Kirby Air Ride

Kirby Air Ride is a racing video game. It was published by Nintendo and was developed by HAL Laboratory.

It was released on July 11, 2003 in Japan, October 13, 2003 in North America, February 27, 2004 in Europe, and on March 30, 2004 in Australia. It was only released for the GameCube.

The game does not have a story. In the game, players can race against up to either three other players or AI through split-screen or LAN connection. Players can race as Kirby and can also unlock Meta Knight or King Dedede the play as. 

Reception
The game recieved mixed reviews by game critics. Critics said that they liked the graphics, sounds, track design, environment, smooth frame rate, and that it was the first GameCube game to feature LAN connection. However, critics also felt that the controls were too basic, gameplay was boring, the performance of the crafts were unbalanced, and some of the powers felt useless.

References

Category:2003 video games
Category:Kirby
Category:HAL Laboratory games
Category:Nintendo GameCube games
Category:Nintendo GameCube-only games
Category:Racing video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Japan