- Kirby Air Riders gets a ton of new content, including a new Top Ride mode, Road Trip story mode, and more
- New maps compared to the original Kirby Aerial Tour will be added
- New online functions and customization features have also been implemented
Kirby Air Riders fans have a lot to look forward to, as the latest Nintendo Direct revealed an impressive amount of new content that will keep players fed for a long time.
The hour-long presentation, presented by director Masahiro Sakurai, began with a deep dive into a new bonus mode called Top Ride. Based on the original mode introduced in Kirby Aerial TourTop Ride offers a new top-down perspective and includes courses inspired by those available in Air Ride mode.
This new online mode, which allows for up to eight players or offline with three other players on a single system, also features exclusive items to use during races, including Kaboomb, Drift Flames, Drill Driver, and more.
A new look at Road Trip mode, which is the story mode of Air Riders, showed different challenges from Air Ride, City Trial and Top Ride, including races, battles and field events, which can be played while collecting machines and items that you can use between challenges.
The game also expands its online features with the addition of the Paddock, an online lobby that allows players to move around as a driver and organize matches, interact with friends, play music and much more.
Players will also be able to create their own customizable license which will be used to identify themselves when playing online. The game recently announced a class system, measured by colors, and a new metric called Global Win Power will also appear on their license as they progress and climb the ranks.
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Air Ride mode also gets a new race type called Swap Relay. The idea of this mini-game is that when players select a machine, for each individual spin taken, the machines are automatically swapped.
“Find the right combos and experiment with different driver and machine pairs. You can even take turns with other players locally by passing them the controller like a stick!” Nintendo explained.
The Kirby Air Ride Checklist also makes a return. As players complete certain objectives, a box on the checklist is flipped, whether it’s the Air Ride, Top Ride, City Trial, Road Trip, or Online tabs. The more players succeed, the more unlockable content they can access.
In addition to the addition of nine Air Ride courses from the original game, bringing the total number of courses to 18, the Direct also covered stadiums, as well as boss fights in a new VS. Boss Mode, which heralded the debut of an exclusive boss battle opponent called Robo Dedede.
Sakurai also revealed a collection of new amiibo, which includes the all-new Meta Knight, Chef Kawasaki, and Dedede. These characters can be scanned into the game to use as riders.
Be sure to check Kirby Air Riders Direct 2 live blog, covering everything announced, including the start date of the online demo event.
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