Kirby Air Ride

Kirby Air Ride is a spin-off Kirby game that was released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003. It is a 3D racing game.

Production
This game was actually going to be released for the Nintendo 64, but was canceled early in production. However, it was later revived- this time, as a GameCube game. The game was finally released in 2003.

Game play
It is a racing game, that has 3 modes: Air Ride, Top Ride, and City Trial. It has many different Air Ride Machines, that can be ridden.

Besides Kirby, other characters could be unlocked and played as, by getting special marks in the Checklist. The game was designed to be simple, and uses only two buttons. Meta Knight and King Dedede, both unlockable characters, always have the same vehicle, and if they crash, they must uselessly inch on the ground. Here are the racer stats:

Character Info
Kirby is the regular character, and his speed depends on his vehicle. King Dedede is the most offensive one, having ten or eight health depending on how powerful the attack is and has his hammer with him, again. However, he is the heaviest out all three of them, making him quite a slow ride. Meta Knight is fast and powerful, so he's a good choice. Though, if the player is going face to face with someone with more health, it would not be a very wise decision, because he's only got five/three health.

Playable Characters

 * Kirby
 * Red Kirby
 * Blue Kirby
 * Yellow Kirby
 * Green Kirby
 * White Kirby
 * Purple Kirby
 * Brown Kirby
 * Meta Knight
 * King Dedede

Machines in both Air Ride and City Trial

 * Warp Star
 * Slick Star
 * Winged Star
 * Compact Star
 * Formula Star
 * Shadow Star
 * Swerve Star
 * Rocket Star
 * Wagon Star
 * Turbo Star
 * Jet Star
 * Bulk Star
 * King Dedede
 * Meta Knight
 * Wheelie Bike
 * Wheelie Scooter
 * Rex Wheelie

Top Ride-only Machines

 * Free Star
 * Steer Star

City Trial-only Machines

 * Dragoon
 * Hydra
 * Flight Warp Star

Enemies

 * Balloon Bomber
 * Bronto Burt
 * Broom Hatter
 * Caller
 * Cappy
 * Chilly
 * Dale
 * Flappy
 * Gordo
 * Heat Phanphan
 * Noddy
 * Pichikuri
 * Plasma Wisp
 * Scarfy
 * Sword Knight
 * Walky
 * Waddle Dee
 * Wheelie

Kirby Air Ride