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Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  • Platform Tested: Nintendo DS
  • Genre: Platformer
  • ESRB: E for Everyone

    Kirby Super Star Ultra is more than just a remake of the classic Super Nintendo game Kirby Super Star. It's an upgrade. The DS version adds new game modes (some with touch-screen support), new FMV cut scenes, and multiplayer support via the DS's wireless function. Most of the game modes fall into the category of side-scrolling platformer; Kirby's adventures in eating his enemies to gain their powers are hardly groundbreaking, but younger or new gamers will find this a good entry into the genre. Experienced players should be wary, though—game play with the little pink guy might be too easy to keep them entertained.

    For more on this game, see 1Up.com's review of Kirby Super Star Ultra.

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    Kirby on the Draw

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    Side-scrolling Action

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    Whitney Reynolds

    Whitney Reynolds

    Producer

    Whitney Reynolds has been a Web Producer for PCMag.com since 2003. In that time she's served as an occasional game reviewer, contributed to the Appscout and Gearlog blogs, and moderated a lot of comments. When she's not creating yet another slideshow story, she dabbles in podcasting and has been a contributor on The Toast.

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