https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/apr/11/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-review-pink-blobby-caper-is-a-sliver-of-weird-joy-in-dark-times

Nintendo Switch; HAL Laboratories/NintendoOvergrown theme parks feature in this kid-friendly, cinematic romp through a cutesy wasteland

As I start this latest cutesy adventure with the adorable pink blob Kirby, I’ve just returned from a journey of my own – and with an unwelcome stowaway, in the form of whatever variant of Covid I picked up on the trip. As Kirby is whisked away to an overgrown world that looks eerily like a post-apocalyptic Earth, the skies outside my flat turn an ominous grey. Happily, Kirby’s colourful capers prove to be just the tonic I need. From an opening sequence in which our perky pink blob transforms into a car and cruises along to a Japanese pop song (complete with karaoke-ready lyrics) to the bouncing ball’s signature level-completion moonwalk, Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a delight from start to finish.