<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avalanche	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	O
and	O
Banpresto	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Puyo	I-Application
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
remains	O
the	O
only	O
Kirby	B-Application
title	O
not	O
released	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Puyo	I-Application
,	O
with	O
groups	O
of	O
two	O
colored	O
blobs	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	O
Dedede	O
has	O
challenged	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
Dream	O
Land	O
to	O
an	O
Avalanche	O
Competition	O
at	O
the	O
Fountain	O
of	O
Dreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
challenge	O
,	O
battling	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
forest	O
in	O
Avalanche	O
matches	O
against	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
his	O
old	O
foes	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
including	O
recurring	O
bosses	O
such	O
as	O
Whispy	O
Woods	O
,	O
Kracko	O
and	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
to	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
at	O
the	O
Fountain	O
of	O
Dreams	O
with	O
King	O
Dedede	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
Cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Puyo	I-Application
is	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
Arle	O
Nadja	O
and	O
Carbuncle	O
's	O
adventures	O
like	O
the	O
Madou	B-Application
Monogatari	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
the	O
Western	O
version	O
replaced	O
them	O
with	O
Kirby	B-Application
characters	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
Western	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
has	O
bright	O
colors	O
and	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
consists	O
of	O
remixed	O
tracks	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Course	I-Application
,	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
original	O
track	O
from	O
the	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
game	O
itself	O
(	O
the	O
panic	O
music	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
have	O
cinematics	O
between	O
each	O
round	O
,	O
with	O
differences	O
being	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
his	O
opponents	O
shown	O
having	O
full	O
conversations	O
and	O
trash-talking	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
full	O
sentences	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
personality	O
comes	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
sarcastic	O
and	O
confrontational	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
Arle	O
and	O
Carbuncle	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
differs	O
greatly	O
from	O
other	O
Kirby	B-Application
games	O
,	O
where	O
Kirby	B-Application
hardly	O
speaks	O
at	O
all	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
friendlier	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avalanche	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
garnering	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
74%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
seven	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Dr.	B-Application
Robotnik	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mean	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
reskin	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Although	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avalanche	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rehash	O
of	O
an	O
overdone	O
puzzler	O
theme	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
so	O
well	O
done	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
worth	O
playing	O
-	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
already	O
have	O
three	O
puzzle	O
games	O
just	O
like	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avalanche	I-Application
and	O
Mean	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
collectively	O
as	O
number	O
84	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
simplest	O
,	O
most	O
addicting	O
puzzle	O
games	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
68th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
listed	O
the	O
game	O
9th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
