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Kirby : The Crystal Shards for Nintendo 64 Videos >>
Rating Reviewed By ChrisFrom Pennsylvania Review Date 06/20/2003 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 2 votes Rate this review? Summary Kirby 64 proves one point in the field of N64 games: You don't have to be 3D to be good.The game features Kirby searching for crystal shards so that he can go save his friends. Characters from the previous games have returned, including the first boss of the game. Kirby can suck powers of other enimies and make them his own. Kirby can also combine powers to create many combinations of powers in which Kirby can have. This feature makes the game a bit more enjoyable. Overall, I think this game is worth playing and I strongly reccomend this game, especially to those who are new to the world of video games. This game, for the majority of the game, is very easy, and I believe that the game is a good break from a more difficult game. Sound I love Kirby games because of their music, and this one does not fail on that part. The sound effects to the game are also very good. When it comes to sound, this game is the best game for the N64. I really enjoyed the music.Gameplay As I have stated before, the game is very easy... up until the player must battle all of the bosses in order. At this point in the game I would have wished for something that is medium in difficulty before the game drops me into a very hard situation.Cutscenes are only played once, which is nicer compared to many other N64 games. The gameplay is nice for the most part, but for those who wish to have a challenge will not get one for a long time into the game. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This is one of the best games I ever played. The storyline is great!!! My favorite character is Kirby. The unique ability of Kirby's is swallowing enemies and learning their abilities. The game could be better if they made it 3-d.Sound The sound is good. Some of the background music makes you feel like you're running out of time!Gameplay The storyline is pretty interesting. When I first played it, I couldn't stop until the power went out.... :( The hardest part of the game was beating the last boss. The best part of the game are the video clips during the story. Some of them are pretty funny. The bad part about the game was the bosses being too easy to beat.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I remember back in the day when kirby was starting out on the first system NINTENDO™ made... Then NES... Ever since i first played kirby i was hooked, i couldn't get enough of him. He has been and alway will be my favorite and all around best video game characterSound I like how kirby sounds, calm, relaxing, and dosn't bug the heck outta ya. some times i like to listen to the sound test when i get bored because i don't feel bored anymore and just fall asleep...Gameplay The game play is awsome! i loved how you can like mix abilities. my fav ability was the firey sword (cutter, Fire). it could have been 3D, but then it would take away from the Kirby origonality.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary well,i think that kirby64 can be REALY hard somtimes,but the story is easy to understand.it goes somthing like this:lots of space fairys livedin peace intil dark matter coverd the planet.the Queen of this planet knew that horrible screams and pain would happen if dark matter took her magical crystal.so she orderd the princess,ribbon, to take the prize out of the planet.but dark matter broke the crystal into 100% of crystal shards!ribbon fell on pop star and kirby felt sorry for the little princess and the inoccent fairys of ripple star,so he agreed to help ribbon out a little Sound i love the sound in this game!it's so bright andcheery!somtimes the sounds are so peaceful,they make me cry. Gameplay the truth is,this game should have a silver award.BUT the game should take a little bit longer for me then 3 months!i love this game.it is so cool!! Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary A great game if your interested in a ballon type person as your character.You can have up to two players by swallowing 1 or more poweres and then creating a team-mate.The poweres are ice,fire,lightening,bombs,rock,swords,and many others.I beat the game at least 300 times but each time I found something I eather missed, or didn't see.If you try hard enough on this game you will get rewarded by a secret level or new character.I'd have to give a 9.1Sound If you're in a bad mood this game's music will brighten your day.Gameplay The gameplay is encredible.It's absolutely stupendous!I would deffinately suggest this game.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By DarFrom Longlac, Ontario Review Date 07/20/2001 Overall Rating  3 of 5 Rate this review? Summary This game as its aspects but after playing it for hours on end i get sort of bourd(how ever u spell it) of it. The only thing that gets to me is that i could only get 95 crystals. over all this game is delitful and fun(especially the mini-games)Sound the sound is really a great thing to lisen to for cheering up.Gameplay Kirby with his adorable looks can be quite surprising to his distructive power the contorling of the game is dirrerent than im used to but i can handel it. the game play is how can u say it?? one of a kind.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Dorothea DorFrom New York Review Date 06/27/2001 Overall Rating 3 of 5 Rate this review? Summary This game is more for the younger generation of video game players. It is not much of a challenge for older kids like me. I still had fun with the game. If i could give it a rating i would give it E for everyone.Sound The sound was good i think that the sound made a diffrence in the game because i played this game once and like all games withouut sound you cant get a feel the same feeling you have when you play with sound. The sound on this game gave a real good feeling for each level.Gameplay The gameplay wasnt that great but it was a whole lot easyer then other games i have played. The controls are easy to rember and you dont use the whole controller.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Game_MeisterFrom Winnipeg, Manitoba Review Date 06/12/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Kirby 64: The Chrystal Chards is one of the best games I've ever played. Despite the fact that the game wasn't all to difficult, it posed a few problems of trying to get all the chrystal chards. But that itself adds to the excitement of the game. What also adds to the excitement is trying to get all the combinations of powers, and seeing what each one does.Sound The music sets the mood in every world. It reacts perfectly with it's environment. Whether it be desert, grass, or water, the sound always has the appropriate touch. Did I forget to mention that the music itself is great?Gameplay The Gameplay is excellent... although you can only go left, right, up or down, the game itself is a renewed classic, boasting all the same great details, while adding a few of it's own.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary this is the funnest game i have ever played! you are a cute little pink poof-ball who goes through 5 unipue levels (stars) and try to colect crystal shards so you can put them together and defeat the dark matter (or something like that). the cool part is, not only can you suck in enemies and "adopt" their attributes, you can combine two of them for some really awsome moves. great game!Sound the music played in the backround is cheery while you run across the land, but when you get into a large battle, becomes a little more suspensful. very nice!Gameplay gameplay is about as simple as it gets. it is basically a 3-D side-scroller. the only thing is, you have to use the control pad on the controller, but you get used to it.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Anthony TWINEsucksFrom Canada Review Date 03/27/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary You're a powerful puffball with the unique ability to duplicate the abilitys of whatever it swallows trying to save the solar system.Sound Very nice. Could cure a depression.Gameplay It's not as challenging or brain racking as most games. It's not utterly easy either so that it's pathetic. It's perfectly brilliant. It's easy enough so that you can beat the level in one or a couple tries, but not so hard as it takes you weeks to just figure out how to beat the level and give up. It's just easy enough so that you're encouraged to go on. Plus it's extremely fun anyways. I just couldn't get my hands off of it. I played this 7 hours straight when I was at my friend's house. The inventors of this game should congratulate themselves.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is very interesting, like everything else that's not blood and gore (in other words, harvest moon games, some sports games, and maybe some fishing games). The good thing is, this game has a lot of different powers! Dang! I never knew it was possible, and the powers are wacky (like me)! Just take the walking light bulb and the big snowball. It rocks!Sound The sound isn't the greatest aspect of the game, because when you play you don't even notice the sound. The music and voices are probably repetitive (I don't know because I don't listen much), but it sounds much better in the sound test (secret).Gameplay Very, very addictive! The amazing ease of the levels and bosses is put down in the dust with the challenge of getting all the crystal shards from every level (not planet) and getting the enemy info cards (question mark prize at end).Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Drew DaakFrom Litchfield, Minnesota Review Date 08/11/2000 Overall Rating  4 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Summary For a moment forget about racking up kills in a heated game of Maken X or performing awesome fatalities in Soul Reaver. Take a deep breath and gently place your Dreamcast pad on the floor... you've slaughtered enough baddies in Sword of the Beserk today. Now, calmly pull your N64 out of the closet and brush away the thick layer of dust that's collected over the years. Remember your good friend the Fun Machine? It's been a long time, hasn't it? Indeed, if you've been playing the likes of Syphon Filter 2, Zombie Revenge, and RE: Code Veronica nonstop, then this is definitely for your own good. Now, pop in either Mario 64 or Zelda OOT into the catridge slot and power up your system... Hear those classic tunes -- soothing, aren't they? This is precisely why Kirby has sold tons of copies (to be exact 500,000+) in Japan (the same nation that's currently fixated on Sony's wonder console). Like a Treasure or Sonic Team game, a quality Nintendo cartridge just has a certain special something, a seemingly perfect appeal of rock-solid control, innovative play mechanics and lush graphis that completely entrance willing participants... After all, it can't always be about anti-aliasing, texture quality or frame-rates. Sometimes, it's just got to be about fun.Boy, how time does fly.. It's been over three long years since everyone's favorite pink puffball starred in his very own adventure. Kirby was certainly a wewlcome face on the Super Nintendo, with four titles unter his extra-large belt, but, like Samus and Kid Icarus , he nearly became another 64-bit absentee... Sadly it seemed that Kirby was nearly down for the count -- but thanks to his role in Super Smash Brothers, the Big N found renewed intrest in the vacuum-headed hero. Enter a completely reworked Kirby 64, which now joins the N64's rank of 2.5D games along with Goemon's Great Adventure and Yoshi's Story. In his newest adventure, Kirby must defent the cosmic home of a band of space fairies from an evil black cloud (O.K so the plot isn't exactly Shakespearian). In an attempt to swipe the fairies' magical crystal, a struggle ensues, and the gem shatters into many pieces. Fragments of the precious stone litter the adjacent planets (note: In real life, stealing a fairies' crystals can result in painful slaps and defeaning screams), and Kirby and friends must then scour the solar syatem to retrieve all the lost peaces and restore peace... to the home of the fairies. Teggen Tag, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, DOA2... bah, give me Kirby 64 any day of the week! Games like this are a rare treat, my friends; they hark back to the glory days of 16-bit gaming. Forget about fancy lighting effects for a minute, and put aside your jaded opinions -- Kirby 64 is a solid title, and a nice escape from the often boring and uninspired realm of 3D! Sound Not much to say on sound, only that it is the typical Nintendo sountrack, chock full of sooting music that never seems to get on your nerves, no matter how old you are.Gameplay Aside from the basic visuals, Kirby 64 truly bursts thourgh with some amazing gameplay -- this is where the game gets interesting, and not surprisingly, frighteningly addictive.Kirbys most celebrated attribute has been the ability to suck enemies into his huge mouth and utilize their powers (see Kirby 3 and Super Smash Bros.). Kirby 64, however, takes that basic play mechanic and expands on it tenfold. Most enemies in the game represent one of the seven abilities Kirby can harness: fire, stone, ice, needle, bomb, spark and cutter. Alone, each ability offers a unique attack with spikes, boomerangs, fireballs etc. -- but combine them, and the real fun begins. Mix fire and bomb, and Kirby can explode in a series of Fantavision-like fireworks. Or combine two stone crystals together, and Kirby transforms into a giant stone creature. The possibilties are endless, and things like a burning broadsword or a Darth Maul souble light saber are only the beginning! Kirby 64's only Achilles heel seems to be its pace... Things tend to play out very slowly in K64, and the level unfortunately don't offer much in the way of challenges (in other words it's a perfect games if you are among the world's many Drew's). At times, certain bosses require that you bust a little gaming skill, but nothing so difficult that a few continues couldn't solve... And luckily, unlike Yoshi's Story, you won't beat this game in a single sit-down... It's not nearly as long as Yoshi's Island, but it is certainly a decent-sized cart for a title of it's caliber. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary When the N64 first came out, they were rumored to be making a game by the name of Kirby’s Air Ride. Apparently, this was supposed to be some type of racing game...but eventually, Nintendo pulled the plug. Kirby’s Air Ride was cancelled. This left the little pink puffball without an N64 game to call his own (though he was a playable character in Super Smash Bros.). Nintendo has finally released a game starring Kirby though, a game going by the name of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Will this game live up to Kirby’s previous adventures, or will it fall flat on its face? Well...read on!STORY: From what I gathered, I think the story in Kirby 64 goes like this: Some Dark Matter attacks Kirby’s Planet, Ripple Star, and a fairy tries to escape with the planet’s precious crystal. While being chased by the Dark Matter, she falls and the crystal breaks into many pieces (72 to be exact). It’s up to Kirby to recover as many of those shards as he can! CONTROL: Well, Kirby games have always been a snap to control, and Kirby 64 is no exception. Being a side-scroller, the analog is not used; rather you use the D-Pad to move around. To jump is A; to puff up and start flying is pressing A when you’re in the air. You press B to swallow an enemy, and B to spit it back out. You could also press down to swallow the enemy, thereby granting you access to its power! To get the more powerful double power combos, you must swallow something, then press R or L to hold the power over your head. You can then throw it to kill an enemy, and if that enemy had a power, a double power will result! BUY/RENT: RENT! Unless you’re an absolute Kirby nut who must have every Kirby game, this is a definite rental. You can experience everything this game has to offer within a 3-to-5 day rental period. Myself, I was able to beat the game with 100% in three days...not something you want from a game you own... PROS: Good audio/video, fun for a while, Kirby’s powers are cool. CONS: Very easy, not that much replay value. OVERALL: 4/5 Sure, Kirby 64 is good fun for a while, but as stated above, there’s no real reason for a purchase. You can get everything out of this game for only $5...or however much it costs to rent a game where you live. Sound I’ll just come right out and state that I love the music in Kirby 64. It’s always appropriate for the area you’re currently in, and it’s catchy to boot. My personal favorite tune is the one you hear when boarding the spaceship in one level. The sound effects aren’t spectacular, but they get the job done quite well. Occasionally, the sound effects for Kirby’s various powers are fun to hear.Gameplay GAMEPLAY:Anyone who’s EVER played a Kirby game will be comfortable with the way Kirby 64 plays out. Nintendo wisely chose to keep Kirby as a side-scroller, which of course makes it difficult to get lost. As mentioned above, the main goal of Kirby 64 is to collect the Crystal Shards. To do this, you must play through 6 worlds that have 3-4 different levels within and a boss battle. Each level has 3 shards to collect, and then you also win one shard from defeating the boss of the world. Some shards are out in the open, but most require a certain power to get them. This is indicated by colored obstacles, such as a shard that’s covered by something that’s green-and-yellow requires the Cutter-Spark power to obtain. And while we’re on the subject of powers...there are 7 powers available to Kirby in the game: Fire, Ice, Stone, Spark, Cutter, Needle, and Bomb. Sure, these powers are good, and they’re better than just having Kirby without any power, but the real fun in the game comes from combining powers. If you’ve never played before, it’s a treat to watch Kirby transform into something else when using double powers. My personal favorite is the Spark-Cutter combo, which results in Kirby wielding a Darth Maul-esque double-edged lightsaber. Another cool combo is the Stone-Bomb, in which Kirby throws a stick of dynamite and you have a short time to protect yourself from the explosion by donning a hard hat. Though a few combos are pretty much useless, most are fun to use AND watch, and you’ll probably never get tired of them. Besides the main game, there are also three Mario Party-esque mini-games in Kirby 64: 100-Yard Hop, Bumper Crop Bump, and Checkerboard Chase. 100-Yard hop is a race to the finish line. Seems easy, but you have to avoid obstacles along the way which will slow you down if you hit them. In Bumper Crop Bump, you’re trying to catch fruit falling from a tree. Of course, you don’t just move left and right...you can switch places with your opponents if you’re right next to them. Finally, Checkerboard Chase is a game where you’re on a giant checkerboard and you’re trying to avoid falling into an abyss. You get 5 chances, but then you’re out of the game and the board gets smaller. Now that I’ve come through with the positives, it’s time for the negative: Kirby 64 is EXTREMELY easy. Some of the shards require some thinking, but most of the bosses are a piece of cake and don’t require much effort. Also, you get unlimited continues, so there’s never that sense of urgency you should have in a game. REPLAY: THUD! There’s no real reason to play through Kirby 64 again after beating it once. Sure, trying out all of the different powers is cool, but if you wanted to do that, you could just fool around on the 2nd level of the 1st world since all 7 powers are available there. You could try to get all 81 enemy info cards, but I must ask, why? Unless you need that feeling of completing everything a game has to offer, there’s no reason to do this. You don’t get anything special from collecting all of the cards. And the mini-games can be a fun diversion, but they’re quite simple, and the fun doesn’t last. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Rapids FlorezFrom california Review Date 07/22/2000 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary This Game is just hmm.. how can i say it? just incredible!! the motions are fluid and their are wide varietys in this game such as after levels you have to jump on items on a blanket.The 3 mini games are really fun even though its suppose to be a platform i expescially like the 100 yard hop race on that one was sooo! fun and the adiition of 4 multiplayer characters.you can play as King DeDeDe at some points that suprised me that he joines your group same with ardeline and waddle dee.at Waddle Dee's Wacky Vehicles to drive and the insane attacks! This game kept me hooked for hours although a little short the levels,the game it is still a tough time earning all shards (and enemy cards the levels are simple some large some small and the gave is overall easy some places hard but the later bosses are much harder.This is n64's Best Platform,yes better then link and the rest. PERFECT N64 GAME!BEST N64 GAME! (p.s just because i like this game doesnt mean i gave it all fives,it is really that damn good!) Sound After you beat the game you get to go to the al'mighty sound check letting you listen to al 632 sound effects and 62 songs including some really tight songs that make you have songs to go with them it did with me and on some Kirby will have only 2 different faces to go with the songs.Gameplay This is unstoppable here its a massacre of great ideas into a great gameThere are 28 different attacks you can you to whoop with!like the flamesword,fireworks,refrigerater,Darth maul's Sword and much much more. There are 81 enemies There are 6 worlds to equal 28 levels plus if you get all shards you get a secret world gain 81 enemy cards just for fun its nice to collect them play as 3 ultamate fun mini-games being Kirby,Waddle-Dee,Ardelene,King DeDeDe and 4 challange modes for each mini-game. the mini-games are 100 yard hop bumper crop bop! and challange chess. These are the Bosses 1.Whispy Woods Tree 2.Pix 3.Acro 4.Magman 5.H-R-2, H-R-S 6:Miracle Matter Secret stage 7:02 Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Patrick KennyFrom New Mexico Review Date 07/08/2000 Overall Rating 3 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Kirby is a new platformer for the n64 and like most is a little kid game.Sound Sound is good.normal sounds.music is clear.Gameplay Gameplay is simple.move left or right,or jump sometimes.then you can suck up bad guys and shoot them or eat them.suck up special ones to get a new power .Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By MikeFrom Edina, Minnesota Review Date 06/28/2000 Overall Rating 4 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Summary This game rocks! The levels are good for a platform, not great though. They're too small I think. Otherwise this game is awesome! The swallow moves are good, and there's a w i d e variety of bad guys and moves. The only thing I don't like about it is there are no other moves to use besides the swallow. But, still overall: a great game.Sound The music is good, but it can get annoying after a while.Gameplay Again, levels a little small, and moderatley hard. Still, very good game set-up.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.
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