
He doesn't ride machines, but instead uses his wings to float above the ground. Meta Knight, Kirby's rival, is an unlockable character. Multiple players are represented by different colors of Kirby. Kirby is the only playable character available from the start of the game, and the only one who can ride different machines and suck up enemies to copy their abilities. In practice, this system of discovering unknown goals is balanced out by several goals which are relatively easy to obtain, such as 'finish a race three times' or 'race on every course,' and various other goals which only require the accrual of play time these, in turn, make it easier to find out what other, more specific goals are, since each goal unlocked will open up the objective of the goals touching the goal completed. When a goal is completed, the squares fill to reveal completed goals. Each square has a hidden goal contained inside it, and certain goals also have unlockable content attached to them, such as alternate machines, new items and courses, new characters, and music tracks for the sound test. These are 12x10 grids which contain 120 squares, all of which are initially blank. Įach of the three modes of the game has a 'checklist' associated with it.

Gliding is also a definitive feature of the game, as the player can control the crafts' altitude when they go airborne.

Other than the use of the Control Stick to steer, the A button performs all other actions in the game, including braking, charging up for a boost, sucking in nearby enemies and thereafter using the powers absorbed from them. Unlike most racers, no input is necessary for the craft to move forward. The simple controls are a defining feature of Kirby Air Ride. Players take control of Kirby or any of his multicolored counterparts to compete in races or other minigames. Kirby Air Ride is played primarily through use of a vehicle, many of which are taken from previous Kirby games, such as the Warpstar. However, the game was a commercial success, selling over 1.2 million copies worldwide. The game supports up to four players, and was the first GameCube title to support LAN play using broadband adapters and up to four GameCube systems.Īir Ride received a mixed reception from critics, who criticized the game's simplicity. Kirby Air Ride has the players and computer-controlled racers ride on Air Ride Machines.

Tons of features in here for any Kirby Air Ride fan.Kirby Air Ride, known in Japan as Kirby's Airride ( カービィのエアライド Kābī no Earaido), is a 2003racingvideo game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the GameCubevideo game console starring Kirby. I just finished work on version 1.0 of my Kirby Air Ride Hack Pack.
