

The same goes for the music, which never devolved into the incredibly grating toddler-style music of Yoshi’s New Island. The graphics look cute and, more importantly, maintain a kid-friendly art direction that never felt overbearingly so. The story has Kirby climbing a beanstalk to save his frenemy King Dedede from a mysterious new threat. I played three levels of Kirby Triple Deluxe’s main campaign.

Maybe that’s what helped the pink hero endure for so many years. I played Kirby’s 3DS installment for roughly 30-minutes, and in that time I saw abilities and modes that felt approachable for anyone curious about playing video games. And much like previous entries in the series, Kirby Triple Deluxe follows the same approach.

Play Each Kirby game emphasizes the power of choice by enabling you to trade power ups as you travel between stages.
