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Kirby Dreamland 2 review
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Kirby is back again to save us from our nightmares so we can go to dreamland. Nah just kidding thought Kirby is back in this sequel for Game Boy. Plot: 7 Remember how bad the first Dreamland game was? For those that do not remember in the first game. King Dedede just stole food so he could enjoy his midnight snack. Okay enough of me ranting about that, time for the actual plot. The rings that connect the 7 islands in Dreamland has been shattered by Dark Matter (the Nightmares). Not only has the rings been shattered but the nightmares have possessed some of the residents. One of the residents to get possesed is none other than King Dedede. Kirby and his animal friends set out on a new adventure to collect the shattered pieces, restore Dreamland, liberate the residents, and to banish the nightmare. Okay this was a much better plot than the first game. Hal Labs made a much better plot than having Dedede just steal food. If you read my Dreamland One review you can see my rant on how the main villain just steals food for his own snack. Having Dark Matter possess Dedede was a nice touch and having the nightmares return was so much better than the first game. However, If anybody has played Kirby games this is pretty much the same plot used all over again. Dreamland 2's plot was even used in Dreamland 3 with no changes. In Kirby's Adventure, which is a great game, the Nightmares invade the fountain pool. So I was hoping Hal labs would get more creative. On the other hand, if this is your first Kirby game it introduces you to the reoccurring plots in the game. Still, this plot was so much improved from Dreamland one. That alone deserves a decent rating. Graphics: 8 The graphics in this game were much improved. The backgrounds in some stages sparkle, in the water stages the water seems to move which is a nice touch. The Ice stages the ice shines. However, the thing in some stages the backgrounds seem to look fuzzy. So it makes me wonder did Hal rush this game as when this game came out. The Game Boy Color was taking the regular Game Boy's place. The controls are greatly improved from the first game. Kirby seems more smooth. Also even when Kirby is playing with an animal buddy the controls are still very good. The sprints are also improved. Enemies look like enemies again and the characters look like they did in Kirby's Adventure. The first game the characters did not even look like they did in other Kirby games, they were that bad. Also in the latter stages I did notice a few lags. But, compared to Dreamland one they are not that bad and or minor.I would have given this a higher rating had it not been the fuzziness in the background and the minor lags. I like backgrounds to be smooth and consistent. This game the backgrounds would look good in one world but fuzzy the next. Still, since it is improved and this game does have nice touches and good controls it deserves a solid rating. Sound: 8 This sound in this game was again improved from its precursor. I really like how some of the stages have a quite relaxing theme others have a upbeat tempo. What makes the sound special is the music changes when Kirby is riding one of his animal friends. Coo (The Owl) has a really nice tempo whenever the player is using him. The sounds of the special weapons are also nicely done. The electric weapon reminds me of a good thunderstorm on a supper day were there is lots of lightening. The ice weapon reminds me of sounds of winter. That was nicely done. Now here is were the sound might suffer just a little bit compared to Kirby's Adventure, Dreamland 3 and The Amazing Mirror. For readers who have read my reviews you know the rant that is fixing to come  . This game does have some tingling in it. The tingling is not bad compared to Dreamland One, but it is noticeable. I do not like tingles so that keeps this rating from being prefect. Again, I wonder if this game was not rushed. Still, dreamland 2 had a good sound to it. Thus, I give it a solid 8 out of 10.Addictiveness: 7 This game was more fun to play than Dreamland One. I find myself playing this one more. The animal buddies add replay value. Also this game has longer stages (more on that in just a bit). Now is this game up there with Dreamland 3, Kirby's Adventure or The Amazing Mirror. I would say not, still this is a fun game to play, and I often play it. Depth: 8 Dreamland 2 adds more depth to the game than the first game did. First of all, they are special weapons to acquire. The first game did not have any weapons. A lot of the weapons are from Kirby's Adventure. It is often fun to play this game with one special weapon and see how far you can go with it. Also they are items to collect, the player can collect stars and complete the quests in the stages. In fact, the quests need to be collected to get the rainbow rings to get the correct ending of this game. In addition, they are secret rooms that also have to be found to get all the items. Hall Labs really made sure that levels got explored in this game. Also the stages and worlds are longer in this game. The first dreamland game did not have a lot of depth, there were no special powers, no quests and no items to collect. Hall Labs really wanted this game to be improved and by increasing the depth was a good way to do it. The depth is not up there though with Dreamland 3 or the Amazing Mirror. Still, it has decent depth that also adds to the replay value. I give the depth a solid rating. Difficulty: 7 The difficulty in this game can be tricky, there are enemies that love to hit you from behind, corner you, and some can knock out your animal friends with just one hit. The Bosses some of them are easy like in the first 3 worlds. After world 3 you better have a special weapon with you and have some skill because they are tough. The final boss in this game is even difficult. Enemy placement as I mentioned can be a problem. However, if the player has a special power or weapon than the enemies are not that bad. Unlike the first Dreamland game, they give you plenty of weapons on how to deal with enemies. It should also be noted that certain animal buddies have really good attacks depending on what power up you have. Dreamland 2 does require skill and creativity to beat, which is the game I really like. However, I kind of expected more of a challenge. For me the game did not start getting hard till the middle of the game. The first three worlds are pretty easy. I wrestled with my rating of this one. The later world bosses, the end boss, and the enemy placement is what makes this game have its trouble spots. On the other hand they give you special weapons on how to deal with the obstacles. So, I give this game a decent rating of 7. I really wanted to give this game a higher rating and I was hoping it would be up there with The Amazing Mirror. But they give you items to overcome this. Overall Rating 8.4? This game was a much improved game from Dreamland One. I really liked how they brought the special weapons over from Kirby's Adventure. I like how Hal Labs changed the music whenever the player rode an animal buddy. Dreamland 2 is how the first Dreamland should have been made. The graphics, sound, depth and difficulty were so much better. Dreamland 2 was one of the last Game Boy games I believe. I want to think this game came out in 1995 maybe I am not sure but I remember it being around that time. In 1995 the Game Boy was starting to be Plot: 7 Remember how bad the first Dreamland game was? For those that do not remember in the first game. King Dedede just stole food so he could enjoy his midnight snack. Okay enough of me ranting about that, time for the actual plot. The rings that connect the 7 islands in Dreamland has been shattered by Dark Matter (the Nightmares). Not only has the rings been shattered but the nightmares have possessed some of the residents. One of the residents to get possesed is none other than King Dedede. Kirby and his animal friends set out on a new adventure to collect the shattered pieces, restore Dreamland, liberate the residents, and to banish the nightmare. Okay this was a much better plot than the first game. Hal Labs made a much better plot than having Dedede just steal food. If you read my Dreamland One review you can see my rant on how the main villain just steals food for his own snack. Having Dark Matter possess Dedede was a nice touch and having the nightmares return was so much better than the first game. However, If anybody has played Kirby games this is pretty much the same plot used all over again. Dreamland 2's plot was even used in Dreamland 3 with no changes. In Kirby's Adventure, which is a great game, the Nightmares invade the fountain pool. So I was hoping Hal labs would get more creative. On the other hand, if this is your first Kirby game it introduces you to the reoccurring plots in the game. Still, this plot was so much improved from Dreamland one. That alone deserves a decent rating. Graphics: 8 The graphics in this game were much improved. The backgrounds in some stages sparkle, in the water stages the water seems to move which is a nice touch. The Ice stages the ice shines. However, the thing in some stages the backgrounds seem to look fuzzy. So it makes me wonder did Hal rush this game as when this game came out. The Game Boy Color was taking the regular Game Boy's place. The controls are greatly improved from the first game. Kirby seems more smooth. Also even when Kirby is playing with an animal buddy the controls are still very good. The sprints are also improved. Enemies look like enemies again and the characters look like they did in Kirby's Adventure. The first game the characters did not even look like they did in other Kirby games, they were that bad. Also in the latter stages I did notice a few lags. But, compared to Dreamland one they are not that bad and or minor.I would have given this a higher rating had it not been the fuzziness in the background and the minor lags. I like backgrounds to be smooth and consistent. This game the backgrounds would look good in one world but fuzzy the next. Still, since it is improved and this game does have nice touches and good controls it deserves a solid rating. Sound: 8 This sound in this game was again improved from its precursor. I really like how some of the stages have a quite relaxing theme others have a upbeat tempo. What makes the sound special is the music changes when Kirby is riding one of his animal friends. Coo (The Owl) has a really nice tempo whenever the player is using him. The sounds of the special weapons are also nicely done. The electric weapon reminds me of a good thunderstorm on a supper day were there is lots of lightening. The ice weapon reminds me of sounds of winter. That was nicely done. Now here is were the sound might suffer just a little bit compared to Kirby's Adventure, Dreamland 3 and The Amazing Mirror. For readers who have read my reviews you know the rant that is fixing to come . This game does have some tingling in it. The tingling is not bad compared to Dreamland One, but it is noticeable. I do not like tingles so that keeps this rating from being prefect. Again, I wonder if this game was not rushed. Still, dreamland 2 had a good sound to it. Thus, I give it a solid 8 out of 10.Addictiveness: 7 This game was more fun to play than Dreamland One. I find myself playing this one more. The animal buddies add replay value. Also this game has longer stages (more on that in just a bit). Now is this game up there with Dreamland 3, Kirby's Adventure or The Amazing Mirror. I would say not, still this is a fun game to play, and I often play it. Depth: 8 Dreamland 2 adds more depth to the game than the first game did. First of all, they are special weapons to acquire. The first game did not have any weapons. A lot of the weapons are from Kirby's Adventure. It is often fun to play this game with one special weapon and see how far you can go with it. Also they are items to collect, the player can collect stars and complete the quests in the stages. In fact, the quests need to be collected to get the rainbow rings to get the correct ending of this game. In addition, they are secret rooms that also have to be found to get all the items. Hall Labs really made sure that levels got explored in this game. Also the stages and worlds are longer in this game. The first dreamland game did not have a lot of depth, there were no special powers, no quests and no items to collect. Hall Labs really wanted this game to be improved and by increasing the depth was a good way to do it. The depth is not up there though with Dreamland 3 or the Amazing Mirror. Still, it has decent depth that also adds to the replay value. I give the depth a solid rating. Difficulty: 7 The difficulty in this game can be tricky, there are enemies that love to hit you from behind, corner you, and some can knock out your animal friends with just one hit. The Bosses some of them are easy like in the first 3 worlds. After world 3 you better have a special weapon with you and have some skill because they are tough. The final boss in this game is even difficult. Enemy placement as I mentioned can be a problem. However, if the player has a special power or weapon than the enemies are not that bad. Unlike the first Dreamland game, they give you plenty of weapons on how to deal with enemies. It should also be noted that certain animal buddies have really good attacks depending on what power up you have. Dreamland 2 does require skill and creativity to beat, which is the game I really like. However, I kind of expected more of a challenge. For me the game did not start getting hard till the middle of the game. The first three worlds are pretty easy. I wrestled with my rating of this one. The later world bosses, the end boss, and the enemy placement is what makes this game have its trouble spots. On the other hand they give you special weapons on how to deal with the obstacles. So, I give this game a decent rating of 7. I really wanted to give this game a higher rating and I was hoping it would be up there with The Amazing Mirror. But they give you items to overcome this. Overall Rating 8.4? This game was a much improved game from Dreamland One. I really liked how they brought the special weapons over from Kirby's Adventure. I like how Hal Labs changed the music whenever the player rode an animal buddy. Dreamland 2 is how the first Dreamland should have been made. The graphics, sound, depth and difficulty were so much better. Dreamland 2 was one of the last Game Boy games I believe. I want to think this game came out in 1995 maybe I am not sure but I remember it being around that time. In 1995 the Game Boy was starting to be |
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