Kirby's Return to Dream Land 2011
Also known as Kirby's Adventure Wii
- Released
- October 24, 2011
- Anniversary
- Turned 15 on October 24
- Genres
- Platform · Adventure
- Platforms
- Wii · Wii U
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Where to buy
- Digital
- Physical
Affiliate links: GOG, Fanatical, Green Man Gaming, ININ Games and Amazon
Is it still worth playing?
HAL Laboratory's 2011 side scrolling platformer for the Wii, in which Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede and Bandana Waddle Dee help the alien Magolor repair his crashed ship, the Lor Starcutter. In return Magolor offers them a trip to his homeworld Halcandra, and the ship's five vital pieces are scattered across Popstar and Halcandra. It is a 2.5D game played with the Wii Remote held sideways, and characters and enemies are 3D models instead of sprites. Kirby inhales enemies and objects, then swallows them or spits them out as projectiles, and Copy Abilities, one held at a time, grant enemy attacks, with Whip, Water and Leaf new to this game. Up to four players can drop in, stacking in a totem and sharing healing items, and all players share one pool of lives. Four players can drop in and everyone shares the lives, so it is still easy to pick up with friends or family.