Jump to content

Kirby's Epic Yarn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 173.74.57.233 (talk) at 04:59, 28 August 2010 (→Pre-release). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Kirby's Epic Yarn
Developer(s)Good-Feel and HAL Laboratory[3]
Publisher(s)Nintendo
SeriesKirby[4]
Platform(s)Wii
Genre(s)Platformer[4]
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer[4]

Kirby's Epic Yarn is the tenth platform installment of the Kirby video game series, in development for the Wii video game console by Good Feel, Inc., with supervision from HAL Laboratory. Originally planned as a 2.5D in the series for the Nintendo GameCube, a failure to complete development in time saw a shift of focus to the GameCube's successor, the Wii, where it was eventually realized as a 2D game, along the lines of previous entries in the series.

After five years of speculation, it was officially unveiled at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010.[5] It is the first entry in the Kirby series on a home console since 2003's Kirby Air Ride and its first home console platform game since 2000's Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.[4]

Gameplay

The game is played with the Wii Remote held sideways. Differing from earlier games in the Kirby series, Kirby uses a whip like attack to attack enemies and interact with the environment, while his usual ability to copy enemies by swallowing them has been removed. Tapping the attack button will defeat most enemies, while holding down the button will capture them and turn them into a ball of yarn, which Kirby can then throw. Kirby also no longer floats like in previous games, instead gliding in the form of a parachute, as well as turning into a car for extra speed and transforming into an anvil to drop with force from the air. Certain parts of the game see him transform into a surfing penguin, a UFO and a giant robot, some forms controlled by tilting the Wii Remote. A second player can play as a character named Prince Fluff, and the two players can stand on or throw each other in order to reach otherwise inaccessible areas.

The game features graphics rendered in a unique knitted design somewhat reminiscent of Yoshi's Story and the Japanese commercial of Kirby's Adventure, though particularly more drastic, based on animated yarn and a world of cloth and textiles.[4] The game works its graphics style into the gameplay through creating interaction between the game and its graphical style, such as allowing Kirby to pull on stray threads to reveal hidden areas.[4] Playing as a traditional 2D platform game, and retains the series trademark of Kirby being able to alter his shape to suit the challenges before him, both in common action and transformation into vehicles such as a car or a submarine.[4] It also seems to have some gameplay/graphic elements similar to those in the Paper Mario franchise.[4]

Development

In the December 2007 issue of Official Nintendo Magazine, it was stated in the "Ask Nintendo" section that a Kirby game for Wii was not currently in development.[6] On January 29, 2010, on a report of Nintendo games slated for release, Hoshi No Kirby appeared on the list for a TBA release date, which leads speculation to whether the game is finally resurfacing for a 2010 release. On May 7, 2010 Nintendo confirmed that Kirby Wii was still in the making[7], and the game was officially announced during Nintendo's 90 minute conference at E3 2010 on June 15th, 2010[5] with the visuals and design concept completely different from what had been originally shown for the untitled Kirby game.[citation needed] The yarn graphics were created by taking digital images of yarn and fabric and placing them under polygons in order to give an authentic feel.[8]

Reception

Pre-release

Kirby's Epic Yarn won numerous awards following its E3 2010 appearance, including the prestigious Game of the Show award from GameSpot and the G4 television show Reviews on the Run. Gamespot also named it as the Best Wii Game, Best Platformer and nominated it for Best Graphics.[9] The game received the award for Best Overall Game from Nintendo Life[10] as well. Additionally, it won the Best Graphics award from GameTrailers, beating out notable contenders like Crysis 2, Killzone 3, and Gears of War 3.[11] GameTrailers also awarded it the Best Platformer title.[12] It was named Best Wii Game by 1UP.com[13], Nintendo World Report[14] and Kotaku, and awarded Best Character Design by Kotaku as well.

Game Revolution editor Nick Tan praised Kirby amongst other games as a great revival, commenting that unlike the other titles, it completely refashions the character Kirby. He compares the graphical style to Yoshi's Story, describing it as a "ball of whimsy" and calling it a "certified winner" of E3.[15] Siliconera editor Jenni agreed, stating that she was excited to play the game after seeing its trailer, commenting that the game looked great on the HDTV she played it on.[16] GamesRadar editor Brett Elston described Epic Yarn as the "cutest, most charming game" for the Wii. He commented that it was a relief to see something interesting in the series, describing recent titles such as Kirby Air Ride, Kirby: Squeak Squad, and Kirby Super Star Ultra as being stale.[17]

==References==0

00

  1. ^ a b "Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Earnings Release for the Three-Month Period Ended June 2010" (PDF). Nintendo.
  2. ^ http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=25032
  3. ^ Kirby's Epic Yarn Developed By Good Feel
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "KIRBY'S EPIC YARN™". Nintendo E3 Network. June 15, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "E3 2010: Kirby Epic Yarn Announced". N-Europe. June 15, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  6. ^ "Say it ain't so - No Kirby game in development for Wii". GoNintendo. December 17, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
  7. ^ "Financial Results Briefing for the Three-Month Period ended June 2009" (pdf). NCL. July 31, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
  8. ^ http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/705856/Kirbys-Epic-Yarn-Interview.html
  9. ^ http://e3.gamespot.com/best-of-e3-2010/introduction/index.html
  10. ^ http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/07/e3_2010_best_of_e3_awards
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ [2]
  13. ^ 1UP.com Staff. "1UP's Best Games of E3 2010". 1UP.com. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/23549
  15. ^ http://www.gamerevolution.com/preview/wii/kirbys-epic-yarn
  16. ^ http://www.siliconera.com/2010/06/25/hands-on-kirbys-epic-yarn-and-kirbys-epic-yarn-robot/
  17. ^ http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/kirbys-epic-yarn/preview/e3-2010-kirbys-epic-yarn-first-impressions/a-20100616142928227056/g-2010061595258540094

0

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Kirby%27s_Epic_Yarn&oldid=381442468"