Kirby Won Us Over, and Mario Did a Party Foul
The folks at Nintendo kicked off 2015 with something adorable, which isn’t atypical of them anyway. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse was the first major Wii U title to roll its way over to gamers, and was well-received, for the most part. The GamePad was the perfect tool to bring back Kirby, that unbearably cute little ball of whatever he’s made of. Well, this time, he was made of clay.
Artistically, Rainbow Curse was astounding with every single element of the enemies and environment giving the illusion that it’s made of clay. Suffice to say, a lot of detail went into making this game look as seamless as as clay-like as possible, and it was a nice way to ring in the new year for Nintendo.
Subsequently, Mario Party 10 came on the scene, and didn’t quite make the splash everyone would have liked. While the GamePad had a very clever use to allow a person to play as Bowser and nefariously control various mini-games in an attempt to eliminate every player in a mode called Bowser Party, there simply weren’t enough mini-games using this mechanic to warrant multiple playthroughs.
Throw in a sore lack of unlockables and Mario Party 10 proves how, overall, it couldn’t make waves. It just splashed around. In a puddle, I guess.
