Kirby's Colorful World

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**Kirby’s Colorful World**, known in Europe as **Kirby’s Colourful World** and in Japan as 星のカービィ カラフルワールド (*Hoshi no Kabi: Karafuru Wārudo*, meaning **Kirby of the Stars: Colorful World**), is a game in the Kirby series released as a launch title for the Nintendo Blaze.

The Flamepad controller is required for this game.

## Plot

On a sunny day in Dream Land, Kirby is having a picnic with his friends King Dedede, Meta Knight, Rick, Coo and Kine. However, Daroach swoops in and steals all of their food, keeping it inside his bag of stolen goods. Daroach attempts to make his escape, but Kirby and his friends are hot on his trail. Kirby grabs onto Daroach’s bag of stolen goods and rips it open, spilling out the contents of the bag onto the ground, including a mysterious book. Kirby and friends walk towards the book, but Daroach tries to stop them. Kirby, however, opens the book, which magically pulls everyone inside.

Kirby and everyone else find themselves inside the world of the mysterious book, which appears to have been drawn and painted by an artist. Kirby finds a mysterious paintbrush on the ground and picks it up, wondering what to do with it. Suddenly, a group of monsters terrorize a female Tasmanian tiger and Kirby uses the brush to attack the monsters. The Tasmanian tiger is grateful and encourages our heroes to follow her.

Eventually, the Tasmanian tiger, named Tora, explains that the world within the mysterious book is called Colorful World, which had been created by her and her friends, the BFFs, when they were transported inside the book. She goes on saying that once finding the Rainbow Brush, they were free to create the world of their dreams, which they had named Colorful World. However, a mysterious force corrupted the BFFs except for Tora, and they started to create monsters to be released into the real world. Fortunately, Tora grabbed the Rainbow Brush before any further harm could be done, but the Rainbow Brush had its power reduced significantly, and explains that its full power can only be achieved by rescuing the three Paint Spirits. Kirby and his friends agree to help Tora, and together they set out to stop the BFFs and rescue the Paint Spirits.

Soon, after all three Paint Spirits have been rescued, the Rainbow Brush is once again at full power. It is revealed, however, that Drawcia (the main antagonist of *Kirby: Canvas Curse*) had been responsible for corrupting the BFFs and had brainwashed them into creating monsters. Drawcia steals the Rainbow Brush to open a portal to the real world, allowing the monsters that had been created by the BFFs to be unleashed onto Pop Star. The BFFs, no longer under Drawcia’s control, are able to steal the Rainbow Brush from her and give it back to Kirby, but the damage had already been done. Now, our heroes must return to Dream Land to put a stop to Drawcia’s plans once and for all.

Upon approaching Drawcia, the sorceress explains that after Kirby defeated her, she had been sucked back into the painting which she came from, which shattered to pieces. Afterwards, her soul was left to wander the universe in search of a new painting to reside in. However, her soul ended up being transported into the mysterious book which contained Colorful World, and was able to use her dark magic to manipulate the BFFs into doing her bidding. Drawcia explains that she was able to achieve a physical form and leave Colorful World and use her magic to take over Pop Star, like she had originally intended to before.

Soon, a lengthy battle between Drawcia and our heroes takes place. Drawcia uses the Rainbow Stars against the player. Fortunately, Kirby is able to steal them back. However, without enough magic to stabilize her physical form, Drawicia undergoes a transformation and takes on a grotesque spider-like form known as Drawcia Deluxe. With the power of the Color Spirits, Kirby is able to defeat Drawcia Deluxe and destroy her physical form. Drawcia is reverted back into Drawcia Soul, and another battle takes place. Kirby is able to weaken Drawcia Soul, but she explains that her soul cannot be destroyed. However, Kirby uses the Hypernova ability to inhale Drawcia Soul, thus allowing Kirby to “digest” her soul.

## Gameplay

Kirby’s Colorful World is a 2D sidescrolling platformer with 2.5D graphics that features the same core gameplay as other Kirby games; players assume the role of the titular protagonist, Kirby, and must successfully clear each stage by guiding him to the goal door. Levels are linear, but have many collectibles and secrets to find. Many stage gimmicks, such as a cannon with a fuse or a switch that opens a door, are present throughout the game.

As for Kirby himself, the pink puffball has an arsenal of moves at his disposal, such as running, jumping, floating and inhaling. The inhale is the most important move of all, which KIrby uses to drag enemies and objects into his mouth. When an enemy is in his mouth, Kirby can either spit it out as a projectile or swallow the enemy whole, ingesting it in the process. For a majority of enemies, swallowing an enemy does nothing, but for some enemies with specific attributes, such as an elemental power, swallowing said enemy allows Kirby to absorb its powers and use it in the form of the series’ trademark Copy Abilities. Depending on the Copy Ability, Kirby’s moveset is widely expanded to accommodate the powers of the enemy that he has absorbed, such as the ability to turn into a fireball.

### Returning Features

Kirby’s Colorful World sees the return of several underused gameplay mechanics that have appeared only once or twice. One of those features is the Copy Palette from Kirby: Squeak Squad, which is an inventory system for Copy Abilities that is displayed on the Flamepad’s touch screen. Kirby can turn enemies into Ability Bubbles with the Bubble ability, and touch the Ability Bubble to store it in the Copy Palette. Once inside the Copy Palette, players can tap the Ability Bubble to activate the Copy Ability inside. In addition, players can also combine two Ability Bubbles together by dragging one bubble into another using the touch screen. The result is the Copy Abilities in the bubbles being combined and turned into a Power Combo.

Power Combos make their first appearance since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Just like in said game, Power Combos take the attributes of two Copy Abilities (or one Copy Ability with one Animal Friend) and form a new ability altogether. Depending on the Copy Abilities chosen, the Power Combo will prove to be either very useful, such as a drill that can dig through dirt, or somewhat useless, such as a melting ice cube. Unlike in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, not every Copy Ability is compatible with another, as there are now only a select number of abilities that can be made into a Power Combo.

The Animal Friends from Kirby’s Dream Land 2 are featured as well, and treated the same as Power Combos. By riding on, under, or even inside an Animal Friend, the player’s current Copy Ability is significantly altered. For example, with the Burning ability, which turns characters into a charging fireball, riding on Rick the hamster gives the large rodent the ability to breathe fire out of his mouth. On the same token, riding inside Kine the fish with the burning ability results in the poor creature spewing fireballs out of his mouth. Animal Friends have the same selected compatibility with abilities as Power Combos, as attempting to create a Power Combo with an incompatible ability will result in the Animal Friend replacing that incompatible ability.

### New Features

Kirby’s Colorful World also features new gameplay elements never before seen in a Kirby game. One of the most prominent new features is the Rainbow Brush, a special tool that KIrby carries around throughout the game. Kirby can use the Rainbow Brush as a weapon when there are no Copy Abilities to use, but the main use for the Rainbow Brush is for drawing objects. During these sections, the Copy Palette is replaced with a canvas, and players use the touch screen to draw on the canvas whatever it is they are tasked with drawing. The player’s creation is then implemented into the stage to be interacted by playable characters or NPCs. For example, if the player is required to draw a bridge needed to walk across hazardous terrain, the player can either draw a normal-looking bridge or draw something surreal and unrealistic, like a giant hot dog. Players who are less artistic can use pre-drawn templates for their bridge, or simply draw a straight line.

With the Rainbow Brush, Kirby can create Art Assists, which are paintings of characters that come to life whenever Kirby or his friends need extra help. Each Art Assist character is created in an easel that Kirby pulls out, and after being painted, the character jumps off the easel and moves forward while attacking any enemy in its way. After 15 seconds, the Art Assist will disappear.

Kirby’s Colorful World features multiplayer co-op for up to 4 players. Although the concept itself isn’t new, the game features a new spin on it. During multiplayer mode, Players 2, 3, and 4 assume the role of King Dedede, Meta Knight and Daroach. Up to four Flamepad controllers may be used in this mode. What makes this interesting is that these 3 characters can inhale enemies and acquire/use Copy Abilities like Kirby; they even have their own Copy Palettes in their image on the screens of the other players' Flamepad controllers. The only difference is that they do not have their own Rainbow Brush and players 2 through 4 cannot draw on the touch screens of their Flamepads. Instead of a paintbrush, King Dedede, Meta Knight and Daroach each have their own exclusive weapons and side abilities unique to them; King Dedede has his hammer, Meta Knight has his sword, and Daorach has his bombs and Squeak Squad minions.

Three of Kirby’s Animal Friends (Rick the hamster, Coo the owl and Kine the fish) are featured in this game, in addition to the newest Animal Friend, a Tasmanian tiger named Tora. Animal Friends are treated the same way as Copy Abilities, and are used to create Power Combos, either by inhaling enemies or by tapping a Copy Ability/Power Combo in the Copy Palette. In addition, Animal Friends can be used in multiplayer mode, with all four players being able to each ride in their own Animal Friend, and up to four Animal Friends can be used simultaneously, since there are four Animal Friends and four playable characters to begin with.

### Controls

The following list is the controls for *Kirby's Colorful World*. All playable characters are capable of performing the moves listed below.

## Abilities

The following are all the Abilities in *Kirby's Colorful World*, along with other details:

## Sub-Games

### Free Draw

Free Draw is a mode similar to Mario Paint, in which players are able to create their own drawings using the Flamepad controller’s touch screen.

### Jester’s Gestures

Jester’s Gestures is a sub-game mode hosted by Marx. This mode features short mini-games that take advantage of the console’s Gesture Bar. The console is used as a controller in this mode.

The mini-games are as follows:

* **Static Shock** - Players must rub their hands together to get their character to generate enough static electricity to light up the room.
* **Yes or No** - Players must do either a “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” to answer questions.

## Trivia

* This is the first Kirby game of several things:
	+ The first to be a launch title for a new Nintendo console.
	+ The first since Kirby’s Dream Land 3 to introduce a new Animal Friend.
	+ The first since Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland to feature the Ball ability.
* The names of each of the game's new characters are common words translated from foreign languages:
	+ Rojo's name is derived from the Spanish word for red, "rojo".
	+ Mavi's name is derived from the Turkish word for blue, "mavi".
	+ Jaune's name is derived from the French word for yellow, "jaune".
* The character icons for Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight and Daroach are taken directly from Kirby: Planet Robobot.