Editing Kirby: Canvas Curse

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|caption=Box art for '''''Kirby: Canvas Curse''''' from various regions.

|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

|platforms=[[Nintendo DS]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]])

|predecessor=''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''

|successor=''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''

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The main game of ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' consists of seven main levels with three stages that can be played in any order. Unlike in the main series games, the stages in ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' make heavy use of unique [[device]]s and [[hazard]]s, most of which can be interacted with using the stylus. Stages also generally feature much larger but fewer rooms which can stretch out in many more directions than is typically seen in other ''Kirby'' games. The stages also consist largely of abstract and/or surrealist art, with very few resembling real-world locations. In each stage, there are several [[Medal]]s that can be collected to unlock bonus features in the [[Medal Swap]] menu. After all three stages of a level are completed, Kirby plays a [[Boss Game]] of the player's choosing in order to advance to the next level (excepting Level 7: [[Wonder Lilane]], which immediately leads into [[The World of Drawcia]] instead). Due to the [[Sub-Game]]-like nature of the Boss Games, Drawcia Sorceress and Drawcia Soul offer the only "true" boss fights in the game.

The following characters can be played in [[Story Mode]] stages. Beating each stage with each character is necessary for [[100% completion]]:

*'''[[Kirby]]''' [[File:Kirby KCC sprite.png]] - Starts with 4 [[Health|hit points]]. Has decent speed and can [[Copy Ability|copy abilities]]. Can augment health using [[Medal Swap]], up to 7.

*'''[[Waddle Dee]]''' [[File:KCC Waddle Dee Ball sprite.png]] - Unlocked once the game is completed as Kirby. Has 4 HP and otherwise is the same as Kirby, although somewhat more bouncy and cannot copy abilities.

*'''[[King Dedede]]''' [[File:Eddy Dedede Ball Curse.png]] - Unlockable at [[Medal Swap]] after game is completed as Kirby. He has 7 HP, and can attack by swinging a hammer in place or in midair before dashing, but is larger (and thus less nimble) than other characters.

*'''[[Meta Knight]]''' [[File:KCC Meta Knight Ball sprite.png]] - Unlockable at [[Medal Swap]] after game is completed as Kirby and unlocking Dedede. Fastest character, but only 3 HP. While dashing, enemies will be struck with a sword slash.

*'''[[Waddle Doo]]''' [[File:KCC Waddle Doo Ball sprite.png]] - Unlocked once all other characters have finished each stage, or by starting the game with ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' or ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' in the console's GBA slot. Has a slow dash, but 5 HP and permanent [[Beam]] ability.

|Touching Kirby makes him inflate into a balloon. He can inflate three times, each time into a slightly larger balloon. While inflated, Kirby will bounce off of rainbow lines rather than following them, with more force for each stage. Touching Kirby at the third stage causes him to pop, returning to normal and stunning all enemies on the screen.

|When tapped, Kirby releases a beam, which goes around him, attacking any enemies within its circle of reach. When held, the beam will continue to move while Kirby hovers in place.

There are eight levels in the Main Game of ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'', with the first seven of these featuring three stages each. Unlike most other games in the ''Kirby'' series, the stages within each level may be played and completed out of order. Much like the levels in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', each level aside from the final one is based on a different color of the rainbow, though in this case, they are arranged in "ROYGBIV" order instead of reverse order. Once all three stages in a level are complete, Kirby may challenge a boss to move on to the next, with the exception of level 7:

At the end of each level (except [[Wonder Lilane]]), Kirby faces off against a boss of his choosing. There are three initial bosses, and Kirby will have to face each one twice in a Boss Game (with the second time being tougher). From there, [[Wonder Lilane]] technically has no boss, but [[Drawcia]] is revealed (along with [[The World of Drawcia|her level]]) after completing it. Her battle is the only one that can be considered a proper boss fight. The bosses faced are as follows:

After completing the Boss Games in the Story Mode, they become available to play from the main menu as [[Sub-Game]]s. These games are similar to how they are in the story mode, but with a few minor differences. [[Game Over]]s will occur if [[Kirby]] either runs out of time or health. In each game, there are three levels, with level 1 being the easiest and level 3 being the hardest. New [[Medal]]s are only unlocked after achieving an '''A''' rank in Level 3.

*In [[Cart Run]], Kirby races [[King Dedede]] in a mine cart in order to be the first to reach the finish line. Higher difficulty levels increase the length of the course and also have Dedede throwing hammers to try to slow Kirby down.

*In [[Paint Panic]], Kirby tries to avoid a couple of [[Bomber]]s while connecting the dots drawn by [[Paint Roller]] in the same order he drew them in. The number of patterns that Paint Roller draws increases for each difficulty level.

*In [[Block Attack]], Kirby tries to destroy blocks and defeat all the enemies in a certain section to progress. In levels 1 and 2, defeating [[Kracko Jr.]] or [[Kracko]] ends the sub-game, whereas level 3 goes on forever until Kirby gets a Game Over.

!colspan=2|All rights,<br>including the copyrights<br>of Game, Scenario, Music<br>and Program, reserved<br>by<br>HAL Laboratory, Inc.<br>and Nintendo.<br><br>[[HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory, Inc.]]<br>[[Nintendo]]

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*Several [[boss]]es from previous ''Kirby'' games were intended to be playable characters in early development of ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'', including [[Lololo & Lalala]], [[Nightmare]], [[Dark Matter]] and [[Zero]]. Concept art of these bosses as balls can be found in the ''[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]'' (page 125), but they are not present in the final game.

*In ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'', one of [[Whip]] Kirby's [[Costumes#Kirby Battle Royale|Headgears]] is the Gymnastics Leotard. This could be a reference to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE0I4RyAbhE the Japanese commercial] for ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'', which features a female gymnastics athlete guiding the Kirby ball's movement with her ribbon.

|jaR=Tacchi! Kābyi

|koM=-<br>Touch! Kirby<br><small>Because [[Bulbapedia:Pokémon_in_South_Korea#History|Nintendo had no direct operations in South Korea until 2006]], Daewon C.I. imported the game and used a direct transliteration of the Japanese title. The transliteration of Kirby's name is particularly unusual; starting with ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'', Nintendo of Korea would translate the games and consistently use the transliteration 커비 (keobi). In later contexts like game titles accompanying a [[Keychain]], [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|Sticker]] or [[Character Treat]], Nintendo of Korea's localization defaults to using the North American English game title.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP1xgqtyzUA&t=6m01s YouTube video showing all Keychains in the Korean version of Kirby: Triple Deluxe]</ref></small>