<s>
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
is	O
an	O
anthology	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	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
,	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
15th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
retains	O
all	O
game	O
modes	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
four	O
major	O
new	O
ones	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
adding	O
updated	O
visuals	O
and	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
sold	O
just	O
under	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
since	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
debut	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
complete	O
various	O
levels	O
while	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
walk	O
or	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
swim	O
,	O
crouch	O
,	O
slide	O
,	O
and	O
inhale	O
enemies	O
or	O
objects	O
to	O
spit	O
them	O
out	O
as	O
bullets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
fly	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
by	O
inflating	O
himself	O
;	O
while	O
flying	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
cannot	O
attack	O
or	O
use	O
his	O
other	O
abilities	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
can	O
release	O
a	O
weak	O
puff	O
of	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
eating	O
certain	O
enemies	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
gain	O
copy	O
abilities	O
,	O
power-ups	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
properties	O
the	O
enemy	O
possessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Kirby	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
copy	O
ability	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
produce	O
a	O
Helper	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
automatically	O
or	O
by	O
another	O
player	O
by	O
wireless	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
Helpers	O
can	O
float	O
continuously	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
use	O
the	O
copy	O
ability	O
they	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Helper	O
loses	O
all	O
their	O
health	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
for	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
grant	O
it	O
a	O
new	O
power	O
before	O
it	O
disappears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Kirby	B-Application
loses	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
health	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Losing	O
all	O
lives	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
retains	O
all	O
game	O
modes	O
found	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
but	O
adds	O
four	O
new	O
main	O
ones	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eleven	O
game	O
modes	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
minigames	O
also	O
return	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
three	O
more	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
must	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
playing	O
others	O
;	O
a	O
major	O
change	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
involves	O
Spring	O
Breeze	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
also	O
expands	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
by	O
adding	O
new	O
enemy	O
types	O
,	O
levels	O
,	O
mid-bosses	O
,	O
bosses	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
also	O
changes	O
accordingly	O
depending	O
on	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spring	O
Breeze	O
:	O
is	O
an	O
abridged	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
added	O
gameplay	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
must	O
make	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
a	O
castle	O
to	O
challenge	O
King	O
Dedede	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
stolen	O
food	O
from	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Dream	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
,	O
Spring	O
Breeze	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
without	O
a	O
second	O
game	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dyna	O
Blade	O
:	O
Kirby	B-Application
must	O
stop	O
Dyna	O
Blade	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
bird	O
,	O
from	O
disturbing	O
Dream	O
Land	O
's	O
crops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gourmet	O
Race	O
:	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
Kirby	B-Application
races	O
King	O
Dedede	O
while	O
eating	O
as	O
much	O
food	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
display	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
Dedede	O
through	O
each	O
course	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
past	O
high-score	O
for	O
each	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Great	O
Cave	O
Offensive	O
:	O
a	O
Metroidvania	O
adventure	O
that	O
sees	O
Kirby	B-Application
explore	O
a	O
cave	O
for	O
treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
60	O
treasure	O
chests	O
are	O
hidden	O
across	O
four	O
areas	O
,	O
referencing	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
generic	O
treasures	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
items	O
referencing	O
more	O
recent	O
Kirby	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
'	O
Dud	O
 '	O
with	O
the	O
'	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
Phone	I-Application
 '	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revenge	O
of	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
:	O
a	O
story-driven	O
mode	O
chronicling	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
stop	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
,	O
who	O
attempts	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
Dream	O
Land	O
and	O
end	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
 '	O
"	O
lazy	O
"	O
lifestyle	O
by	O
invading	O
in	O
his	O
signature	O
airship	O
,	O
the	O
Battleship	O
Halberd	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
has	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
finish	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Halberd	B-Application
takes	O
damage	O
after	O
every	O
level	O
;	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
shows	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
current	O
status	O
and	O
player	O
's	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
fights	O
numerous	O
bosses	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mode	O
culminates	O
in	O
a	O
chase	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
falling	O
Halberd	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
around	O
planet	O
Pop	O
Star	O
are	O
fighting	O
,	O
a	O
jester-like	O
creature	O
named	O
Marx	O
tells	O
Kirby	B-Application
he	O
must	O
travel	O
across	O
nine	O
planets	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
giant	O
wish-granting	O
comet-clock	O
Nova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
modes	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
cannot	O
use	O
copy	O
abilities	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
he	O
collects	O
"	O
Copy	O
Essence	O
Deluxes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
possession	O
,	O
they	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
and	O
tap	O
a	O
copy	O
ability	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
kept	O
permanently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Marx	O
—	O
who	O
masterminded	O
the	O
conflict	O
—	O
wishes	O
to	O
Nova	O
to	O
control	O
Pop	O
Star	O
,	O
but	O
Kirby	B-Application
stops	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revenge	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
:	O
After	O
being	O
beaten	O
by	O
Kirby	B-Application
so	O
many	O
times	O
,	O
King	O
Dedede	O
vows	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
in	O
one	O
last	O
ditch	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revenge	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
faithful	O
remake	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Lands	I-Application
extra	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
essentially	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
harder	O
and	O
longer	O
difficult	O
version	O
of	O
Spring	O
Breeze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
one	O
boss	O
present	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
but	O
not	O
Spring	O
Breeze	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
harder	O
versions	O
of	O
bosses	O
,	O
longer	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
completely	O
revamped	O
final	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
canonically	O
that	O
King	O
Dedede	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
antagonist	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
out	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
volition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meta	O
Knight	O
wishes	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
galaxy	O
's	O
greatest	O
warrior	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
long	O
quest	O
through	O
Dream	O
Land	O
until	O
he	O
reaches	O
his	O
Halberd	B-Application
and	O
flies	O
into	O
space	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
reviving	O
the	O
destroyed	O
Nova	O
from	O
Milky	O
Way	O
Wishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Squeak	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
,	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
's	O
next	O
Kirby	B-Application
project	O
veered	O
towards	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
it	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
simpler	O
remake	O
,	O
titled	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	O
Deluxe	O
Plus	O
,	O
but	O
Masayoshi	O
Tanimura	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
HAL	O
,	O
requested	O
from	O
the	O
team	O
a	O
deluxe	O
package	O
that	O
would	O
exceed	O
customers	O
 '	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
a	O
trade	O
show	O
mid-development	O
;	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
remarked	O
that	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
show	O
was	O
aimed	O
for	O
adults	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
was	O
the	O
main	O
attraction	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
showed	O
up	O
at	O
their	O
booth	O
exceeded	O
expectations	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
held	O
high	O
nostalgia	O
for	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
direction	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Shinya	O
Kumazaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
retain	O
all	O
modes	O
from	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
original	O
;	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
considerable	O
size	O
,	O
Kumazaki	O
believed	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
remove	O
anything	O
due	O
to	O
fans	O
 '	O
nostalgia	O
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
shared	O
with	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Difficulty	O
was	O
also	O
adjusted	O
to	O
make	O
earlier	O
sections	O
,	O
particularly	O
Spring	O
Breeze	O
,	O
easier	O
than	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
compensated	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
harder	O
modes	O
like	O
Revenge	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
research	O
with	O
people	O
who	O
played	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
valued	O
so	O
that	O
adjustments	O
could	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
appeal	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
viewed	O
not	O
just	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
in-house	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
functionalities	O
expanded	O
and	O
streamlined	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
originally	O
locked	O
behind	O
menus	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
abilities	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
in	O
Milky	O
Way	O
Wishes	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
treasure	O
collection	O
in	O
The	O
Great	O
Cave	O
Offensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adjustments	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
move	O
set	O
to	O
enhance	O
play	O
;	O
more	O
copy	O
abilities	O
were	O
considered	O
during	O
development	O
but	O
dropped	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
could	O
upset	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
Kirby	O
Super	O
Star'''s	O
co-operative	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
wireless	O
functionality	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
aim	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
was	O
further	O
refined	O
to	O
allow	O
every	O
single	O
mode	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
co-op	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
felt	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
pressure	O
during	O
development	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
feature	O
,	O
as	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
had	O
personally	O
requested	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
on	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full-motion	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
;	O
these	O
were	O
kept	O
short	O
and	O
faithful	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
not	O
disrupt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pacing.Kirby	O
Super	O
Star	O
Ultras	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jun	O
Ishikawa	O
and	O
Hirokazu	O
Ando	O
,	O
who	O
return	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
packaging	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
coat	O
of	O
glitter	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
luxury	O
the	O
Paulownia	O
box	O
design	O
gave	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
's	O
Japanese	O
packaging	O
,	O
as	O
project	O
coordinator	O
Mari	O
Shirakawa	O
felt	O
Paulownia	O
would	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
this	O
packaging	O
was	O
retained	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionKirby	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregation	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
while	O
clever	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
intricate	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
US	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
felt	O
more	O
at	O
home	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
than	O
its	O
SNES	B-Application
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
's	O
Stuart	O
Reddick	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
magnificent	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
about	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
all	O
reviewers	O
,	O
were	O
critical	O
or	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
easy	O
difficulty	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultra	O
,	O
like	O
most	O
other	O
Kirby	B-Application
games	O
,	O
never	O
gets	O
too	O
terribly	O
hard.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
SalesKirby	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
was	O
both	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
did	O
,	O
and	O
selling	O
just	O
under	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
behind	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Land	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
outselling	O
the	O
original	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
by	O
more	O
than	O
double	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
