While Kirby's usual gameplay remains as fun as ever, the biggest twist to the gameplay also stems from the game's robot - centric theme. (wizarddojo.com)
The Umbral Star changes the usual gameplay of the classic musou style, with a pinch of strategy and fanservice. (metacritic.com)
They do however combat this though by adding some fun alchemy minigames and these minigames did a great job of breaking up the usual gameplay. (metacritic.com)