Kirby's Return to Dream Land
HAL Laboratory / October 24, 2011 / Rated Everyone 10+
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Kirby™ and his friends are back in an adventure designed to satisfy
longtime Kirby fans and beginners alike. When an alien spaceship crashes
in the otherwise peaceful realm of Planet Pop Star, its pieces are
scattered throughout the land. Players must guide Kirby as he retrieves
the ship's parts and helps an alien return to its home planet. This
time, however, he's not alone. At any time, up to three more players can
join in the fun and play as Meta Knight, King Dedede, Waddle Dee or a
different color Kirby.
Features:
Kirby’s powerful Copy Ability returns, allowing him to inhale, spit
and transform as he encounters enemies.
Players can deploy classic and new abilities, including:
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Sword: Kirby dons a green cap and wields a sword.
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Beam: Kirby wears a jester hat and can shoot energy from a magic wand.
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Whip: Kirby wears a cowboy hat and can lasso enemies.
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Leaf: Kirby is surrounded by a whirlwind of leaves.
The game also introduces new Super Abilities, which are activated when
Kirby inhales special enemy characters. For example, the “Ultra Sword”
Super Ability allows Kirby to swing a giant sword and wipe out an
entire screen’s worth of foes.
Up to four players can enjoy the action together. (Additional
controllers required and sold separately.) While playing cooperatively
to progress through the game, player can join and leave the game at
any time.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land is a 2011 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the ninth mainline installment and the twenty-second game in the Kirby series. The plot follows Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight and Bandana Waddle Dee as they help an alien named Magolor repair his damaged spaceship so he can return home. While Kirby's Epic Yarn was released in 2010, Kirby's Return to Dream Land is the first traditional Kirby platforming home console game since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, which was released in 2000 for the Nintendo 64. The title was released in North America on October 24, 2011, in Japan on October 27, 2011, in Europe on November 25, 2011, in Australia on December 1, 2011, and in South Korea on September 6, 2012.
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