Kirby's Dream Land 2
Game by Nintendo/Hal Laboratory
Reviewed by The Avardancer
Size: 4 Megabits
Save: Battery, 3 slots
Released: 1995
Works with: Any version of Gameboy

Opening Snide Remarks: The anticipated sequel to Kirby's Dreamland is here!
It's bigger, bolder, and let us see if it's better. Kirby must find the 
Rainbow Drops and stop Dark Matter

Gameplay section: The game plays like the first one; but you have a ton of
more things to do. There's THREE Animal Helpers, special powers, and two
endings; PLUS bonus games, bosses, and hidden modes. Beat the game with 100
percent and you open up a bonus challenge. and a boss challenge. Not to
mention a Sound Test! There's a ton of great stuff to do; and it's really
fun. The game has great Replay value; it gets progressively harder and
there's lots of cool stuff to do.

The variety of gameplay is aided by the fact that there are so many different
powers that Kirby can use. And when those powers are combined with an animal
friend, they become different powers. Some of the powers affect the back
ground and/or the course of the level. For example: Kine, the fish, and the
electric power make an excellent combination; because this combination can
light up dark areas.

Graphics: Kirby is easy to see; and there are little cut-scenes. The Super
Gameboy Enchancements are REALLY cool. There are FULL COLOR anime style
scenes at the end. It's GOOD stuff. It looks fairly good on a Gameboy Color
too. Although it is not programmed with any special enchancements for Gameboy
Color, the default GBC pallette is very good.

The different powers look great as well. Some of them are quite impressive.
The little cut-scenes are of two varieties. There are cut-scenes that use the
games graphic engine and are usually funny. And there are anime style cut
scenes that look fantastic. (Those cut-scenes are also full color on Super
Gameboy.) The bosses are varied and very cool looking. I like Kracko the evil
cloud. He's so cool and his latest form in this game "morphs" out of the
floor of the screen. :)

Sound: LOTS of varied sounds and it's clear to boot. There are tons of sound
effects, some of them are very excellent and original. The sounds are also
appropriate for the on-screen actions.

Music: Happy music, and some music that sounds like it was stolen from some
Manga/Anime show. That's cool. The music actually does not get on your
nerves; well it doesn't get on my nerves. :) The sound test option is great.
The music is long and very well done. 

Play Control: The Play Control is tight and easy to use. It's great! But,
the same problem still plagues it. You may find yourself accidently flying
for a little while until you get used to not pushing UP when you jump. Some
players have already developed that habit of pushing UP when they jump from
games like Super Mario Land 2. That habit will make the control a bit
difficult for the first two or three levels. Once you get used to it... you
will be fine.

Final Analysis: This is a great game and a must for Platform game fans.
I would suggest this game to anyone. Ignore the cutesy nature of it; and
you'll be fine. It's great!! The game features many excellent levels of side
scrolling action, complete with great bosses and cool powers.

Score
Gameplay: *****
Graphics: *****
Sound: ****
Music: ****
Play Control: *****
Total: 23 out of 25

Final Score: 92%

Currently Known Codes:

EXTRA MODES!
Get 100% to open up the rest of the options. The options are a Boss Battle
mode, a Bonus Round mode, and a Sound Test. See the next trick for a hint on
how to obtain 100%

The Random Percentage point blob!
In levels where you must fight an enemy to free a friend; rescue your friend
and go back to that level with your friend, beat the enemy using your friend
and a little black blob should show up after you beat the enemy. There are
two types of blobs, the black blob is a normal blob; but sometimes you will
see a little white blob with a bow on it. That female blob is the random
percentage point! Get that blob!