the Wii Shop, and this game gave me a chance to experience the pink puffball's other great games. In addition to these games, there is a series of new Challenge Stages, based upon the Copy Ability tests from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. There's also a timeline of all Kirby's games, plus other events in American history. From here, you can launch the games that are included on the disc, plus view the box art and watch the trailer. From this timeline, you can also watch three episodes of the cartoon Kirby: Right Back at Ya! that aired throughout 2002. The package also includes a booklet covering each Kirby game and a CD featuring 40 of the series' best tracks. At only $40, this is the ultimate package for a Kirby fan. One of the few flaws in the fact that when you boot a game up (with the exception of Kirby 64), you'll start off right where you were before, making it so you can never reset the game (unless there's a code to do so like in Kirby Super Star where this can be done by holding down 1, 2, A, and B simultaneously) once you've started playing it. Furthermore, none of the Kirby games are perfect. Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition is a great game anthology, and I can't think of anything more a Kirby fan could ask for.
Here are links to the reviews I've written of games in this collection:
Kirby's Dream Land - http://toldyousovideogamereviews.blogspot.com/2012/12/kirbys-dream-land-review.html
Kirby's Adventure - http://toldyousovideogamereviews.blogspot.com/2013/10/kirbys-adventure-review.html
Above is the start of the series' timeline
2012 marked the 20th anniversary of one of gaming's greatest heroes: Kirby, that flying, object-inhaling pink puffball! Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition celebrates the creampuff's b-day with an anthology of six Kirby classics: Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. I became a fan of the franchise after downloading Kirby's Adventure from the Wii Shop, and this game gave me a chance to experience the pink puffball's other great games. In addition to these games, there is a series of new Challenge Stages, based upon the Copy Ability tests from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. There's also a timeline of all Kirby's games, plus other events in American history. From here, you can launch the games that are included on the disc, plus view the box art and watch the trailer. From this timeline, you can also watch three episodes of the cartoon Kirby: Right Back at Ya! that aired throughout 2002. The package also includes a booklet covering each Kirby game and a CD featuring 40 of the series' best tracks. At only $40, this is the ultimate package for a Kirby fan. One of the few flaws in the fact that when you boot a game up (with the exception of Kirby 64), you'll start off right where you were before, making it so you can never reset the game (unless there's a code to do so like in Kirby Super Star where this can be done by holding down 1, 2, A, and B simultaneously) once you've started playing it. Furthermore, none of the Kirby games are perfect. Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition is a great game anthology, and I can't think of anything more a Kirby fan could ask for.
Here are links to the reviews I've written of games in this collection:
Kirby's Dream Land - http://toldyousovideogamereviews.blogspot.com/2012/12/kirbys-dream-land-review.html
Kirby's Adventure - http://toldyousovideogamereviews.blogspot.com/2013/10/kirbys-adventure-review.html
Kirby Super Star - http://toldyousovideogamereviews.blogspot.com/2014/07/kirby-super-star-review.html
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - http://toldyousovideogamereviews.blogspot.com/2013/12/kirby-64-crystal-shards-review.html
Ups
Six different games to play
New Challenge Stages
Series timeline
Three episodes of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Special CD and book
Downs
Impossible to reset most games
No Kirby game is perfect
ESRB: E 10+ Content: Animated Blood and Cartoon Violence Price: $39.99 (Retail)
