Kirby: Planet Robobot Review | GameCloud

Patrick Waring at GameCloud writes: "I know that Kirby is ostensibly a children’s series, and so we’ll never get a truly dark Kirby game, but the story behind Robobot started off strong and promising before falling pretty flat. Its influence is just barely squeezed into gameplay, level, and visual design, and the main gimmick-mechanic, despite still being enjoyable, isn’t used nearly as much as it should have been. The worlds felt like they were cobbled together as sets of each level type, instead of following a consistent theme and building upon established ideas, puzzles, and mechanics. I had more fun with the mini-games, which showed more promise and potential as full-scale titles than Planet Robobot’s primary campaign mode. If you’re a die-hard Kirby fan, you’ll still likely be onboard for a great time; if you’re expecting something really new and unique though then you’re in for a disappointment. I mean Jesus, HAL, this isn’t exactly your first foray into the Kirby series – what are you doing over there? Take your idea from the Team Kirby Clash mini-game and turn THAT into an excellent full-scale title, then get back to me. Either that or get onto Air Ride 2 because I have been waiting for that since 2004."