Please remember that WiKirby contains spoilers, which you read at your own risk! See our general disclaimer for details.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

From WiKirby, your independent source of Kirby knowledge.
Revision as of 05:54, 31 May 2019 by Results May Vary (talk | contribs) (cleanup; fixed releases, moved videos & gallery, and added japanese title)
Jump to navigationJump to search
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
File:Kirby and the Rainbow Curse boxart.jpeg
North American box art
Details
Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Release date(s) Japan January 22, 2015
NA February 20, 2015
Europe May 8, 2015
Australia May 9, 2015
Platform(s) Wii U
Game chronology
Kirby Fighters Deluxe / Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot
On affiliated sites
StrategyWiki Walkthrough
 This box: view  talk  edit 
It has been requested that image(s) be uploaded and added to this article. Remove this notice once the image(s) have been uploaded and applied.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, known as Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush in Europe and Australia, is the sole Kirby title released for the Wii U. It was released in 2015. The game is distinct in that everything is rendered with a clay motif, with the opening cut-scene even being an actual claymation. Known as an indirect but spiritual successor to Kirby: Canvas Curse, the game's genre is called a "touch platformer".

Story

Spoilers! Notice: Stop right there, stubby little pink thing!
Spoilers abound! If you do not wish to read them, skip ahead to the next heading or find a different article.

One day in Planet Popstar, Kirby was about to eat an apple. However, the apple rolled down a hill, so Kirby ran and eventually rolled to try to get the apple. The apple landed in the water, but Kirby crashed into Bandana Waddle Dee. Meanwhile, a shine of light appeared in the sky. It turns out that the light was taking away all of the color in Dream Land, which left everything frozen and helpless.

The color was stolen because Claycia used it to create seven worlds (otherwise known as "Seventopia"). Meanwhile, Elline arrived at Dream Land while she was chased by two Grab Hands. As the Grab Hands are getting closer to the paintbrush fairy, Elline turned into a paintbrush to revive Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee, urging them to help her. As a result, Kirby got Elline out of the way of the Grab Hands, while Bandana Waddle Dee used his spear to send them away. After that, Elline told Kirby that the color was stolen from Dream Land, so Kirby could not eat the apple. Elline also told Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee to come to Seventopia and get the stolen color back, and they agreed. The paintbrush fairy drew a rainbow rope to Seventopia for Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee to follow.

After traveling through Seventopia, Kirby, Bandana Waddle Dee, and Elline arrived and met Claycia. Elline tried to convince Claycia to become friends once again, but Claycia rejected. After Kirby defeated Claycia, Claycia became normal again, and it seemed as though they can bring color back to Dream Land. However, Dark Crafter, who had been controlling Claycia throughout the story, appeared, and it flew out. Claycia offered to help Kirby and Elline by transforming Kirby into Rocket to defeat Dark Crafter once and for all. It worked, and Claycia and Elline created a Warp Star for Kirby to travel back to Dream Land. When they arrived, Claycia and Elline brought the color back, and Kirby received a lot of apples from them in return.[1]

Gameplay

The gameplay in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is similar to Kirby: Canvas Curse. To create rainbow ropes for Kirby to roll on, the unknown reader draws on the GamePad's touch screen. Tapping Kirby can allow him to spin dash to defeat enemies. However, there are no copy abilities in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. Also, when the unknown reader taps and holds Kirby when he has 100 stars, he can do a Star Dash, which allows him to dash through metal blocks. In the game, Kirby has four health bars. Kirby can collect treasure chests that contain figurines and music. Finally, in the end of the level, Kirby has to draw a rainbow rope and have him touch something while it is spinning around the circle. He can collect 1-Ups, stars, or a secret diary page.

On some levels, Kirby can transform into Kirby Tank, Kirby Submarine, and Kirby Rocket. In the Tank transformation, tapping Kirby moves him forward, while tapping everywhere else causes Kirby to shoot at that location. If Kirby has 100 stars, the unknown reader can tap and hold a location to fire a lot of bullets. In the Submarine transformation, Kirby automatically fires missiles, but the unknown reader can direct the missiles by drawing a path. Tapping and holding Kirby when he has 100 stars lets him fire a more powerful missile. In the Rocket transformation, Kirby automatically flies in a set direction, but drawing rainbow rope can guide him. When the unknown reader taps and holds Kirby when he has 100 stars, Kirby dashes powerfully in a similar manner to a Star Dash.

On some levels, Kirby can enter challenge rooms. Kirby has 15 seconds to collect the treasure chest. Sometimes, Kirby has to defeat all of the enemies or collect all of the stars before getting the treasure chest.

There are many stage elements in each level. Rings can cause Kirby to dash forward. Clear, invisible blocks immediately disappear once Kirby rolls onto it. The "gray-area" returns, which prevents the unknown reader from drawing rainbow ropes. Kirby can also be shot out of cannons.

Multiplayer is available in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. The other players play as Bandana Waddle Dee and his color variants. Bandana Waddle Dee can use his spear to attack enemies and can carry Kirby. However, when the Waddle Dees are in play, Grab Hands appear in some sections, which only they can defeat.

amiibo is also supported in this game, which give Kirby different powers. When the Kirby amiibo is used, Kirby can Star Dash even without 100 stars. Kirby wears a belt with a star. When the Meta Knight amiibo is used, Kirby can dash faster, and he gained Meta Knight's mask. When the King Dedede amiibo is used, Kirby gains an additional two health bars, so he starts a level with six health bars. However, amiibos are only used in one stage once per day.[2]

Levels

Much of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse takes place in Seventopia, with each level being a separate region defined by a particular colTemplate:Or of the rainbow. Each level has four stages, with the last one being the boss stage (albeit with a little more to it than just the fight). The following table lists each level in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

Level Stages Boss(es) Details
Green Valley The Adventure Begins
Up the Big Ol' Tree
Great Cave Escape
The Forest of Whispy Woods
Whispy Woods No transformations occur in this level.
Yellow Dunes Dig and Dash
Deploy the Kirby Tank!
The Long-Lost Ruins
Hooplagoon, Relic of the Ruins
Hooplagoon The Kirby Tank is first seen here.
Indigo Ocean Swept Out to Sea
The Haunted Ship
Kirby Submarine's Torpedo Time
The Claykken's Lair
The Claykken The Kirby Submarine is first seen here.
Blue Sky Palace Rainbow Across the Skies
The Wild Red Yonder
Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff
Sky-High Whispy Woods
Whispy Woods (reprise) The Kirby Rocket is first seen here.
Orange Woodland Woodland Battle
Gondola Ride
Deep-Divin' Kirby Submarine
Hooplagoon of the Lake
Hooplagoon (reprise)
Red Volcano Burning Secrets
Back to the Battleship
Volcanic Panic
The Claykken's Sea of Fire
The Claykken (reprise)
Purple Fortress Infiltrate the Junk Factory!
Kirby + Kirby
Wonder Space
The Final Battle
Claycia & Dark Crafter The Kirby Rocket is used during the last boss fight.

Modes

  • Story Mode follows the story plot. In each level (excluding boss levels), there are four or five treasure chests for Kirby to collect. The treasure chests contain figurines and music.
  • Challenge Mode contains 48 challenge rooms for Kirby. Kirby has 15 seconds each in each section to collect the treasure chests. One-Minute Challenges have four sections to complete. Survival Challenges have 12 sections to complete, but if Kirby does not collect the treasure chest in one of the sections, the challenge automatically ends.
  • Figurine Showcase shows all of the unlocked figurines. There are figurines of the protagonists, enemies, and even characters from other Kirby games.
  • Secret Diary contains Elline's secret diary pages. The diary is about the plot as well as Kirby's life in her perspective.
  • Music Room contains music from this game as well as the unlocked music from past Kirby games.

Characters

Protagonists

Enemies (Normal)

Bosses

Reception

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse received mixed reviews from critics, ranging from being praised to being considered flawed. Aggregate scores on GameRankings and Metacritic were 75% and 74/100 respectively, and major review sites gave it scores ranging from 2 out of 5 to 4.5 out of 5.

Critics who ranked the game positively noted its unique graphical style and charming atmosphere, as well as the various in-game mechanics. IGN's reviewer in particular noted the attention to detail on the clay figures, which included visible fingerprints.

Negative points, particularly from Giant Bomb's reviewer, pointed out the lack of any Copy Abilities, unlike in Canvas Curse, and the general linearity of the level design. Many also critiqued the fact that the graphics, while impressive, could not be appreciated in full by the player controlling Kirby, as attention had to be focused on the Wii U's Game Pad, rather than the TV screen itself.

Gallery

Main article: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse/gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese タッチ!カービィ スーパーレインボー
Tatchi! Kābī Sūpāreinbō
Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow
French Kirby et le pinceau arc-en-ciel Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush
German Kirby und der Regenbogen-Pinsel Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush
Italian Kirby e il pennello arcobaleno Kirby and the rainbow paintbrush
Spanish Kirby y el Pincel Arcoíris Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush


Trivia

  • Between the Wii and the Nintendo Switch, the Wii U was never released in South Korea, therefore explaining why Kirby and the Rainbow Curse never received a Korean localization.

External links

References

Template:KirbyatRC