



In fact, King Dedede becomes the victim as he’s captured and Kirby, after a giant sprout lifts his house into the sky, is the one off to rescue him. The story is a little different this time around with King Dedede being replaced as the antagonist by a masked villain named Taranza. Nintendo didn’t take any chances like they did with Kirby’s Epic Yarn as this is back to the series’ traditional format with light new features. Our little hero has changed a lot since he originally debuted, but the first true Kirby game developed on the Nintendo 3DS has revitalized our nostalgia for the series. The core of the series is still here though, with all the metamorphosis and loveable characters we grew up with. The pixel art side scrolling Kirby is gone, replaced with a fully modelled world featuring nostalgic animations and music. High scores are shared via StreetPass.The affable pink balloon-like creature we know as Kirby is back once more, but Nintendo is looking to bring his rounded shape to life in beautiful 3D.

While levels are predominately side-scrolling, Kirby can sometimes move to background planes in order to solve puzzles or traverse the level. After eating the rainbow colored Miracle Fruit, Kirby enters Hypernova mode which allows extremely large enemies and landscape objects to be eaten. Growing a rhino beetle horn to charge enemies and donning archery gear are two abilities new to this entry. Like many previous games, Kirby can copy abilities from inhaled enemies. The thirteenth game in the series, Kirby: Triple Deluxe is a 2.5D side-scrolling platformer. The pink puffball must now explore this new land, rescuing his friends, and save his homeland from the six-armed caterpillar Taranza. The beanstalk has carried his home and other landmarks of Dreamland to the land of Floralia. One night Kirby awakes atop a giant beanstalk which has sprouted beneath his home.
