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Dimensional rift C Bsn 8VwAIzPgw.jpg large transparent "Amazing Mirror" redirects here. For the namesake mirror, see Dimension Mirror.

In this game, players didn't have to defeat stages in a specific, preset order. Instead, they were able to freely explore the game's vast new world and choose their own paths to victory. Along the way, Kirby could call his yellow, red, and green Kirby buddies for help by using his trusty cell phone. Kirby could also use new powers. One of them, Smash, was an incredible combat ability that let Kirby unleash his Super Smash Bros. moves.
— Summary • Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror is a platformer Kirby game developed by HAL Laboratory, Flagship, and Dimps and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It was first released in Japan on April 15, 2004, in Europe on July 2, 2004, and in North America on October 18, 2004. It was the second Kirby game released for the Game Boy Advance.

In the summer of 2011, the game was re-released during the Ambassador Program promotion in North America for users who purchased their Nintendo 3DSs before the console's price dropped in the Nintendo 3DS eShop for free. The game was also re-released in Europe for Club Nintendo members only. In addition to the 3DS, the game has also been re-released on the Wii U Virtual Console in April 2014 and on the Nintendo Switch on September 29, 2023 as part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack deal.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror is notable for being the last Kirby title with the credited involvement of the series' creator Masahiro Sakurai.

Story[]

Dimension Mirror artwork

The Dimension Mirror

MirrorWorld

The Mirror World

High in the skies above Dream Land floats the Mirror World. In this strange and beautiful land, mirrors have the power to make any wishes reflected in them come true. One day, a sinister presence invaded the Mirror World, and its mirrors could only reflect bad things. When Meta Knight discovered what was happening, he set off to save the Mirror World.

Meanwhile, down in the peaceful Dream Land, Kirby was enjoying a leisurely walk. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a familiar shadow appeared! It looked like Meta Knight, but something seemed different. Without warning, the shadowy Meta Knight lunged at the daydreaming Kirby!

What happened next, you ask? Well, Meta Knight's sword split Kirby into four, each one a different color! Meta Knight took off into the sky, and all four Kirbys hopped onto a Warpstar to chase after him! And that's where our adventure really begins!
— The Adventure Begins • Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Instruction Booklet

There is a land called the Mirror World that exists high in the skies of Dream Land. It is a world where any wish reflected in the mirror will come true. One day, however, it only copies negative thoughts, and rapidly changes the world into a cesspool of evil as a result. Meta Knight notices this and recognizes this as a threat to not only the Mirror World itself, but also to his native Dream Land, and visits the Mirror World to save the two worlds.

Meanwhile, Kirby is taking a walk, when Dark Meta Knight—an evil Mirror World version of Meta Knight—appears. Before Kirby can react, Dark Meta Knight slices Kirby into four differently-colored Kirbys. At this point, the Kirbys have to share the same Warp Star. The four Kirbys chase after Dark Meta Knight and enter the Mirror World.

The two Meta Knights fight each other, but the real Meta Knight is defeated. He is knocked into the Dimension Mirror, which is then cut into eight fragments by Dark Meta Knight. Those fragments are then scattered across the Mirror World. It's up to Kirby and his new friends to save Meta Knight, the Mirror World, and Dream Land.

The Kirbys decide to venture through the Mirror World, and they collect and reunite the Mirror Shards, so that they can gain access to the area where Meta Knight is being held and defeat Dark Meta Knight (as well as the mastermind behind the events of the game, Dark Mind). At the end, all the Kirbys have their own Warp Stars, showing that they are each heroes in their own right.

Gameplay[]

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror is a traditional platformer Kirby game; the player controls Kirby, whose objective is to get to the end of each stage by using Copy Abilities.

Unlike other Kirby games, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror features a metroidvania-esque open world to explore. The game map branches out in several directions, similar to certain areas of The Great Cave Offensive, and, providing Kirby has the proper power at his disposal, he is able to go anywhere in almost any order, excluding the final level. If the player gains access to all mirrors (excluding the Dimension Mirror), they will be able to access a mirror to the Copy Ability Room.

One of the game's core mechanics is the implementation of Treasure Chests spread out across the world, allowing Kirby to unlock Music Notes, Spray Paint, and the World Map and Area Maps, as well as healing items and batteries for the Kirbys' cell phones. Opening all treasure chests, regardless of their contents, is required for 100%.

There are several new Copy Abilities in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, such as Cupid, which allows Kirby to fly around with wings and fire arrows, Missile, which turns Kirby into a missile that can be guided in any direction and will explode on contact with a wall or an enemy as well as on command, and Smash, which gives Kirby the moveset he had in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

The moveset of each Kirby includes the inhale, Star Spit, Slide, Air Gun, and floating. Kirby's inhale also been enhanced, making him capable of the super inhale.

The game also features up to four-player multiplayer; in it, one Kirby can call the others to their location with an in-game Cell Phone. The Cell Phone also has the function of allowing one player to ask to borrow a life from another Kirby when they are KO'd with no lives left. This will allow that Kirby to respawn in the room in which they were KO'd. If no players have lives to give, that Kirby will be forced to respawn in Central Circle with two lives.

Many bosses and areas in the game appear to be Mirror World versions of those found in Kirby's Adventure/Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Modes[]

Main Games[]

  • Story Mode

Sub-games[]

Goal Game[]

Kirby flies through an area on the Warp Star filled with 1UPs, batteries, and various types of food. The goal is to collect what is desired while avoiding obstructions in the form of concrete blocks before time runs out. If one of the blocks is hit, control will be lost for about a second, although Kirby takes no damage.

Characters[]

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Playable Characters[]

The game supports multiplayer, with up to four players. Each player plays as a member of Kirby's species. Player 1 is Kirby, Player 2 is a Yellow Kirby, Player 3 is a Red Kirby, and Player 4 is a Green Kirby. If other players have obtained Spray Paints before starting the game, colors can be switched beforehand.

Story Mode and Boss Endurance are cooperative modes; the remaining three sub-games are competitive modes. No player characters have any differentiation in their abilities, nor do their Copy Abilities.

Before starting the game, each player chooses a file on their respective Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Game Paks. After each player selects the multiplayer option (assuming all systems are connected accordingly), players will then choose to which Game Pak the data will be saved to.

When pressing the R button to call other players with the Cell Phone, the other players have the option to respond to that call by pressing R, warping them to the location of the Kirby that called. Bosses and mid-bosses have more health when playing with multiple players, encouraging players to call and work together to take them down. If a player loses all of their lives, they have the option to borrow one life from another player to continue with their current progress, or can opt not to borrow lives and return to the Central Circle with the default number of lives remaining.

Enemies[]

Bang-Bang | Batty | Big Waddle Dee | Blipper | Blockin | Bomber | Boxin | Bronto Burt | Chip | Cookin | Cupie | Droppy | Flamer | Foley | Giant Rocky | Glunk | Golem | Gordo | Haley | Heavy Knight | Hot Head | Jack | Laser Ball | Leap | Metal Guardian | Minny | Mirra | Noddy | Parasol | Parasol Waddle Dee | Pengy | Prank | Rocky | Roly-Poly | Scarfy | Shadow Kirby | Shooty | Shotzo | Sir Kibble | Snapper | Snooter | Soarar | Sparky | Squishy | Sword Knight | Twister | UFO | Waddle Dee | Waddle Doo | Wheelie

Mid-Bosses[]

Batafire | Bombar | Box Boxer | Boxy | Bonkers | Master Hand | Mr. Frosty | Phan Phan | Waddle Dee (Boss Endurance only)

Bosses[]

King Golem | Moley | Kracko | Mega Titan | Gobbler | Wiz | Dark Meta Knight | Master Hand & Crazy Hand | Dark Mind

Copy Abilities[]

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror features 26 Copy Abilities, 6 of which are new.

BeamiconKNIDLKATAM
Beam
BombiconKATAM
Bomb
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Burning
CookiconKATAM
Cook
CrashiconKNIDLKATAM
Crash
CupidiconKATAM
Cupid
CuttericonKNIDLKATAM
Cutter
FightericonKATAM
Fighter
FireiconKNIDLKATAM
Fire
HammericonKNIDLKATAM
Hammer
IceiconKNIDLKATAM
Ice
LasericonKNIDLKATAM
Laser
MagiciconKATAM
Magic
MastericonKATAM
Master
MiniiconKATAM
Mini
MissileiconKATAM
Missile
ParasoliconKNIDLKATAM
Parasol
SleepiconKNIDLKATAM
Sleep
SmashiconKATAM
Smash
SparkiconKNIDLKATAM
Spark
StoneiconKATAM
Stone
SwordiconKNIDLKATAM
Sword
ThrowiconKNIDLKATAM
Throw
TornadoiconKNIDLKATAM
Tornado
UfoiconKNIDLKATAM
UFO
WheeliconKNIDLKATAM
Wheel

Items and Objects[]

Area MapBatteryCell PhoneMasterMirror ShardMusic NoteSpray PaintTreasure ChestVitalityWarp StarWorld Map

Levels[]

Centralcircle
Central Circle
Rainbow Route Map Moonlight Mansion Map Cabbage Caverns Map
Rainbow Route Moonlight Mansion Cabbage Cavern
Mustard Mountain Map Carrot Castle Map Olive Ocean Map
Mustard Mountain Carrot Castle Olive Ocean
Peppermint Palace Map Radish Ruins Map Candy Constellation Map
Peppermint Palace Radish Ruins Candy Constellation
Dimension Mirror artwork
Dimension Mirror

Music[]

KPR Maxim Tomato Main article: Kirby & The Amazing Mirror/Music

At the time of its release, Club Nintendo Japan members could apply for a copy of the limited-production Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Sound Plus, a "best of" audio compilation.

Glitches[]

KPR Maxim Tomato Main article: Glitch#Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Reception[]

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror was generally met with good reviews, receiving an average of 80/100 on Metacritic.com.

  • Game Rankings - 77.54%[3]
  • IGN - 8/10 (Impressive)
  • GameSpot - 8.2/10 (Great)
  • GameSpy - 4/5
  • Nintendo Power - 4/5 (Great)
  • 1UP.com - 8/10
  • X-Play - 3/5 (Good)

Transcript[]

KPR Maxim Tomato Main article: Kirby & The Amazing Mirror/Transcript

Staff[]

KPR Maxim Tomato Main article: List of Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Staff

Related Quotes[]

Kirby when he is skilled in martial arts, especially close-quarters combat. Inhaling brawny challengers like Knuckle Joe will transform Kirby, allowing him to use a bunch of fight moves like Rising Break, the heroic uppercut. His Mega Power Shot in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, which used charged energy to take out faraway enemies, is another Fighter Kirby highlight.
— Fighter Kirby trophy description • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Kirby when he inhales an enemy who uses fire. Shooting fire from his mouth, Fire Kirby can cook enemies from afar. This ability also allows Kirby to light explosive blocks, fuses, and so on. In Kirby Super Star and Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Fire Kirby can roll his burning body into enemies as an attack move.
— Fire Kirby trophy description • Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Other Languages[]

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology and notes
Flag JP 星のカービィ 鏡の大迷宮 Translates to Kirby of the Stars: The Great Labyrinth of the Mirror
Flag USA Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Flag GER Kirby & die wundersame Spiegelwelt Translates to Kirby & the wondrous Mirror world
Flag FR
(General)
Kirby et le Labyrinthe des Miroirs Translates to Kirby and the Labyrinth of Mirrors
Flag IT Kirby e il Labirinto degli Specchi Translates to Kirby and the Labyrinth of Mirrors
Flag ESP
(General)
Kirby y el Laberinto de los Espejos Translates to Kirby and the Labyrinth of the Mirrors

Trivia[]

  • As with numerous Kirby games, the Japanese box art depicts Kirby as happy and the American box art as "angry." However, the Kirby on the American box art is identical to the Red Kirby on the Japanese box art, albeit with the color change; likewise, the Red Kirby on the American box art is the same as normal Kirby on the Japanese box art, color aside.
    • This is the first time that the appearance of the European box art is completely different from the American box art.
  • This game's engine was built upon Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land’s engine. Some differences include the 4-player co-op mode being greatly expanded and some abilities being fixed and no longer giving the remake's lag time.
  • This game is very similar to The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, as in that game Link has three clones that have appeared because of a sword (each with a unique color). Also, four Kirbys have to work together to overcome obstacles, as with Links.
  • This is the first game in which Kirby has to save Meta Knight.
  • This is the only game to feature a boss (also a mid-boss in this game) from the Super Smash Bros. series.
  • This is the first game, and the only main series game, in which King Dedede does not make an appearance.
    • This consequently makes this the only game to lack any sign of King Dedede whatsoever, with the debatable exception of Kirby Slide.
    • This is referenced in Kirby: Triple Deluxe's Dededetour, where Dark Meta Knight's appearance as the final boss of that mode is a reference to Dedede not appearing in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror.
  • Ironically, the Mirror ability is not in the game.
  • Most of the time, the other Kirbys may get a random ability when the main Kirby is in another place.
  • Strangely, Meta Knight can instantly be called in by the Magic ability to attack for each Kirby, even though he is supposed to be trapped in the Dimension Mirror.
  • In the Music Room in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror is represented by an image of the Dimension Mirror.
  • Kirby's phone sound is the extra life sound effect/Adventures of Lolo’s power-up.
  • The main game lacks a "Game Over" screen for when the player runs out of lives, instead taking the player back to Central Circle with two lives remaining. The Game Over screen can only be seen in Boss Endurance.
  • This is one of two Kirby games to give regular enemies health bars; the other is Kirby: Squeak Squad.

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