<s>
Kirby	B-Application
&	I-Application
The	I-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
Flagship	O
and	O
Dimps	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seventh	O
mainline	O
Kirby	B-Application
entry	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
where	O
King	O
Dedede	O
makes	O
no	O
appearance	O
whatsoever	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
Metroidvania	O
playstyle	O
and	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
to	O
support	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
is	O
taking	O
a	O
walk	O
when	O
Dark	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
react	O
,	O
Dark	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
slices	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
four	O
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
becomes	O
four	O
different	O
colored	O
Kirbys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
collecting	O
all	O
eight	O
mirror	O
fragments	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
Mirror	O
World	O
and	O
battles	O
Dark	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
him	O
,	O
a	O
vortex	O
appears	O
and	O
sucks	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
given	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
's	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
then	O
proceeds	O
to	O
fight	O
Dark	O
Mind	O
,	O
the	O
true	O
mastermind	O
behind	O
the	O
Mirror	O
World	O
's	O
corruption	O
,	O
multiple	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
defeat	O
,	O
the	O
Mirror	O
World	O
is	O
saved	O
,	O
and	O
Shadow	O
Kirby	B-Application
(	O
the	O
Mirror	O
World	O
counterpart	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
who	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
an	O
ally	O
)	O
waves	O
his	O
goodbyes	O
to	O
the	O
four	O
Kirbys	O
as	O
they	O
all	O
exit	O
the	O
Mirror	O
World	O
one	O
by	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
Kirby	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
&	I-Application
The	I-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
features	O
a	O
maze	O
layout	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
traversed	O
in	O
a	O
Metroidvania	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
map	O
branches	O
out	O
in	O
several	O
directions	O
and	O
,	O
providing	O
Kirby	B-Application
has	O
the	O
proper	O
power	O
at	O
his	O
disposal	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
go	O
anywhere	O
in	O
almost	O
any	O
order	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
final	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
two	O
other	O
collectibles	O
:	O
music	O
sheets	O
,	O
which	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
sound	O
test	O
mode	O
once	O
the	O
music	O
player	O
item	O
is	O
found	O
,	O
and	O
spray	O
paint	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
recolor	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Kirby	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
lid	O
is	O
whisked	O
away	O
at	O
a	O
random	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
fastest	O
person	O
to	O
press	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
and	O
suck	O
in	O
the	O
food	O
on	O
the	O
platter	O
is	O
filled	O
up	O
more	O
(	O
measured	O
by	O
a	O
gauge	O
above	O
each	O
Kirby	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackity	O
Hack	O
-	O
A	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
four	O
Kirbys	O
are	O
challenged	O
to	O
break	O
a	O
rock	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
to	O
a	O
microgame	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
Wave	O
Ride	O
-	O
A	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Kirbys	O
,	O
atop	O
Warp	O
Stars	O
,	O
race	O
over	O
a	O
water	O
track	O
that	O
varies	O
in	O
length	O
and	O
complexity	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	O
racing	O
game	O
Kirby	B-Device
Air	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
new	O
powers	O
in	O
The	O
Amazing	B-Application
Mirror	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Cupid	O
(	O
called	O
Angel	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
fly	O
around	O
with	O
wings	O
and	O
a	O
halo	O
and	O
fire	O
arrows	O
;	O
Missile	O
,	O
which	O
turns	O
Kirby	B-Application
into	O
a	O
missile	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
guided	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
and	O
will	O
explode	O
on	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
wall	O
or	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
B	O
button	O
is	O
hit	O
;	O
and	O
Smash	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
Kirby	B-Application
the	O
abilities	O
he	O
had	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Inagaki	O
and	O
Atsuyoshi	O
Isemura	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
tracks	O
were	O
reserved	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Device
:	I-Device
Nightmare	I-Device
in	I-Device
Dream	I-Device
Land	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Kirby	B-Application
&	I-Application
The	I-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
would	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
limited	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
owners	O
via	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
nine	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
that	O
were	O
announced	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
price-cut	O
and	O
the	O
Ambassador	O
program	O
starting	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
in	O
paid	O
form	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
both	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
&	I-Application
The	I-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
sold	O
620,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$19	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
43rd	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amazing	B-Application
Mirror	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>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
award	O
categories	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Astro	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Omega	I-Application
Factor	I-Application
and	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
Up	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Arsenal	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
