Kirby’s Avalanche for the Super Nintendo System
Release Date: February 1, 1995 (Europe), April 25, 1995 (North America)
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Re-released on: Wii Virtual Console in 2007
Fun fact: Kirby’s Avalanche is the only Kirby game not released in Japan.
Kirby’s Avalanche, also known as Kirby’s Ghost Trap in Europe, is a Western port of the Japanese game, Super Puyo Puyo.
Plot: Kirby and his friends from Dream Land are challenged to an Avalanche Competition by King Dedede. Kirby must battle others in order to reach the Fountain of Dreams and best his old nemesis, King Dedede, to win the Avalanche Competition.
Reviews for the game were generally positive. It received 4/5 stars from Next Generation magazine, 7.5/10 from IGN, and 3/5 from Computer and Video Games magazine.
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