In that way, it's much more like an athletic event than an odyssey or quest, Nintendo's stock in trade. In a combat game, there are no good guys. But in the next level, he's not going to show you any mercy.īut that's what makes a combat game different from an adventure game or a shooter, or any of the other genres that feature Nintendo characters. There are levels where Donkey Kong might fight with you against Mario and Luigi.
arena, it's every elf, dinosaur, plumber and gorilla for himself. (I have yet to see a commercial with Barbie and Skipper in a cat fight.)īut this is the sort of play-acting that Nintendo has sanctioned with Super Smash Bros. Joe on fire and little girls hack Barbie's hair off, but not with the blessings of Hasbro and Mattel. Of course, kids do this all the time with their toys. And it's equally surprising that the company would allow its characters, who are all supposed to be friends, to shake it up. It's mind-boggling that Nintendo would put Mario in the same category as Chuckie. Do you really want it in your room while you're sleeping? After you've seen Kirby whip a giant blade out of nowhere, it's hard to trust your Kirby doll in the same unconditional way. Watching them clobber one another is a subversive thrill on the order of ''South Park'' or ''Celebrity Death Match.'' Probably more so, because it introduces an element of uncertainty into a universe of plush merchandise. They're meant to be soft, harmless cuddling objects. It's exciting, because stuffed animals are not supposed to be gladiators. Because it's more fun to watch martial arts performed by stuffed animals. David Lynch could not have done it better.Īnd you have to hand it to Nintendo for giving its candyland a sharp elbow to the ribs. It's like seeing ''Das Boot'' staged aboard the Yellow Submarine - a dizzying cocktail of aggression and kitsch. Playing a combat game in this environment, with these characters, is shocking and funny, and vaguely horrifying. In Kirby's Dreamland, the Teletubbies would not look out of place among the friendly trees, crystalline water puddles and pastel flowers dotting an emerald lawn. On Yoshi's home turf, a pink heart-shaped sun smiles, showering sunbeams through orange and blue clouds. Mario's battle zone is in the upper reaches of Princess Peach's castle.
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A magic wand can be used to shoot stars at your opponents from a distance or clobber them over the head at close range.Īll of this takes place in a series of environments that make Disneyland look gothic. A fire flower, once plucked, functions as a flame thrower. A bowling ball with legs will explode if lobbed at the enemy, or just waddle around until its timer reaches zero.
There is a small arsenal of shiny, happy weapons, if you're quick enough to pick them up when they spontaneously appear. Kirby, the most adorable creature in Nintendo's pantheon - a pink puffball with blinky eyes - turns out to be hiding a machete somewhere in that little round body, and if you hit the right button combination, he wields it with a viciousness you wouldn't expect from a plush animal. It's a high-pitched baby sneeze - ''Pika-CHOO!'' Then lightning bolts shoot out of his dainty mouth, frying anything within range. Pokemon's adorable mascot, Pikachu, sneezes destruction.
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