Water (course)
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- This article is about the Top Ride course. For the Copy Ability, see Water. For the environmental feature, see Water (environment).
Water is one of the seven Top Ride courses in Kirby Air Ride. It is a long course set on a stony beach, featuring a wavy track and flowing water that affects the trajectory of racers.
Overview[edit]
Water is the sixth course and features a long wavy track, with tight turns similar to those of the Fire course, but fewer in number and larger. The track runs on a counter-clockwise circuit starting in the bottom-left. The default number of laps needed to complete this course is five.
Water is perhaps the least hazardous of the courses in Top Ride, though the water features do pose a minor challenge to racers. The two rivers that flow through the course do slightly affect racer speed, and if a racer runs into a waterfall, they will be thrown out the other side after spinning around for a moment. Down at the bottom of the course, a series of ocean waves come in and out, which can affect the speed and trajectory of racers passing through.
In Free Play mode, the hazards of Water are disabled. This means that the waterfall cannot be interacted with and the waves do not come in.
Checklist objectives[edit]
The following are all of the checklist objectives that specifically pertain to Water:
| Objective | Reward | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free Run: WATER Do one lap in under 00:12:00! | None | |
| Free Run: WATER Do one lap in under 00:10:50! | Unlock Side Camera Angle in game rules | |
| Time Attack: WATER Finish in under 01:06:00! | None | |
| Time Attack: WATER Finish in under 00:56:00! | Unlock Attack Item Set in game rules | |
| Top Ride: WATER Finish 1st with CPUs set to level 5! | None | |
| Top Ride: WATER Finish 1st 5 seconds faster than #2! | Unlock Float Islands (theme) in Sound Test | This also unlocks this theme as the alternate music for this course. |
| Top Ride: WATER Finish 5 laps in under 01:02:00! | Unlock Top Ride: Water in Sound Test | |
| Top Ride: WATER (No "Zero Items" rule) Take 1st place without using items! | None | |
| Top Ride: WATER Race more than 100 laps! | None | |
| Top Ride: WATER Take 1st and enter the falls 5 times or more! | Unlock Device Quantity in game rules | |
| Top Ride: WATER Take 1st place without using Boost! | None | |
| Top Ride: WATER Take 1st place 10 times or more! | None |
Trivia[edit]
- Near the right edge of the race track is a statue resembling Kabu, but more specifically, the version of Kabu from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
Gallery[edit]
Banner image for Water
Large banner image for Water
Kirbys racing on Water
Kirby being sucked into one of the waterfalls
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 水 Mizu |
Water |
| French | Water | - |
| German | Water | - |
| Italian | Water | - |
| Spanish | Water | - |
