

Kirby retains a great many of his abilities. Playable characters in multiplayer are Kirby, Waddle Dee, Adeleine, and King Dedede. Three minigames can be played on difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard, Intense). There are 35 abilities to combine, but sometimes, combined ones are stronger. Kirby has seven different copy abilities to chose from being: Burning, Stone, Ice, Needle, Bomb, Spark, and Cutter. Kirby must journey through the six planets, and collect the scattered pieces of a Crystal used to defeat Dark Matter. She points out her predicament, and Kirby agrees to help the fight against the evil Dark Matter, collecting the Crystal Shards along the way. Ribbon falls to Pop Star, landing near Kirby, who was observing the meteor shower and befriends her during their encounter. The Ripple Star Queen orders Ribbon to take care of it, but while she escapes, the young fairy is ambushed by Dark Matter, which shatters the Crystal. Dark Matter has taken control of Ripple Star to capture the fairies' powerful Crystal.
