Don't be fooled by the cuteness - Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe is all about big swords and fiery dragons
Moments into the very first level of Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, I'm cleaving into the stage with a giant sword. The pink puffball's mighty blade slices through a platform made of rock like it's swiss cheese. Any Waddle Dees directly in my path are thrown up into the air and splat onto the screen, breaking the fourth wall, as if cracking the display on my Switch OLED. It's absolute carnage. Move over Cloud Strife, your Buster Sword's got nothing on Kirby's weapon of destruction.
What I'm using here is the Ultra Sword, one of Kirby's Super Abilities that allow him to transform his signature copy abilities into more powerful, supersized forms for a certain amount of time. When I'm using one, I can obliterate anything in my wake, and it never gets old each time I get the chance to do so. And thanks to the improved makeover of the Deluxe release, each and every one looks better than ever.
As a shiny new version of the classic 2011 Wii adventure, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe not only looks fantastic, but it also introduces some delightful additions that flesh out the experience. With a wealth of mini-games in the new Merry Magoland theme park area and a new epilogue adventure, there's plenty to tuck into solo or with pals thanks to four-player co-op support. But nothing quite beats the joy of rediscovering the original journey with a fresh coat of paint after so many years – Super Abilities and all.
As a throwback, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe follows the classic formula of the Kirby series instead of the more open direction of last year's Kirby and the Forgotten Land release. The journey begins after Magolor's spaceship crash lands on Planet Popstar, whereafter you help them recover ship parts
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