I must admit that I am still shaking before the initial announcement Kirby Air Riders In April.
A type of racing hybrid and action, original Kirby Air Ride This is the Gamecube classic, which I like very much, so seeing how he finally returns to Nintendo Switch 2, it was a surprise. The more when the director Masahiro Sakurai stated in his own Kirby Air Riders A direct presentation that the presidents of both Nintendo and Ostoja Kirby Game Developer Hal Laboratory in a “strong request” for continuation.
Now after samples Kirby Air Riders At Gamescom 2025 I couldn’t be happier that it existed. The game seems to be a robust, free alternative to both Mario Kart World and upcoming Sonic Racing: Crossworlds.
With a devilishly basic control scheme and a disordered trial mode of the city, Kirby Air Riders He feels like a refreshing approach to the racing genre as a whole and I am glad that Bandai Namco and Sora Ltd programmers have another chance to introduce their unique gameplay to the masses.
And I even think I see that I prefer Kirby Air Riders over Mario Kart World. This does not mean that the latter is a bad experience, far from it. He just didn’t stick to me in the same way as his perfect predecessor, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe He did.
To, Kirby Air Riders It seems that it offers refreshing racing games focused on actions, which seem to burn brisk and has a lot of hidden depth to start.
Race to the end
So what is set Kirby Air Riders In addition to the surprisingly seized competition this year? It’s really in a few things: control scheme, general game and types of modes that are offered.
If you watched Kirby Air Riders Direct, you will see that the game is based only on two buttons during the game: inputs B and Y. Your vehicle, simply known as a machine, accelerates everything; You don’t have to hold the button or tilt your thumb forward. The B Nintendo Switch 2 button is used for braking, but also drifts around tight turns. It also gives speed.
IN Kirby air riders, The Y button also has some sensitive to the context of application. It is mainly used to activate the specific character’s ability when its indicator is maximum, but can also be used to jump onto various machines in the city’s trial mode. More about this madness later.
It seems that there is not much, right? Where is the whole depth, did I mention? Well, this is associated with the choice of both the rider and the machine. Unlike the original, Kirby Air Riders It contains characters from all over the franchise that you can choose as a rider.
In addition to Kirba, Meta Knight and King Dede, known charming faces of the series such as the chef Kawasaki, Gooey and Waddle Doo are debuting in Equestrian. Everyone also has their own unique skills. For example, the chef Kawasaki throws peppery curry dishes on competing racing, and the Knight meta Knight gains a huge speed.
The choice of machine instead of character is probably more influential, because they are all very different in terms of control. Warp Star offers quite warm for a beginner impression, and then you have a winged star that has improved the possibilities of flight. However, I am a massive fan of a modern tank star who is unable to pay without the operate of a load. However, this means that it can turn on ten, completely ignoring classic racing lines.
Just like Super Smash Bros. Games, therefore, there is a sense of the depth of the game that goes beyond its relatively basic control elements. In fact, it reminds me of a lot of iron galaxy Divekick, A basic game of fighting with two buttons, which has obtained a depth from the ways in which its different characters can perform their own diving kick.
Escape from the city
Now we enter what I think will be real meat Kirby Air Riders’ Offers. City process actually returns from the original game and this is what most of my Playtime games focused on.
If you are unknown, the city process does not really take place in the city. There is a strange skyscraper, but it is located on the island in the sky, properly called Skyah. This is a completely massive space for fun, which has several ingredients with royale, which is comical.
The first phase is five minutes of collecting improvements on a giant map. They affect the general statistics of your rider, including speed, flight, weight, offensive and defensive power. Random events can also take place in order to diversify, such as the disclosure of secret areas, meteor shower or colossal bird’s blade, crashing to drink havoc.
When your five minutes are over, all players (up to 16 online) choose Minigama to take part. You will have a selection of four, and you want to choose a game that suits your machine’s statistics. They cover from a basic, brisk Drag race to an air game in which you have to achieve goals for points. Interestingly, this is not a system based on voting; During my demonstration version, I could only with the players who chose the same miniga as me, and other gaps are filled with processor opponents.
The city process, as it was during the day, remains great fun, and his chaos seems to be a real corrector. Not in the sense that his mechanics feel stupid compared to ordinary racing events, remember, but rather that it seems that everything really happens in this mode.
It also helps that a general sense Kirby Air Riders It is extremely satisfying. No wonder that he is dealing with the Sora LTD game, with ultra-recreating control elements, amazing visual feedback and a super skilful user interface, which is just as stylish as the substance.
To sum up, I loved my tiny time with Kirby air riders, And I am incredibly excited that I can play more when it appears on November 20, 2025, only on Nintendo Switch 2.
