Game Reviews7.7/10
BoxBoxBoy! Review: A Sequel That Justifies Itself With One Change
BoxBoxBoy! review: HAL Laboratory's 3DS sequel adds a second box set to Qbby's puzzles, earning a 7.7/10 for clever, disciplined design.
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Game Reviews7.3/10
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Still Answers Only to the Stylus
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse review: HAL's 2015 Wii U claymation platformer draws rainbow ropes on the GamePad, with co-op Waddle Dees and 28 levels.
Game Reviews8.2/10
BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! Review: HAL Laboratory’s 270-Level Puzzle Masterclass
BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! brings 270 levels and a first-ever co-op campaign to Nintendo Switch, and HAL Laboratory's box-puzzle formula still earns its keep.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Kirby: Triple Deluxe Review — A Confident Handheld Platformer with a Soft Center
Kirby: Triple Deluxe review: the 2014 3DS platformer's 3D depth mechanic, Hypernova, Kirby Fighters, Dededetour! and why it scores 7.9.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Kirby Star Allies Was Thin at Launch and the Updates Fixed It
Kirby Star Allies review: the 2018 Switch co-op platformer, its Jamba Hearts story, Dream Friends, and why free updates earned it a 7.4/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Pokémon Snap’s photography loop is still the best thing Nintendo ever built around a camera
Pokémon Snap turned photography into a Nintendo 64 game in 1999. A look at HAL Laboratory's rail-shooter camera design and why it still holds up.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Kirby 64’s shift to 2.5D costs it the series’ usual precision
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards brought the pink puffball to 3D in 2000 — a 2.5D platformer with Power Combos, six planets, and a very short ride.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Kirby Super Star’s Eight Games Fit Together Better Than a Cartridge Has Any Right To
Kirby Super Star packs eight games onto one SNES cartridge. A look at the copy abilities, the Helper system, and why this 1996 anthology still holds up.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Kirby’s Dream Course turns golf into a puzzle, and Kirby into the ball
Kirby's Dream Course review: HAL's 1994 SNES mini-golf puzzle game where Kirby is the ball, with Copy abilities, multiplayer Keeby, and a score of 8.2.
Game Reviews5.6/10
Balloon Fight Is a 5.6, and There Is Nothing Above It
Balloon Fight review: Nintendo's 1985 NES port of a 1984 arcade game earns a 5.6 — a Joust-like floater saved only by its two-player co-op mode.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter Review — A 7.5/10 NES Platformer With a Kabuki Twist
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter review: Human Entertainment's NES platformer where a colonel's brain becomes a kabuki warrior. Score: 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Adventures of Lolo Review: A 7.5/10 NES Puzzle Classic
A review of Nintendo's 1989 NES puzzler Adventures of Lolo, HAL Laboratory's 50-room castle of logic, eggs, and one very patient round hero.