Kirby: Planet Robobot

Kirby: Planet Robobot is a game in the Kirby series for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. It was released in Japan on April 28th, 2016 and in North America on June 10th, 2016.

Gameplay
Kirby: Planet Robobot is a traditional platformer Kirby game; in it, the player controls Kirby, whose objective is to get to the end of each stage by using Copy Abilities. Kirby retains his moves from Kirby: Triple Deluxe, including the inhale, Star Spit, Slide attack, air bullet, floating, and guarding.

The game is a 2.5D platformer, and characters move on a two-dimensional plane in a 3D environment. The game's camera moves around to show different angles in some stages, similarly to Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. The physics and graphics of the game are mostly reused from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

A mechanic that is introduced this game is the Robobot Armor. In several levels, Kirby can take these mech suits, either by defeating an Invader Armor or by finding a suit in the stages themselves, and use them to solve puzzles, or to explore secret areas. Unlike the Super Abilities from Kirby's Return to Dream Land and the Miracle Fruit from Kirby: Triple Deluxe, which were designed to appear near the end of several stages, most stages with the Robobot Armor are designed to be used throughout them. In some cases, the armor is optional, and isn't required to complete the stage.

Normal Abilities
Kirby is able to use all of his regular moves in Kirby: Planet Robobot, including his inhale, floating, running, jumping and the slide attack.

Copy Abilities
27 Copy Abilities appear in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Of these, four make return appearances from previous games (Jet and Mirror from Kirby Super Star, Smash Bros. from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, and UFO from Kirby: Squeak Squad) and three are new (Doctor, Poison and ESP). Many of the returning abilities retain their designs and movesets from Kirby's Return to Dream Land and/or ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe. ''

Kirby's Copy Abilities

 * Archer
 * Beam
 * Bomb
 * Circus
 * Crash
 * Cutter
 * Doctor
 * ESP
 * Fighter
 * Fire
 * Hammer (custom costume available through amiibo)
 * Ice
 * Jet
 * Leaf
 * Mike
 * Mirror
 * Ninja
 * Parasol (custom costume available through amiibo)
 * Poison
 * Sleep
 * Smash Bros. (available through amiibo or rare Copy Essence)
 * Spark
 * Stone
 * Sword (custom costume available through amiibo)
 * UFO (available through amiibo or through 100% completion )
 * Wheel
 * Whip

Robobot Armor Modes
The Robobot Armor is able to scan and obtain up to 13 Copy Abilities, known as Modes.
 * Beam Mode
 * Bomb Mode
 * Cutter Mode
 * ESP Mode
 * Fire Mode
 * Ice Mode
 * Jet Mode
 * Mike Mode
 * Parasol Mode
 * Spark Mode
 * Stone Mode
 * Sword Mode
 * Wheel Mode

Story
As Kirby naps under a tree, a group of robotic invaders—the Haltmann Works Company —descend from the skies of Dream Land and overrun Planet Popstar with machinery. Both King Dedede and Meta Knight retaliate against the invaders. King Dedede uses his castle's cannons and Meta Knight uses his Halberd, but the enemies' weaponry easily defeats both. Kirby wakes up and seeing the machinery, sets out to stop the invaders.

Major Characters

 * Kirby
 * Meta Knight
 * King Dedede
 * Bandana Waddle Dee
 * Susie

Playable Characters

 * Kirby
 * Meta Knight

Regular Enemies

 * Big Chip
 * Big Waddle Dee
 * Blade Knight
 * Blipper
 * Bomber
 * Bouncy
 * Bronto Burt
 * Broom Hatter
 * Capsule J2
 * Chilly
 * Chip
 * Clown Acrobot
 * Craby
 * Degout
 * Dekabu
 * Elec
 * Flamer
 * Foley
 * Gabon
 * Galbo
 * Gigatzo
 * Glunk
 * Gordo
 * Grizzo
 * Hot Head
 * Kabu
 * Key Dee
 * Knuckle Joe
 * Leafan
 * Mamanti
 * Metal Guardian
 * Moonja
 * Mumbies
 * Noddy
 * Pacto
 * Parasol
 * Parasol Waddle Dee (some wearing hard hats)
 * Poppy Bros. Jr.
 * Propeller
 * Rocky
 * Sheld
 * Shotzo
 * Simirror
 * Sir Kibble
 * Sparky
 * Spynum
 * Squishy
 * Waddle Dee (some wearing hard hats)
 * Waddle Doo
 * Walf
 * Walky
 * Wheelie
 * Whippy
 * UFO
 * Waddle Dee driving a small mech
 * Waddle Dee driving three types of automobiles
 * Cyborg Scarfy
 * Cyborg Bronto Burt
 * Cyborg Cappy
 * Cyborg Parasol Waddle Dee
 * Cyborg Waddle Dee
 * Clubmech, a mechanical enemy wielding a club
 * Pillah, a small medical robot with gloves that yields the Doctor ability
 * Toxioad, a toxic frog slug that yields the Poison ability
 * Fast pink robot
 * Construcraken, a giant octopus wearing a diving helmet
 * Cultra, a psychic enemy that yields the ESP ability
 * Whipcreat, a cowboy-like enemy that yields the Whip ability
 * Volte, a green robot that Kirby faces before fighting Gigavolt
 * Large missile with an evil face
 * Large, menacing enemy resembling Propeller
 * Haltmann Grunt, an alien-like enemy who carries a Laser Gun and grants the spark ability. Found in World 6
 * Gemstone Turtle enemies who are often asleep and wake up with the Robobot Armor's Mike Mode, found in world 5

Mid-bosses

 * Main Mode
 * Blocky (2.0)
 * Bonkers (2.0)
 * Dubior (2.0)
 * Invader Armor
 * Kibble Blade (2.0)
 * King Doo (2.0)
 * Miasmoros (2.0)
 * Security Force (2.0)
 * Telepathos (2.0)
 * Robobot Bosses
 * C.O.G.S.
 * Gigavolt
 * Gigavolt II
 * Core Kabula

Bosses

 * Main Mode and Meta Knightmare Returns
 * Clanky Woods (2.0)
 * Holo Defense API (2.0)
 * Holo-Kracko (2.0)
 * Holo-Doomers (2.0)
 * Holo-Ice Dragon (2.0)
 * Holo-Coily Rattler (2.0)
 * Susie (2.0)
 * Mecha Knight
 * Dedede Clone (2.0) / Dedede Clones & D3 (2.0)
 * Mecha Knight+
 * President Haltmann (2.0)
 * Star Dream
 * Stock Mecha Knight
 * Dark Matter Clone
 * Sectonia Clone
 * Galacta Knight
 * Team Kirby Clash
 * Gigant Edge
 * Mr. Frosty
 * Whispy Woods
 * Pyribbit
 * Landia
 * Landia EX
 * Kirby 3D Rumble
 * Masher
 * Mega Masher
 * The True Arena
 * Star Dream Soul OS

Items and Objects

 * 1UP
 * 3D Warpstar
 * Assist Star
 * Battery
 * Cannon
 * Code Cube
 * Food
 * Fuel Canister
 * Invincibility Candy
 * Maxim Tomato
 * Pep Brew
 * Power Tablets (Team Kirby Clash)
 * Reviving Tomato
 * Robobot Armor
 * Sticker (common and rare)
 * Teleporter
 * Treasure Chest
 * Item resembling a Game Boy

Modes
Kirby: Planet Robobot has a story mode, Team Kirby Clash, Meta Knightmare Returns, Kirby 3D Rumble, The Arena and The True Arena.

Levels

 * Patched Plains
 * Resolution Road
 * Overload Ocean
 * Gigabyte Grounds
 * Rhythm Route
 * Access Ark
 * Mind in the Program

Incidentally, if the first letter of each world is combined, the letters spell out the word "P-R-O-G-R-A-M", which is a subtle hint towards the final boss, Star Dream.

amiibo Compatibility
During Story Mode, the player can scan an amiibo to instantly obtain a Copy Ability, whether random or character-specific, depending on the amiibo used (for example, the Mario amiibo will give Kirby the Fire ability). A line of Kirby series amiibo, featuring Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Waddle Dee, was released alongside the game. When either of these is scanned, they will either give Kirby the UFO ability or one of three custom-designed versions of existing abilities. Ten amiibo can be scanned per stage, with each amiibo being scanned once per day.

Scanning any amiibo when playing Meta Knightmare Returns causes a food item to appear.

Reception
Kirby: Planet Robobot has received generally favorable reviews, holding a critical score of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic and a score of 82.27 on Game Rankings.

Trivia

 * On April 26, 2016, the ROM of the English version of Kirby: Planet Robobot was leaked on Reddit. This is the first instance of a Kirby game leaking online before its release in any region.
 * Kirby: Planet Robobot is the first Kirby game to be released at the same time in Japan and Korea.
 * The "3D" part of the Kirby 3D Rumble logo appears to be an homage to Kirby: Triple Deluxe ' s logo.
 * Kirby 3D Rumble appears to be greatly inspired by Nintendo's second attempt at creating the canceled game Kirby GCN.
 * Kirby: Planet Robobot is the first the game in the series to come bundled with an amiibo figure.
 * All the first letters of the worlds together spell the acronym "P-R-O-G-R-A-M."
 * This is similar to the acronyms in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby: Triple Deluxe, which spell out "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" and "F-L-O-W-E-R-E-D," respectively. These are only a few of the many acronyms in the series, the others are "R-A-I-N-B-O-W" in Kirby: Canvas Curse, "H-A-L" in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition, and "V-I-B-G-Y-O-R", spelled backwards, "R-O-Y-G-B-I-V" in Kirby's Adventure.
 * One of the pieces of artwork of Kirby greatly resembles his artwork for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, which itself is based off his Good Ending pose from Kirby's Dream Land 3.
 * This is the first game in the Kirby series to have a Roulette Copy Essence.
 * Dubior is the only returning mid-boss in the main game to not be mechanized, as it is already a robot.
 * In the Korean version of the game, The Arena's and The True Arena's names are written as "보스와 정면승부" (Boss Endurance) and "진 보스와 정면승부" (True Boss Endurance) rather than "격투왕의 길" (The Arena) and "격투왕의 길 마스터" (The True Arena).