<s>
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Paintbrush	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platformer	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
play	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
Kirby	B-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
solely	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
sequel	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
(	O
as	O
Power	B-Application
Paintbrush	I-Application
in	O
both	O
regions	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
previous	O
Kirby	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
directly	O
control	O
Kirby	B-Application
with	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
or	O
any	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
only	O
uses	O
the	O
stylus	O
and	O
touch	O
screen	O
to	O
control	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
who	O
rolls	O
around	O
in	O
ball	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
draw	O
rainbow	O
lines	O
,	O
which	O
Kirby	B-Application
will	O
roll	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
rainbow	O
paths	O
can	O
form	O
ramps	O
or	O
bridges	O
for	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
cross	O
,	O
or	O
walls	O
to	O
protect	O
him	O
from	O
enemy	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	O
paths	O
depletes	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
rainbow	O
ink	O
supplies	O
,	O
which	O
recharges	O
slowly	O
while	O
Kirby	B-Application
is	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
or	O
on	O
a	O
path	O
,	O
but	O
quickly	O
when	O
Kirby	B-Application
is	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
either	O
allow	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
roll	O
into	O
the	O
enemy	O
with	O
his	O
own	O
momentum	O
or	O
by	O
dashing	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
certain	O
kinds	O
of	O
enemies	O
by	O
either	O
dashing	O
into	O
them	O
or	O
touching	O
them	O
while	O
stunned	O
causes	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
gain	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
by	O
tapping	O
Kirby	B-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
spans	O
eight	O
worlds	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
but	O
one	O
having	O
three	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
maneuver	O
Kirby	B-Application
quickly	O
enough	O
to	O
avoid	O
getting	O
defeated	O
by	O
an	O
ever-rising	O
body	O
of	O
lava	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
will	O
come	O
across	O
a	O
barrier	O
,	O
which	O
prevents	O
the	O
paint	O
lines	O
from	O
being	O
created	O
inside	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
forcing	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
do	O
nothing	O
,	O
but	O
roll	O
,	O
dash	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
power	O
(	O
if	O
applicable	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
world	O
except	O
for	O
world	O
seven	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
must	O
face	O
a	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boss	O
of	O
world	O
eight	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
villain	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
Drawcia	O
Sorceress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
features	O
special	O
collectibles	O
called	O
Medals	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
secret	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
characters	O
,	O
sound	O
tests	O
,	O
and	O
alternate	O
paint	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
medals	O
may	O
be	O
obtained	O
through	O
the	O
main	O
levels	O
,	O
through	O
defeating	O
bosses	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
the	O
Rainbow	O
Run	O
challenge	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
Kirby	B-Application
must	O
complete	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
levels	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
being	O
either	O
getting	O
through	O
it	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
or	O
getting	O
through	O
it	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
little	O
paint	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
fleeing	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
portal	O
she	O
came	O
through	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
gives	O
chase	O
,	O
finding	O
himself	O
in	O
Drawcia	O
's	O
paint-themed	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
witch	O
curses	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
turning	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
limbless	O
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Drawcia	O
escapes	O
,	O
the	O
Magical	O
Paintbrush	O
(	O
Power	B-Application
Paintbrush	I-Application
in	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
)	O
turns	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
help	O
Kirby	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
sets	O
off	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
defeat	O
Drawcia	O
to	O
restore	O
Dream	O
Land	O
to	O
its	O
normal	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Drawcia	O
creates	O
replicas	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
oldest	O
opponents	O
to	O
slow	O
him	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
eventually	O
confronts	O
Drawcia	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
her	O
defeat	O
she	O
transforms	O
into	O
the	O
fearsome	O
Drawcia	O
Soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
defeats	O
her	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
and	O
peace	O
is	O
restored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
genuinely	O
excellent	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
welcome	O
reinvention	O
of	O
gaming	O
's	O
most	O
overplayed	O
genre	O
"	O
and	O
later	O
concluded	O
that	O
Canvas	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
is	O
"	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
first	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
use	O
of	O
touch-screen	O
technology	O
provides	O
a	O
fresh	O
and	O
engaging	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
some	O
nice	O
innovation	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
levels	O
that	O
are	O
completely	O
black	O
until	O
Kirby	B-Application
bumps	O
into	O
lanterns	O
that	O
put	O
off	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
at	O
75,365	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
at	O
50,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
