Customer Reviews

Kirby's Dreamland 2

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I've had this game for years and I've finally figured out how to get all the Star Drops. People say this game is easy but once you get to King Dedede and Dark Matter you'll quickly change your opinion on it! Great for people who love Kirby and those looking for an easy/hard game.

This is one of my most favoritest games since Super Mario Land 2! Kirby fans should enjoy this game. I give it a 9&1/2 out of 10!

kirby's dreamland 2 is a graet game. the only bad thing about it is it is easy. it could be harder if it had more levels.
the good things about kirby's dreamland 2 are you can ride on a hamster, a fish, and an owl. you can also inhale enemies and change into them. i give this game 4&1/2 stars out of 5

I can still remember reading all the articles about Kirby's Dream Land 2 in Nintendo Power back in the mid-90s. I had never played the first Kirby's Dream Land because it was very hard to find where I lived, and I sure didn't want to miss out on this installment, which had 3 animal friends to help Kirby. Everything about the game looked great- it had some of the best graphics on the GameBoy, Kirby had a ton of powers, the animal friends all had their own versions of powers, and the game had a secret ending that could only be seen if you collected all the Rainbow Drops. Yeah, I couldn't wait to play this game, and I ended up getting it with some of my birthday money the year it came out. No other game had my attention until I beat Dream Land 2. This really was the best platformer that'd come out in years, and I'm happy to say that it still holds up 16 years later.

An evil forced named Dark Matter has stolen the Rainbow Bridges that connect the Rainbow Islands, and possessed King Dedede in order to take over Dream Land. It's up to Kirby and his 3 animal friends to defeat Dark Matter. However, in order to truly get rid of the evil doer, you need to collect a Rainbow Drop from each island. If you don't get them, you'll still defeat the possessed King Dedede at the end, but in the credits, Dark Matter's silhouette appears with question marks where his name should be. Don't you want to get rid of the real bad guy? Of course you do!

Gameplay in Kirby's Dream Land 2 is easy to get the hang of. A is jump, B is inhale/spit, and pressing up while jumping lets Kirby float around. He can also shoot out puffs of air while flying to defeat weaker enemies. Throughout the levels, there are different kinds of enemies, and a lot of them have unique powers that Kirby can absorb. Press B to suck in the enemy, then press down on the d-pad and he'll take their power if they have one. Kirby can gain abilities like having an umbrella to help him float and defend from air attacks, a fireball that lets him dash through enemies and objects, needles that let him essentially turn into a porcupine, a boomerang and several others. But the star of the game is the ability to get an animal friend to help you out. Rick the hamster, Coo the owl and Kine the fish are all here to help Kirby, with each one having their own obvious benefits. Rick is great on land and can't slip on ice, Coo flies and is so good that the game is super easy if you keep him around at all times, and Kine makes swimming easier but is very slow on land. And as I mentioned earlier, they all have their own takes on Kirby's powers. Where Kirby would just have one boomerang that goes in front of him, Coo shoots three feathers in a spread shot that is VERY useful for taking out multiple enemies and obstacles. Kine's version of lightning lets him charge a lightbulb in his mouth, then shoot it forward when B is released, and you can detonate it by pressing B again, making a kind of explosive shield. It's a blast seeing all the powers for the animals, and I still get a kick out of seeing Rick's rock power where he turns into a boulder and Kirby rolls it with his feet.

The game never gets very difficult, but it's never so easy to the point where you get bored...unless you want to be cheap and keep Coo around. I love that owl and all, but since you keep the animal friends until their health is reduced to zero or you get rid of them yourself, a lot of people will want to keep them since they act as extra health too. The stages are varied and get longer as the game goes on, with some leaving a little room for exploration instead of being linear. And figuring out which power to have in order to get out the Rainbow Drops from their storage rooms can be a little bit of a challenge. But hey, these days you can just look up an FAQ or walk through video and figure it out, but back in the mid-90s, this was tricky! People who love the old Mario games, especially Super Mario World will love Kirby's Dream Land 2.

The graphics and music are both fantastic, with this being one of the first games that I really wanted a soundtrack cd of (the first being Donkey Kong Country of course). But there's one nitpick I have with it, and it's that if you have one of the animals with you, the normal stage music is replaced by their theme. All three of the animals have cool themes, but hearing the same music for every stage gets old, and there were times when I'd turn the volume off because of it. Still, there's not a bad track on here, and Coo's theme is still one of my favorites to this day. Man, that bird really has it all, doesn't he?

What else can I say? The only bad things about this game are little nitpicks that I had. It can be cleared in a relatively short time, has a great variety of stages and powers to get, and is a perfect game to play on the go. No GameBoy collection is complete without Kirby's Dream Land 2. I know the chances are slim, but if they could re-release the game and fix the animal theme takeover problem I had, color it up to look like the SNES Kirby games, and maybe add a few more levels, I'd have no problem buying it all over again.

It was a good game but very short. Took only a couple hours to complete. Amazon did a great job shipping it to me in a timely fashion! Id use amazon again.

Im 15 and I never get tyred of this game... Its the best.. I only play it once in a while what its the best game... Now all "Hal" has to do is make a kirby for Game Cube then all be happy...Lol GET THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This game is great! Play as Kirby in an all new world compared to the old one. It has so much adventure that once you get it and start playing, you'll nver want to stop.If you ask me, i'd say,"GET IT!!"

Kirby is the best game character. Dreamland 2 is full of action and adventure that you'll want to play non-stop! Kirby has all new animal friends and enemies. Its a challenging game so buy it. Kirby is very fun. Its full of laughter and times to cry. I always have fun playing this. you can also try other kirby games. Well, as Kirby says BYE-BYE!!!

With the success of Kirby's Dream Land, Nintendo went to crank out a sequel to the million selling title. In 1995, Kirby's Dream Land 2 was released and it too was a smash success. Essentially a bigger and better game, Kirby's sequel pleased all Game Boy owners who bought the game. It's still just as cute and fun and was a must own back then.

You once again take control of Kirby and this time, a form of dark matter has taken over Dream Land. Kirby and his new animal friends take off to stop the dark matter in its track by exploring new levels filled with old and new enemies. Just like the first Kirby game, his main power is to inhale everything and then spit it back out at enemies. This time, he can now absorb the powers of certain enemies to make it his own and he can team up with his animal friends Rick, Kine & Coo. And just like the first game, Kirby can pick up health items to restore his energy and 1-ups to earn extra lives. But to make it to the villain of the entire game, you'll have to collect rainbow drops from all 7 levels. After you complete each level, the game will automatically save your progress and you have unlimited continues should you use up all your lives before you complete the game. As an added treat, when you pop in the game on the Super Game Boy peripheral, it has its own colors and border screen to use during your play time.

The PROS: Nintendo took the first game and expanded it into a brand new game while keeping the same concept and controls. It paid off big time as Kirby's Dream Land 2 is even more fun to play. The graphics looked great and the new music is as cheerful as ever while the controls work just as good as before. Adding abilities to Kirby like absorbing enemy powers and teaming up with animals adds new twists to the gameplay. There are more levels and they are longer now so it's not as short as the first game. The battery backed save and exclusive colors when you play the game on the Super Game Boy round out an overall excellent game.

The CONS: It's a little bit more challenging than the first game but not by much. It's still a fun game that you wanted to play again and again.

So if you got a working Game Boy/Game Boy Advance, track down a copy of this game. You'll have fun playing this game and if you got kids, they will enjoy it too. It is well worth your time.

Game was in great condition. I had waited until the last minute to order for xmas 2010, but it came in time, so I was very pleased and so was my 10-year old that asked for this item. Game works great!