Kirby: Canvas Curse Review
The first time I saw Kirby: Canvas Curse, I thoght "Wow" to myself. The vibrant
color scheme had my itching to play this game. After owning it though, I have changed the way I look at it.
Story 7.5
The story line isn't very in depth with the gameplay, it is kind of different though with Kirby needing the help of you and the Magic Pen. An evil witch turned the world into a canvas (go figure) and Kirby needs your help to make things right, because he is just a ball. The aspect of the story line I do like is the recurring bosses(Kracko, King Dedede, and Paint Roller) with 3 levels of difficulty.
Controls 6.75
This is my only complaint with this title. The controls may seem easy and similar
to Yoshi's Touch & Go, but in all actuallity they are different. Kirby can move all
directions around him with the help of the Rainbow lines that you draw, and touching him gives him a little whirling ball technique remeniscent to Sonic. Kirby follows the lines that you draw, no matter how slow he is rolling. Be wary, that if he moves to slow, the end of the line will catch up to him and he will fall off. Also,Drawing Loop-the-Loops will make Kirby do his rolling attack. Touching enemies stun them for a short period of time, allowing you to roll Kirby into them, gaining their power, or destroying them. You can also break blocks, and detonate bombs by touching them. Drawing lines in front ofShotzos and lasers will guard Kirby as long as the line is there. The Bonus Game, at the end of every stage, has you tapping Kirby frantically to roll as fast as possible, then at the end you have to draw a line, that will act as a ramp to launch Kirby as far as possible.
Graphics: 8
In the graphical department, this game is definantly not lacking at all,especially
for a 2D game. The vribrant colors really stand out against the artistic and abstracted backgrounds, which were also designed very nicely. It kind of makes me feel like I'm looking at classwork from my Senior year art class, except it has sprites. Just as Pac-Pix seemed very story book like, this game seems to be a painting that has sprung to life.
Sound: 8
Very catchy and repetitive Kirby tunes are back once again, and I like it. All the classic music and sound effects are back and they sound better, especially in Virtual Surround.
Extras 7.5
Pleny of extra gameplay to go around, like the Challenge Mode, and Rainbow Run. Medal Swap also lets you use your medals from Story Mode and Rainbow Run to break blocks and unlock things, such as Sound Test Sounds.
Overall 7.5
A lot of time and effort was obviously put into this game, but only in my humble opinion, I think it's mediocre. Everything was fine and the game was nostalgic, the control scheme was what shot it down for me. But if you're looking for a game that will take some time (which we all are, at least until next month) I'd pick it up.
D*
Second Opinion
Kirby: Canvas Curse is a very addicting game, but the game is challenging which I like. The visuals is bright and colorful, and the levels were really done well. The music in the game matched each level and catchy; the controls was really fun for me, as you can control kirby with stylus,and the game play was good, but the story didn't catch my interest that much.
8.9 out of 10
-Falco8
color scheme had my itching to play this game. After owning it though, I have changed the way I look at it.
Story 7.5
The story line isn't very in depth with the gameplay, it is kind of different though with Kirby needing the help of you and the Magic Pen. An evil witch turned the world into a canvas (go figure) and Kirby needs your help to make things right, because he is just a ball. The aspect of the story line I do like is the recurring bosses(Kracko, King Dedede, and Paint Roller) with 3 levels of difficulty.
Controls 6.75
This is my only complaint with this title. The controls may seem easy and similar
to Yoshi's Touch & Go, but in all actuallity they are different. Kirby can move all
directions around him with the help of the Rainbow lines that you draw, and touching him gives him a little whirling ball technique remeniscent to Sonic. Kirby follows the lines that you draw, no matter how slow he is rolling. Be wary, that if he moves to slow, the end of the line will catch up to him and he will fall off. Also,Drawing Loop-the-Loops will make Kirby do his rolling attack. Touching enemies stun them for a short period of time, allowing you to roll Kirby into them, gaining their power, or destroying them. You can also break blocks, and detonate bombs by touching them. Drawing lines in front ofShotzos and lasers will guard Kirby as long as the line is there. The Bonus Game, at the end of every stage, has you tapping Kirby frantically to roll as fast as possible, then at the end you have to draw a line, that will act as a ramp to launch Kirby as far as possible.
Graphics: 8
In the graphical department, this game is definantly not lacking at all,especially
for a 2D game. The vribrant colors really stand out against the artistic and abstracted backgrounds, which were also designed very nicely. It kind of makes me feel like I'm looking at classwork from my Senior year art class, except it has sprites. Just as Pac-Pix seemed very story book like, this game seems to be a painting that has sprung to life.
Sound: 8
Very catchy and repetitive Kirby tunes are back once again, and I like it. All the classic music and sound effects are back and they sound better, especially in Virtual Surround.
Extras 7.5
Pleny of extra gameplay to go around, like the Challenge Mode, and Rainbow Run. Medal Swap also lets you use your medals from Story Mode and Rainbow Run to break blocks and unlock things, such as Sound Test Sounds.
Overall 7.5
A lot of time and effort was obviously put into this game, but only in my humble opinion, I think it's mediocre. Everything was fine and the game was nostalgic, the control scheme was what shot it down for me. But if you're looking for a game that will take some time (which we all are, at least until next month) I'd pick it up.
D*
Second Opinion
Kirby: Canvas Curse is a very addicting game, but the game is challenging which I like. The visuals is bright and colorful, and the levels were really done well. The music in the game matched each level and catchy; the controls was really fun for me, as you can control kirby with stylus,and the game play was good, but the story didn't catch my interest that much.
8.9 out of 10
-Falco8
5 Comments:
nice review, but i don't agree on half of it.
i bought kirby canvas curse and it has a great replay value when you finish it because you can play with other characters and it has nice mini-games.
the last battle was a challenge, so i think the dificulty is not easy.
umhhhh..... what else.... umh.... you are right with the story, because while you are playing it you forgot about what the game was for.
the music is great, (well i like happy tunes, they keep me away from depression ^_^)
something i didn't like was that it doesn't have a multiplayer option.
ok first of all u didn't review the gameplay aspect of the game which in my opinion should have got at least a 8/10 cause it was insanely fun
The Controls are actually very good once u get used to them so atleast a 7/5
but there was barly any story in the game, sure theres the which lady that turns kirby into a ball but thats it.No plot twists nothing. should have got around 3 or 4/10
surely someone who is commissioned to write a review should at least have basic knowledge of spelling and grammer? ridiculous
are u sure u played this game?
Good reviews here.
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