Kirby Fighters 2

Kirby Fighters 2 is a fighting game for up to four players from the Kirby series through local and online networks. Each player can choose an ability based on copy abilities from prior Kirby games, and each comes with a different moveset. While most characters are different variants of Kirby, additional characters such as King Dedede and Meta Knight are playable as well.[1]

Kirby Fighters 2 was developed by HAL Laboratories and Vanpool, and published by Nintendo, using the Super Kirby Clash game engine. The game released worldwide on September 23, 2020 on the Nintendo eShop, six years after the previous title, Kirby Fighters Deluxe. Shortly after, the game received a free demo.[2] Although the game was released in September, the game was accidentally showcased on the Play Nintendo website as a downloadable title prior to release.[3]

Game developer Tadashi Kawai created a blog post describing the development process of Kirby Fighters 2. He wrote how the "single-player mode evolved from the idea that "this is a multiplayer game, but I want to develop a mode that is fun, even when playing alone." He also described the game's development during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, writing how "Due to teleworking, it was developed in an environment where we could neither meet nor talk in person, but since the game was developed by the same team for two games in a row, there were no communication problems and we were able to develop the game without major issues."[4]

The game was met by "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[5]

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