I'm curious if any of you think this is a game that would be worth downloading digitally as opposed to picking up a boxed copy.
What would you say the replay value is like?
The main story mode has some collectibles, so you'll probably run through the levels again if you missed something. But once you've got everything, that's about it.
The replay value largely comes from getting high scores or fast times in the side modes. So it depends on how much you like these modes.
Dedede Tour is a harder version of the story mode in which you play as King Dedede. You can only save at the end of each world, enemies take more hits, and bosses are remixed. You're being timed so the goal is to get through as fast as possible.
The Arena is basically boss rush mode. Again, the goal is to get a fast time.
Dedede's Drum Dash is a rhythm platforming game with four levels. Like a traditional platformer, your goal is to navigate the hazards and grab coins scattered throughout the levels for a high score. Dedede automatically bounces off the drums to the rhythm, but if you press A on the beat, he'll bounce higher. Pressing A on the backbeat also boosts your score.
Kirby Fighters is a fighting game similar to Smash Bros, featuring 10 of Kirby's copy abilities. Unfortunately there's no online multiplayer, but there is local multiplayer with download play, so only one copy of the game is needed. In single player, there's an arcade mode with 7 rounds and 4 difficulty levels. You can also just play a versus round with 1 to 3 CPUs.
I think if you have friends with 3DSs, Kirby Fighters could be real worth it to have digitally. The rest of the stuff, I don't think has huge replay value unless you really like speed running.
that sucks it seemed like the new powers were designed with crazy time trials in mind
