Kirby Fighters 2
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Kirby Fighters 2 is a spin-off fighting game in the Kirby series announced and released for the Nintendo Switch on September 23rd, 2020 in North America and September 24th, 2020 in other regions. It is a sequel to Kirby Fighters Deluxe, which was itself an expanded version of the Kirby: Triple Deluxe Sub-Game Kirby Fighters, being the second Kirby series sequel to an expanded Sub-Game, with the first being Super Kirby Clash. Kirby Fighters 2 is exclusively downloadable from the Nintendo eShop and as such, no physical copy of the game exists.
The day prior to its announcement and subsequent release, knowledge of the game's existence was leaked accidentally by Nintendo.[1]
Gameplay
Kirby Fighters 2 plays largely the same as its predecessor Kirby Fighters Deluxe, but features a slew of new content, most notably 17 different Copy Abilities to choose from, as well as five other playable characters. New to this iteration are local play options using Nintendo Switch systems and online play, as well as a new story mode and survival challenge. The story mode features boss battles against various enemies, including Twin Woods and Duo Edge.
In addition, the game features an experience system which allows the player to unlock Alternate Costumes for the characters, new Copy Abilities and new stages, much like in Kirby Battle Royale.
Game-modes
- Battle Mode
- Online Mode
- Local Play Mode
- Story Mode: The Destined Rivals
- Single-Handed Mode
List of Copy Abilities and characters
Copy Abilities and Buddies in Kirby Fighters 2 | ||||
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Ability/Character | New? | Unlock Req. | Description | Notes |
Archer |
Rank 28 | A long-range projectile fighter who can aim with great accuracy. | ||
Artist |
Rank 21 | A long-reaching melee fighter who can paint minions to fight for him. | ||
Beam |
Rank 10 | A medium-range projectile fighter who has few but versatile attacks. | ||
Beetle |
Rank 11 | A close-up melee fighter who specializes in grabbing foes with his horn. | ||
Bell |
Rank 37 | A close-up melee fighter who specializes in wide-area attacks and can throw out sound wave projectiles. | ||
Bomb |
Rank 1 (default) | A medium-range projectile fighter who attacks with explosives and can leave them behind. | ||
Cutter |
Rank 24 | A medium-range projectile fighter who attacks with boomerangs and also fights with melee attacks. | ||
Fighter |
Rank 16 | A close-up melee fighter who can throw out waves and projectiles of energy and has many techniques. | ||
Hammer |
Rank 13 | A close-up melee fighter who specializes in slow but powerful attacks. | ||
Ninja |
Rank 33 | A versatile fighter with many long and short-range techniques. | ||
Parasol |
Rank 31 | A close-up melee fighter who uses his parasol to defend himself and attack with good reach. | ||
Staff |
Rank 1 (default) | A long-reaching melee fighter who specializes in scoping attacks. | ||
Sword |
Rank 1 (default) | A close-up melee fighter who attacks with swift distended strikes and has many techniques. | ||
Water |
Rank 30 | A versatile fighter who attacks with long-traveling projectiles and melee attacks at far and short range. | ||
Whip |
Rank 27 | A medium-range melee fighter who can strike and grab his foes and items with his whip. | ||
Wrestler |
Rank 2 | A close-up melee fighter who specializes in lunging grabs and quick flashy melee attacks, with a great variety of moves. | Wrestler is all-new to this game. | |
Yo-Yo |
Rank 6 | A long-reaching melee fighter who attacks using stylish moves at varying distances. | ||
Bandana Waddle Dee |
Rank 1 (default) | A medium-range melee fighter who fends foes off with his hardy disjointed spear. | ||
Gooey |
Rank 3 | A versatile fighter who uses transformations to utilize all sorts of attacks. | ||
Magolor |
Rank 39 | A long-range projectile fighter with many magical attacks of varying type and the ability to teleport. | ||
Meta Knight |
Clear Chapter 4 of Story Mode |
A close-up melee fighter who attacks with swift distended strikes and also makes use of his power of flight to attack. | Meta Knight cannot appear as a regular enemy CPU fighter in the Story Mode or Single-Handed Mode. | |
King Dedede |
Clear the Final Chapter of Story Mode |
A bulky close-up melee fighter who specializes in slow but powerful attacks. | King Dedede cannot appear as a regular enemy CPU fighter in the Story Mode or Single-Handed Mode. King Dedede has 15% more health than other fighters, perhaps to compensate for his larger size. |
Bosses
- Twin Woods
- Duo Edge
- Shadow Kirby
- King Dedede & Meta Knight
- Waning Masked Dedede & Waxing Masked Meta Knight
Stages
Stages are unlocked through Fighters Points. In addition to their original songs, each stage also has an unlockable secret song, also obtained with Fighters Points.
Stages in Kirby Fighters 2 | |||||
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Name | Image | New stage? | Unlock Req. | Description | Notes |
Green Gardens | Rank 1 (default) | A basic arena with three Thin Floors and no additional elements. | Based on the stage from Kirby Star Allies. In effect, replaces Flower Land from the previous two games. | ||
Springy Hand Land | Rank 1 (default) | An arena containing six Springy Hands which activate in various patterns. | Based on Lollipop Land - Stage 3 from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. | ||
Dried-up Sea | Rank 1 (default) | A multi-tiered arena with Haltmann Fans which blow combatants and items left or right. | Based on Gigabyte Grounds - Stage 2 from Kirby: Planet Robobot. | ||
Training | Rank 1 (default) | A basic flat arena with no other elements. | Based on the tutorial from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Used as the practice stage for Training Mode. | ||
Gourmet Go Go | Rank 3 | An open arena with interspersed thin floors. Every now and then, food and bombs disguised as food drop, and a sprite version of King Dedede may run through. |
Based on Gourmet Race in Template:KSSU, specifically Pumpkin Grand. | ||
Bubbly Clouds | Rank 5 | A basic arena with two thin floor platforms. Kracko appears as a stage hazard to attack the fighters. |
Based on the stage from Spring Breeze in Kirby Super Star Ultra. | ||
Haldera Volcano | Rank 7 | A cavern split by three bodies of lava and a thin floor in the middle. The pits occasionally spew streams of lava outward. |
Based on Dangerous Dinner - Stage 1 from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. | ||
Castle Lololo | Rank 14 | A three-tiered series of hallways with thin floors allowing passage between them. Lololo & Lalala appear and push objects through the halls. |
Based on the stage from Spring Breeze in Kirby Super Star Ultra. | ||
Waddle Dee Train Tracks | Rank 23 | An open arena with two thin floor platforms on the sides. A Waddle Dee Train regularly rides through the middle and across the stage. | Based on Old Odyssey - Stage 1 from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. | ||
Coo's Forest | Rank 25 | A multi-tiered arena with several thin floor platforms. Rick, Kine, and Coo appear to attack the fighters. |
Based on Grass Land - Stage 5 from Kirby's Dream Land 3. | ||
Dedede Arena | Rank 29 | An arena flanked by walls and topped with a long thin floor. King Dedede appears on occasion to toss objects at the fighters. |
Based on Mt. Dedede from Spring Breeze in Kirby Super Star Ultra | ||
Butter Building | Rank 35 | A two-tiered arena with a high-up long thin floor on top. The stage occasionally spins to the left or right, taking fighters with it. Bronto Burts, Starmen, Laser Balls, and UFOs appear to attack the fighters. |
Based on the stage from Kirby's Adventure. | ||
Factory Tour | Rank 37 | A flat arena with no additional platforms. In the middle are three large hammers which slam into the stage in various patterns. |
Based on Shiver Star - Stage 4 from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. | ||
Gigavolt | Rank 40 | A large flat stage with no additional platforms. Gigavolt appears in the background and attempts to slam the fighters with its hands. |
Based on Patched Plains - Stage 3 from Kirby: Planet Robobot. | ||
Dyna Blade's Nest | Rank 42 | A small flat stage with no additional platforms. Dyna Blade appears to attack the fighters. |
Based on the stage from Dyna Blade. | ||
Jambastion Entrance | Rank 49 | A large arena with irregular interspersed thin floors. The Three Mage-Sisters appear to attack the fighters. |
Based on Fortress of Shadows - Jambastion from Kirby Star Allies. | ||
The Empyrean | Rank 72 | A large flat arena with no platforms or hazards. | Based on the area from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe. Duo Edge is fought here in Story Mode. | ||
Fountain of Dreams | Rank 81 | A large flat arena with no platforms or hazards. | Based on the Fountain of Dreams in its Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land appearance. Unlike in Kirby Fighters Deluxe, the stage does not have a 3D form, instead always using the 2D background. | ||
Stage of Destined Rivals | Clear Chapter 4 of Story Mode |
A large flat arena with no platforms or hazards. | A King Dedede and Meta Knight-themed stage, as they are fought here in Story Mode. Though it appears during both day and sunset in Story Mode, its stage form only appears at sunset. | ||
Stage of the Partners | Clear the Final Chapter of Story Mode |
A large flat arena with no platforms or hazards. | Much the same as Stage of Destined Rivals, but set in a starry sky. King Dedede & Meta Knight are fought here in the Final Chapter of Story Mode. | ||
Decisive Battlefield | N/A | A large flat arena with no platforms or hazards. | Based on the area from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe; replaces Another Dimension from the original sub-game. Shadow Kirby is fought here, but the stage cannot be unlocked for regular play. |
Items
- Action Star
- Bomber
- Buddy Shooting Star
- Cheer Pom-Poms
- Container
- Cracker
- Crackler
- Dash Shoes
- Food
- Cherry
- Energy Drink
- Maxim Tomato
- Gordo Ball
- Ice Container
- Invincible Candy
- Mike
- Mint Leaf
- Timed Dynamite
- Zap Weapon
Trivia
- 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).
- The internal files also contain partially complete code for "Kirby3d".[2]
- This is the first spin-off title to introduce a new Copy Ability, with Wrestler, since Kirby: Canvas Curse, with Balloon.
Gallery
- Main article: Kirby Fighters 2/gallery
- Yellow Wrestler.png
Artwork of Wrestler Kirby
Artwork of Beam Kirby
- KF2 Rare Cutter.png
Artwork of Cutter Kirby in a rare hat
- KF2 Rare Staff.png
Artwork of Staff Kirby in a rare hat
- KF2 Zan Staff.png
Artwork of Staff Kirby in a rare hat based on Zan Partizanne
Artwork of Sword Kirby
- Sword and Wrestler.png
Artwork of Sword Kirby and Wrestler Kirby
- KF2 Rare Sword.png
Artwork of Sword Kirby in a rare hat based on Flamberge
- KF2 SCK Sword.png
Artwork of Sword Kirby in a rare hat based on Sword Hero from Super Kirby Clash
- KF2 Rare Yo-Yo.png
Artwork of Yo-Yo Kirby in a rare hat
Artwork of King Dedede & Meta Knight
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | カービィファイターズ2 Kābyi Faitāzu 2 |
Kirby Fighters 2 |
External links
- Kirby Fighters 2 page on Nintendo.com
- Japanese website for Kirby Fighters 2
- Launch trailer on YouTube