Kirby: Canvas Curse 2005

Is it still worth playing?

HAL Laboratory's 2005 platformer for the Nintendo DS, known in Europe as Kirby: Power Paintbrush, played entirely with the stylus. You control Kirby, who rolls around in ball form, by drawing rainbow lines that form ramps, bridges and walls to protect him from enemies and hazards. Drawing uses up rainbow ink, which recharges over time. You can stun enemies by tapping them and defeat them by rolling or dashing into them, and some enemies grant abilities such as shooting beams. It spans eight worlds, all but one with three levels that end at a rainbow colored doorway, with themes from volcanoes to frozen tundras. Parts of the levels can be replayed in Rainbow Run mode, against the clock or with minimal lines. Today, drawing the ground under him as he rolls makes every level a small puzzle of lines.