Kirby: CC is all you would expect from a nintendo platformer, including great stylus-based control.
The game is controlled entirely with the stylus, which leaves you to be totally creative with how you progress through the game. Kirby is a little ball who will flloat around and with your stylus you draw rainbows (seriously) to guide him. As corny as that sounds it works very well. Kirby will slide along your rainbow beam and go through the level, allowing you also to tap kirby to attack, stun enemies so kirby can simply roll into them, or draw a circle around kirby and watch him shoot through the loop with a powerful boost. All of the tapping of switches is handled with the stylus and the control makes for some very inventive gameplay. But you won't be able to rainbow forever because the meter needs to be used a bit sparingly, and will regenerate slowly but constantly. As in other kirby classics, you can also kill certain enemies and gain there powers. Some examples are ice kirby, flame kirby, thunder kirby, etc., although unfortunately they don't combine in this game. The stages can become frustrating on occasion for lack of not being able to see some enemies before they hurt you, but that gives the game a level of difficulty that most will find enjoyable.
graphics: 8/10
With the DS hardware, Kirby: CC pulls off some nice-looking environments that although aren't amazing from a technical standpoint, look great from an artistic one. The various areas span from volcanoes, to underwater, so frozen expanses, which all look sufficiently decent.
Sound: 7/10
The basic midi-tunes you'd expect from a handheld platformer. Some sound pretty good and others are just meh. Most of them fit the area pretty well, however, and never become annoying.
Value: 8/10 Kirby has 24 levels, put in clusters of 3 for convenience. The main game takes about 10-15 hours, but there are tons of unlcokables to get which could get a potential 30 hours of gaming, not too bad. The side games are pretty lame, however, and aren't really worth mention. Reviewing tilit: 8/10
This game demonstrates why the DS is such a great handheld. This game is a refreshing experience and is worth probably a rent for most and a purchase from kirby fans. / Seth