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** The original belief that this game was the [[Game Cube]] game averting [[Development Hell]], which made many fans burst with [[Tears of Joy]].

** [[Making a Splash|Water]] [[Kirby of the Stars|Kirby]] is now playable.

** King Dedede, Meta Knight, and a Waddle Dee are playable. This would make the third time after ''Nightmare in Dreamland'', and ''[[Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' Meta Knight is a playable character in a "traditional" Kirby game.

** And what if you want to play multiplayer, but still have everyone with Kirby's copy powers? Turns out everyone can be a differently colored Kirby if you so desire!

** Also, Destructoid gave it a 10 out of 10.

** {{spoiler|Galacta Knight makes a surprise appearance as a [[Bonus Boss]]!}}

** The music in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YXN_0R_8WY the second trailer], but the rest of the game is to be expected of this, too. It ''is'' [[Kirby/Awesome Music|Kirby]], after all.

** The remix of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK2H2j0Ufy8&feature=BFa&list=SPF448BE4103D8D03F&lf=list_related Grape Garden] theme. Absolutely beautiful.

* [[Difficulty Spike]]: Both worlds of {{spoiler|Halcandra.}}

* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: The main villain {{spoiler|Magolor}} gets a ''lot'' of this from the fandom. Despite being shown as {{spoiler|a treacherous, calculating little devil who knowingly tried to trick Kirby and friends into killing an innocent dragon in order for him to gain maximum power and betray the group after they served their purpose, fans prefer to view him as an adorable little bugger who was simply brainwashed by Zero from the previous games, all because an eyeball appears in his mouth during the final battle.}}

** IGN's score of 7.5 is already getting this reaction.

** Also, [http://www.negativeworld.org/article.php?id=6814&pagenumber=1 a fan review] on gaming site ''Negative World'' gave the game the Trope Name's score... but, oddly enough, it was written by ''Matthew "[[Brawl in the Family]]" Taranto'', '''of all people.'''

** So is Gamespot too.

** The Spark ability in this game is ''brutal.'' It combines the classic Spark (hold down attack to erect an electric force-field) with the Plasma ability's<ref>from [[Kirby Super Star]]</ref>charged-shot mechanic. Unlike KSS, however, where you had to charge by mashing the D-Pad in various directions, you can charge KRTD's Spark by shaking the Wiimote, which can quickly and easily fully charge the shot (although you can also mash the controller in this game as well) - combined with the fact that the fully charged blast deals ''ludicrous'' damage to just about anything, it can take down even the [[Final Boss]] in less than a minute. That is, of course, assuming your wrists don't get sore from waggling while dodging attacks.

*** Spark is even more powerful since, when fully charged, there is a barrier of electricity surrounding him that does decent damage and even protects him from the majority of enemy attacks; either the enemy can't get close enough to attack without getting hurt (and subsequently knocked away), or the projectiles they use are destroyed as soon as they touch the barrier. On top of that, if Spark Kirby is riding on another Kirby's back, the barrier is large enough to protect '''both of them.'''

** Special mention goes to the Leaf ability. Its guard renders you completely intangible to almost all attacks (it won't save you from being sucked into a vortex of pain, for example) so if you're having trouble dodging certain enemy maneuvers, grab Leaf, hold A and forget.

** Not to mention the Tornado ability. It makes Kirby completely invincible until he stops spinning, making it easy to avoid damage ''and'' punish enemy assaults. Not only that, but it now has a charging attack that is used by shaking the Wiimote while Kirby is spinning. When he stops, the tornado spreads out as it dissipates, causing a ton of constant damage and covering Kirby as he recovers. Needless to say, mastering Tornado is just about the same as mastering Spark, and having at least two Kirbys with both of these abilities will absolutely wreck any boss that stands in their way.

** Hammer's infamy for this carries on into this game. It's made worse with Dedede, who naturally keeps his Hammer even after using Hammer Throw, meaning he can just spam it as much as he wants.

* [[Ho Yay]]: Face-to-Face, a returning ability which allows you to heal your teammates immediately after eating a health item by touching them. In game, you kiss your teammates... who are all male. This is made even funnier by the fact that the manual shows a picture of Face-to-Face in action with Kirby and Meta Knight "healing" (coughkissingcough) each other [http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/midnightsage16/metakirbyhoyay.png\] .

** Many critics claim that making the game much like ''Super Star'' and ''Adventure'' brought it down.

** Some critics' excuses for this is because this game [[Appeal to Novelty|didn't do anything new, compared to the visual breakthrough that was]] ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn|Epic Yarn]]'', despite the game being made as an intentional throwback to Kirby's roots.

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: {{spoiler|Magolor, right before he goes completely crazy and goes to take over Popstar after succeeding in acquiring the Master Crown by manipulating Kirby and co. into defeating Landia for him.}}

** This was like "Crystal Shards" all over again with a tint of "Nightmare in Dreamland". The game requires you to go through stages and often use abilities or just plain skill in order to get Gears for the ship, which fell from the sky from another world that broke into thousands of pieces when it landed. Collecting all 120 very likely unlocks a hidden boss, right? Along the way you're helped by two of your former enemies and a character that appeared from a previous game(or was a clone?). However, in the later worlds, your levels are increased to four levels and a boss to eventually five levels and a boss. {{spoiler|And don't get me started on how obvious the villain is.}}

** Some felt it was more like Milky Way Wishes: The Full-Sized Game, {{spoiler|starring Magolor as Marx}}.