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Additionally, there are two [[sub-game]]s separate from the main game. They are small, competitive sub-games that also support up to four players at once, as well as optional Joy-Con motion controls. [[Star Slam Heroes]] is a timing-based game strongly reminiscent of [[Megaton Punch]], where Kirbys power up a flaming baseball bat and attempt to smack a meteor the farthest distance. [[Chop Champs]] sees players trying to chop as much wood as possible with their Kirby within a time limit while avoiding [[bug]]s and [[Gordo]]s. |
Additionally, there are two [[sub-game]]s separate from the main game. They are small, competitive sub-games that also support up to four players at once, as well as optional Joy-Con motion controls. [[Star Slam Heroes]] is a timing-based game strongly reminiscent of [[Megaton Punch]], where Kirbys power up a flaming baseball bat and attempt to smack a meteor the farthest distance. [[Chop Champs]] sees players trying to chop as much wood as possible with their Kirby within a time limit while avoiding [[bug]]s and [[Gordo]]s. |
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+ | The game is set to receive updates adding new [[Dream Friends]] following the game's release, with the first update, which was released on March 28, 2018, adding [[Rick]] & [[Kine]] & [[Coo]], [[Marx]], and [[Gooey]]. In the update, a new celebration picture was added, and playing [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]] with the new Dream Friends reveals additional stages and music. A second wave of Dream Friends will be added in another update on July 27, 2018, adding [[Daroach]], [[Dark Meta Knight]], and [[Adeleine]] & [[Ribbon]].<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/ah26a/pc/dreamfriends/index.html ''Kirby Star Allies'' Japanese website]</ref> |
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| “ | An evil force threatens Dream Land. Luckily, Kirby and friends are ready to team up and take on the challenge.” |
| — Official Kirby Star Allies website |
Kirby Star Allies (sometimes written Kirby: Star Allies), known in Japan as 星のカービィ スターアライズ (Hoshi no Kabi: Sutā Araizu, meaning Kirby of the Stars: Star Allies), is a game in the Kirby series that was released on March 16, 2018 worldwide, with a demo released on March 1 (EU)[1] and on March 4 (US)[2] of that year. It is the first game in the series released for the Nintendo Switch, and the first traditional Kirby platformer since Kirby's Return to Dream Land to support cooperative multiplayer through the main game.
Story
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| In a part of space far away from Planet Popstar, a cloaked figure casts a spell on a large, purple, crystal heart, causing countless Jamba Heart pieces to scatter across the galaxy as a result. Many of these pieces fall down to Dream Land, where they corrupt anyone they touch. When one dissolves into Kirby, however, it grants him the ability to throw Friend Hearts that befriend anyone they touch. Kirby notices some Waddle Dees carrying a large amount of food to Castle Dedede, which has become surrounded by dark clouds; Kirby sets off to investigate this mysterious phenomenon.[3]After defeating Dedede, Kirby and his friends celebrate, but the celebration is cut short when it is revealed that a Jamba Heart caused the trouble by corrupting him. Kirby pursues the fleeing Jamba Heart piece, chasing it through Popstar, and eventually freeing Meta Knight from corruption. When a giant fortress then lands on the surface of the planet, Kirby and friends investigate once again.
Approaching the fortress, which is named Jambastion, the Fortress of Shadows, Kirby and his friends battle Pon and Con, who are guarding Gatehouse Road. Afterwards, Kirby and his friends enter the fortress itself, and work their way up to the top of the structure. Along the way, they encounter the three Jambastion mages: Francisca, Flamberge, and Zan Partizanne. Francisca, the ice mage, is the first one encountered of the three. She explains that her task is to reassemble the Jamba Heart pieces to achieve some evil goal, and she warns the quartet not to interfere; however, the Star Allies soon defeat her and move on. They next battle Flamberge, the fire mage, who is extremely angry that they harmed Francisca. At the top of the structure, however, the group finds Zan Partizanne, the lightning mage and the leader of the three. After commenting that Kirby had turned out to be more than an annoyance than she had expected, she attacks, but is defeated like the other two. In a last-ditch effort, she destroys Jambastion's power core, causing the fortress to crumble. Zan Partizanne escapes, and, with the help of the Friend Circle and Friend Star, the Star Allies do the same. After escaping the fortress, Kirby and his friends find themselves deep in space, far away from Popstar. Continuing onwards, they traverse various planets and moons of the galaxy. On Blizzno Moon, Kirby and his friends find Francisca once again, who is continuing her search for Jamba Heart pieces. She is surprised that Kirby survived Jambastion's destruction, and so decides to defeat him once and for all. However, she loses once again and is knocked into the distance. While traversing through Sizzlai Moon, the Star Allies once again encounter Flamberge, who is taking a rest from hunting for the Jamba Heart pieces. After defeating her, Kirby and his friends finally arrive to the mages' base of operations located at the edge of the galaxy, and traveling inward, they enter The Divine Terminus. At the end of this level, the Star Allies discover a strange altar, where the cloaked figure, Hyness, is performing a ritual on the partially-complete Jamba Heart. Before they can approach Hyness, however, Zan Partizanne blocks their path to prevent interruption to the ceremony. She fights fiercely, but is beaten again. Utterly defeated, she weakly calls to Hyness, begging him for help. Hyness comes over and, after swatting Zan Partizanne aside, faces Kirby and his friends. He states the Jamba Heart still does not have enough energy for the ritual, and upset by the fact, goes into a frenzied rant. Here, Hyness explains his history, stating that his people were banished to the edge of the galaxy because others feared their immense magical power, despite how Hyness' people helped solve a galactic crisis. Hyness yells that throughout the banishment, his only goal has been to revive his Dark Lord, who is contained in the Jamba Heart. To prevent more interruptions in the revival ceremony, Hyness attacks. Upon his first defeat, Hyness' hood falls off, sending him into insanity. He summons the three Jambastion mages to himself, hypnotizing them and draining their life force, and uses their unconscious bodies as weapons. Despite this difficulty though, Hyness is defeated again and thrown onto the ground. Getting up, he moves slowly over to the altar, realizing that an offering to the Dark Lord is the only option. He throws himself and the three unconscious mages into the Jamba Heart, reviving the Dark Lord, Void Termina. The Jamba Heart dissolves into a dark cloud, and Void Termina escapes. Kirby and the Star Allies then form the Star Allies Sparkler and fly off in pursuit of Void Termina. When they track it down on a circular arena in deep space, it solidifies into a titanic being, and the final battle begins. Midway through the fight, Kirby and his friends enter Void Termina to battle the core, where they find Francisca, Flamberge, Zan Partizanne, and Hyness wrapped in cocoons. After defeating the core for the first time, those four, along with the Star Allies, are ejected, and the fight resumes. Once Kirby and his friends defeat the core for a second time, Void Termina's body dissolves, leaving only the core, its true form, behind. With the help of all the friends Kirby made over his journey, he completely destroys Void Termina, ending the threat. Awakening with his three friends by his side, Kirby rejoices at their victory. With peace restored, the Star Allies fly back to Popstar, which is now freed from the Jamba Heart's corruption, after waving goodbye. |
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Gameplay
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| “ | Play with others by handing them a Joy-Con! Other players can join in any time by pressing SL + SR.” |
| — Play together with other players! • Kirby Star Allies loading screen |
Kirby Star Allies is a traditional platformer Kirby game, in which the player controls Kirby, whose objective is to get to the end of each stage through the use of Copy Abilities. Kirby retains his traditional moves; the Inhale, Star Spit, Slide attack, Air Gun, and floating.
The game is a 2.5D platformer, meaning that the characters move on a two-dimensional plane in a 3D environment.
Two game mechanics return from previous installments of the Kirby series; those of Mix abilities (from Kirby: Squeak Squad, though in this game they are called Friend Abilities) and Helpers (from Kirby Super Star and its remake, though they are here referred to as "friends"). In a manner similar to the mechanic shown in the trailer for the unreleased Kirby GCN, there can be four player-controlled or CPU-controlled friends at one time. Kirby can throw a Friend Heart[4] at certain types of enemies in order to turn it into a friend by using the X button; friends can also throw Friend Hearts in order to change their ability. Kirby and his friends can also do the same with Copy Essences and Ability Stars. Even if Kirby has no friends, another player can join, taking Kirby's current ability similar to the helper mechanic in previous games; Kirby can also turn a friend into an ability item by performing the unfriend move (which replaces the Drop Ability function if Kirby has none); this can also be achieved by throwing a Friend Heart at an enemy while already having three friends, and opting to cancel the action instead of replacing one of them. Friends can assist Kirby in multiple ways, allowing for Friend Actions, such as creating the Friend Circle, a circular formation that allows them to roll ahead in certain areas. The player can also mix Friend Abilities by holding up on the analog stick and having a partner using an attack on the player's character. Players can also revive a friend that has no HP, recovering only half of their total HP.
Additionally, there are two sub-games separate from the main game. They are small, competitive sub-games that also support up to four players at once, as well as optional Joy-Con motion controls. Star Slam Heroes is a timing-based game strongly reminiscent of Megaton Punch, where Kirbys power up a flaming baseball bat and attempt to smack a meteor the farthest distance. Chop Champs sees players trying to chop as much wood as possible with their Kirby within a time limit while avoiding bugs and Gordos.
The game is set to receive updates adding new Dream Friends following the game's release, with the first update, which was released on March 28, 2018, adding Rick & Kine & Coo, Marx, and Gooey. In the update, a new celebration picture was added, and playing Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! with the new Dream Friends reveals additional stages and music. A second wave of Dream Friends will be added in another update on July 27, 2018, adding Daroach, Dark Meta Knight, and Adeleine & Ribbon.[5]
Game Modes
Characters
Playable characters
Friends
- Beetley
- Bio Spark
- Birdon
- Blade Knight
- Bonkers
- Broom Hatter
- Bugzzy
- Burning Leo
- Chef Kawasaki
- Chilly
- Como
- Driblee
- Gim
- Jammerjab
- Knuckle Joe
- NESP
- Parasol Waddle Dee
- Plugg
- Poppy Bros. Jr.
- Rocky
- Sir Kibble
- Vividria
- Waddle Doo
- Wester
Dream Friends
- Adeleine & Ribbon (Post-launch)
- Bandana Waddle Dee
- Dark Meta Knight (Post-launch)
- Daroach (Post-launch)
- Gooey (Post-launch)
- King Dedede
- Marx (Post-launch)
- Meta Knight
- Rick & Kine & Coo (Post-launch)
Allies (cameo appearances)
Enemies
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Anger Masker | Beetley | Big Gordo | Big Shotzo | Big Waddle Dee | Bio Spark | Birdon | Blade Knight | Blado | Blipper | Bomber | Bouncy | Bronto Burt | Broom Hatter | Bugzzy Jr. | Burning Leo | Capiller | Cappy | Chilly | Chip | Como | Coner | Dekabu | Donpuffle | Driblee | Floaty the Cell Core | Gabon | Gim | Glunk | Goldon Jr. & Silvox Jr. | Gordo | Grizzo | Jambeliever | Jammerjab | Kabu | Key Dee | Knuckle Joe | Mamanti | NESP | Noddy | Nruff | Parasol (enemy) | Parasol Waddle Dee | Plugg | Pon Jr. & Con Jr. | Poppy Bros. Jr | Propeller | Puppet Dee | Rocky | Sawyer | Scarfy | Shield Guard | Shotzo | Sir Kibble | Squishy | Two Face | Waddle Dee | Waddle Doo | Walky | Wester
Mid-bosses
Bosses
- Flamberge
- Francisca
- Grand Mam
- Hyness
- King Dedede
- Meta Knight
- Morpho Knight
- Pon & Con
- Kracko
- Void Termina
- Whispy Woods
- Zan Partizanne
Copy Abilities
The game features 28 standard Copy Abilities, as well as the ability to mix certain abilities together into Friend Abilities, similarly to how mixing abilities worked in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and Kirby: Squeak Squad. Abilities in italics are new, and abilities in bold can be permanently imbued with an element.
Copy Abilities
 Artist |
 Beam |
 Beetle |
 Bomb |
 Cleaning |
 Cook |
 Crash |
 Cutter |
 ESP |
 Festival |
 Fighter |
 Fire |
 Hammer |
 Ice |
 Mike |
 Ninja |
 Parasol |
 Plasma |
 Sleep |
 Spider |
 Staff |
 Stone |
 Suplex |
 Sword |
 Water |
 Whip |
 Wing |
 Yo-Yo |
Elements
 Blizzard |
Ice |
 Kine* |
 Daroach |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
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 Bluster |
Cleaning |
Wing |
Coo |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Sizzle |
Fire |
Fighter* |
Rick |
 Gooey |
N/A | N/A |
 Splash |
Water |
Parasol |
Cleaning |
Ninja* |
Kine |
Gooey |
 Zap |
Plasma |
Beam |
ESP |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
*CPU players will not use Stealth Water Gun, Ice Kine, or Giga Force Blast to give elements.
Dream Friends
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Dream Friends are a feature newly introduced in Kirby Star Allies. Some can receive elemental attributes, while others can bestow them.
| Available at Launch |  Bandana Waddle Dee |
 King Dedede |
 Meta Knight |
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| Wave 1 |  Rick & Kine & Coo |
 Marx |
Gooey |
| Wave 2 | Daroach |
 Dark Meta Knight |
 Adeleine & Ribbon |
Items
- 1UP
- 3D Warp Star
- Food
- Friend Heart
- Invincibility Candy
- Key
- Maxim Tomato
- Meat
- Pep Brew
- Picture Piece
- Point Star
- Power-Up Heart
- Treasure Chest
- Warp Star
- Watermelon
Levels
Levels in italics are unlocked by pressing a Big Switch in another stage. Stages in bold contain boss fights. Stages in italic and bold are unlocked by beating the game.
- World of Peace - Dream Land
- World of Miracles - Planet Popstar
- Fortress of Shadows - Jambastion
- Far-Flung - Starlight Heroes
- Kirby - Star Allies
Objects
Demo
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Demo title screen
The demo for Kirby Star Allies was released on March 1 in European regions and March 4 in North America. It includes two stages: a combination of Green Gardens, Honey Hill, and Fruity Forest called "Grasslands Stage;" and a combination of Donut Dome, Friendly Field, Reef Resort and Clash at Castle Dedede, called "Cave & Castle Stage." A Nintendo eShop link appears beneath the stage links. A boss fight was present at the end of each stage: Whispy Woods at the end of "Grasslands Stage" and King Dedede at the end of "Cave & Castle Stage." As well as being released on the eShop, the demo was included in the software of Nintendo Switch demo kiosks at retail locations.
amiibo Compatibility
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During Story Mode, the player can scan an amiibo. Scanning a Kirby-related amiibo (both from the Kirby series and their Super Smash Bros. counterparts) will give two Point Stars, either a Maxim Tomato or a Pep Brew, and two Picture Pieces. The same goes for scanning the Qbby amiibo from BOXBOY!, except it gives a milk carton Food item instead.
Scanning any other amiibo will give two Point Stars, a cherry, and one Picture Piece.
In addition, the game will only allow 7 different amiibos to be scanned per Stage attempt. The count resets if the player exits the stage without clearing it.
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Trivia
- Kirby Star Allies greatly resembles the first attempt at Kirby GCN, a canceled game for the Nintendo GameCube. It resembles Kirby's Return to Dream Land as well, though this is because Kirby GCN was reworked into Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
- Friends wear the hat that corresponds to their ability, unlike Helpers in Kirby Super Star and its remake.
- Friends reflect the colors of the player playing them. Any friends who are player 2 are yellow, friends who are player 3 are blue, and friends who are player 4 are green. This concept is reused from Kirby GCN. It, however, applies only to common enemies and midbosses; special characters (such as King Dedede and Gooey) always retain their normal coloration unless they are being used by multiple players.
- This is Nago, Pitch, and ChuChu's first appearance in the flesh since their debut 21 years before Kirby Star Allies in Kirby's Dream Land 3.
- In The Ultimate Choice's difficulty selection, there is a secret 8th difficulty, Soul Melter, which shows Kirby with red, evil eyes, grinning. This is a reference to the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode Frog Wild.
- King Dedede, when he transforms, greatly resembles his transformation in the same episode when he was possessed.
- This is the first Kirby game to be localized into Chinese, in both Traditional and Simplified forms.
Possible release date of Kirby Star Allies which was then proven false
- Before Kirby Star Allies’ release date was revealed to be March 16, 2018 in the January 11 Nintendo Direct Mini, the official Nintendo website's Game Store page listed the game's release date as June 30, 2018. This may have just been a placeholder release date/window before an actual release date was officially announced.
- Kirby Star Allies is the fourth Kirby game to have an E10+ ESRB rating.
- Kirby Star Allies is the first Kirby game to have a happy Kirby on the North American box art since Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.
- Kirby Star Allies is the first Kirby game to see release worldwide on the same day.
- The power of the new Artist ability, when paired with the hat, is reminiscent of Adeleine from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
- Kirby Star Allies is Adeleine and Ribbon's first appearance since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
- This is the fourth Kirby game to run at 30fps instead of the usual 60fps, the first three being Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Kirby: Planet Robobot (depending on the amount of objects onscreen but it mostly runs at 60fps), and Kirby Battle Royale.
- However, even though the game runs at 30fps, the menu, pause screens, and loading screens run at 60fps.
- This is the first Kirby game where Waddle Doo closes his eye, something only previously seen in Kirby: Right Back at Ya! and Smash Run from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
The incorrect calendar
- On January 27, 2018, the My Nintendo rewards program released a Kirby Star Allies-themed calendar for the month of February. It was discovered to be a January calendar, as the month had 31 days instead of 28, and Valentine's Day was marked as the second Sunday of the month rather than the second Wednesday. This mistake was corrected shortly after.[6]
- When the official Japanese website of Kirby Star Allies launched on February 14, 2018, the URL initially misspelled the game's title as "Star Arise." This was corrected shortly afterward, and the misspelled URL now redirects to the correct one. (The English words "Allies" and "Arise" have the same spelling in katakana.)
- Kirby Star Allies is the first traditional platformer in the series to name individual stages.
- In the March 8 Nintendo Direct, when Gooey is shown as a future update Dream Friend, they state that his debut was in Kirby's Dream Land 3, when he actually debuted in Kirby's Dream Land 2 as a non-playable character. This error also appears on the official site for Kirby Star Allies.
- Although, this is probably due to the fact Gooey's name wasn't revealed until Kirby's Dream Land 3, and that his appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 2 was a mystery to players when the game was first released.
- Kirby Star Allies consists of four worlds, the fewest thus far of any game in the main series.
- When King Dedede is defeated, a false credits starts to play, which might be a reference to Kirby's Dream Land’s ending where Kirby defeated King Dedede. A similar false credits appears at the end of Guest Star ???? Allies Go, after the player defeats Hyness.
- Kirby Star Allies, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse are the only games in the series thus far to save the player's life count.
- Kirby Star Allies is also the first game where Kirby's lives extend over 99.
- The first letter of all seven stages found on Planet Popstar, including the two unlockable stages, spell out the word "FRIENDS", which ties into the theme of friendship present in the game, as well as the game's main mechanic. This is a trait that is present in several previous Kirby titles (Kirby's Adventure, Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot).
- Kirby Star Allies has the most standard Copy Abilities of any Kirby game, at 28.
- A new composer was introduced in this game: Yuuta Ogasawara. He composed the music for Planet Earthfall, Planet Towara, the sub-games, and the Kirby Dance.
- In the 2.0.0 update, murals of all the Dream Friends were hidden in various levels.
- When Kirby defeats the first four bosses (Whispy Woods, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Pon & Con), he can throw a Friend Heart at them to positively affect them. Dedede and Meta Knight are converted into friends, Whispy Woods happily drops dozens of items from his branches, and Pon & Con eagerly open a gate for Kirby to pass through. The latter is required to continue through the game.
- Kirby can also damage Void Soul with Friend Hearts.
- As listed in the game's credits, the third-party company Eighting provided development assistance for the Star Slam Heroes and Chop Champs sub-games. Kirby Star Allies is their first collaboration with HAL Laboratory.
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