14 DAY TRIAL // Kirby's back and ready for a bellyful of adventure as he takes on a diabolical band of thieves called the Squeaks. Players can expect all the floating, jumping and battling of a classic Kirby game, but now they can even mix abilities and recovery items using the touch screen. With more than 25 upgradeable abilities, including new ones like Animal and Bubble, Kirby will have the tools he needs to defeat his toughest foes yet.
The abilities themselves now affect the environment as well as foes. Players burn trees and grass with the Fire Ability or freeze water with the Ice Ability as they hunt down every last treasure chest in eight huge worlds. Tons of unlockables await, from music tracks to Kirby colors to secret stages and abilities, so players must explore every nook and cranny. This game also features three multiplayer sub-games for up to four players, either via DS Download Play or Multicard LAN play. Players test their reaction speed in Speedy Teatime, bump and battle in Smash Ride and aim for snacks in Treasure Shot.
CHEATS
In-game reset Hold L + R + Select + Start during game play to return to the starting menu. This is helpful if you start a file and want to get on another file without turning off the system.
GAMEPLAY HINTS
Ghost ability The Ghost ability lets you control certain opponents with B. While controlling enemies, you can use their attacks with B, jump a lot with A, and destroy them with Select.
Best abilities The best abilities in the game are U.F.O., Ghost (obtained in World 8), Triple Star (obtained in World 8), Ninja, and Magic (without the scroll). The Hammer ability and the Cutter ability (both with scroll) are also useful.
Combining items You can combine certain abilities together to make better ones by dragging them together. The following is a list of the combinations: Fire and Sword, Ice and Sword, Lightning and Sword, Ice and Bomb, Lightning and Bomb.
Defeating Meta Knight To defeat Meta Knight in World 7, get the Sword Scroll. You have Sword and Fire/Ice/Thunder in your inventory. Combine Sword with one of them. This makes it so you have a Fire/Ice/Thunder Sword. The Fire burns grass and enemies, Ice freezes, and Thunder allows you to hit metal on the ground and send jolts of electricity travel through the room.
Brace for impact Whenever Kirby is about to be damaged by an enemy or object, simply duck by pressing Down. Kirby will still take damage, but his copied ability (if he has one) will not be lost and you will not lose a treasure chest to the Squeaks if they are attacking.
Scroll benefits The benefits of having the scrolls for Sword, Bomb and Wheel are that you can "attach" an element to them. For example, in World 6-SECRET, if you have the Wheel scroll and you copy the Wheelie at the start of the stage, then begin your roll on the ice, any enemy you come into contact with while you are still rolling will be turned into ice. The Ice-Wheel ability can also be used to make ice bridges by running over the surface of the water.
Here is a gameplay video: