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Like its previous iterations, ''Kirby Fighters 2'' is a fighting game featuring various [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]] of [[Kirby]] and - for the first time - other characters such as [[King Dedede]], [[Magolor]], and [[Gooey]]. The objective is to be the last fighter (or team) standing in battles that take place at various locations throughout the ''Kirby'' series and with various items. New to ''Kirby Fighters 2'', in addition to the aforementioned new characters and Copy Abilities, is a [[Story Mode: The Destined Rivals|story mode]] which features Kirby and a buddy of his choosing receiving a challenge from [[King Dedede & Meta Knight]], who have teamed up in an attempt to finally defeat Kirby. | Like its previous iterations, ''Kirby Fighters 2'' is a fighting game featuring various [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]] of [[Kirby]] and - for the first time - other characters such as [[King Dedede]], [[Magolor]], and [[Gooey]]. The objective is to be the last fighter (or team) standing in battles that take place at various locations throughout the ''Kirby'' series and with various items. New to ''Kirby Fighters 2'', in addition to the aforementioned new characters and Copy Abilities, is a [[Story Mode: The Destined Rivals|story mode]] which features Kirby and a buddy of his choosing receiving a challenge from [[King Dedede & Meta Knight]], who have teamed up in an attempt to finally defeat Kirby. | ||
The day prior to its announcement and subsequent release, knowledge of the game's existence was accidentally leaked by [[Nintendo]] on | The day prior to its announcement and subsequent release, knowledge of the game's existence was accidentally leaked by [[Nintendo]] on its official Play Nintendo website.}}</onlyinclude>{{:{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|transcludesection=lead}}<ref>[https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/kirby-fighters-2-for-switch-announcement-leaked ''Kirby Fighters 2'' for Switch announcement leaked - Gematsu]</ref> | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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There is a total of 22 playable characters, consisting of 17 Copy Abilities and five other characters referred to as buddies. All Copy Abilities from ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' return, in addition to five new ones. | There is a total of 22 playable characters, consisting of 17 Copy Abilities and five other characters referred to as buddies. All Copy Abilities from ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' return, in addition to five new ones. | ||
There are [[ | There are [[Costumes#Kirby Fighters 2|Rare Hats]] available for all the Copy Abilities, unlocked by increasing the [[Fighters Rank]]. Rare Hats are not available for buddy characters. | ||
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!colspan=5|Copy Abilities and Buddies in ''Kirby Fighters 2'' | !colspan=5|Copy Abilities and Buddies in ''Kirby Fighters 2'' | ||
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!Notes | !Notes | ||
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!colspan=5|{{center|'''[[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]]'''}} | |||
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|{{center|[[File:KTD Archer artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Archer]]'''}} | |{{center|[[File:KTD Archer artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Archer]]'''}} | ||
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!colspan=5|{{center|'''Buddies'''}} | |||
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|{{center|[[File:KF2 Bandana Waddle Dee artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Bandana Waddle Dee]]'''}} | |{{center|[[File:KF2 Bandana Waddle Dee artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Bandana Waddle Dee]]'''}} | ||
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|Rank 1 (default) | |Rank 1 (default) | ||
|A multi-tiered arena with [[ | |A multi-tiered arena with [[Wind Maker]]s which blow combatants and items left or right. | ||
|Based on [[Gigabyte Grounds - Stage 2]] from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''. | |Based on [[Gigabyte Grounds - Stage 2]] from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''. | ||
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A demo of the game was released on the [[wikipedia:Nintendo eShop|Nintendo eShop]] on October 21, 2020. The demo only allows access to Local Play, Online Play, Training, Rewards List, Options and the first chapter of [[Story Mode: The Destined Rivals]]. The player can accumulate up to 100 Fighters Points but cannot level up past Fighters Rank 1. | A demo of the game was released on the [[wikipedia:Nintendo eShop|Nintendo eShop]] on October 21, 2020. The demo only allows access to Local Play, Online Play, Training, Rewards List, Options and the first chapter of [[Story Mode: The Destined Rivals]]. The player can accumulate up to 100 Fighters Points but cannot level up past Fighters Rank 1. | ||
Only three Copy Abilities and one buddy are available to play: [[Sword]], [[Bomb]], [[Staff]] and [[Bandana Waddle Dee]], and the stages that are available to play on are Green Gardens, Dried-up Sea, Springy Hand Land, and Training. As the player cannot increase their [[Fighters Rank]] and can only play Chapter 1 of Story Mode, the rest of the abilities, buddies, [[ | Only three Copy Abilities and one buddy are available to play: [[Sword]], [[Bomb]], [[Staff]] and [[Bandana Waddle Dee]], and the stages that are available to play on are Green Gardens, Dried-up Sea, Springy Hand Land, and Training. As the player cannot increase their [[Fighters Rank]] and can only play Chapter 1 of Story Mode, the rest of the abilities, buddies, [[Costumes#Kirby Fighters 2|Rare Hats]], and stages are not available. | ||
In Local Play and Online Mode, it is not possible to create a group in the Friend Match menu, but the player can still join a group (provided that the host owns the full version of the game) and battle with other people online, regardless if they have the full version or not. | In Local Play and Online Mode, it is not possible to create a group in the Friend Match menu, but the player can still join a group (provided that the host owns the full version of the game) and battle with other people online, regardless if they have the full version or not. | ||
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|Shuntaro Furukawa | |Shuntaro Furukawa | ||
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!Vanpool<br><br>HAL Laboratory, Inc.<br>Nintendo | !colspan=2|Vanpool<br><br>HAL Laboratory, Inc.<br>Nintendo<br><br>HAL Laboratory, Inc. and Nintendo are the authors of this software for the purpose of copyright.<br>All rights reserved.<br>©2020 HAL Laboratory, Inc. / Nintendo | ||
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== | ==Nintendo eShop description== | ||
<big>'''''Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby'''''</big> | <big>'''''Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby vs. Kirby'''''</big> | ||
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*Most, if not all of the moves in this game that had invincibility frames in games prior (Hammer Twirl and Hammer Swing, for example) no longer make the user invincible during regular battles, a trait carried over from the other Kirby Fighters games. However, when facing a boss other than Shadow Kirby, the invincibility is retained. | *Most, if not all of the moves in this game that had invincibility frames in games prior (Hammer Twirl and Hammer Swing, for example) no longer make the user invincible during regular battles, a trait carried over from the other Kirby Fighters games. However, when facing a boss other than Shadow Kirby, the invincibility is retained. | ||
**Oddly enough, one exception to this major change is Bell Kirby's Bell Block move, which retains invincibility frames as Kirby gets out of his bell hat when letting go of the guard button, allowing him to avoid many attacks that others wouldn't after guarding. | **Oddly enough, one exception to this major change is Bell Kirby's Bell Block move, which retains invincibility frames as Kirby gets out of his bell hat when letting go of the guard button, allowing him to avoid many attacks that others wouldn't after guarding. | ||
*The [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/kirby-fighters-2-switch/ American and Canadian Nintendo Store webpages for the game] | *The [https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/kirby-fighters-2-switch/ American and Canadian Nintendo Store webpages for the game] listed Brazilian Portuguese as one of the language options, even though the game does not support it, instead defaulting to English. This mistake does not occur on the Japanese, European, Australian, Chinese and Korean webpages, and was corrected later on. | ||
*Much like in ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', inputting the code +/- and Y (Pro Controller / vertical Joy-Con) or +/ and B (horizontal Joy-Con) on the credits selection in Options after beating the Story Mode will play the standard credits sequence normally accessible from a brand-new save file. | *Much like in ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', inputting the code +/- and Y (Pro Controller / vertical Joy-Con) or +/ and B (horizontal Joy-Con) on the credits selection in Options after beating the Story Mode will play the standard credits sequence normally accessible from a brand-new save file. | ||