Kirby: Triple Deluxe Download [Nintendo 3DS]

Kirby: Triple Deluxe, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Triple Deluxe (星のカービィ トリプルデラックス Hoshi no Kābi Toripuru Derakkusu) is the thirteenth platform installment of the Kirby video game series, developed by HAL Laboratory, and published by Nintendo. Kirby: Triple Deluxe was launched in retail and on the Nintendo eShop on January 11, 2014 in Japan and is released on May 2, 2014 in North America and May 16, 2014 in Europe.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe is a platformer displayed in a 2.5D perspective. The game uses the same engine as Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, but this time, Kirby can move between the foreground and the background with the use of a Warp Star. Some enemy attacks also emanate from the background. Kirby can eat a rainbow colored-seed called a Miracle Fruit to become Hypernova Kirby; this new power-up strengthens his inhale ability allowing him to inhale extremely large objects such as trains and trees and is used for a number of puzzles in the game.

New copy abilities include Beetle, which allows Kirby to use a rhinoceros beetle‘s horn to impale enemies and slam them on the ground or pick them up and carry them around; Bell, which lets Kirby wield twin bells like clubs, use them as a shield, and attack with sound waves; Archer, which lets Kirby fire arrows in any direction and pull out fake trees and boulders to become stealthy and avoid enemy attacks; and Circus, which allows Kirby to ride on a giant rolling ball to bowl over enemies, juggle flaming bowling pins to attack enemies above him and use exploding balloon animals as a weapon. At least 20 copy abilities from previous games return, as well including Wheel which was absent from Kirby’s Return to Dream Land.

Two new subgames are Kirby Fighters, a Super Smash Bros. style fighting game where the player can customize their own Kirby and give him any of the game’s copy abilities to battle other Kirbies in stages based on levels from previous Kirby games; and Dedede’s Drum Dash, a rhythm game starring King Dedede, who jumps on drums while avoiding enemies and collecting coins to the tune of classic Kirby songs. The main game features co-op for up to four players.

Players can also find and collect keychains which depict characters from previous Kirby games in the same fashion as Super Smash Bros.’s trophys.