Kirby's Epic Yarn (EU, JP, US) (Platform) (RVZ, WBFS) (Wii)

2010 · Nintendo Wii · Nintendo GameCube · Nintendo 64 · The Data Archivist V0.01

MANUAL (EU) : https://archive.org/details/kirby-epic-yarn-manual/mode/2up Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby%27s_Epic_Yarn Kirby's Epic Yarn [a] is a platform video game developed by Good-Feel and published by Nintendo for the Wii . It is an installment of the Kirby series and was released in October 2010 in Japan and North America and in February 2011 in Australia and Europe. It is the first entry in the Kirby series on a home video game console since 2003's Kirby Air Ride for the GameCube , and its first home console platform game since 2000's Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards for the Nintendo 64 . The game follows Kirby , who has been transformed into yarn and sent to Patch Land, a world made completely out of fabric. He must help Prince Fluff by collecting seven pieces of magic yarn that are used to stitch Patch Land together in order to stop the game's antagonist, Yin Yarn. Kirby's Epic Yarn utilizes a unique craft-based visual style; the game's characters and environments consist entirely of yarn, fabric, and other craft materials. Unlike most games in the Kirby series, Kirby is unable to inhale or fly, instead relying on the ability to morph into other objects, such as a parachute, a car, and a submarine, as well as larger objects such as a tank and a steam train. The third game developed by Good-Feel in tandem with Nintendo, Kirby's Epic Yarn was originally proposed by Madoka Yamauchi, who came up with the idea of a "world of yarn" as a video game. It began development as "Keito no Fluff", a game starring Prince Fluff as the main protagonist, before the starring character was eventually switched to Kirby. The game's graphical style was created via digital images of real-life fabrics which were placed over polygons. The game's music was composed by Tomoya Tomita. Before the game's release, Kirby's Epic Yarn won numerous awards at E3 2010 including Game of the Show from GameSpot . It was released later that year to largely positive reviews, receiving an Editor's Choice award from IGN , who ranked it as #95 in their "Top 100 Modern Games". As of April 2011, it has sold 1.59 million copies worldwide. It was re-released digitally via the Wii U eShop in Europe and Australia on May 21, 2015, [2] [3] in North America on July 28, 2016, and in Japan on August 9, 2016. A spiritual successor to Kirby's Epic Yarn titled Yoshi's Woolly World was released in 2015 for the Wii U . A port of the game for the Nintendo 3DS entitled Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn was released on March 7, 2019. The port was the last game that Nintendo released for the console. [4] Gameplay Kirby's Epic Yarn features a unique graphical style, rendered in a knitted design based on animated yarn and a world of cloth and textiles. Kirby's Epic Yarn is a sidescrolling platformer , [5] played primarily with the Wii Remote held sideways. [6] The player controls Kirby , who has been transformed into a character made of yarn; because of this, he is unable to inhale enemies or fly, unlike most games in the Kirby series . [7] Instead, Kirby's moveset is based around his newfound ability to transform into different yarn-based objects; for instance, while in mid-air, Kirby can transform into a small parachute in order to fall more slowly, and he can turn into a weight to smash down towards the ground and crush enemies and other objects. Kirby can move faster by turning into an automobile while on the ground, and he transforms into a submarine when going underwater. [6] [8] [9] Certain areas feature special transformations which give Kirby unique abilities, such as a giant missile-launching tank, a fire truck, and a steam train which rides across tracks drawn by the Wii Remote's pointer. [10] Kirby's primary method of attack consists of a "yarn-whip" ability which he can use to grab enemies and other objects, allowing him to wind them up into small balls of yarn and throw them. Kirby can also use his whip to activate mechanisms, such as zips and pulleys, and swing on buttons. [11] A second player can also join in the game, playing as Prince Fluff, who plays identically to Kirby, and assisting in controlling transformations. [12] Stages are filled with several collectible items, primarily assorted craft beads which Kirby can collect. Completing levels earns Kirby one of four different ranking medals (wood, bronze, silver or gold) depending on how many beads the player completed the level with. Kirby does not have health or extra lives and cannot die in levels, but he will lose some of his beads upon receiving damage or falling into bottomless pits. [7] Beads can also be used to purchase furniture and wallpaper for Kirby's apartment, which the player can customise to their liking. Additional furniture, as well as music tracks, can be unlocked by finding treasure chests hidden in each level. By decorating other apartments with the right furniture, new tenants will move in, opening up bonus challenges such as time trials. [13] Levels are completed by reachi