Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

"The baffleing new adition to the Kirby Series."

This game is good and it stunned me with the new Tilting Technology. As I slowly battled through every boss and level I couldn't help but thinking. Wow.. It was an all around good game except that it made a glare on the screen sometimes when you tilted it. But it was still one of the best Kirby games made to date.

Graphics-
10/10
The graphics were amazing for a 8-bit game. And it also had great shadow effects and the levels looked great.I mean instead of like most other GBC games you could give the levels, monsters, boss's and everything else a shape. In allot of other GBC games the graphics looked flat and somewhat dull.

Sound-
10/10
The sound and music on this game was great.It wasnt very sketchy sounding like most other GBC games.It was mostly smooth and the sound efects didnt get anoying that often.I actualy somewhat enjoyed the music.Some of the sound efects get on your nerves but it didnt bother me all that much.At least it dont destract you from game play.

Story line-
7/10
It doesent realy have that much of a story line. Its mostly an arcade/pinball type game.What story it did give you was ok though.Thats the only reason im giving it a 7.In my opinion the boss of each level should have told you somthing before it dies.That would have took the depth of the story a little deeper and maby made the overall game a little better.

Gameplay-
10/10
The game play was superb.One of the best things about it is the control's.You could play all day if you had an A/C adapter. Because of the tilt technology your thumb dosen't start to hurt after a while. The game had many bonus stage's and most of the were hard to get to. The levels were hard and complex wich I like in a game. The boss's got harder and harder on every level. The best thing about the boss's are that on most of them you had to take a strategic approach to defeat them. The tilt controls made them harder to beat also. If you have a good imagination the tilt technology makes you feel like your in the game. I also like that in a game (to feel like im there). It realy didnt take that long to beat so if its possible you should rent it. It only took me 9 hours to beat.

Replay Value-
7/10
The replay is ok if your trying to beat all the bonus stage's and get 99 lives and all but after I beat it the first time i didnt realy feel like playing it again. I tried to play it again and get all the secrets but it was just to boring to keep my attention. Thats why i rate the Replay Value so low.

Over all-
8/10
If there is a video game rental store near you I suggest renting it. If there isnt buy it because its worth the money if there is no other choice.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 12/07/01, Updated 12/07/01