Review: Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn (Nintendo 3DS)
After Kirby eats a mysterious fluffy tomato, he finds himself in an unfamiliar world, where everything is made of yarn! He soon spots trouble and saves a young lad being chased by a monster.
Pros:
- Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn has beautiful graphics.
- 11,667 block download size.
- 3 save slots.
- Opening tutorial pop-ups.
- 3 modes-Dedede Gogogo, slash and bead, story.
- Can skip cutscenes.
- Action platformer gameplay.
- Touchscreen support.
- Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn features quickly to master controls.
- Two difficulties-normal and devilish. Devilish has a devil following you Dr plopping bombs the whole time.
- Hats-collect hats to get unique abilities.
- Actions-jump, glide, ability, morph.
- Treasures-find/unlock furniture and music in the story mode.
- Kirby flat-an area where you can design and decorate your space. Set themes, take photos.
- StreetPass support-send/share your Kirby flat.
- Cheerful soundtrack.
- Levels have multiple layers, you can jump into and out of the background.
- Different game types in the levels like one minute it’s a runner next you are a space ship shooting then a tank. So many genres crammed in.
- So much interaction in the levels.
- Dedede Gogogo is a timer based runner, avoid bombs and collect stars.
- Slash and bead-fly around areas collecting beads basically.
- In the mini-games, you collect beads and craft furniture and items.
- Fun to play.
- The story features a world map level selection.
- Can replay levels.
Cons:
- Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn has no 3D implementation.
- Throw away mini-games.
- Levels go on a bit and not a good fit for portable play.
- Difficulty spikes especially on the bosses.
- Way too easy to mess up actions because the controls feel sensitive.
