Kirby and the Painter's Path

Kirby and the Painter's Path is a Kirby game for the Nintendo DS. Despite being released in 2009, it didn't become well-recognised until roughly two years later.
==Story==
The story starts on Kirby's birthday. Kirby is seen in his house while King Dedede, Meta Knight, a Waddle Dee and a Waddle Doo spectate him. Suddenly, however, lightning strikes the house, forcing them to go outside to investigate. Kirby notices that lightning rods had been attached to his house, and shortly afterwards bombs fall out of the clouds, knocking all except one character to the ground. A shady figure of said character then attacks them, only for a Warp Star to show up last-minute to rescue them.
During the escape sequence, the character manages to avoid several laser blasts, only to get knocked out of the sky with a frisbee. They then come across a paintbrush which starts telepathically talking to them. They take the paintbrush, then find the frisbee on the ground near them and decide to take that as well. The paintbrush then begins floating in the air and draws a path which the character follows.
==Playable Characters==
Name 	Image	Painter Gameplay 	Frisbee Gameplay
Kirby 	 	Standard gameplay capabilities, 4 Vitality. 	Standard gameplay capabilities.
Waddle Dee 	 	Can't use Copy Abilities but can jump higher, 4 Vitality. 	Easier to manouevere, but more vulnerable to wind.
King Dedede	 	Can't use Copy Abilities, 5 Vitality. 	Moves more slowly, giving more reaction time, but harder to manouevere.
Meta Knight	 	Can't use Copy Abilities but can walk faster and jump higher, 3 Vitality.	Less vulnerable to wind, but has a weaker Star Magnet.
Waddle Doo 	 	Can't use Copy Abilities but can walk faster, 4 Vitality. 	Has a stronger Star Magnet, but moves more quickly, giving less reaction time.
==Gameplay==
Gameplay is split into two play styles - Painter gameplay and Frisbee gameplay.
===Painter Gameplay===
In Painter Gameplay, the player taps the buttons on the lower left of the screen to have their character walk forwards and backwards, taps their character to have them jump (they can also double jump if tapped in midair) and taps the paintbrush button on the lower right of the screen to stop time. While time is stopped, you get a five-second period in which you can draw lines. During this period, you can draw a line between two ledges to make a path, draw a line over an enemy to stun them or draw a line over a hazard, such as a Shotzo, to disarm it. Once time is restored, you have to wait for some time before you can press this button again.
While an enemy is stunned, collide with them to defeat that enemy. Defeating a Sparky, Plasma Wisp, Bobo, Flamer, Chilly, Snoppy, Twister or Twisty allows the player to obtain their Copy Ability (this only works when playing as Kirby). Tap a Star Block to break it (coloured blocks can be broken in a similar way if you have the right copy ability). Jump into a Cannon and then tap its purple button to launch yourself from the cannon. Other contraptions have purple buttons that can be pressed to activate their effects. Stages feature collectible Point Stars, with every three Point Stars you collect in a stage being converted into a Star Coin, and Energy Drinks which restore 2 Vitality (Vitality goes down by 1 if you take damage, and once it reaches 0 you have to start the stage all over again).
At the end of each stage is a painting. Touch the painting to finish the stage.
===Frisbee Gameplay===
In Frisbee Gameplay, the player must first rapidly tap the character to have them throw the Frisbee, then use the stylus to create a rainbow light that navigates the Frisbee. Get the Frisbee to go through rings and tunnels to give it the speed necessary to carry on, and have it move along arrows to make it move faster. Point Stars will be drawn towards the Frisbee if close enough, with every three Point Stars you collect in a stage being converted into a Star Coin. The goal is to get the Frisbee to the painting at the end without letting it touch any obstacles.
==Copy Abilities==
Available only in Painter Gameplay and only when playing as Kirby. Defeating an enemy who possesses an ability will give Kirby an attack that can be used by tapping him after a double jump, and the ability to break blocks of the matching colour by tapping them. (the colour of block matches the colour of the row in which the ability is featured)
Name 	Image	Air Attack 	Obtained From
Spark 	 	Kirby shoots lightning bolts straight downwards. 	Sparky, Plasma Wisp
Burning	 	Kirby catches fire and rushes a short distance forwards.	Bobo, Flamer
Freeze 	 	Kirby creates a hexagonal field of ice around him. 	Chilly, Snoppy
Tornado	 	Kirby spins rapidly, launching a whirlwind upwards. 	Twister, Twisty
==Levels==
===Main===
The main levels of the game, which must be progressed through in number order. Each has three Painter stages and three Frisbee Stages.
# 	Name 	Description 	Enemies
1 	Plain Plains 	Set in wide-open grassy fields. 	Red Waddle Dee, Red Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Sparky
2 	Tender Town 	Set in a small metropolis. 	Red Waddle Dee, Red Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Bouncy, Bobo
3 	Wavering Waterfall	Set on a hillside at sunset, overlooking a grand waterfall. 	Red Waddle Dee, Red Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Plasma Wisp, Flamer
4 	Ghostly Garden 	Set at a cemetery with a strange mist hanging in the air. 	Orange Waddle Dee, Orange Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Twister
5 	Pond Plains 	Set in grassy fields around a giant pond. 	Orange Waddle Dee, Orange Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Cappy, Chilly
6 	Vivid Volcano 	Set in the crater of a dormant volcano. 	Orange Waddle Dee, Orange Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Bouncy, Twisty, Snoppy
7 	Ruined Road 	Set around the ruins of a temple. 	Yellow Waddle Dee, Yellow Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blipper, Twisty
8 	Craggy Cave 	Set in a rocky cave with a clear view of sunlight. 	Yellow Waddle Dee, Yellow Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Glunk, Plasma Wisp
9 	Still Seas 	Set underwater, near a coral reef. 	Yellow Waddle Dee, Yellow Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blipper, Glunk, Twister, Sparky
10	Ferry Factory 	Set in a factory which makes various methods of water transport. 	Green Waddle Dee, Green Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blado, Flamer
11	Ghoulish Garden 	Set at a cemetery where ghosts fly around freely. 	Green Waddle Dee, Green Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Kabu, Snoppy
12	Timer Town 	Set in a metropolis with a great number of clocks. 	Green Waddle Dee, Green Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Bouncy, Cappy, Bobo, Chilly
13	Snowy Slope 	Set on a snowy hillside overlooking a forest of pine trees. 	Blue Waddle Dee, Blue Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Soarar, Chilly
14	Craven Cave 	Set in a rocky cave with a clear view of moonlight. 	Blue Waddle Dee, Blue Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Squishy, Sparky
15	White Waterfall 	Set on a hillside at sunset, surrounded by rivers of white water.	Blue Waddle Dee, Blue Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blado, Soarar, Snoppy, Plasma Wisp
16	Ravaged Road 	Set around the ruins of a palace. 	Purple Waddle Dee, Purple Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blado, Soarar, Thudd, Twister
17	Vicious Volcano 	Set in the crater of an active volcano. 	Purple Waddle Dee, Purple Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blado, Soarar, Cappy, Bobo
18	Silent Seas 	Set underwater, around a shipwreck. 	Purple Waddle Dee, Purple Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blado, Blipper, Glunk, Squishy, Flamer, Twisty
19	Snowy Skyline 	Set on a snowy hillside overlooking a frozen lake. 	Pink Waddle Dee, Pink Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blado, Soarar, Bouncy, Kabu, Plasma Wisp, Twisty
20	Fiendish Factory 	Set in a factory which makes mechanical monsters. 	Pink Waddle Dee, Pink Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blado, Soarar, Cappy, Kabu, Flamer, Snoppy
21	Silunoli Space 	Set up high in the star-filled night sky, covered in illusions. 	Pink Waddle Dee, Pink Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Como, Blado, Soarar, Cappy, Bouncy, Kabu, Thudd, Blipper, Glunk, Squishy, Sparky, Bobo, Chilly, Twister
===Extra===
Unlocked from the Star Coin Shop, these extra stages feature special gimmicks and can be played in any order, independently from the main levels. Uniquely, you can only play these stages as Kirby.
Name 	Type 	Setting 	Gimmicks
Special Stage A	Painter	Plains 	The player has a permanent Spark ability.
Special Stage B	Painter	Desert 	The player has a permanent Burning ability.
Special Stage C	Painter	Beach 	The player has a permanent Freeze ability.
Special Stage D	Painter	Snowfield	The player has a permanent Tornado ability.
Special Stage E	Frisbee	Plains 	There are no rings or arrows for the player to boost their speed in this stage.
Special Stage F	Frisbee	Desert 	Arrows of different colours appear, providing different speed boosts depending on colour.
Special Stage G	Frisbee	Beach 	The rings in this stage have a smaller ring inside them, and a yet smaller ring inside that ring.
Special Stage H	Frisbee	Snowfield	The rings in this stage move in circular paths.
==Boss Menu==
The Boss Menu is the game's open window to its boss fights. Each boss is unlocked by completing a certain level in the main game, and you cannot proceed in the main game without beating said boss.
The table below lists the bosses in order, in addition to listing the level you must finish to unlock their battle and your reward for defeating them.
Name 	Image	Unlock 	Battle 	Reward
Whispy Woods Clone 	 	Complete Wavering Waterfall	Whispy will shoot wind gusts that the player must avoid. Every time they get a chance, the player must use their paintbrush and draw a line over Whispy to damage him. 	Unlocks Ghostly Garden
Paint Roller Clone 	 	Complete Vivid Volcano 	Paint Roller will run away from the players, stopping to draw pictures. When he does this, the player cannot proceed until they copy this picture by joining the dots using their paintbrush. If they make a mistake, a Bomber appears, and should four appear, the player is instantly defeated. To win the battle, the player must draw all nine of his increasingly complex pictures, then touch a lever to pull it, causing the Bombers to rebel against Paint Roller and defeating him.	Unlocks Ruined Road
Mr Shine Clone and Mr Bright Clone	 	Complete Still Seas 	The two alternate between two positions - one is on the ground and can use a rush attack which leaves him vulnerable to your paintbrush, while the other is in the air and will shoot either fireballs or stars straight down. Once one is defeated, he remains stuck in the air but cannot attack. Once both are defeated, they collide with each other and explode, thus ending the battle. 	Unlocks Ferry Factory
Kracko Clone 	 	Complete Timer Town 	Kracko can perform one of three swoop attacks, summon Co-Krackos who can be defeated by jumping into them and float above the player to attack either with several tiny lightning bolts or a few large lightning bolts. He can only be attacked using the paintbrush when he is angry, which is during his lightning attacks. 	Unlocks Snowy Slope
Heavy Mole Clone 	 	Complete White Waterfall 	Heavy Mole will dig a path through the cavern, while shooting Dygclops backwards. Uniquely, the camera focuses on Heavy Mole and not on the player, and instant death will occur if the player goes off-screen. To deal damage, draw over a Dygclops using your paintbrush to reflect it back at Heavy Mole. 	Unlocks Ravaged Road
Hydria 	 	Complete Vicious Volcano 	Hydria appears as four yellow dragons who fly high in the air, shooting water downwards simultaneously. To damage them, the player must use their paintbrush after they shoot their projectiles, but must hit all four dragons with one brushstroke, or else the attack will not work. 	Unlocks Snowy Skyline
Kristine 	 	Complete Silunoli Space 	Taking the form of a female version of the character you're playing as, Kristine will walk and jump around the area while using amplified versions of the attacks of Spark Kirby, Burning Kirby, Freeze Kirby and Tornado Kirby. To damage her, the player must use their paintbrush on her after she fails at one of her elemental attacks - if you stop time at any other moment, Kristine takes this as a chance to attack the player with her own paintbrush. 	Causes the ending to play out
==Star Coin Shop==
The player can use collected Star Coins to buy additional content from the Star Coin Shop. Below is a list of wares...
Name 	Cost 	Purpose
Red Frisbee 	30 Star Coins 	Allows you to change the colour of your Frisbee to red in the options menu (the default Frisbee colour is blue).
Green Frisbee 	30 Star Coins 	Allows you to change the colour of your Frisbee to green in the options menu (the default Frisbee colour is blue).
Yellow Frisbee 	30 Star Coins 	Allows you to change the colour of your Frisbee to yellow in the options menu (the default Frisbee colour is blue).
Dark Brush 	60 Star Coins 	Allows you to change the colour of your paintbrush's trail to a darker colour scheme in the options menu.
Reverse Brush 	60 Star Coins 	Allows you to change the colour of your paintbrush's trail to a reversed colour scheme in the options menu.
Monochrome Brush 	60 Star Coins 	Allows you to change the colour of your paintbrush's trail to a monochrome colour scheme in the options menu.
Star Coin Collector	70 Star Coins 	Each individual Point Star gains a small chance to become a Star Coin.
Spark Course 	90 Star Coins 	Unlocks Special Stage A.
Burning Course 	90 Star Coins 	Unlocks Special Stage B.
Freeze Course 	90 Star Coins 	Unlocks Special Stage C.
Tornado Course 	90 Star Coins 	Unlocks Special Stage D.
Navigator Course 	120 Star Coins	Unlocks Special Stage E.
Accelerator Course 	120 Star Coins	Unlocks Special Stage F.
Speedy Course 	120 Star Coins	Unlocks Special Stage G.
Confusing Course 	120 Star Coins	Unlocks Special Stage H.
Dash and Jump 	140 Star Coins	Allows you to play Dash and Jump, the game you play after completing a level, at any time from the main menu.
Boss Battles 	200 Coins 	Unlocks the option to fight every boss in quick succession in the Boss Menu.
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