• Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Dec 2, 2002
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Image
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critics What's this?

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Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

  • Summary: When King Dedede steals the Star Rod, it's up to Kirby to recover the fragmented pieces from Triple D's underlings and restore power to the Fountain of Dreams. Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land is an action-packed side-scrolling adventure chock full of awesome copy abilities and fast-moving gameplay. Kirby may not look tough, but he can float over dangerous obstacles, eat enemy projectiles, and copy his enemies' abilities. You can use these skills in the single-player story mode or multiplayer mode with up to three friends using the Game Boy Advance Link cable. Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. With fantastic level designs, great enemies and power-ups, as well as the addition of some fun and entertaining multiplayer modes, Kirby is a must have.
  2. The graphics are astounding, the levels are very clever.
  3. 85
    But keep in mind that there's a lot of discovery and, yes, a little strategy in order to complete the game 100%, and you'll want to do that to get the "extra" something.
  4. 72
    Unless you want a mega-dose of pink cotton candy, you'll likely be bored stiff.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 30
  2. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. this game is good except for the really really short lasting appeal....as a new be to this game it took me 8 hours to beat extra mod and regular and get a 100%completion for both extra and normal......also when you beat a boss except king dede you can longer fight them again unless its in the mini game you unlock where you fight all the bosses in a row.....you can also play as meta knight in a mini game as well....the mini games balnce out the short appeal because there that good Expand
  2. The very many power ups and unique level design keep the gameplay fresh as you blast through the game. Beating the game is a little too easy, but at least getting 100% completion is more of a challenge. Expand
  3. El primer juego de Kirby para esta portátil nos devolvió a los orígenes de la saga. Un título al mas puro estilo de este simpático personaje, volviendo a la base plataformera en side-scroll. Expand
  4. AlexC
    4
    All kirby games are the same, which makes this one incredibly boring and the easy bosses add to its boringness.

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