<s>
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eighting	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
handheld	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kuru	B-Application
Kuru	I-Application
Kururin	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Kururin	B-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
Japan-only	O
sequels	O
,	O
Kururin	B-Application
Paradise	O
and	O
Kururin	B-Application
Squash	O
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
slowly	O
spinning	O
stick	O
called	O
the	O
Helirin	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Helicopter	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
localization	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
maneuver	O
it	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
mazes	B-Application
without	O
touching	O
the	O
walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
begins	O
when	O
Kururin	B-Application
's	O
brothers	O
and	O
sisters	O
go	O
missing	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
him	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kururin	B-Application
is	O
initially	O
unsure	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
task	O
because	O
he	O
has	O
never	O
left	O
his	O
home	O
world	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
the	O
adventurous	O
and	O
helpful	O
fellow	O
he	O
is	O
,	O
Kururin	B-Application
agrees	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
lost	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teacher	O
Hare	O
trains	O
Kururin	B-Application
in	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
controlling	O
the	O
Helirin	O
,	O
a	O
stick-shaped	O
helicopter	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
slow-spinning	O
propeller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piloting	O
the	O
Helirin	O
through	O
the	O
different	O
worlds	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
difficult	O
task	O
,	O
but	O
using	O
Teacher	O
Hare	O
's	O
valuable	O
lessons	O
,	O
Kururin	B-Application
bravely	O
sets	O
out	O
on	O
his	O
adventure	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
lost	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kuru	B-Application
Kuru	I-Application
Kururin	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Eighting	O
and	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kuru	B-Application
Kuru	I-Application
Kururin	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
other	O
puzzle	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
can	O
"	O
rival	O
Kuru	B-Application
Kuru	I-Application
Kururin	I-Application
for	O
its	O
sheer	O
addictiveness	O
and	O
fun-value	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Planet	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
gave	O
Kuru	B-Application
Kuru	I-Application
Kururin	I-Application
the	O
same	O
score	O
as	O
Eurogamer	O
and	O
declared	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
simple	O
enough	O
that	O
anyone	O
can	O
pick	O
this	O
game	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
rated	O
Kuru	B-Application
Kuru	I-Application
Kururin	I-Application
7.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
described	O
its	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
simple	O
but	O
effective	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
declared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
extremely	O
frustrating	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
lacks	O
"	O
the	O
perfect	O
simplicity	O
"	O
of	O
other	O
puzzle	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
novel	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Kuru	B-Application
Kuru	I-Application
Kururin	I-Application
"	O
will	O
find	O
many	O
fans	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
is	O
"	O
unexpectedly	O
brilliant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kururin	B-Application
Paradise	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
Kururin	B-Application
Paradise	O
was	O
previously	O
showcased	O
at	O
E3	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
a	O
Kururin	B-Application
game	O
had	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
entitled	O
Kururin	B-Application
Squash	O
!,	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
only	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
Kururin	B-Application
series	O
are	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Helirin	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
incorrectly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Heririn	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Helirin	O
later	O
appears	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
as	O
an	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
things	O
in	O
the	O
Kururin	B-Application
series	O
appear	O
as	O
Trophies	O
and	O
Stickers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
