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Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Released: 2/24/2023

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe is a new version of Kirby’s Adventure Wii for Nintendo Switch! Up to four players can join Kirby and their friends as they travel through Dream Land to help Magolor repair his crashed spaceship. In addition to Sword, Whip, and other familiar Copy Abilities, the new Mecha Copy Ability makes its debut! Become a robot and fly through the sky, attacking from a distance with your cannon or up close with powerful punches. You can also inhale glowing enemies to make use of special Super Abilities – ultra-strong versions of Copy Abilities that can really turn the tables! Share Joy-Con controllers to play together locally on the same console with up to four players. Play as fan-favorite characters like Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Bandana Waddle Dee, or let everyone play as Kirby, each using their favorite Copy Abilities! Take a break from the adventure and play a range of subgames with up to four players! As well as returning subgames such as Ninja Dojo and Samurai Kirby, you can also dive into the all-new Magolor’s Tome Trackers.

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe is a new version of Kirby’s Adventure Wii for Nintendo Switch! Up to four players can join Kirby and their friends as they travel through Dream Land to help Magolor repair his crashed spaceship. In addition to Sword, Whip, and other familiar Copy Abilities, the new Mecha Copy Ability makes its debut! Become a robot and fly through the sky, attacking from a distance with your cannon or up close with powerful punches. You can also inhale glowing enemies to make use of special Super Abilities – ultra-strong versions of Copy Abilities that can really turn the tables! Share Joy-Con controllers to play together locally on the same console with up to four players. Play as fan-favorite characters like Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Bandana Waddle Dee, or let everyone play as Kirby, each using their favorite Copy Abilities! Take a break from the adventure and play a range of subgames with up to four players! As well as returning subgames such as Ninja Dojo and Samurai Kirby, you can also dive into the all-new Magolor’s Tome Trackers.

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe is a new version of Kirby’s Adventure Wii for Nintendo Switch! Up to four players can join Kirby and their friends as they travel through Dream Land to help Magolor repair his crashed spaceship. In addition to Sword, Whip, and other familiar Copy Abilities, the new Mecha Copy Ability makes its debut! Become a robot and fly through the sky, attacking from a distance with your cannon or up close with powerful punches. You can also inhale glowing enemies to make use of special Super Abilities – ultra-strong versions of Copy Abilities that can really turn the tables! Share Joy-Con controllers to play together locally on the same console with up to four players. Play as fan-favorite characters like Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Bandana Waddle Dee, or let everyone play as Kirby, each using their favorite Copy Abilities! Take a break from the adventure and play a range of subgames with up to four players! As well as returning subgames such as Ninja Dojo and Samurai Kirby, you can also dive into the all-new Magolor’s Tome Trackers.

Critics
80
Metacritic
86

Score Breakdown

80.4

Critic Average

92 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

86

Metacritic User Score

220 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
-5.6
Combined Disparity
-5.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

42 early (46%)49 launch window (53%)1 late (1%)

Review summary

Updated Apr 27, 2023

Based on 92 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 80.4/100. Critics score this game 5.6 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 92)+
  1. Sérgio MotaviaStarbit
    Apr 27, 2023·Late review
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 86/100 · -6.0 pts
  2. Joseph KimeviaGGRecon
    Mar 24, 2023·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 86/100 · -16.0 pts
  3. Azdin CostaviaRapid Reviews UK
    Mar 23, 2023·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 86/100 · -6.0 pts
  4. Sabri Erkan SabanciviaOyungezer Online
    Mar 22, 2023·Launch window
    75/100View review
    Metacritic 86/100 · -11.0 pts
  5. Josh WiseviaVideoGamer
    Mar 21, 2023·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 86/100 · -16.0 pts