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{{quote|This combat-based fighting game lets you choose a Copy Ability, then enter battles with up to four players! You can fight dear friends or unknown rivals all over the world. There's even a story mode where you'll face off against the tag team of King Dedede and Meta Knight!|Past Adventures section in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'', ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' and ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''}}

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'''''Kirby Fighters 2''''' is a spin-off fighting game in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], announced and released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] on September 23rd, 2020 in North America and September 24th, 2020 internationally. It is a sequel to ''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'', which was itself an expanded version of the ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' [[Sub-Game]] [[Kirby Fighters]]; it is the second sequel to an expanded Sub-Game in the series, with the first being ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''. ''Kirby Fighters 2'' is exclusively downloadable from the Nintendo eShop, and as such, there is no version of it on a cartridge. A physical edition was released in South Korea, but it merely contains a download code for a digital copy.

 

Like its previous iterations, ''Kirby Fighters 2'' is a fighting game featuring various [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]] of [[Kirby]] and - for the first time - other characters such as [[King Dedede]], [[Magolor]], and [[Gooey]]. The objective is to be the last fighter (or team) standing in battles that take place at various locations throughout the ''Kirby'' series and with various items. New to ''Kirby Fighters 2'', in addition to the aforementioned new characters and Copy Abilities, is a [[Story Mode: The Destined Rivals|story mode]] which features Kirby and a buddy of his choosing receiving a challenge from [[King Dedede & Meta Knight]], who have teamed up in an attempt to finally defeat Kirby.

The day prior to its announcement and subsequent release, knowledge of the game's existence was accidentally leaked by [[Nintendo]] on its official Play Nintendo website.}}</onlyinclude>{{:{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|transcludesection=lead}}<ref>[https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/kirby-fighters-2-for-switch-announcement-leaked ''Kirby Fighters 2'' for Switch announcement leaked - Gematsu]</ref>

[[File:KF2 Battle Mode screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|A battle taking place in the Battle Mode, on the [[Dried-up Sea]] stage.]]

''Kirby Fighters 2'', much like its predecessor ''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'', is a platform-fighting game where the objective is to reduce all opponents' [[stamina|health]] to zero before the same is done to the player's character (and ally, if applicable). There is a total of 22 playable characters (17 [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]] of [[Kirby]], plus five other characters referred to as "buddies"), each with different move-sets which give them various advantages and disadvantages. Aside from these move-sets and other minor differences ([[King Dedede]]'s size and 15% greater health, different methods of [[Hover]]ing, etc.), all characters have roughly the same attributes. In addition, all characters have access to either a [[Inhale#Gobble|Gobble]] or a Grab, a [[Guard]] technique, and the ability to [[Dodge]]. When fighters are defeated (and an ally is still in play) they can revive themselves as [[Ghost]]s and potentially return to the fight by attacking an enemy in this form, reviving the ghost fighter with a fraction of their original health. By default, all fighters start the battle with 200 health, though if fighters' health drops below 25%, they will take 25% less damage from all attacks to give them a better chance of recovering. The last player standing while everyone else is knocked out wins the battle; it is possible, however, for the last two combatants to be KO'd at around the same time, ending the match in a draw.<ref>https://twitter.com/qwertz143/status/1401992655601430529</ref>

In multiplayer battle modes, upon selecting a character, the player will be given a prompt to select a Handicap. The player's selected handicap will affect their damage output, health, and the effectiveness of [[Guard|guarding]]. The options include:

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| '''Damage''' || x1.5 || x1.2 || x1 || x0.85 || x0.75

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!colspan=3|Bosses in '''Story Mode: The Destined Rivals'''

|In the second Story Mode battle, Shadow Kirby uses a [[Copy Ability]] that corresponds to the selected buddy, and both the first and third battle has him mimicking the same selected ability as the player. His battle music changes on Very Hard of [[Single-Handed Mode]] and both battles in the Final Chapter of [[Story Mode: The Destined Rivals]].

*'''[[Online features|Online Mode]]''' - A mode which utilizes Nintendo Switch Online matchmaking to arrange 2v2 battles with standard rules and a random stage or play with friends using a custom ruleset.

!colspan=5|{{center|'''[[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KTD Archer artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Archer]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KSA Artist Artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Artist]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KTD Beetle.png|60px]]<br>'''[[Beetle]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KTD Bell.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Bell]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KSA Staff artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Staff]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KF2 Wrestler artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Wrestler]]'''}}

|Wrestler is all-new to the series and marks the first spin-off title to introduce a new Copy Ability since ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', with [[Balloon]].

!colspan=5|{{center|'''Buddies'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KF2 Bandana Waddle Dee artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Bandana Waddle Dee]]'''}}

Most stages are unlocked by acquiring Fighters Points. In addition to their default songs, each stage also has an unlockable secret song, also obtained with Fighters Points. Hazards on any stage may be turned off when playing with friends online or locally, as well as offline in Battle Mode.

 

There is a total of 20 different stages. All stages from ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' return besides [[Flower Land]], and there are also nine new stages.

|A basic arena with three [[thin floor]]s and no additional elements.

|A multi-tiered arena with [[Wind Maker]]s which blow combatants and items left or right.

|Based on [[Gourmet Race]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', specifically [[Pumpkin Grand]].

|Based on [[Bubbly Clouds|the stage]] from [[Spring Breeze]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.

|Based on [[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 1]] from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''.

|Based on [[Castle Lololo|the stage]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', though taking its design from [[Float Islands]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.

|Based on [[Mt. Dedede]] from [[Spring Breeze]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.

|Based on [[Dyna Blade's Nest|the stage]] from [[Dyna Blade (main game)|Dyna Blade]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.

''Kirby Fighters 2'' features 16 distinct items which can appear during battles to help/hinder the fighters. Every item from ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' returns besides the [[Team Cannon]], and there are also five items new to ''Kirby Fighters 2''. Items may be toggled on or off when playing with friends online or locally, as well as offline in Battle Mode, including options to play using only certain types of items. The following table lists each of them in alphabetical order:

|A powerful item that comes in two pieces and only appears in Team Battles. <br>Two allied partners need to hold each piece and then come together to reassemble it. If there is a third member of that team, that fighter will hop onto the Buddy Star Blaster as well. <br>From there, after targeting and blasting the other fighters, a special cutscene plays where the Buddy Star Blaster fires a giant laser at its target to deal huge damage.

|A standard item in the main-series games.<br>In the [[Gourmet Go Go]] stage, bombs disguised as food can drop, which harm fighters instead.

|A standard item in the main-series games.

|Originally appeared in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''.<br>This item is a Sweet Potato in the Japanese version, with a different model to match.

A demo of the game was released on the [[wikipedia:Nintendo eShop|Nintendo eShop]] on October 21, 2020. The demo only allows access to Local Play, Online Play, Training, Rewards List, Options and the first chapter of [[Story Mode: The Destined Rivals]]. The player can accumulate up to 100 Fighters Points but cannot level up past Fighters Rank 1.

Only three Copy Abilities and one buddy are available to play: [[Sword]], [[Bomb]], [[Staff]] and [[Bandana Waddle Dee]], and the stages that are available to play on are Green Gardens, Dried-up Sea, Springy Hand Land, and Training. As the player cannot increase their [[Fighters Rank]] and can only play Chapter 1 of Story Mode, the rest of the abilities, buddies, [[Costumes#Kirby Fighters 2|Rare Hats]], and stages are not available.

*The game's internal codename is "Fizz", matching with the food-themed codenames of previous games, such as "Parufe" (''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'') and "Eclair" (''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''). Internal references also suggest that [[Story Mode: The Destined Rivals]] was codenamed "Rogue".

*This is the first ''Kirby'' game released after the debut of [[amiibo]] to not be compatible with them.

*Most, if not all of the moves in this game that had invincibility frames in games prior (Hammer Twirl and Hammer Swing, for example) no longer make the user invincible during regular battles, a trait carried over from the other Kirby Fighters games. However, when facing a boss other than Shadow Kirby, the invincibility is retained.

**Oddly enough, one exception to this major change is Bell Kirby's Bell Block move, which retains invincibility frames as Kirby gets out of his bell hat when letting go of the guard button, allowing him to avoid many attacks that others wouldn't after guarding.

*The [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/kirby-fighters-2-switch/ American and Canadian Nintendo Store webpages for the game] listed Brazilian Portuguese as one of the language options, even though the game does not support it, instead defaulting to English. This mistake does not occur on the Japanese, European, Australian, Chinese and Korean webpages, and was corrected later on.

*Much like in ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', inputting the code +/- and Y (Pro Controller / vertical Joy-Con) or +/ and B (horizontal Joy-Con) on the credits selection in Options after beating the Story Mode will play the standard credits sequence normally accessible from a brand-new save file.

KF2 Hammer artwork.png|Artwork of [[Hammer]] Kirby

KF2 Sword and Wrestler Artwork.png|Artwork of Sword Kirby and Wrestler Kirby

KF2 Magolor.png|Artwork of [[Magolor]]

KF2 Website Screenshot 3.jpg|Screenshot of the Item Room

KF2 Website Screenshot 5.jpg|Rewards List

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