Kirby: Ultra Quest | |
Developer(s) | Super Studios,HAL Laboratory |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
Genre(s) | Platformer |
Series | Kirby |
Predecessor | Kirby: Planet Robobot |
Kirby: Ultra Quest is a video game in the Kirby series for Nintendo 3DS developed by Super Studios and HAL laboratory, it also serves as a reboot of the forgotten character Keeby.
Gameplay[]
The gameplay is very similar to past installments as Kirby can still jump, fly, and inhale, and he can still gain copy abilities from certain enemies.
Kirby also reunites with some of his animal buddies, Rick the Hamster, Kine the Fish, and Coo the Owl, who help him throughout the game.
Kirby can also collect various collectables such as Mystery Orbs which will unlock the Boss and EX stages in the game and Story Scrolls which explain the various backstories of the characters in the game.
Story[]
One day, Kirby was running down a path when a portal opens and a puffball resembling himself comes out and steals the Ultra Star; Dreamland's source of power, Kirby follows the copy cat into the portal. When Kirby enters the portal he starts to remember many lost memories of the past yet can't seem to remember who that yellow stranger is. Kirby continues to explore this new land before discovering a path of footprints that leads to a mysterious forest and follows it.
After completing both Forgotten Forest and Lost Lagoon, Kirby makes his way into Rusty Ruins where he finds the yellow stranger who reveals himself as Keeby, after a short battle Keeby runs away dropping a map in the process showing where he is heading to (as well as revealing the name of the Forgotten Realm). After following the map throughout the Forgotten Realm, Kirby makes it to the Cracked Castle where he encounters Keeby yet again but unlike last time they have no time to fight as Keeby jumps on a warpstar and Kirby chases him and jumps on the same warpstar, while on the warpstar the two begin to fight as warpstar starts to crash into a asteroid belt known as Abandoned Asteroids. After crashing, Kirby notices a glowing planet and runs to it.
After exploring most of Abandoned Asteroids, Kirby finally makes it to the glowing planet where he finds Keeby about to put the Ultra Star on a glowing shrine, however Kirby stops him right before it happens and the two begin to fight.
After defeating Keeby, Kirby heads to grab the Ultra Star but before he can a shadowy figure knocks it away revealing itself to be Dimenticato: a evil monster that plans on destroying the Forgotten Realm and Dreamland, Keeby runs over to Kirby and tells him that he stole the Ultra Star so that he could defeat Dimenticato. Dimenticato then throws Keeby into a asteroid faraway and attacks Kirby but misses and Kirby attacks Dimenticato as the final boss begins.
After Kirby seemingly defeats him, Dimenticato revives and becomes Dimenticato Core: a nearly invincible form of Dimenticato. Keeby quickly dashes to Kirby where he throws the Ultra Star to him, Kirby jumps on it and flies towards Dimenticato Core where the true final battle begins. After a long long battle, Dimenticato Core is finally defeated and peace is restored to the Forgotten Realm. Keeby appears and thanks Kirby as he uses the Ultra Star to open a portal to Dreamland.
Kirby jumps through the portal and turns around to wave goodbye to Keeby before the portal closes. Kirby then smells the aroma of his favorite food (strawberry shortcake) and follows it to Dedede's Castle as the credits roll.
Sub-Games & More[]
Bandanna Dee Quest[]
Bandanna Dee Quest is a special mode unlocked after the player beats story mode.
In this mode the player plays as Bandanna Dee throughout the eight areas in the game in one go with limited healing items.
Bandanna Dee's Gameplay[]
In this mode the player cannot inhale, copy abilities, or float, instead the player is stuck with the spear ability permanently.
In this mode there are also limited healing items as well as stronger enemies. All bosses and mid-bosses are also in their EX forms.
Bandanna Dee also has special abilities which can help him complete the levels. The first one is Super Heal which will heal all of the player's HP. The second one is Speed Boost which gives the player increased speed. The third one is Power Boost which temporarily increases the player's attack power. The fourth and final one is Spear Rain which causes dozens of spears to fall from the sky, defeating all weak enemies on screen and damaging stronger enemies and bosses.
Copy Challenges[]
Copy Challenges is a extra mode where the player must complete a set of challenges based around the various copy abilities found in the game. These challenges can vary from completing a timed challenge without getting hit to defeating as many enemies before time runs out.
Challenges[]
Name | Objective | Enemies |
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Sword Challenge |
Make it to the exit before time runs out. Defeating enemies will add more time to the timer. |
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Beam Challenge | Collect all the stars before time runs out. |
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Ice Challenge | Make it to the exit without getting hit. |
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Beetle Challenge |
Defeat all of the enemies before time runs out. |
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Mummy Challenge | Collect all the stars before time runs out. |
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Hi-Jump Challenge |
Make it to the exit before time runs out. Defeating enemies will add more time to the timer. |
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Game & Watch Challenge | Collect all the stars before time runs out. |
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Axe Challenge | Defeat all of the enemies before time runs out. |
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Hammer Challenge | Defeat all of the enemies before time runs out. |
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ESP Challenge | ||
Poison Challenge | ||
Yo-Yo Challenge | ||
Mike Challenge | ||
No-Copy Challenge | ||
UFO Challenge |
DX Challenges[]
Name | Objective | Reward |
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Sword Challenge DX | ||
Poison Challenge DX | ||
Mirror Challenge | ||
No-Copy Challenge DX | ||
UFO Challenge DX |
The Arena[]
The Arena returns and acts similarly to previous versions of it as the player must defeat all of the bosses featured in the main story. Similarly to Kirby: Planet Robobot's incarnation of the sub-game, the bosses are fought in a preset order.
Order of Bosses[]
- Twin Woods
- Heavy Mole
- Wham Bam Rock
- Keeby (1st Battle)
- Mid-Boss All Stars #1 (Bonkers, Mr. Frosty, King Doo, Mr. Tick Tock, Rolling Turtle, Gigant Edge)
- Heavy Lobster
- Fire Lion
- Ice Dragon
- Mid-Boss All Stars #2 (Jumpershoot, Blocky, Telepathos, Miasmoros, Pharaohno, Dubior, Gigant Axe,)
- Lololo & Lalala
- Keeby (2nd Battle)
- Dimenticato
- Dimenticato Core
Story Scrolls[]
Kirby: Ultra Quest/List of Story Scrolls
Characters[]
Name | Description |
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Kirby | |
Keeby | |
Bandanna Dee | |
Rick the Hamster | |
Kine the Fish | |
Coo the Owl | |
Dimenticato |
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Marx |
Bosses[]
Name | Description | Battle | World |
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Twin Woods | |||
Heavy Mole | |||
Keeby (1st Battle) | |||
Wham Bam Rock | |||
Heavy Lobster | |||
Fire Lion | |||
Ice Dragon | |||
Lololo & Lalala | |||
Keeby (2nd Battle) | |||
Dimenticato | |||
Dimenticato Core |
Extra Bosses[]
Name | Description | Battle | World |
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Computer Virus | |||
Kirby? | |||
King Dedede? | |||
Marx |
Mid-Bosses[]
Name | Battle | Ability | Appears In |
Bonkers | Hammer | ||
Mr. Frosty | Ice | ||
Poppy Bro Sr | Bomb | ||
King Doo | Beam | ||
Mr. Tick Tock | Clock | ||
Rolling Turtle | Shell | ||
Jumpershoot | Parasol | ||
Blocky | Stone | ||
Miasmoros | Poison | ||
Telepathos | ESP | ||
Pharaohno | Mummy | ||
Gigant Axe | Axe | ||
Dubior | UFO (Spark in The Arena) |
Enemies[]
Returning[]
- Waddle Dee (None)
- Big Waddle Dee (None)
- Parasol Waddle Dee (Parasol)
- Spear Waddle Dee (Spear)
- Waddle Doo (Beam)
- Bronto Burt (None)
- Bouncy (None)
- Soarar (None)
- Sparky (Spark)
- Bobo (Fire)
- Nruff (None)
- Kabu (None)
- Grizzo (None)
- Sir Kibble (Cutter)
- Hot Head (Fire)
- Deepsee (None)
- Blipper (None)
- Glunk (None)
- Squishy (None)
- Shotzo (None)
- Walky (Mike)
- Bomber (Crash)
- Twister (Tornado)
- Gim (Yo-Yo)
- Poppy Bro Jr (Bomb)
- Chilly (Ice)
- Needlous (Needle)
- Sword Knight (Sword)
- Star-Man (Hi-Jump)
- Rocky (Stone)
- Simirror (Mirror)
- Cappy (None)
- Mumbie (Mummy)
- Scarfy (None)
- Chip (None)
- Big Chip (None)
- Sir Slippy (None)
- Noddy (Sleep)
- Wheelie (Wheel)
- Knuckle Joe (Fighter)
- Beetly (Beetle)
- Ringle (Bell)
- Batty (None)
- Toxioad (Poison)
- Biospark (Ninja)
- Grinkey (None)
- Fuwa Rover (None)
- Hack (Axe)
- Gabon (None)
- Gordo (None)
- Broom Hatter (None)
- TAC (None)
- Mr. UFO (UFO)
New[]
- Flatzoner (Game and Watch)
- Mumbo (Mummy)
- Click Clock (Clock)
- Shellster (Shell)
- Slasher (Axe)
- Jackie Box (Toy)
Worlds[]
Name | Description | Stages | Boss(es) |
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Forgotten Forest | Forgotten Forest is a dark and mysterious forest home to many ghosts. There's also a haunted mansion and a small plain area. | 6 | Twin Woods |
Lost Lagoon | Lost Lagoon is a tropical island and underground hybrid area where waddle dees are seen mining giant blue crystals. | 6 | Heavy Mole |
Rusty Ruins | Rusty Ruins used to be a great bustling city. However, after a massive sandstorm the city became an abandoned desert wasteland. Life seems to have returned recently as the Waddle Dees are seen building skyscrapers on top of the previous ones. | 7 | Keeby & Wham Bam Rock |
Haunted Halberd | The Haunted Halberd is a sunken airship found at the bottom of the sea, it greatly resembles the Halberd. Various ghosts and robots make this their home. | 7 | Heavy Lobster |
Crazy Circus | Crazy Circus is a mysterious location in the middle of the Forgotten Realm that even the residents don't know how it got there, but one thing is certain, many have entered, none have returned... | 7 | Fire Lion |
Frozen Furnace | Probably the strangest location of the Forgotten Realm, the Frozen Furnace is a volcano that was frozen over by the Ice Dragon long ago. Various Waddle Dees vacation here as a ski resort. | 7 | Ice Dragon |
Cracked Castle | 7 | Lololo & Lalala | |
Abandoned Asteroids | 7 | Keeby & Dimenticato |
Copy Abilities[]
Returning[]
- Fire
- Ice
- Stone
- Beam
- Spark
- Sword
- Hammer
- Parasol
- Spear
- Beetle
- Bell
- Yo-Yo
- Mirror
- Poison
- Tornado
- ESP
- Bomb
- Cutter
- Hi-Jump
- Sleep
- Bomb
- Ninja
- Fighter
- Needle
- Wheel
- UFO
- Mike
- Crash
New[]
Image | Name | Description | Gained From |
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Axe | Kirby gains a viking helmet and axe that can be used in multiple ways including the ability to throw said axe. It can also be used underwater. |
Hack Slasher Gigant Axe (Mid-Boss) | |
Toy | Kirby gets a cool yellow baseball cap and an assortment of toys to use such as a jack-in-a-box and a mini-windup-kirby that can enter areas Kirby can't. | Jackie Box | |
Clock | Kirby wears an alarm clock themed helmet which allows him to make annoying noises that hurt enemies. |
Click Clock Mr. Tick Tock (Mid-Boss) | |
Shell | Kirby gains a shell-met that prevents damage from most enemy attacks when he crouches as well as being able to ground pound. |
Shellster Rolling Turtle (Mid-Boss) | |
Game & Watch | Kirby becomes a flat black LCD version of himself and can do various attacks based off the classic game & watch line of handheld electronic games such Chef and Parachute. | Flatzoner | |
Mummy | Kirby gets wrapped up in mummy wraps which allows him to bypass mummylike enemies with ease, Kirby can also attack using his mummy wraps like a whip. |
Mumbie Mumbo Pharaohno (Mid-Boss) |
Gallery[]
TBA
Trivia[]
- Dimenticato means forgot in Italian