
There's also a number of fun items that make use of both perspectives, with a cannon hat that turns the 'over there' into a shooting gallery of sorts, while an impossibly long laser rod causes some serious carnage on the opposite side to our hero, as Kirby waddles along, oblivious as always. In fact, switching layer is often the key to solving the game's light puzzles, whether it's operating switches in the background to effect the foreground, racing to reach a key-holding enemy before it runs off a cliff or dodging the fireballs that threaten to burn Kirby to a crisp. Almost every level is split into a foreground and background, and riding between the two on conveniently placed warp stars is essential, particularly if you plan on finding all of the game's collectables.

Making use of the handheld's 3D display (although the game still looks impressive enough with the 3D slider switched off), Kirby's latest adventure is one of depth - it doesn't shy away from firing giant gumballs towards the screen, swinging enemies towards your face or flinging a poor unfortunate Kirby into the screen when he accidentally steps in front of a train. With the aid of his unique copy ability, which lets him harness the abilities of the enemies he swallows whole, be it a sword-swinging Link-esque outfit, the ability to turn into a stone statue to crush enemies or a new-found flair for fire breathing, there's puzzles to solve, collectables to hunt down and secret areas to find galore. You see, everyone's favourite frenemy, Dreamland's penguin monarch King DeDeDe, has been whisked away by the spider-like Taranza, held captive atop a humongous beanstalk which has seemingly popped up out of nowhere overnight - and as always, it falls to the Kirbster to fight his way through the game's six worlds and dozens of levels in order to rescue him. Marking his first foray onto the 3DS, his latest adventure, Kirby Triple Deluxe sees Kirby waking up slap bang in the middle of a royal kidnapping.

Enter Kirby, a little pink puffball whose platformers are often chastised for being too easy for the vocal hardcore.
