2B - Thursday, October 30, 2008 CA LEINDIAR The Daily Arts guide to upcoming events in Ann Arbor and the surrounding area. Today 10.30.08 Novelist Nicholas Delbanco Talk and Signing 5 pm At Rackham Amphitheater Free "Coexistence as Harmonization of Law, Morality and Culture": By Penny Stamps 5 p.m. At the Michigan Theater Free Tomorrow 10.31.08 "Side Man": Presented by Basement Arts , 8 p.m. At Walgreen Drama Studio 1 Free Spike Tobin, Comedian 8 p.m. At the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase $12 Saturday 11.1.08 Archetypal Images: Eric Wllmoth Signing 3 p.m. At Vault of Midnight Free Risotto Tasting and Demonstration 3 p.m. At Morgan & York (1928 Packard) Free Sunday 11.2.08 "Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef": Chefs Max and Eli Sussman prepare recipes from their new cookbook 1 P.m. At the Whole Foods Lifestyle Center (990 W. Eisen- hower Pkwy) Free Please send all press releases and event information to arts@michigandaily.com. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 04 'KIRBY SUPER STAR'(1996) SNES 4 Pink puffball of excitement In Tuesday's election, Ralph Nader wins one state: denial. 23:1 Miley Cyrus and Justin Gastin sex tape arrives just in time for next "Hannah Montana" tour. 48:1 Lindsay Lohan three-way with Saman- tha Ronson and ex-boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama from "That 70s Show." 300:1 Coolio re-records "Kenan and Kel" theme song for new reality show. 420:1 Mr. Burns votes for Obama in this week's "Treehouse of Horror" special. 5,000:1 Tuesday's election comes down to the vote of one man: Kevin Costner. 10,000,000:1 By JAMIE BLOCK DailyArts Writer Kirby, Everyone's favorite pink puffball from "Super Smash Bros.," shows his stuff in what may be the best Kirby game ever: "Kirby Super Star" for Super Nintendo. Changes to gameplay introduced in "Kirby Super Star" set it high above its predecessors. Before asking anyone who has played "Kirby Super Star" what sets it apart, make sure you've set aside a few hours to hear the answer. It's that good. "Kirby Super Star" was released as "Kirby Fun Pak" in Europe, and that's exactly what it is. This sin- gle entity is actually nine games in one, including two addictive mini-games: "Megaton Punch" and "Samurai Kirby." The remaining seven involve a variety of platform- ing adventures, from "Gourmet Race," where you travel through a level consuming as much food as possible while attempting to finish before your opponent, to "The Great Cave Offensive," where Kirby goes hunting for treasure. Of course, there are still stages that follow the classic Kirby formula of sucking up enemies and copying their abilities while running through a series of levels. Each of these stages is enter- taining, though none are particu- larly challenging. What makes Kirby so ridiculously amazing - or perhaps so amazingly ridiculous - is the variety of abili- ties he picks up in his adventures. While the game includes such clas- sics as Beam, Fire and Stone, it also introduces its fair share of wacki- ness. These oddball abil- ities include - but are by no means lim- ited to - Yo-Yo, Ninja, Suplex and Cook. "Kirby Super cOURTESY OF NI Star" was the first Kirby game in which the player gained a whole set of abilities by eating an enemy, as opposed to a single attack. It was also the first game in which Kirby wore different hats to indicate his abilities. Ninja Kirby? Totally badass. Kirby can also give up his abili- ties to create a helper with the same skill set. A friend can then use a sec- ond controller to take charge of the minion, makingthis one of the more social Kirbygames. Twoplayers can team up in plot modes or battle in the mini-games. From a purely non- social aspect, the helper feature is entertaining to manipulate. When his health gets low, the player can simply absorb him again and rec- reate him at full health. Invincible minions: Totally badass again. Each level is preceded by a tuto- rial that takes place on a theater stage, complete with a red curtain Kirby sucks. This game doesn't. and cheering audience. All the dif- ferent games within the compila- tion start to feel like scenes from one huge play. The game worlds are full of bright colors and cute, though menacing, enemies, which inevitably bring a smile. "Kirby Super Star" is one of Super Nintendo's best games. Everything that Nin- tendo stands for is rolled into one pinklittle puff- ball. It's cute, cuddly and enjoyable to play. Kirby may suck, but "Kirby Super Star" most certainly does hNTENDO not. U.S. AIR FORCE R*O*T*C THE NATION'S TOP CRITICS INCLDING TI F& ROGER EBERT ARE RAViNG "THE FUNNIEST MOVIE OF 2008!" A Hit? 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