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Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Pre-release game icon
Developer(s)HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)Nintendo
SeriesKirby
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseMarch 25, 2022
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Kirby and the Forgotten Land[a] is an upcoming 2022 platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It will be the seventeenth mainline installment in the Kirby series, as well as the first mainline game in the series in full 3D, excluding spin-offs. The player controls Kirby in an adventure through the titular Forgotten Land to rescue Waddle Dees kidnapped by the ferocious Beast Pack. To complete each stage to save the Waddle Dees, Kirby will use a wide range of copy abilities to help battle enemies and progress. The game is currently being developed for the 30th anniversary of the Kirby series.

Gameplay

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the first platform game in the series with full 3D gameplay, where the player must guide Kirby through various different stages to save the Waddle Dees at the end. As in most Kirby games, Kirby can jump and slide as well as inhale enemies and objects which he can either spit out like projectiles or swallow to gain a copy ability.[1][2] Alongside with the returning copy abilities, this game introduced two new copy abilities in the form of Drill and Ranger,[3][4] as well as an upgrade system for copy abilities and a new "Mouthful Mode" where Kirby can swallow and control larger objects, such as cars and vending machines.[5] Similar to Kirby Battle Royale and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, a second player can join in and play as Bandana Waddle Dee, who uses a spear as his main form of attack.[6]

The goal of each stage is to rescue the Waddle Dees at the end of the level. Once rescued, they are returned to Waddle Dee Town, the main hub of the game.[7] As the player rescues more Waddle Dees, the town size increases as well as unlocks minigames that the player can compete with others online for the top score.[8][9] The game will also support amiibo functionality.[10][11]

Plot

Kirby is dragged into a post-apocalyptic world referred to as the "Forgotten Land” and is washed up on a beach.[12] He finds that creatures, mainly Waddle Dees, are being kidnapped by a mysterious, but hostile group of beasts known as the "Beast Pack". Kirby, alongside a newly rescued companion called Elfilin, adventure across the new world to rescue the captured Waddle Dees along the way and battle to defeat the Beast Pack.[13][7]

Development

The game was produced as a part of Kirby's 30th Anniversary.[14] HAL Laboratory had begun teasing a new Kirby game since 2020 in preparation for the anniversary.[15][16] Kirby Star Allies general director, Shinya Kumazaki, described it as the "new phase" for the series and that it will "culminate the best aspects of Kirby".[17] A month before the September 2021 direct, the Kirby website were using placeholders for a new game, further implying there was a new mainline game coming soon.[18] The game was first officially revealed in the September 23, 2021, Nintendo Direct, having been primitively shown off on the Nintendo website six hours beforehand.[19][20][21] A second, more in-depth, trailer was shown on January 12, 2022, which announced more features of the game as well as the release date of March 25, 2022.[22][23] A free-to-play demo was made available on March 3, 2022. [24]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: 星のカービィ　ディスカバリー, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Disukabarī, lit. "Kirby of the Stars: Discovery"

References

  1. ^ Scullion, Chris (September 23, 2021). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a 3D open-world Kirby game". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ DeWitte, Joel A. (September 23, 2021). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land Launching Spring 2022". NintendoWorldReport. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Winslow, Jeremy (January 12, 2022). "Kirby And The Forgotten Land Trailer Shows Off New Abilities, Co-op Play". Kotaku. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Makuch, Eddie (January 12, 2022). "Kirby And The Forgotten Land Release Date, New Trailer Revealed". Gamespot. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Machkovech, Sam (February 9, 2022). "Nintendo Direct headlined by Mario Kart 8's 48 new upcoming racetracks". Ars Technica. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  6. ^ Purslow, Matt (January 12, 2022). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land's New Trailer Reveals New Features and a March Release Date". IGN. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Wald, Heather (January 13, 2022). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Everything we know so far about Kirby's upcoming adventure". GamesRadar+. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Parrish, Ash (January 12, 2022). "Kirby's post-apocalyptic Switch adventure is coming in March". The Verge. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Bellingham, Hope (October 12, 2021). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land online mode potentially leaked by ratings board". GamesRadar+. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  10. ^ Bellington, Hope (January 13, 2022). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land appears to have amiibo support". GamesRadar+. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  11. ^ Carter, Chris (January 13, 2022). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land supports amiibo, but there's no details yet". Destructoid. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  12. ^ Wen, Alan (September 24, 2021). "'Kirby And The Forgotten Land' is a cute post-apocalyptic platformer coming to Switch next year". NME. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  13. ^ Bellingham, Hope (January 13, 2022). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land ESRB rating reveals more details about the pink blob's upcoming adventure". GamesRadar+. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  14. ^ Whitehead, Thomas (January 12, 2022). "Nintendo Releases An Awesome Wallpaper To Celebrate Kirby's 30th Anniversary". Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  15. ^ Doolan, Doolan (December 29, 2020). "Kirby Developer HAL Laboratory Teases New Projects For 2021". Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  16. ^ Dino, Oni (December 28, 2020). "HAL Laboratory Teases New Kirby Merch and Original Games in 2021". Siliconera. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  17. ^ Doolan, Liam (May 15, 2021). "HAL Laboratory Looking Forward To Sharing Kirby's "Next Phase" With Fans". Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  18. ^ Skrebels, Joe (September 24, 2021). "Nintendo's Official Kirby Website Is Hilariously Messed Up Right Now". IGN. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  19. ^ Gray, Kate (September 24, 2021). "Nintendo Officially Reveals Kirby And The Forgotten Land". Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  20. ^ Romano, Sal (September 23, 2021). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land announced for Switch". Gematsu. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  21. ^ Marshall, Cass (September 23, 2022). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land announced for Nintendo Switch". Polygon. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  22. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (January 12, 2022). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land release date set for March". Eurogamer. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  23. ^ Scullion, Chris (January 12, 2022). "Kirby and the Forgotten Land gets a March release date and a new trailer". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  24. ^ Bailey, Kat (March 3, 2022). "Kirby And the Forgotten Land Demo Available Now For Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
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