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Kirby Fighters 2

Kirby Fighters 2

Choose a copy ability and battle to drain your opponents’ health, or climb a tower with a buddy, picking upgrades between fights that last through the rest of the chapter.

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7.3 / 10
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About this game

Kirby Fighters 2 turns copy abilities into different fighting styles. Ranged attacks and close-combat moves offer different ways to approach an opponent, with victory coming from depleting their health. On one console, players can compete individually or in teams, adjusting rules for items, stage hazards and ghost revival. Story Mode sends you up a tower alongside a friend or computer-controlled buddy. Between floors, you choose an item whose effects last for the rest of that chapter. Battles also earn Fighters Points toward rank unlocks, adding abilities, characters, stages and hats that change your fighter’s appearance. During a fight, the + Button opens a move list for the selected fighter.

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7.3 / 10Nintendo Switch

A good candidate if you want to experiment with fighting styles and share a structured tower challenge.

The contrast between ranged and close-combat abilities offers a clear reason to try different fighters. Chapter-long upgrades could make the tower appeal to players who enjoy carrying a choice forward, while adjustable battle rules let a group shape its competitive sessions.

Strengths

  • Ability-specific moves give experimenting players concrete differences to learn.
  • Configurable items, hazards and revival rules can help a group tailor its matches.

Weaknesses

  • Unlocking abilities and characters through rank may delay access to a fighter you particularly want to try.

Who it is for: Players who enjoy testing different move sets, and friends who want either shared tower battles or configurable competition.

Play notes: Ghost revival belongs to team battles and depends on the selected rules.

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Chapter-long item choices give tower battles continuity, while rank unlocks provide a separate reason to keep experimenting.

Reviewed7.0 / 10Not provided
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Choosing between ranged and close-combat abilities should make preferred engagement distance a useful starting point for learning a fighter.

Reviewed7.6 / 10Not provided
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Appearance-changing hats could make choosing a favorite ability feel more personal for players who enjoy visual customization.

Reviewed7.3 / 10Not provided
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An in-battle move list offers a practical reference when trying an unfamiliar ability.

Reviewed7.1 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Publisher
Nintendo
Release date
Sep 23, 2020
Platforms
Nintendo Switch
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Real-time CombatSolo-friendlyCombosMelee CombatFast-pacedPlayer versus PlayerMain Story Under 10 HoursReplayableShort Sessions3D Graphics
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
MultiplayerSingle player
Perspectives
Side view

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Sources

  • www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
  • www.nintendo.com