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1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ivy_the_Kiwi_DS_4285.png]]
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3	''Ivy the Kiwi?'' is a 2010 PlatformGame for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS and the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, designed by Creator/YujiNaka, developed by his studio, Prope, and published by Creator/XSEEDGames. In 2012, it was ported to [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS devices]] as well.
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5	You play as Ivy, a newborn bird (presumably a kiwi, but the question mark in the title makes one wonder) who has been separated from her mother. Ivy is not controlled directly; instead the player must create ramps, slingshots, roadblocks and the like out of vines for her using the stylus or remote.
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7	This game plays very much like a throwback to the golden years of gaming, with very little plot and straightforward 2D platforming gameplay.
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9	!! This game provides examples of:
10	* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: How many blue rats have you seen?
11	* BeakAttack: The titular character can be thrown with bouncing vines, [[DoABarrelRoll spinning around]] pointy beak first and breaking destructible blocks.
12	* CollisionDamage: The second most common cause of death in this game.
13	* EggshellClothing: You play as newly hatched bird, after all.
14	* ExcusePlot: This is about the gameplay more than the story.
15	* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Ever wonder why you have to collect ten feathers for an extra life? [[spoiler:Well, it turns out that Ivy's mother is a phoenix! In the story book, you find out that Ivy follows a trail of her mother's feathers. Reminds you of Phoenix Down from ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', doesn’t it?]]
16	* HappyEnding: [[spoiler:Ivy finds her mother, who is a phoenix.]]
17	* InvincibilityPowerUp: They appear beginning with the second set of stages. They protect her from enemies and the many [[SpikesOfDoom instant-death spikes]].
18	* TheLostWoods: Rat Woods.
19	* MissingMom: The plot in between levels is Ivy searching for her mother.
20	* OneHitPointWonder: Ivy.
21	* QuestioningTitle: A rare example of this kind of title in video games.
22	* RegionalBonus: The backgrounds had more color added in the versions released outside of Japan.
23	* SpikesOfDoom: Spikes are the main cause of death, but you can protect Ivy against them by stretching vines above them (or below, if they're hanging from the ceiling and you need to pull Ivy upward for some reason).

Context VideoGame / IvyTheKiwi