<s>
(	O
released	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2011	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
mainline	O
installment	O
and	O
the	O
twenty-second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Yarn	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
traditional	O
Kirby	B-Application
platforming	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
game	O
since	O
Kirby	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Shards	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
features	O
the	O
staple	O
gameplay	O
of	O
traditional	O
Kirby	B-Application
platform	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Kirby	B-Application
possesses	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
inhale	O
and	O
copy	O
enemies	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
attacks	O
such	O
as	O
breathing	O
fire	O
or	O
swinging	O
a	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
,	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
various	O
Kirby	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Bandana	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
,	O
King	O
Dedede	O
,	O
and	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
development	O
was	O
later	O
shifted	O
to	O
its	O
successor	O
console	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Kirby	B-Application
title	O
of	O
2005	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
stack	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
totem	O
carried	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
title	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
befriend	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
"	O
Helpers	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
)	O
,	O
were	O
modified	O
and	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
another	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2018	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Kirby	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
low	O
difficulty	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
holding	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
sideways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
3D	O
models	O
for	O
player	O
characters	O
and	O
enemies	O
rather	O
than	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
collect	O
items	O
which	O
will	O
heal	O
him	O
;	O
food	O
items	O
that	O
recover	O
health	O
,	O
items	O
that	O
give	O
him	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
collecting	O
100	O
stars	O
,	O
which	O
immediately	O
grants	O
him	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
various	O
items	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
use	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
who	O
retains	O
his	O
signature	O
ability	O
to	O
inhale	O
objects	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
also	O
do	O
a	O
"	O
Super	O
Inhale	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
shaking	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
or	O
inhaling	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
makes	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
inhale	O
stronger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	O
Inhale	O
has	O
extended	O
range	O
and	O
can	O
suck	O
up	O
"	O
Heave-ho	O
Blocks	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
immovable	O
from	O
a	O
regular	O
inhale	O
;	O
the	O
Super	O
Inhale	O
also	O
allows	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
inhale	O
other	O
players	O
and	O
most	O
large	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
enemies	O
,	O
when	O
swallowed	O
,	O
give	O
Kirby	B-Application
access	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
"	O
Copy	O
Abilities	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Kirby	B-Application
the	O
attack	O
properties	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
he	O
inhales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
only	O
possess	O
one	O
copy	O
ability	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
players	O
playing	O
as	O
another	O
character	O
through	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
or	O
those	O
playing	O
as	O
King	O
Dedede	O
,	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
,	O
or	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
,	O
can	O
hold	O
onto	O
a	O
Copy	O
Ability	O
's	O
essence	O
and	O
throw	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
be	O
inhaled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
abilities	O
introduced	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
are	O
the	O
Whip	O
ability	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
Kirby	B-Application
grab	O
out-of-reach	O
items	O
,	O
the	O
Water	O
ability	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
extinguish	O
fires	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Leaf	O
ability	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
Kirby	B-Application
use	O
leaves	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
attack	O
and	O
conjure	O
a	O
pile	O
of	O
leaves	O
to	O
hide	O
in	O
and	O
become	O
invulnerable	O
to	O
nearly	O
all	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
introduces	O
both	O
the	O
Mecha	O
ability	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Kirby	B-Application
laser	O
cannons	O
and	O
robotic	O
arms	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sand	O
ability	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
morph	O
sand	O
into	O
various	O
shapes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
reintroducing	O
the	O
Festival	O
ability	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
players	O
can	O
either	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
yellow	O
,	O
blue	O
or	O
green	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
or	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
unique	O
characters	O
:	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
,	O
King	O
Dedede	O
,	O
and	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dimension-hopping	O
spaceship	O
called	O
the	O
Lor	O
Starcutter	O
suddenly	O
flies	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
wormhole	O
and	O
crashes	O
onto	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
home	O
planet	O
of	O
Popstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
,	O
King	O
Dedede	O
and	O
Bandana	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
go	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
an	O
alien	O
named	O
Magolor	O
,	O
who	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
five	O
vital	O
pieces	O
of	O
his	O
ship	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
120	O
energy	O
spheres	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Magolor	O
offering	O
them	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
his	O
homeworld	O
of	O
Halcandra	O
should	O
they	O
help	O
fix	O
his	O
ship	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
set	O
off	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
lost	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magolor	O
claims	O
Landia	O
is	O
an	O
evil	O
beast	O
that	O
has	O
taken	O
over	O
Halcandra	O
and	O
sends	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
defeat	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teaming	O
up	O
with	O
Landia	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
split	O
into	O
four	O
individual	O
dragons	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
confront	O
Magolor	O
in	O
Another	O
Dimension	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Master	O
Crown	O
,	O
while	O
Magolor	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
another	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Master	O
Crown	O
shattered	O
and	O
Magolor	O
defeated	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
friends	O
return	O
to	O
Popstar	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
close	O
call	O
escaping	O
the	O
now	O
collapsing	O
Another	O
Dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
:	O
Magolor	O
Epilogue	O
:	O
The	O
Interdimensional	O
Traveler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
stars	O
Magolor	O
after	O
his	O
defeat	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
now	O
redeemed	O
himself	O
,	O
Magolor	O
takes	O
up	O
residence	O
as	O
the	O
Dream	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
shopkeeper	O
,	O
leading	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Team	O
Kirby	B-Application
Clash	O
Deluxe	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Kirby	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Shards	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
graphical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
style	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
rendered	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
but	O
using	O
traditional	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
difficulty	O
with	O
programming	O
multiplayer	O
led	O
to	O
this	O
version	O
being	O
scrapped	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
concept	O
would	O
later	O
resurface	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
build	O
placed	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
with	O
open	O
world-style	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
build	O
returned	O
to	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
the	O
graphical	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
pop-up	O
book	O
similar	O
to	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
second	O
build	O
was	O
cancelled	O
because	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
achieve	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
's	O
quality	O
standards	O
,	O
its	O
concept	O
would	O
eventually	O
resurface	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Land	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
with	O
elements	O
from	O
2D	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
appeared	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
upcoming	O
Wii	B-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
named	O
,	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
December	O
2006	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
removed	O
Kirby	B-Application
from	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
GameCube	B-Application
releases	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
place	O
it	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
posting	O
on	O
his	O
blog	O
,	O
furthered	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
release	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
indeed	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Barrel	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
title	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
December	O
2007	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
claimed	O
that	O
a	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
was	O
not	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
Kirby	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
title	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Yarn	I-Application
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Good-Feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2005	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
was	O
presumed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
canceled	O
until	O
a	O
Financial	O
Results	O
Briefing	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
re-announced	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
playable	O
form	O
under	O
the	O
tentative	O
title	O
Kirby	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
Hoshi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kirby	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jun	O
Ishikawa	O
and	O
Hirokazu	O
Ando	O
with	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
called	O
Kirby	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
Music	O
Selection	O
featuring	O
45	O
musical	O
pieces	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
titled	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
critics	O
appreciated	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
traditional	O
Kirby	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
unique	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Yarn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
called	O
nostalgic	O
and	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
Jim	O
Sterling	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
refreshing	O
"	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Kirby	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
innovate	O
,	O
he	O
just	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
fun	O
;	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
brings	O
the	O
fun	O
in	O
spades.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
also	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
scoring	O
slightly	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
