THE GOOD: • Interesting and smoothly designed courses • Multiple character choice • The ability to absorb enemy powers • Multiplayer compatibility
THE BAD: Unfortunately the game gets somewhat repetitive after a while of game play. Also, there is no exact story unfortunately, but that also leaves you with freedom whilst playing.
SUMMARY: Start your Warp Stars, Kirby is back in a new game, a racing one. With the ability to absorb enemy powers as well as using them against your foes, this is a must buy for fans of the Kirby series, as well as those who enjoy racing titles. There is a large amount of work to do in this game, as well as just relaxing and having fun.
City Trial:
For those of you who just like monkeying around, City Trial will be your best friend. There is also a Free-Run option where you can drive around the city on your favourite Warp Star. You can...
Nintendo's first pink puffball Kirby makes another appearance for the company, this time not as a platformer but in the form of a racing game.
First let's address the presentation presented. Graphically the game is typically colourful and clean. It's all too easy though to perceive this as "simplistic", so anyone looking for blowaway graphics are probably going to be disappointed. It's cheerful rather than awe inspiring.
The sounds suffer a similar program. The effects heard feel a little generic, with simple swishes, bops and booms peppering the gameplay. The soundtracks are nice but don't leave a notable impression.
So, looking from the outside, the impression given is that of "average". However, playing the game gives quite a different impression. So, let's go into that now.
Perhaps the first thing to address here is the control style, which is vital in any game. This game goes the risky route of using just the analogue stick and the A...
THE GOOD: Good graphics High frame rate Fast paced Sweet Machines Loads of unlockables
THE BAD: Sometimes gets repetitive Some checklists are too vague, others impossible Too simple control scheme
SUMMARY: Take Kirby, plop him on some bizzare machine, sprinkle in some weapons a la Mario Kart, add the usual assortment of enemies and Copy abilities and put it all on a racetrack, and you've got the recipe for this game!
OK, so there are three modes to Kirby Air Ride: Air Ride, Top Ride and City Trial, and I'll be going through each of them in this review.
But first, controls. The only controls used in this game are the Control Stick and A. Kirby accelerates on his vehicle constantly (until he reaches terminal velocity of course) and you use the Control Stick to guide him. Pressing A will charge up your vehicle and releasing A gives you a boost. It's useful for getting around tight corners,...
This is not the only one of the best racing games, but one of the best games for the GC! There are three modes you can choose from: Air ride, just a pure racing mode with time attack and free run with lots of machines and abilities, complete chaos. There is Top Ride, a fun, short racing mode with a lot of chaos, There are very short courses, and the camera is viewed above the course. The last one is City Trial. This is a lot of fun. You start on the compact star and you go around the city breaking boxes open to power up your machine. There are a lot of events that happen around the city, that will either help you, or hurt you. Once time runs out, you go to a stadium, which is chosen randomly. You do a challenge like drag race or who can glide the highest and more. That is why you need to power up your machine, with any attribute so your ready for anything. In each mode, there is a checklist, where you have to meet a challenge. Each is very unique, and some are very hard. The...
THE GOOD: Awsome multiplayer, 3 different modes to keep you busy, and many unlockable vehicles and colors. Free run will blow you away in city trial
THE BAD: While in city trial, you can't get power-ups normally. Also ALL the powers you get are temporary. Top ride is only playable so much before it gets boring.
SUMMARY: It's a good change from the classic side scroller kirby games, and this game will keep you busy for quite a while. There is 3 different modes, air ride, top ride, and city trial. Top ride is horrable, air ride is ok, and city trial rocks. I think this game would be better if there was more then only the control stick and the A button-litteraly. they needed more controls. Charging your vehicle and attacking should have different buttons. Also, a button to steal other peoples' vehicles would be nice
THE GOOD: The graphics are amazing! The checklist concept is pure genious and with 8 different courses, players can select a favorite out of a variety. And the Addition of Air Ride machines with different abilities, looks, and difficulty of mastering makes the game a hit!
THE BAD: Nothing, really.
SUMMARY: The one and only Kirby racing games point is to complete tasks on certain racing courses and machines on a checklist and unlock privliges and more machines. With all the enemies in the old games and the traditional copy ability, this game is the same as a lot of other Kirby games, but a new idea and different style of playing keeps this game from being too simillar. Plus, Kirby has got to be the coolest, strongest, and cutest Nintendo character ever thought up! I strongly suggest buying this game, for the wild call of the road is waiting for someone to tear it all up on their tire treads!
THE GOOD: good multiplayer and graphics and really great looking levels and the challenges are ok.
THE BAD: no adventure mode.all the playable characters are the same just with different color.
SUMMARY: Ok this game has good graphics and multiplayer.This is a racing game but,what about the racing controls?The challenges is mostly the main thing.All the characters are the same just with a different color.When you get the game and play it for the first time you'll be like "Where is the main game?"When I mean main game I mean adventure or story mode.Well there is no adventure or story mode.The graphics are awesome and the levels look great.This game has good graphics,great levels,and multiplayer.The challenges in this game are ok.You should rent this game if you like it buy it.
THE GOOD: Graphics, Music, Gameplay, control, basically everything in the entire game!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE BAD: Could use a story mode
SUMMARY: City Trial, Top Ride, and Air Ride. Even Lan Battles!! The game is nearly perfect. Who wouldn't kill for a puffball racing game with diffrent vehicles that are totally diffrent from each other, and even a 2-d racing game? I'd kill for that type of game anyday. The game is so recommended, I could kill myself. Please, do me... erm... yourself a favor and buy one. They're selling out fast! Hurry! (p.s. there are difrent colored Kirby's.)(P.P.S. the music is awesome. They are from other Kirby Games, and even from Super Smash Brothers Melee!!)(p.p.p.s.s I really hate this 750 character limit, so blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah)
THE GOOD: Awesome graphics. Amazing backgrounds. Nice game modes. Simple control....
THE BAD: ....that's used too much. Not really Kirby! Needs more courses. Randomness in City Trial.
SUMMARY: This game is just great to look at. With vibrant colors, smooth framerate, and the best tracks I have seen in a video game, it's just a joy to buy. It offers 3 modes of play. Air Ride is like normal racing, Top Ride offers a top-down view of the action, but only offers 2 craft, and City Trial allows you to comb a city looking for power-ups for your vehicle. Then, when time runs out, a challenge randomly appears to bout your upgraded craft against opponents'. This is where you run into the game's problems. You use A and the control stick only in the entire game. You are always in motion, and A allows you to stop the craft and build up speed. Since you have no real brake, you have to constantly zero in on power-ups. And...
THE GOOD: Plenty of Items, abilitys and courses to make you happy
THE BAD: Nothing really. I can't see anything bad about this one.
SUMMARY: This game is Hours, Years even of fun!!! There are 2 differant types of racing, 3d view, and above view. You can also be other peoplelike King DeeDeeDee and Meta Knight! You can fly and jump. This is a must get, I think it may be bette than Mario Kart Double Dash. Please get this ga,e, It'll take time up for another game to come.Anyways, the Ice irby appears, along with other Kirby forms. Did you watch episodes 6 and 7 for Kirby? Well, the WingStar, Formula Star, the Shadow Star, and the super fast Rocket star are in it too! Some stars are easy to control, some arent. Some ar fast on ground, some on air. Meta Knight is the fastest, so be looking forward to him. Hope this helps!
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