Top Ride Main article: Top Ride File:Topride1.jpg The player can race in Time Attack mode, which is a race against time over as many laps as the player sets, or Free Run mode, which is a race against the player's best time. At first, the only vehicle available is the Warp Star, but progress unlocks other Air Ride Machines and playable characters. In Air Ride, players can choose a machine, the number of racing opponents, and race in 1 of 9 different courses, one of which is unlockable. Kirby Air Ride contains three modes: Air Ride, Top Ride, and City Trial, each unique to one another. Dedede and Meta Knight are only available for use in Air Ride and the Free Run mode (while playing City Trial), always use the same vehicle, and if they crash, they cannot return to an upright position and are trapped in a permanent death state.Ĭopy Abilities return in Air Ride and City Trial modes, and are collected either by inhaling enemies or by using a Copy Chance Wheel. Kirby is the starting character, but King Dedede and Meta Knight, as well as different color variations of these characters, are unlocked by ticking certain boxes in the Checklist. Kirby Air Ride is a racer in which characters use Air Ride Machines to race through courses, or in a city. Then, Kirby, along with Yellow, Red, and Blue Kirby, race off into the distance. Kirby then flies off a ledge, where Meta Knight charges toward him, fading to white. With his Sword, he slices the two, KOing them. Suddenly, two Sword Knights appear in front of Kirby. He swallows a Heat Phanphan and throws Fire on the ground, burning the two and KOing them.

5.1 Machines/Characters in both Air Ride and City Trialĭifferences from original Nintendo GameCube version.

1 Differences from original Nintendo GameCube version.

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