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This is a real rarity, made in the very brief period between side scrollers and the godawful spinning camera 3D games of today. It is a side scroller, but with awesome, 3d Graphics in every scene, truly the best of both worlds. Most people who play this game get hooked on it. I have never been able to get into the PS or gamecube games because I hate that constant, disorienting camera movement, or the stick control where it's impossible to run straight, and then as soon as you get going the right way, the camera spins around and suddenly you are going the opposite way... Talk about annoying. Games like Super Mario 2 and Kirby64 are a million times better, because anyone can play them. They are really cute and fun, and you can actually see where you're going! We really need more cool, 3D side scrollers like this. This one is still selling for $15-20 used, because it IS that good. I got the 64 deck just to play this game, and am still trying to find *anything* else that is close to its quality and game type and compatible with the system. I lent it to my friend's modern, hyperactive kids and they were hooked instantly and actually preferred it over their newer, 3D Nausea-fest games. I had to take it back in a hurry because I was afraid they would try to keep it.
In conclusion, way cool and fun to play over and over. It is very much like the better Super Mario games, where there is no time limit and you can explore the worlds all you want, and replay the ones you like. The combo weapons are awesome, too, and the boards are relatively easy to complete up until the 75% mark or so. None of that constant dying on the lower boards until you get frustrated and give up. This is a fun journey to go on, very player-friendly.
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First of all, this game is 2d in a 3D perspective (except for the final battle where you move in 3d). I like it this way better than if it was in 3d, mostly because its kinda retro feeling. This game is shorter than the other games, only has 6 worlds with 5 levels each (level 6 has 4 levels for a total of 29). If you complete the 100% you get some minigames like on the SNES Kirby superstars!. The number of indiviual powers are drasticlly reduced: stone, fire, needle, bomb, ice, cutter, and spark, but the game allows you to combine 2, whih is necessary to access some crystals, and provide you with around 27 powers (you can have dual of the same power to get a bigger of that one, like on 2x needle you get bigger reach of needles). Controlls are simple enough, like all the kirby games are, so you can focus on the game. The only major drawback of this game is that it is really short...especially compared to the NES version that had...alot more. Also, some of the powers really make it to to easy, like a needle+bomb makes you into one of them floating spike thingies, and a stone+cutter makes you into the stone creatures in the SNES games.
overall, its a great game, could use a few more worlds and an option to go first person view, but its still fun.
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Its awsome to play kirby!I put a 4 star because in the very last end it was hard. For bonus i really like the combo. My favorite combo is when kirby turns into a refrigerator and when the food comes out you can heal kirby or kill the enemies.
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This was the first kirby game I ever got my hands on. And since then, I have been playing numerous games from the series. I heard about the Kirby series while playing Super Smash Bros. I became skilled with Kirby's character, swallowing Link and Samus and using DK's super punch...then I heard about the Crystal Shards on a commercial and got it.
It is indeed an excellent game. The story is thus: Kirby gets smacked on the head with a strange crystalline object and is thrust into an adventure with countless baddies, deadly bosses, and cool music. I particularly enjoyed combining two powers and make a new one. You could combine spark and freeze and turn Kirby into a refrigerator in order to heal himself with food. Or you could combine needle with freeze and turn Kirby into a giant expanding snowflake that freezes enemies that come near it. Pure ownage.
For the most part, this game is short and simple, with the exception of a few levels and bosses: On World 5: Shiver Star, there are two difficult levels. And as for the bosses, I'd have to say the boss of Neo Star is real cool-looking and hard.
The effects are what really give this game a significant boost in terms of quality; the sound effects are devastating. When fighting Mag Man, the boss of world 4: Neo Star, it uses a special attack in which lava thrusts your platform into the ceiling; you could hear the magnificent sound effect of searing lava lunging upward, and it really amplified Mag Man's image as a boss character.
Not only are the effects great, but so is the level design! Each level has great detail, enemy locations, and great twists. On Shiver Star, there is a level that most closely resembles a mega-mall in the winter time; you can ride escalators, elevators, dodge colorful falling shelves. Another exciting level would be the underground factory on the same world. The background art is astounding for this level; you see tanks of frozen organisms that look extremely freakish, there are strange grinning machines that try to crush you, and there are tight spaces with cannons and the ceiling trying to crush you against the floor. Whoa.
And the music goes along with the situation: in the wintertime mega-mall level, Christmas-type music plays. In the factory level, mechanical percussion dominates. In the more pleasant grassy stages, peaceful classic Kirby music plays as you hop along swallowing guys for their powers.
The only fault I found with this game was that I wish it was longer. If you ever get bored with it, start collecting enemy info cards, playing the multiplayer minigames, listening to the sound tests, and even trying to collect each and every crystal shard and experiment with various abilities. It is nigh impossible to be bored with this game.
Let me make a comment on the graphics as well: they are great. These graphics are worthy of a sega dreamcast, they are not the traditional "blocky" graphics of several N64 games; they are easily told apart.
That's all the info I need to state that this is easily one of the best N64 games out there. Being a huge Nintendo fan, i highly recommend you buy this game. If you have an N64 without this game in your library, I hope you find it, because you'll regret it if you don't.
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I love this game! It's really fun! I love the music and the graphics and even the enemies. And I like Kirby's powers.
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