I have the game on virtual console, fun game, can be a little chalenging. Only 4 palyable characters, only in multiplayer. Still, great game.

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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Director(s) Shinichi Shimomura Masayoshi Tanimura Hiroaki Suga Kenji Miki Jun Ishikawa Hirokazu Ando Series, Release Nintendo 64.: March 24, 2000.: June 26, 2000.: June 22, 2001.: 2001 Wii Virtual Console.: February 25, 2008.: March 6, 2008.: April 15, 2008 Wii U Virtual Console.: June 25, 2015.: July 30, 2015.: August 19, 2015 - Mode(s), Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is a developed by and published by for the. It is the sequel to. Although Kirby appears as a playable character in, this is the only game in the Kirby series to be released on the Nintendo 64. Contents. Gameplay Kirby 64 is a, with gameplay similar to earlier titles, where the titular character has the ability to enemies and objects and extract their abilities.

Kirby travels across six planets, which consist of separate, and collect the scattered pieces of a Crystal, which is used to defeat the game's main villain,. Copy ability There are seven different copy abilities, and any two can be merged to create a new one. The seven basic abilities are Burning, Stone, Ice, Needle, Bomb, Spark, and Cutter. Though Kirby only needs one element in his body to gain an extra attack, copy abilities can also be merged with abilities of the same type for more powerful versions of the basic abilities. In total, there are 35 abilities to combine and stand-alone.

Usually, combined ones are stronger or have added effects. This is the only game in the where Kirby can combine copy abilities (save for the very restricted combinations with the Sword and Bomb abilities in ). Minigames Three minigames can be played separate from the main quest.

Each game can be played by 1–4 players on difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard, Intense). Playable characters in multiplayer are Kirby, Waddle Dee, Adeleine, and King Dedede. Plot Ripple Star, a planet populated by, is invaded and conquered by., one of the fairies, flees from home with their sacred treasure, the great. In their pursuit, three Dark Matter shatter the Crystal into pieces throughout the galaxy and Ribbon falls onto Pop Star. Ribbon, heartbroken to find she is left with only one of the shards, helps, being predicament and agrees to retrieving all the Crystal Shards and save Ripple Star from the Dark Matter's control. Kirby and Ribbon enlist the help of, and, who each find a Crystal Shard, and are attacked and possessed by Dark Matter, forcing Kirby to defeat them in battle in order to save them from the Dark Matter, and they continue to search for the pieces across the galaxy.

Kirby and the group restore the Crystal and eventually reach Ripple Star, where they purge the planet and its queen of Dark Matter's influence using the restored Crystal. However, a powerful presence of the last Dark Matter is expelled from the Fairy Queen and forms a new planet called Dark Star, where Kirby and Ribbon confront and defeat, the revived form of Zero, using the Crystal. Dark Star is obliterated, and Kirby and the group are hailed as heroes for saving Ripple Star. Development Screenshots of an early version of the game were originally posted on Nintendo.com on June 1, 1999. They showed Waddle Dee, Adeleine, and King Dedede as playable characters throughout the game, which appeared to feature many more aquatic levels than the finished product. Some of these elements were removed in the final retail version, though King Dedede was still playable in certain stages.

Re-releases The game was released on the Nintendo Virtual Console service, and for the Kirby 20th Anniversary 6-pack known as. Additionally, the game was made available to download through the 's on June 25, 2015 in Europe and July 30, 2015 in North America. Reception Reception Aggregate score Aggregator Score 77/100 Review scores Publication Score 5/10 8.33/10 8/10 32/40 90% 7.5/10 6.9/10 7.9/10 8.1/10 Kirby 64 received 'generally favorable reviews' according to the website.

Many reviewers accused the game of being too short and easy while others enjoyed the varied level design and colorful graphics. Said, 'While some might be initially put off by the youthful nature of Kirby 64, the depth of the power combo system really brings a lot to what would otherwise be an average platformer.' 's also spoke highly of the ability combination mechanic, stating that 'this is one of the most innovative ideas we've seen in a videogame in a long time.' In Japan, gave it a score of one seven, one nine, and two eights for a total of 32 out of 40. The game was a commercial success, selling over 1.07 million copies in Japan and 541,600 copies in the United States.

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