Slam Hockey
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| “ | 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 gameplayEdit
| “ | 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 color of the contestant who hit it. It cannot be interrupted until this streak goes away. After 45 seconds have 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. Contestants who get slammed by the puck are not healed when they return to the arena.
In addition to striking the puck, contestants can also attack each-other. They have health, and can be KO'd as usual, but this does not score a point.
StagesEdit
There are three stages for Slam Hockey. They are as follows:
| Stages in Slam Hockey | |||
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| Name | Intro | Gameplay | Description |
| Normal Arena | 
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A standard rectangular arena with no extra features. This is the only stage that is featured in the Cake Royale. |
| Obstacle Arena | 
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A sky-bound arena where a ballooned flag occasionally covers up the viewing area. |
| Stretch Arena | 
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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 BonusesEdit
The following Battle Bonuses can be awarded in Single Player or local Multiplayer Battle Mode:
- 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!
TriviaEdit
- Many areas from across the Kirby series can be seen in the background of Obstacle Arena, including Dream Land as it appears in Kirby Super Star (with Mt. Dedede and the Dreamstalk placed to the left of Peanut Plains), the Rainbow Islands from Kirby's Dream Land 2, the five areas of Planet Popstar from Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Raisin Ruins and White Wafers from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
- 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, both of them in the Silver League.
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | スマッシュホッケー Sumasshu Hokkē |
Smash Hockey |
| Dutch | Puckpetsen | |
| European French | Hockey déchaîné | Ruthless hockey |
| German | Schmetter-Hockey | Smash Hockey |
| Italian | Sfida a hockey | Hockey challenge |
| Korean | 스매시 하키 seumaesi haki |
Smash Hockey |
| Spanish | Hockey a golpes | Slam Hockey |
