Slam Hockey

Slam Hockey File:Slam Hockey Icon.png Icon for Slam Hockey Details Type(s) Battle - Ballistic Levels 3 Players 4 Appears in Kirby Battle Royale

“

Slam the puck into your opponents and send them flying!

”

— Collection Lists description of Slam Hockey.

Slam Hockey is one of the ten Battle types in Kirby Battle Royale. Contestants are placed on a glass rink with a giant puck, with the goal being to slam the puck into each-other to score.

Rules and gameplay

“

So, I went to see Slam Hockey! And I saw something fly into the sky at incredible speed!

”

— Waddle Dee in Kirby Battle Royale

Four contestants and a large puck are placed in a rectangular arena. To score a point, a contestant must strike or toss the puck at one of his rivals to knock them out of the arena. When the puck is struck or tossed, it will move very quickly and ricochet off walls, gaining a light streak that represents the colTemplate:Or of the contestant who hit it. It cannot be interrupted until this streak goes away. After enough time has passed, a roulette will appear, selecting a random contestant. The selected contestant will then be worth 3 points if they are knocked out instead of one as usual. Once the target contestant is knocked out, the roulette will select a different one.

In addition to striking the puck, contestants can also attack each-other. They have stamina, and can be KO'd as usual, but this does not score a point.

Stages

There are three stages for Slam Hockey. They are as follows:

Stages in Slam Hockey
Name	Intro	Gameplay	Description
Normal Arena			A standard rectangular arena with no extra features.
Obstacle Arena			A sky-bound arena where a ballooned flag occasionally covers up the viewing area.
Stretch Arena			A standard rectangular arena, though the puck is much taller, capable of hitting contestants in the air. The heavier puck also moves more slowly.

Battle Bonuses

The following Battle Bonuses can be awarded in Single Player or local Multiplayer Battle Mode:

Name	Image	Description
Bonus Striker		Hit the most bonus targets with discs!
Puck Dancer		Got hit by a puck the least!
Super Catcher		Caught the most flying pucks!

Trivia

• The Obstacle Arena takes place in the skies above the seven Rainbow Islands from Kirby's Dream Land 2, as well as the five areas of Pop Star from Kirby's Dream Land 3.
• Some of the Animal Friends from Kirby's Dream Land 2 also cameo in the audience in various stages, with Rick on the left side in the Normal Arena, Coo on the left side in the Obstacle Arena, and Kine on the right side in the Stretch Arena.
• This battle mode is the least featured in Dedede's Cake Royale, with only two League Battles devoted to it.
• Contestants who get slammed by the puck are not healed when they return to the arena.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スマッシュホッケー Sumasshu Hokkē	Smash Hockey

File:Slam Hockey Animated.gif

Small sequence from a Slam Hockey round.