Kirby and the Rainbow Curse: Clay It Loud

Sterica

February 20th (NA)
Q3/Q4 2015 (EU)

Do you all remember Kirby Canvas Curse? It was released ten years ago (no, really) on the Nintendo DS, and was one of the first stand-out games for the (at the time) struggling system. Instead of a traditional Kirby sidescroller, Kirby was a perfect ball, and you had to guide him along by drawing lines for him to scoot along. You could only draw lines for but so long before having to recharge, so there was challenge in navigating Kirby safely. Like I said, it was one of the first games on the DS to get high marks, and is considered among the best the system has to offer.

And now we're getting a sequel!

Gameplay is very similar to Canvas Curse, only this time it's on the Wii U in stunning HIGH DEFINITION CLAYMATION. Yeah, the whole game has a clay look to it, making this game the first of its kind since uh....Clay Fighter 63 1/3? Skullmonkeys? Yeah, that trend died faster than cel-shading. But the result is a gorgeous-looking game powered by the GamePad as you use the stylus to draw your little pink wad of clay a safe route. Like most Kirby games, you can expect the game to be very easy to beat, but difficult to 100% thanks to collectibles and rankings.

But wait, there's more! Rainbow Curse features multiplayer! Other players can play as Waddle Dees that control more like a regular platformer, and they can aid Kirby by carrying him places or attack enemies. Spread the clay-based love!

If you dished out money for an Amiibo, then you may be able to access powerups in Rainbow Curse. As far as I can tell, Rainbow Curse is Read-Only, so you can keep your precious Smash Bros. data.

Kirby: Use a Dash Star at any time
Metaknight: Increases Attack Power
King Dedede: Gives two extra blocks of health

I have no idea if these boosts are exclusive or if you can have all three active at once for a horrible Death Kirby.

Oh, and did I mention that it's only forty dollars? Yeah, I should mention that.

Roe

I really want to play this game because its the successor to canvas curse. I heard it gets difficult, much like the later levels of CC, but that doesn't really bother me much.

azith28

Sooo How is it?

AbsoluteZero

I'm definitely picking this up at some point but my back log has gotten ridiculous. Probably wait for a sale on this one. They do eShop sales occasionally, right?

Bartholamue

This game is awesome. I don't know how they did the clay effect, but it actually looks like they did it for real. There doesn't seem to be much point in playing it with the TV screen, as this is a touch screen game only.

To answer the thing about Amiibo support, you can only use one amiibo on one stage per day. Yeah, it's pretty lame

Krathoon

I was wondering if it was CGI clay. I suspect is an effect and not stop motion.

azith28

It's probably a texture like the 'yarn' game that came out a year or two ago.

-Abel-

Bartholamue wrote: »

This game is awesome. I don't know how they did the clay effect, but it actually looks like they did it for real. There doesn't seem to be much point in playing it with the TV screen, as this is a touch screen game only.

To answer the thing about Amiibo support, you can only use one amiibo on one stage per day. Yeah, it's pretty lame

Seriously! I went to all the trouble to find a Dedede amiibo (which I was not successful at) and imported a damn Metaknight and I can only use them on one stage each day? I thought they might help my wife out (she loved Kirby's epic yarn, but isn't the best gamer).