History YMMV / KirbysReturnToDreamLand

** Also, [[http://www.negativeworld.org/article.php?id=6814&pagenumber=1 a fan review]] on gaming site ''Negative World'' gave the game the Trope Name's score... but, oddly enough, it was written by ''Matthew "BrawlInTheFamily" Taranto'', '''of all people.'''

** Also, [[http://www.negativeworld.org/article.php?id=6814&pagenumber=1 a fan review]] on gaming site ''Negative World'' gave the game this exact score... but, oddly enough, it was written by ''Matthew "BrawlInTheFamily" Taranto'', '''of all people.'''

* DifficultySpike: Egg Engines.

** Some critics' excuses for this is because this game [[AppealToNovelty didn't do anything new, compared to the visual breakthrough that was]] ''[[VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn Epic Yarn]]'', [[CompletelyMissingThePoint despite the game being made as an intentional throwback to Kirby's roots.]]

** Some critics' excuses for this is because this game [[AppealToNovelty didn't do anything new, compared to the visual breakthrough that was]] ''[[VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn Epic Yarn]]'', [[CompletelyMissingThePont despite the game being made as an intentional throwback to Kirby's roots.]]

** Some critics' excuses for this is because this game [[AppealToNovelty didn't do anything new, compared to the visual breakthrough that was]] ''[[VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn Epic Yarn]]'', despite the game being made as an intentional throwback to Kirby's roots.

** Some critics' excuses for this is because this game [[AppealToNovelty didn't do anything new, compared to the visual breakthrough that was]] ''[[VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn Epic Yarn]]'', [[CompletelyMissingThePoint despite the game being made as an intentional throwback to Kirby's roots]].

** Also, [[http://www.negativeworld.org/article.php?id=6814&pagenumber=1 a fan review]] on gaming site ''Negative World'' gave the game this exact score... but, oddly enough ToSayTheLeast, it was written by ''Matthew "BrawlInTheFamily" Taranto'', '''of all people.'''

** Special mention goes to the Leaf ability. Its guard renders you completely intangible to almost all attacks (it won't save you from being sucked into [[spoiler:Magolor's]] portal of pain, for example) so if you're having trouble dodging certain enemy maneuvers, grab Leaf, hold A and forget.

** Meta Knight can use his Shuttle Loop from ''SuperSmashBros Brawl'' in this game. It eats at boss HP like crazy and it's very spammable, trivializing even [[spoiler:Galacta Knight]].

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:You know how the other Soul bosses had horrifying screams and yells? Well, Magolor Soul originally did too. Check it out on these [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp4eL5ooeAQ unused]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUoI4crWqQc tracks.]] Then there's also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNrjR6gmpu8 this one]], which sounds like Magolor screaming from within the ''depths of hell.'']]

** King Dedede, Meta Knight, and a Waddle Dee are playable. This would make the third time after ''Nightmare in Dreamland'', and ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' Meta Knight is a playable character.

** Water deserves mention as well, notably it's dash attack. Although it doesn't seem like much at first (Kirby rides a wave forward, with no way to control/stop it until it ends a short distance away), Kirby is ''literally invincible'' during the entire attack, meaning you can just coast through anything, from giant boulders to the final bosses' huge lasers. The other attacks aren't bad either; you can shoot a geyser straight up to hit flying bosses, or send blobs of water across the ground with unlimited range. Still, the dash attack is just ridiculous.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The original belief that this game was the {{GameCube}} game averting DevelopmentHell, which made many fans burst with TearsOfJoy.

*** In the case of Waddle Dee, remember the Sailor Waddle Dee from VideoGame/KirbySuperStar that many thought [[TearJerker had succumbed to a watery grave]] at the end of ''Revenge of Meta Knight?'' Well, in this game, [[NotQuiteDead guess what]]?
**** It's not the same Waddle Dee. Bandanna Dee is Dedede's assistant, whereas Sailor Dee is Sir Meta Knight's. [[spoiler: And they both appear as separate characters in Kirby Mass Attack.]]

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In the last leg of the last level, you're given an Ultra Sword in a room filled with minibosses. As if [[CurbStompBattle effortlessly destroying almost every miniboss in the game]] wasn't awesome enough, to complete the level you get to cut a volcano in half. I repeat: '''YOU GET TO CUT A ''VOLCANO'' [[CrazyAwesome IN HALF]].'''
** Cutting the volcano in half became a CrowningMomentOfFunny for This Troper because it was the first time Kirby used the giant fish. Nothing is more glorious than seeing kirby cut a volcano in half with a giant tuna.
** A minor example of nostalgia from the last level: at the very end of the stage, you can find a secret area containing stars by [[spoiler: flying up above the level exit door and entering the background planetoid as a door - exactly the same secret used in Bubbly Clouds, from the original Kirby's Dream Land.]]
** You also get to destroy a space craft while riding a dragon and destroy a giant mecha piloted by a smaller mecha. Really, the second half of the game is just filled with moments of awesome.
** During one of the last cutscenes, [[spoiler: Magolor fires off a bunch of blasts at Kirby and co., which Meta Knight just ''bats away with his sword like they're nothing.'' '''''While riding a dragon. [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE.]]]]'''''
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The Grand Doomer's entrance, where Kirby grabs the mast, with the proper ItemGet theme, then it flies away (LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand in the process) and it appears.
** Ultra Sword occasionally pulls out a paper fan and a huge fish.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The music in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YXN_0R_8WY the second trailer]], but the rest of the game is to be expected of this, too. It ''is'' AwesomeMusic/{{Kirby}}, after all.

* EightPointEight: IGN's score of 7.5 is already getting this reaction.

* GameBreaker: The Spark ability in this game is ''brutal.'' It combines the classic Spark (hold down attack to erect an electric force-field) with the Plasma ability's[[hottip:*:from VideoGame/KirbySuperStar]]charged-shot mechanic. Unlike KSS, however, where you had to charge by mashing the D-Pad in various directions, you can charge KRTD's Spark by shaking the Wiimote, which can quickly and easily fully charge the shot (although you can also mash the controller in this game as well) - combined with the fact that the fully charged blast deals ''ludicrous'' damage to just about anything, it can take down even the FinalBoss in less than a minute. That is, of course, assuming your wrists don't get sore from waggling while dodging attacks.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Many critics claim that making the game much like ''Super Star'' and ''Adventure'' brought it down.

* RecycledScript: I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who felt like this was "Crystal Shards" all over again with a tint of "Nightmare in Dreamland". The game requires you to go through stages and often use abilities or just plain skill in order to get Gears for the ship, which fell from the sky from another world that broke into thousands of pieces when it landed. Collecting all 120 very likely unlocks a hidden boss, right? Along the way you're helped by two of your former enemies and a character that appeared from a previous game(or was a clone?). However, in the later worlds, your levels are increased to four levels and a boss to eventually five levels and a boss. [[spoiler: And don't get me started on how obvious the villain is.]]

** King Dedede, Meta Knight, and a Waddle Dee are playable. This would make the third time after ''Nightmare in Dreamland'', and ''KirbySuperStarUltra'' Meta Knight is a playable character.
*** In the case of Waddle Dee, remember the Sailor Waddle Dee from KirbySuperStar that many thought [[TearJerker had succumbed to a watery grave]] at the end of ''Revenge of Meta Knight?'' Well, in this game, [[NotQuiteDead guess what]]?

* GameBreaker: The Spark ability in this game is ''brutal.'' It combines the classic Spark (hold down attack to erect an electric force-field) with the Plasma ability's[[hottip:*:from KirbySuperStar]]charged-shot mechanic. Unlike KSS, however, where you had to charge by mashing the D-Pad in various directions, you can charge KRTD's Spark by shaking the Wiimote, which can quickly and easily fully charge the shot (although you can also mash the controller in this game as well) - combined with the fact that the fully charged blast deals ''ludicrous'' damage to just about anything, it can take down even the FinalBoss in less than a minute. That is, of course, assuming your wrists don't get sore from waggling while dodging attacks.

** Some critics' excuses for this is because this game [[AppealToNovelty didn't do anything new, compared to the visual breakthrough that was]] ''[[KirbysEpicYarn Epic Yarn]]'', [[CompletelyMissingThePoint despite the game being made as an intentional throwback to Kirby's roots]].

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The music in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YXN_0R_8WY the second trailer]], but the rest of the game is to be expected of this, too. It ''is'' {{CrowningMusic/Kirby}}, after all.

* GameBreaker: The Spark ability in this game is ''brutal.'' It combines the classic Spark (hold down attack to erect an electric force-field) with KirbySuperStar Plasma's charged-shot mechanic. Unlike KSS, however, where you had to charge by mashing the D-Pad in various directions, you can charge KRTD's Spark by shaking the Wiimote, which can quickly and easily fully charge the shot - combined with the fact that the fully charged blast deals ''ludicrous'' damage to just about anything, it can take down even the FinalBoss in less than a minute. That is, of course, assuming your wrists don't get sore from waggling while dodging attacks.