The best Kirby game on the DS!

User Rating: 8 | Kirby: Squeak Squad DS

Squeak Squad probably has the lamest storyline I have ever really seen so far in a Kirby game or any game for that matter, if anything it only confirms that Kirby is a royal jag to everyone he meets. Essentially the game is about getting back Kirby's piece of cake he wanted to eat at the very beginning, and mysteriously goes missing when he's about to eat it. Being a renegaded cop that doesn’t play by the rules, Kirby takes swift justice on King Dedede, beating him up and taking is money only to find out, kinda, that the Squeaks took it, and overall being a pretty lame excuse to start an adventure.

Despite this rather stupid opening for an adventure though, Squeak Squad manages to have everything I like about Kirby. Its very much like Kirby's adventure for the NES, much of the game is based on simple exploration, and finding all the treasures in each level. The game is nice enough to tell you how many treasure are in each level, and the length is never too long or tedious to actually become boring to look for all of them. Each level lasts long enough to keep you entertain, but never really drags on either, which is something that I really like because its very much a pick up and play type of game. The game also tries to add functions for the DS as well, but overall they seem rather pointless and lame. Basically you get 5 slots to put any kind of bubbled item or chest in and keep with you throughout your playthrough, till you turn the game off. While it is nice to have powers and health at your finger tips they often get in the way of treasure collecting from time to time. See, because of the 5 slot limit the treasure chests have no where to go if all 5 slots are filled up, this makes getting some of the quicker treasure chests harder to get if you don't prep correctly. Honestly this could have easily been fixed by simply giving each chest their own slot for inventory bubbles, it doesn't break the game, and overall makes it easier for the player. Although Squeak Squad is fairly easy, lasting about 5 or so hours for any given player. So any kind of treasure hassle isn't really much of a game breaker, just annoying. The new powers this time, animal and bubble, ghost, and metal are all pretty neat and rather unique to the already vast amount of powers Kirby can get. Although Metal is pretty much crap because it slows you down way too much, and can't be used as well as rock could. The game also lets you combine certain abilities together, kinda like Crystal Shard did, but its not nearly as interacted as they were in Crystal Shard. Mainly due to many of the abilities having to have scrolls found first, so you can then combine them to make something better, like fire + sword into fire sword. Overall though this is simply a basic kirby game, it may not be as original as most of the newer Kirby games that include some sort of gimmick, but its full of pure fun and fast paced levels and exploration. Frankly this is a lovely game to play when you just want to take a relaxed break.

Final Thoughts:

Kirby Squeak Squad may not rattle any cages with its non-sense story line and simple gameplay. But what it does provide is a fun few hours of fast paced levels and exploration. This is Kirby at its simplest, just you, the game, and a few new copy abilities looking for treasure and playing a game. It may not be the best thing ever, but its entertaining enough for anyone.