Kirby Air Ride

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Kirby Air Ride Details Developer(s) HAL Laboratory Publisher(s) Nintendo Release date(s) Template:Release Platform(s) Nintendo GameCube

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Kirby Air Ride is the only Kirby game released for the Nintendo GameCube, and is the most recent spin-off game as well. It is also the only Kirby racing game. In the middle of the tracks, there are enemies. Kirby can swallow some for Copy Abilities to use on the track.

Copy Abilities

• Bomb
• Fire/Burning
• Freeze
• Needle
• Sleep
• Spark
• Sword
• Mike
• Wheel
• Wing

Courses

• Fantasy Meadows
• Celestial Valley
• Sky Sands
• Frozen Hillside
• Magma Flows
• Machine Passage
• Beanstalk Park
• Checker Knights
• Nebula Belt* (Secret Track)

Machines

There are a total of sixteen ride-able machines in Kirby Air Ride, if one does not include the machines used in Top Ride mode. In Air Ride mode, all but the Warp Star must be unlocked in order to be used. As for City Trial, players start out with a Compact Star and must find the vehicle they want in the city before they can use it. The vehicles may or may not be available at times and they can appear in different spots in the city. Players can then hop off their vehicle and ride on the other vehicle.

Machine	Name	Description	Modes Available In
File:WarpstarKAR.JPG	Warp Star	The Warpstar is the most balanced machine in Kirby Air Ride. It is the default machine in Air Ride mode before the player unlocks anything. Just as with balanced machines, this machine has no major flaws or advantages.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:CompactStarKAR.jpg	Compact Star	The Compact Star is a star that is exclusive to City Trial and all of its modes. The Compact Star mainly has all around stats, but trades speed for control. It also has somewhat low HP compared to most other machines. This is also the default machine if players play the main game in City Trial.	City Trial
File:TurboStarKAR.JPG	Turbo Star	The Turbo Star has great control, but handling that takes time to get used to. It also does not have great battling capabilities such as vitality and offense. This unusual machine also charges up very slowly when not in motion, but charges up quickly when stopping the motion.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:FormulastarKAR.JPG	Formula Star	The Formula Star is a vehicle with very high top speed, but poor handling and acceleration, which makes it a likely candidate for Drag Races only. It also have poor gliding, poor charging, and poor battling capabilities.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:SlickKAR.JPG	Slick Star	The Slick Star is a speedy machine with above-average charging. The major drawback of the Slick Star is its slippery handling, which can take some time to get used to for the player. All other stats are around average.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:SwervestarKAR.JPG	Swerve Star	This machine cannot turn while moving, but can turn while charging or gliding, making it a unique machine. It also has excellent acceleration, which boosts to its top speed instantly. It is about average everywhere else, except for gliding, which is below average.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:WagonstarKAR.JPG	Wagon Star	The Wagon Star cannot charge, stopping the vehicle merely halts the vehicle in a spot without the gauge meter filling. To pay up for the lack of that ability, it has mostly above average stats and has excellent HP.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:BulkStarKAR.JPG	Bulk Star	This machine uses the charge energy as fuel; when the charge gauge is empty, the vehicle is unable to move on its own. The Bulk Star is very heavy, with great battling capabilities and can even go at very high top speeds if patched properly in City Trial.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:ShadowKAR.JPG	Shadow Star	The Shadow Star has excellent offensive, acceleration, and gliding stats. However, it has low defenses, especially HP, that other machines that can easily take it down.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:WingStarKAR.JPG	Winged Star	The Winged Star is a fairly slow machine, but has a superb gliding ability. However, it performs poorly when it comes to battling other machines and is very light. All other stats all around average.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:RocketStarKAR.JPG	Rocket Star	The Rocket Star has very poor top speed, but has a massive charge boost that sends it propelling at very high speeds. However, it does not have fast charging, which is another drawback. All other stats are approximately average.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:JetstarKAR.JPG	Jet Star	The Jet Star is an average machine and well-rounded everywhere. However, it has a special gliding ability; whenever it hits the air, a burst of speed sends it propelling and when it makes a good landing, another burst of speed follows.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:WheelieBikeKAR.JPG	Wheelie Bike	The Wheelie Bike always hits the ground with a single wheel, unlike the other machines based on stars. It has average stats mostly everywhere, but its major drawback is its control and its gliding. Due to it being on the ground, it automatically hits boosts without stopping. It also has high top speeds.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:WheelieScooterKAR.JPG	Wheelie Scooter	This machine has very low top speeds, but very high handling, charging, and acceleration stats. It also gains speed when it drives off ramps, drives over boosts, or drives over rails. However, it has low battling capabilities.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:RexWheelieKAR.JPG	Rex Wheelie	The Rex Wheelie has handling that takes time to get used to, but due to its large size and weight, it has superb battling capabilities. It does not have great gliding or acceleration either, but it has fairly high top speeds.	Air Ride, City Trial
File:FlightWarpstarKAR.jpg	Flight Warp Star	Exclusive to Free Run mode in City Trial, the Flight Warp Star is merely a Warp Star with enhanced gliding capabilities. According to the bio in the instruction booklet, it states that the machine is good practice with gliding.	City Trial, Free Run Only

Legendary Machines

Legendary Machines only appear in City Trial Mode. In the main mode, they can only be found after assembling machine parts, found in certain red boxes scattered across the city. When all 3 parts are collected, the machine automatically forms, replacing the machine Kirby is riding on. In Free Run mode, once unlocked all 3 parts for each legendary, Kirby can use them whenever he wants.

Machine	Name	Description
File:DragoonKAR.jpg	Dragoon	This legendary machine is extremely speedy with very high acceleration. Its main advantage is its excellent gliding, where it can reach 80 miles per hour in the air. Due to its weight however, it is not easily controlled and it has average battle capabilities.
File:HydraKAR.JPG	Hydra	This legendary machine has extreme battle stats and it can withstand a lot of blows from other machines. However, it runs similarly to a Bulk Star; it uses charge as fuel. Unlike the Bulk Star, it takes a great deal of time to charge up. When charged up, the Hydra can go at speeds as fast as 124 miles per hour and it slowly takes up charge fuel, so the Hydra does not need to be constantly charged.

Top Ride Machines

In Top Ride Mode, there are only two machines available that are exclusive for this mode. Other than their appearance, the two machines' only difference are their control options.

Machine	Name	Description
File:TopRideKAR.JPG	Free Star	The Free Star is a machine that turns in the direction the control pad is faced, no matter what direction it is facing. It is the default machine for use, unless the player switches which star he/she wants to use.
File:TopRideStarKARBlue.JPG	Steer Star	The Steer Star is a machine that turns when only the left and right directions get pushed in the control stick, like a normal star. The Steer Star does not automatically get available when the player is just getting ready to play Top Ride, but the player can change his/her machine option.

Characters

• Kirby
• King DeDeDe
• Meta Knight

Gallery

Artwork

• KARCityTrialScene.JPG

  A scene that shows the city in City Trial.
• CarTargetFlight.JPG

  A scene in the Stadium Mode, Target Flight.
• CarTopRideScene.JPG

  A scene in the mode, Top Ride.
• AirRidingKirbys.png

  Kirby and several of his opponents riding on various machines.