Preview: Kirby's Epic Yarn

click to see Kirby's Epic ScreenshotsThough Nintendo announced games in all its major franchises simultaneously, it's not playing it safe within those franchises. Kirby's Epic Yarn, for example, is still a cutesy side-scroller, like other Kirby games, but it presents a new art style that seems pretty far out for such a mainstream game, one that has charmed me to an uncomfortable degree. The game also adds a new gameplay gimmick that, while it's not as drastic a change as Canvas Curse, still alters the basics of Kirby. And, like every new 2D platformer announced at E3, it has co-op.

Gallery: Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii)

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Preview: Kirby's Epic Yarn originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.