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Kirby: Planet Robobot

Harness the power of a mysterious mech to stop ruthless invaders from mechanizing Kirby's home world. Smash through tough obstacles, lift heavy objects with ease, and scan enemies to shape-shift into new Modes…

82 28 April 2016

Kirby: Planet Robobot is an adventure developed by HAL Laboratory, released 28 April 2016 on Nintendo 3DS.

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What Kirby: Planet Robobot is

Kirby: Planet Robobot is an adventure game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 2016. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 3DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kirby: Planet Robobot is a 2016 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the eleventh mainline installment in the Kirby series and the spiritual successor to Triple Deluxe. The story follows Kirby as he defends Planet Popstar from an alien corporation known as the Haltmann Works Company that wishes to mechanize the planet so that they can plunder its natural resources. New to the series in this game is Kirby's ability to utilize a mecha suit known as the Robobot Armor to solve puzzles and fight enemies.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Kirby series

Kirby: Planet Robobot is the 73rd of 94 entries we hold in the Kirby series. It arrived a year after Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. The next entry was Team Kirby Clash Deluxe in 2017. Its critic score of 82 is 4 points above the series average of 78. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.

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How it was received

Kirby: Planet Robobot holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 66 votes.

What it launched against

Kirby: Planet Robobot launched on 28 April 2016, within three weeks of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Doom, DOOM (2016) and Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Doom, DOOM (2016), Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition.

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When did Kirby: Planet Robobot come out?
Kirby: Planet Robobot was released on 28 April 2016 for Nintendo 3DS.

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