<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Paintbrush	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2005	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
,	O
and	O
King	O
Dedede	O
Amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
carries	O
on	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
from	O
Canvas	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
presenting	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
modelling	O
clay	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
to	O
help	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
stuck	O
in	O
a	O
ball	O
form	O
,	O
move	O
across	O
the	O
level	O
by	O
drawing	O
rainbow	O
colored	O
lines	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
to	O
guide	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
Kirby	B-Application
go	O
through	O
loops	O
will	O
speed	O
him	O
up	O
,	O
while	O
touching	O
him	O
will	O
put	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
spinning	O
attack	O
to	O
use	O
against	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
every	O
100	O
stars	O
Kirby	B-Application
collects	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
perform	O
a	O
Star	O
Dash	O
which	O
increases	O
his	O
size	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
charge	O
through	O
normally-indestructible	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Yarn	I-Application
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
gain	O
various	O
forms	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
submarine	O
,	O
a	O
rocket	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
three	O
additional	O
players	O
using	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
can	O
play	O
as	O
Bandana	O
Waddle	O
Dees	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
assist	O
Kirby	B-Application
by	O
carrying	O
him	O
around	O
and	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
perform	O
charged	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
these	O
levels	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
hand	O
may	O
try	O
to	O
capture	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
Bandana	O
Waddle	O
Dees	O
able	O
to	O
damage	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
story	O
mode	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
has	O
28	O
levels	O
,	O
while	O
challenge	O
mode	O
has	O
over	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
amiibo	B-Device
support	O
with	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
King	O
Dedede	O
,	O
and	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
figures	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
of	O
amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kirby	B-Application
figure	O
allows	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
activate	O
the	O
"	O
Star	O
Dash	O
"	O
ability	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
King	O
Dedede	O
figure	O
gives	O
Kirby	B-Application
extra	O
hitpoints	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
figure	O
gives	O
him	O
greater	O
attack	O
power	O
during	O
his	O
touch-activated	O
spinning	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
in	O
Dream	O
Land	O
,	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
Bandana	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
are	O
playing	O
together	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
hole	O
opens	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
draining	O
all	O
the	O
color	O
from	O
Dream	O
Land	O
and	O
stopping	O
everything	O
and	O
everyone	O
in	O
its	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elline	O
,	O
a	O
paintbrush	O
fairy	O
from	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Seventopia	O
,	O
goes	O
through	O
the	O
portal	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
escape	O
several	O
"	O
grab	O
hands	O
"	O
and	O
uses	O
her	O
powers	O
to	O
bring	O
color	O
back	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
Bandana	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reveals	O
that	O
her	O
best	O
friend	O
,	O
Claycia	O
,	O
suddenly	O
became	O
evil	O
and	O
has	O
used	O
the	O
colors	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
planet	O
,	O
Popstar	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
seven	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wanting	O
to	O
stop	O
Claycia	O
and	O
restore	O
Planet	O
Popstar	O
's	O
color	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
Bandana	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
,	O
and	O
Elline	O
set	O
off	O
to	O
Seventopia	O
,	O
Elline	O
painting	O
magical	O
rainbow	O
rope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
is	O
stuck	O
in	O
a	O
ball	O
form	O
similar	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Kirby	B-Application
pursues	O
the	O
Dark	O
Crafter	O
and	O
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
it	O
,	O
he	O
,	O
Bandana	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
,	O
Claycia	O
,	O
and	O
Elline	O
all	O
return	O
to	O
Dream	O
Land	O
and	O
bring	O
back	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
missing	O
color	O
into	O
Planet	O
Popstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
scene	O
includes	O
Claycia	O
and	O
Elline	O
making	O
a	O
bushel	O
of	O
apples	O
for	O
Kirby	B-Application
to	O
eat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
first	O
saw	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
the	O
developers	O
realized	O
they	O
could	O
incorporate	O
asymmetric	O
multiplayer	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
and	O
decided	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
players	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
running-and-jumping	O
platformer	O
experience	O
,	O
the	O
GamePad	O
player	O
would	O
draw	O
"	O
footholds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
line-drawing	O
gameplay	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
's	O
polymer	O
clay	O
art	O
style	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
three-dimensional	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
's	O
painterly	O
style	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
framerate	O
of	O
the	O
animations	O
was	O
kept	O
low	O
so	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
claymation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waddle	O
Dees	O
were	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
characters	O
because	O
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
that	O
Meta	O
Knight	O
or	O
King	O
Dedede	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
well-suited	O
to	O
protect	O
Kirby	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
awarded	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
a	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
stating	O
"	O
Although	O
guiding	O
a	O
character	O
by	O
drawing	O
lines	O
with	O
the	O
GamePad	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
new	O
mechanism	O
in	O
itself	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
deserves	O
applause	O
for	O
making	O
that	O
mechanism	O
more	O
interesting	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
Dan	O
Ryckert	O
gave	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
title	O
negatively	O
to	O
its	O
DS	B-Device
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
disliked	O
that	O
Kirby	B-Application
could	O
not	O
steal	O
enemies	O
 '	O
abilities	O
like	O
in	O
Canvas	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
vehicles	O
Kirby	B-Application
could	O
turn	O
into	O
made	O
certain	O
levels	O
"	O
even	O
more	O
stripped-down.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
charming	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
visuals	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
prettiest	O
 [ ... ] 	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
so	O
far	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
clay	O
aesthetic	O
did	O
not	O
influence	O
the	O
gameplay	O
like	O
the	O
fabric	O
did	O
in	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Yarn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
with	O
others	O
was	O
"	O
pleasant	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
roughly	O
58,000	O
units	O
,	O
with	O
83,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
