History VideoGame / KirbyMassAttack

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Kirby can breathe on a planet where the gravity is so low that he has to swim from place to place, but cannot breathe underwater.

* NintendoHard: Completing the game perfectly, especially considering one of the achievements involves beating every single boss and level ''without taking any damage''! Most levels aren't too tough in this regard, [[spoiler:but then you get to the [[BossRush last level of the fourth world]] and then you see just how tough this game truly is.]]

* OxygenatedUnderwaterBubbles
* OxygenMeter: This is the only Kirby game to date to have one.

* FlashOfPain

* TrueFinalBoss: Necrodeus, who can be fought by beating Skullord with all of the Rainbow Medals then refighting all of the major bosses.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Either Whispy or Lady Ivy, depending on how you play.
** Kracko in Strato Patrol EOS, who charges around the screen erratically, killing a lot of your Kirbys.

The game also features several minigames, which have [[TheCameo cameo appearances]] of characters from previous ''Kirby'' titles.

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[[caption-width-right:250:More Kirbys, more power.]]

** Green Grounds: GreenHillZone[=/=]LostWoods

** Dynablade makes an appearance as a special move in Kirby Quest, as does a colored-in Kirby Tank from ''VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn''.

* ProductPlacement: One of Daroach's general tips promotes the Nintendo3DS.

The central plot revolves around [[SkullForAHead Necrodeus]], the BigBad of the game, who splits Kirby into 10 smaller Kirbys while the original Kirby is sleeping. Necrodeus manages to kill all the Kirbys save one that escaped alive. The lone Kirby then goes off on an adventure to save Dream Land and fight Necrodeus to reunite himself once more. In the meantime, Kirby is joined by the returning Squeaks, and Daroach, their leader, helps Kirby by giving him hints and general tips along the way.

** Daroach and the Squeaks are aiding Kirby. Not all that surprising, as they were remorseful at the end of ''Squeak Squad''. They're thieves, not villains, especially when compared to the [[EvilerThanThou Skull Gang]].

* AwesomeMcCoolName[=/=]NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Necrodeus literally means "''Death God''".

The central plot revolves around [[SkullForAHead Necrodeus]], the BigBad of the game, who splits Kirby into 10 smaller Kirbys while the original Kirby is sleeping. Necrodeus manages to kill all the Kirbys save one that escaped alive. The lone Kirby then goes off on an adventure to save Dream Land and fight Necrodeus to reunite himself once more. In the meantime, Kirby is joined by the returning Squeak Squad, and Daroach, their leader, helps Kirby by giving him hints and general tips along the way.

** Daroach and the Squeak Squad are aiding Kirby. Not all that surprising, as they were remorseful at the end of ''Squeak Squad''. They're thieves, not villains, especially when compared to the [[EvilerThanThou Skull Gang]].

** The game's overseas name (''Kirby Mass Attack'') could refer to ''Kirby: Mouse Attack'', the name ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' is known by in Europe.

** The game's overseas name (''Kirby: Mass Attack'') could refer to ''Kirby: Mouse Attack'', the name ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' is known by in Europe.

** Necrodeus will send his Skullions after your Kirby gang in the final boss fight to abduct them. If you don't free your Kirbys in time, Necrodeus will have the Skullions bring the Kirbys to him and ''eat them''.]]

** Necrodeus will send his Skullions after your Kirby gang in the final boss fight to abduct them. If you don't free your Kirbys in time, Necrodeus will have the Skullions bring the Kirbys to him and [[NightmareFuel EAT THEM.]]

The game was released in America on September 19th, 2011, in Japan on August 4th, 2011 and in Europe on October 28th, 2011.

The fourth NintendoDS game of the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series, ''Kirby Mass Attack'' (known as ''Atsumete! Kirby'' or ''Gather! Kirby'' in Japan) is yet another spin-off title, this time featuring a [[VideoGame/{{Lemmings}} Lemmings-esque]] style of gameplay rather than the classic PowerCopying found in most Kirby games.

The game also features several minigames, which have [[TheCameo cameo appearances]] of characters from previous Kirby titles.

The central plot revolves around [[SkullForAHead Necrodeus]], the BigBad of the game, who splits Kirby into 10 smaller Kirbys while the original Kirby is sleeping. Necrodeus manages to kill all the Kirbys save one that escaped alive. The lone Kirby then goes off on an adventure to save Dreamland and fight Necrodeus to reunite himself once more. In the meantime, Kirby is joined by the returning Squeak Squad, and Daroach, their leader, helps Kirby by giving him hints and general tips along the way.

** Kirby Quest has one, too, but in regards to further in the series itself rather than further within the game. The final boss of chapter two is HR-D3, which appears as a typical Kirby boss in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand''[='=]s Extra Mode (its hard mode, much like the extra modes of ''Kirby's Dream Land'' and ''Kirby's Adventure''). However, the insignia on its chest on ''Return to Dream Land'' is not King Dedede's sigil as in Kirby Quest, but a different symbol: [[spoiler:the sigil of its pilot in ''Return to Dreamland'', the Metal General EX.]]

* FinalBoss: Skullord. Necrodeus is the TrueFinalBoss. In the minigames, [[spoiler:various other Final Bosses from the ''Kirby'' series]] appear to be fought as well for a cool twist on the formulae. ''Kirby Brawlball'' has [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Marx]]]], ''Strato Patrol EOS'' has [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Nightmare]]]], and ''Kirby Quest'' has [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dark]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Matter]]]], along with [[spoiler: [[CoolSword Galaxia]]]] just beforehand as a hidden BonusBoss. [[spoiler:If found and defeated, [[LimitBreak it can be used to kill both of Dark Matter's forms in one hit]].]]

* KnightOfCerebus: Necrodeus, without a doubt. As a matter of fact, he was so far the only EldritchAbomination to actually come close to '''''COMPLETELY''''' [[KilledOffForReal killing off Kirby for real]]. According to Nintendo, this guy is so powerful that he almost wipes Kirby completely out of existence. In the words of the story, it was thanks to him that "Popstar was about to lose its greatest defender and be plunged into darkness forever."

** Also the Meta-Knights, [[spoiler:Nightmare, and, if you do it a certain way, Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright]] in Strato Patrol EOS and [[spoiler:Dark Matter]] in Kirby Quest.

* ShootTheMedicFirst: The Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright fight in Strato Patrol EOS. Mr. Shine, the moon, will keep reviving Mr. Bright. [[spoiler:He stops doing it the fourth time, at which point Mr. Shine will become a sun-moon hybrid.]]

** The logo on the sub-game Kirby Quest bares a remarkable resemblance to ''VideoGame/{{Arcana}}'', which was an RPG developed by Hal Labs. Another interesting reference to ''Arcana'' is that Kirby's Quest's battle songs work in a similar way, in which the final battle song is a more upbeat version of the normal battle song.

* StealthPun: The game's overseas name (''Kirby: Mass Attack'') could refer to ''Kirby: Mouse Attack'', the name ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' is known by in Europe.

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: For a change there's [[DownplayedTrope angry eyes on both the American AND Japanese boxes]]. That said, the [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atsumete_5289.jpg North American boxart]] has about half the Kirbys fighting various enemies.

** In Strato Patrol EOS, whenever you kill Mr. Bright (the sun), Mr. Shine (the moon) will revive him. Obviously, you must kill Mr. Shine first. [[spoiler: But if you kill Mr. Bright four times, Mr. Shine will decide to merge with Mr. Bright's power and goes berserk.]]

* TheCameo: In addition to the below mentioned Canon Immigrants, some characters not normally appearing in this game appear in sub-games, such as typical Kirby enemies, [[EarlyBirdCameo HR-D3]] (which ended up as a proper Kirby platformer boss in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand''), Meta Knight, Nightmare, and none other than Dark Matter, in his first appearance outside his trilogy of games (i.e. ''Dream Land 2'', ''Dream Land 3'', and ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''). Worthy of note, it also has cameos from characters that never appeared in a game, such as Escargoon from the Kirby anime.

* ChainReactionDestruction: Bosses, minibosses, larger enemies and some other objects are destroyed like so.

* DarkerAndEdgier: With a BigBad that's played straight as the first (and so far only) EldritchAbomination in the games to ACTUALLY come close to killing Kirby, in contrast to the other antagonists ({{Eldritch Abomination}}s included) that Kirby CONSTANTLY trounces despite their difficulty and styles of attack, along with a series of elements exclusive to this game that would result in the deaths of certain Kirbys if not avoided, and however many Kirbys were eliminated by the {{Big Bad}}'s mooks until only one was left every time they left one of the islands, this game can easily be considered the darkest out of all the Kirby games, completely sealed in CerebusSyndrome compared to the other games.

** Several enemies will try to eat your Kirbies Wartz.
** Necrodeus will send his Skullions after your Kirby gang in the final boss fight to abduct them. If you don't free your Kirbys in time, Necrodeus will have the the Skullions bring the Kirbys to him and [[NightmareFuel EAT THEM.]]

* EliteMook: Skullions are this to Skullys.

* FinalBoss: Skullord. Necrodeus is the TrueFinalBoss. In the minigames, [[spoiler: various other Final Bosses from the ''Kirby'' series]] appear to be fought as well for a cool twist on the formulae. ''Kirby Brawlball'' has [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Marx]]]], ''Strato Patrol EOS'' has [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Nightmare]]]], and ''Kirby Quest'' has [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dark]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Matter]]]], along with [[spoiler: [[CoolSword Galaxia]]]] just beforehand as a hidden BonusBoss. [[spoiler: If found and defeated, [[LimitBreak it can be used to kill both of Dark Matter's forms in one hit]].]]

* GiantHandsOfDoom: [[spoiler:Necrodeus's first phase.]] Also quite literally in the tower stage of Volcano Valley, where these gigantic stone hands manifest out of nowhere and try to pummel your Kirbys.

* RecurringRiff: World map themes of all worlds are similar.

* SandWorm: There are a few varieties but a segmented version with a single eye and curved jaws may stand out.

** The logo on the sub-game Kirby Quest bares a remarkable resemblance to ''VideoGame/{{Arcana}}'' which was an RPG developed by Hal Labs. Another interesting reference to ''Arcana'' is that Kirby's Quest's battle songs work in a similar way, in which the final battle song is a more upbeat version of the normal battle song.

The central plot revolves around [[SkullForAHead Necrodeus]], the BigBad of the game, who splits Kirby into 10 smaller Kirbies while the original Kirby is sleeping. Necrodeus manages to kill all the Kirbies save one that escaped alive. The lone Kirby then goes off on an adventure to save Dreamland and fight Necrodeus to reunite himself once more. In the meantime, Kirby is joined by the returning Squeak Squad, and Daroach, their leader, helps Kirby by giving him hints and general tips along the way.

* DarkerAndEdgier: With a BigBad that's played straight as the first (and so far only) EldritchAbomination in the games to ACTUALLY come close to killing Kirby, in contrast to the other antagonists ({{Eldritch Abomination}}s included) that Kirby CONSTANTLY trounces despite their difficulty and styles of attack, along with a series of elements exclusive to this game that would result in the deaths of certain Kirbies if not avoided, and however many Kirbies were eliminated by the {{Big Bad}}'s mooks until only one was left every time they left one of the islands, this game can easily be considered the darkest out of all the Kirby games, completely sealed in CerebusSyndrome compared to the other games.

* GiantHandsOfDoom: [[spoiler:Necrodeus's first phase.]] Also quite literally in the tower stage of Volcano Valley, where these gigantic stone hands manifest out of nowhere and try to pummel your Kirbies.

* MesACrowd: There are ten Kirbies in this game. Given, [[BigBad Necrodeus]] split him with magic, but there are still TEN KIRBIES. Their feet and hands are a little bigger in proportion to their bodies, so they look childish.

** Kracko in Strato Patrol EOS, who charges around the screen erratically, killing a lot of your Kirbies.

* CanonImmigrant: A few characters from the ''Anime/KirbyOfTheStars'' anime such as Escargo(o)n and Customer Service make cameos in the game, and Kirby's "Poyo"-based voice from there is also used for the vocalisations of the Kirbys.

* FinalBoss: Skullord. Necrodeus is the TrueFinalBoss. In the minigames, [[spoiler: various other Final Bosses from the ''Kirby'' series]] appear to be fought as well for a cool twist on the formulae. ''Kirby Brawlball'' has [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Marx]]]], ''Strato Patrol EOS'' has [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Nightmare]]]], and ''Kirby Quest'' has [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dark]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Matter]]]], along with [[spoiler: [[CoolSword Galaxia]]]] just beforehand as a hidden BonusBoss.

* FinalBoss: Skullord. Necrodeus is the TrueFinalBoss. Kirby Brawlball has [[spoiler:Marx]], Strato Patrol EOS has [[spoiler:Nightmare]], and Kirby Quest has [[spoiler:Dark Matter]].