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'''''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''''' (known as '''''Kirby's Adventure Wii''''' in European languages, and originally known under its working title '''''Kirby Wii''''') is a main series ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' game released for the [[Wii]] in late 2011. It was the first main series title to be released on a home console since ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', and would remain the latest title to have that distinction until the release of ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' in 2018. Much of this game is derived from the leftover work done on the canceled ''[[Kirby for Nintendo GameCube]]'' game. In 2015, ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' was released as a digital download for the [[Wii U]].

As the American title suggests, ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' returns the series to its traditional gameplay, and tasks [[Kirby]] to traverse several different levels, each with four or more stages, while obtaining and utilizing [[Copy Ability|copy abilities]] and battling enemies, [[Mid-Boss]]es, and [[boss]]es. However, several new gameplay features have been added; notably the addition of four-player co-operative play (allowing additional players to join in at any time using [[King Dedede]], [[Meta Knight]], or [[Bandana Waddle Dee]]), four all-new standard copy abilities, and a set of special [[Super Ability|Super Abilities]] which are powered-up versions of familiar ones, used at specific points in stages. ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' takes a lot of inspiration from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', particularly when it comes to combat, though the level structure more closely resembles ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' also makes use of full 3-D graphics, though only for visual purposes, as the game proper is still played in two dimensions.

A remake of the game, ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', is being released on February 24th, 2023.

[[File:KRtDL Sullen Magolor screenshot.png|thumb|250px|left|Kirby and friends discover sad [[Magolor]] shortly after [[Lor Starcutter]]'s crash.]]

With this done, Magolor keeps his word and takes Kirby and his friends to Halcandra, but upon arrival, the Lor Starcutter is immediately shot down by a four-headed dragon named [[Landia]]. Seeing this, Kirby agrees to defeat the foul-tempered beast. After traveling to the volcano where Landia resides, they defeat him, causing the dragon's [[Master Crown|golden crown]] to fall from his head. In the middle of Kirby's victory, Magolor appears from out of nowhere and nabs the crown. After donning it, Magolor transforms into a being of great power, revealing the crown to have been his ultimate goal the whole time. With the power of the Master Crown - Magolor declares his intention to bend the universe to his will, and decides to start by subjugating Popstar. With a forced evil laugh, he departs through a dimensional portal of his own making, leaving Kirby and his friends behind on Halcandra.

The formerly defeated dragon Landia approaches Kirby and prompts him to ride on his back in pursuit of Magolor. They fly through the rift just as it closes and chase him down in [[Another Dimension]]. From there, they must first battle the Lor Starcutter, then fight Magolor himself, who is driven mad by the crown's power and transformed into [[Magolor (second form)|the Master Crown's own projection of Magolor]] in the process. Kirby and friends defeat Magolor and shatter the crown, but are left stranded in the parallel dimension they found themselves in. Just as the route back to Popstar is about to vanish forever, Landia and the Lor come in and rescue Kirby and his friends, returning them to Popstar. They then see each-other off, grateful to be home safe, and to have put a stop to another evil force.

''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' returns the series to its roots, taking place in side-scrolling stages (though rendered in 3-D) where the goal is to reach the golden [[door]] at the end. While traversing these stages, Kirby will have to deal with numerous different enemies, [[Mid-Boss]]es, and environmental hazards such as bodies of water, [[spike]]s, [[bottomless pit]]s, [[crusher]]s, and more novel things. These obstacles can be overcome with the use of Kirby's [[Copy Ability|Copy]] power to gain various attacks, culminating in the use of the new [[Super Ability|Super Abilities]] at the end of some stages. While traveling through standard stages, Kirby can also collect [[Energy Sphere]]s, which are used to unlock bonus content from within the Lor Starcutter. Obtaining these spheres usually entails solving a more complicated puzzle or taking the correct route through the stage. It may also involve hopping briefly into an alternate dimension to do battle with the [[Sphere Doomer]]s, who always yield two spheres upon defeat. In the last stage of each level, a [[boss]] is fought, who must be defeated in order to progress to the next level.

Among the most distinct features in this title is the ability for secondary characters to join Kirby in real-time as he travels through the stages, allowing for a multiplayer experience of up to four players. Secondary players can choose between King Dedede, Meta Knight, Bandana Waddle Dee, or a Kirby of [[Color changes|a different color]] to play as, and will expend an [[1-Up|extra life]] when they appear. Apart from the other Kirbys, these characters are locked to a particular move-set. If they are KO'd, they will be removed from the game until the player controlling them decides to hop back in, costing another extra life to do so. Characters can interact with each other in various ways, including hopping off each-others' heads, riding [[piggyback]], hanging on to each other as they fly, or [[Face-to-Face|sharing food items]]. Secondary characters cannot travel too far away from Kirby, however, and should protect him at all costs, for if Kirby is KO'd, they will have to start over again.

''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' introduces four new abilities to the series. While featuring fewer abilities overall than some of its predecessors, all returning abilities are heavily re-worked, granting each one a revised and expanded move-set, along with providing a few with new hats. Each new ability is similarly fleshed out.

|[[Flamer]], [[Galbo]], [[Hot Head]], Red [[Sphere Doomer]]'s projectiles, Volcano rocks

|[[Chilly]], [[Snowl]], [[Strike Box]] projectiles, Silver [[Sphere Doomer]]'s projectiles, [[Goriath]]'s ice balls

|Gains a new hat.

|[[Elec]], [[Sparky]], Cyan [[Sphere Doomer]]'s projectiles, [[Dubior]], [[Metal General]]'s drones and spark bombs

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*[[Lor Starcutter|Lor & Magolor]]

*[[Magolor]]

*In the Japanese, English and Korean versions, the first letters of Level 1-7 spell out [[CROWNED]], the soundtrack title for the final battle with Magolor Soul (his second boss form), indicating how he has crowned himself with the [[Master Crown]].

*In the Latin Spanish version of the game, the first letters of Level 1-7 spell out CORONAR (which translates to "to crown" in Spanish), very similar to the English version.

|[[Armor Dee]]

|This is Babut's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Blipper's first 3-D appearance.

|This is the Coconut's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Como's first 3-D appearance.

|[[Doomer]]s

|align=center|[[File:KRtDL Doomer Rapa.jpg|50px]] <br> [[File:KRtDL Doomer Ripa.jpg|100px]] <br> [[File:KRtDL Doomer Rupa.jpg|100px]] <br> [[File:KRtDL Doomer Repa.jpg|75px]]

|Four different varieties of spectral creatures from [[Another Dimension]] who attempt to ram into or shoot volleys at Kirby. From top to bottom, they are named Rāpa, Rīpa, Rupa, and Rēpā.

|This is Kabu's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Pacto's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Squishy's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Wapod's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Blade Knight's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Flamer's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Foley's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Hot Head's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Needlous's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Starman's first 3-D appearance.

|This is Twister's first 3-D appearance.

|A spiky piston-based machine that can be destroyed using the [[Flare Beam]] ability.

|[[File:KRtDL Sphere Doomers screenshot.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Sphere Doomer EX arena.png|150px]]

|Spectral beings from [[Another Dimension]] that come in four variants. Each Doomer is characterized by its vaguely bird-like features attached to a spherical ghostly body. They attack with various flying maneuvers and firing energy orbs that can be inhaled and spat back. Most Sphere Doomers drop two [[Energy Sphere]]s upon defeat.

These bosses are fought throughout the game at the end of each level, in this order. In Extra mode, these bosses have an (EX) appended to the end of their name. Lor Starcutter, Magolor, and Magolor Soul are all played in [[Another Dimension (level)|Another Dimension]]. In [[The Arena]], these bosses, along with 3-mid boss challenges, are fought in no particular order, except for the Another Dimension bosses, which are played in order at the end of the Arena. In [[The True Arena]], the EX forms of the bosses are fought.

!colspan=5|'''Bosses in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''' &nbsp;

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|'''[[Lor Starcutter|Lor & Magolor]]'''

|colspan=5|Notes:

*A [[Star Bullet]] does 52 damage.

*The table lists [[Galacta Knight#Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Galacta Knight]]'s actual 540 HP* instead of the 720 base HP.

*A remake of this game is releasing for the [[Nintendo Switch]] on February 24, 2023 called ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''.

A number of unused ability icons exist in the game's files. Among them include icons for [[Super Ability|super versions]] of [[Cutter]] and [[Spark]]. Additionally, a pair of icons with a clock inset are present.

In addition, there is an unused purple [[switch]] variant which can be accessed in the game's files, along with an unused enemy called "Hearbell" which looks similar to [[Pacflower]] from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''.

KRtDL Unused Clock Icon.png|Unused clock ability icon.

KRtDL Unused Super Clock Icon.png|Unused super clock ability icon.

KRtDL Unused Super Cutter Icon.png|Unused super Cutter ability icon.

KRtDL Unused Super Spark Icon.png|Unused super Spark ability icon.

|Akiko Hayashi<br>Hitoshi Kikkawa<br>Tsuyoshi Wakayama<br>Tetsuya Mochiduki<br>Shigeyuki Kawata<br>Tsuyoshi Fujita<br>[[Riki Furhmann]]<br>Masa Matsubayashi<br>Souta Sugisaki<br>Monami Matsuura<br>Akihiro Kanno<br>Tomoyuki Iwakuro<br>Tsutomu Taniguchi

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!colspan=3|[[HAL Laboratory]]<br>[[Nintendo]]

*During the tutorial, the signs that tell the player what action to perform will show a red circle after completing the action in the Japanese and Korean versions, due to red circles representing affirmation, while in the international versions, it is replaced with a green checkmark instead, due to the symbolism being the equivalent of red circles internationally.

**This change carries over into future titles after ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', such as ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'', ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' and ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''. For the Korean-localized versions of these future titles, the check mark is used instead of the circle mark.

|ja={{furi|星|ほし}}のカービィWii

|jaR=Hoshi no Kābii Wii

|zh=星之卡比Wii<ref>From iQue 3DSXL StreetPass Mii Plaza: Puzzle Swap</ref><br>''Xīngzhī Kǎbǐ Wii''<br>Kirby's Return to Dream Land<ref>From the Chinese version of ''Kirby Star Allies''</ref>

*[https://kirby.nintendo.com/returntodreamland/ North American website]

*[https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/manual-nintendo-wii-kirby-return-to-dreamland.pdf English, French and Spanish manual (NA print)]

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