Shake, tilt 'n' roll ! (Kirby Tilt N Tumble (GB))

Member Name: Bezman

Product:	Kirby Tilt N Tumble (GB)
Date:	25/09/01 (68 review reads)
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Advantages: tilt-control!, brilliant mini-games!, Kirby!

Disadvantages: can get boring, poor GBA controls, don't play it in a car on a bumpy road

When this game first came out, I rushed to my local games shop in Glasgow and bought it. I played it for a wee while before buying it and there was nothing to make me question what I had heard.

That Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble was a brilliant and innovative game which you controlled by tilting the Gameboy from side to side, kind of like those mazes with a marble in them.

Basically, Kirby is a pink blob (with eyes, a mouth and 4 stubby limbs) and you simply need to roll him about in an attempt to reach the exit without falling off any ledges.

As you tilt the Gameboy, Kirby rolls around, scrolling the screen with him. Even if this game was rubbish, it'd still be notable for its control system.

//warning-weak pun//

But, Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble isn't rubbish! The designers have used the basic idea and inflated it to its full potential.

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Enemies wander about the levels, and Kirby needs to defeat them (flick the Gameboy upwards to jump). Time is constantly running out and Kirby must collect little icons to stay alive. Clouds offer you a ride. Kirby can inflate himself and fly... and that's all in the first level!

Switches, multi-storey levels and other wee bits and pieces conspire to make this a fun and rewarding game to play. There's even a few bonus stages, where you might actually have to use buttons! All of these are brilliant, but to be honest I kind of cheated and re-played the first level over and over to see all the bonus bits. (You choose from a menu you see.)

So, why aren't I playing it now? Well, I could say that it's because I sold my Gameboy Colo(u)r to buy an Advance model when it came out in Japan. Whilst the game feels perfect on a GBC, it feels somewhat 'off' on the wider screen. And the square screen on a Gameboy Advance is far too small.

However, this isn't really true.

After the first 2 lev
els, you do start to lose interest, and while I'm sure I'll go back to it, I haven't bothered to play it for a while, and it's sitting there half complete.

Borrow it from a friend, or maybe rent it. The best bits'll be over after half a day.

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