Kirby Canvas Curse

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Kirby Canvas Curse
North American box art
Developer(s)	HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release Date(s) DS                NA:  June 13, 2005                JP:  March 24, 2005                EU:  November 25, 2005                AU:  April 6, 2006 ---- Virtual Console (Wii U)                JP:  February 3, 2016                EU:  December 3, 2015
Platform(s)
Genre(s)	Platform, adventure
Rating(s)
ESRB  PEGI  CERO  USK  ACB
03  01  01  01  01
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Kirby Canvas Curse, known as Kirby's Power Paintbrush in Europe and Touch! Kirby in Japan, is a game for the Nintendo DS that was released in 2005. The game features unique touch screen control and fun mini-games. In the game, you must draw rainbow tracks for Kirby to ride on. The farther the track goes, the faster Kirby will go. If you tap Kirby, he will do a spin attack killing most enemies that he runs into. If you tap an enemy, the enemy will pause, allowing Kirby just to run into him to kill him.

Gameplay

As aforementioned, the to control Kirby, you must use the touch screen and create rainbows, stun enemies, and make Kirby perform a spin attack. If Kirby manages to perform a spin attack and kills an enemy with a special ability, then Kirby will be able to use the enemy's special ability to his advantage to not only destroy other enemies, but to also solve certain puzzles. Once you gain the enemy's special ability, all you need to do is tap Kirby to use it.

To create a rainbow, you must draw a line in any direction, the farther the rainbow goes, the faster Kirby will travel. With this, you are able to get to higher places, cross gaps, climb up walls, and also solve puzzles. This function takes the place of the jumping ability in previous games (rather than jumping to a certain area, all you need to do is create a rainbow path to the above area). The disadvantage of this mechanic is that once you start to draw a rainbow, Kirby's ink supply will rapidly drop. However, it will slowly regain ink.

Mini-Games

Like all Kirby games, this one features unique and exclusive mini games. These mini-games all use the touch screen in fun ways. One mini-game has you tracing the image as fast as you can to allow Kirby to progress through the level. Others have you drawing lines for Kirby to jump on and make him sling-shot toward blocks to break.

Legacy

Artwork from Kirby Canvas Curse appeared as stickers in the Wii video game Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The stickers included Meta Knight Ball and Waddle Dee Ball. Kirby Canvas Curse also appeared in the game's Chronicle.