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Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Guide

2011 · Platformer

Box art

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land box art
Original Wii box art for Kirby’s Return to Dream Land.

Game guides

Find the guide you need
GuideWhat you will find
Four Kirbys use different Copy Abilities in a grassy stage.Copy Abilities, Super Abilities and team rolesUse normal move sets, temporary Super Abilities and cooperative characters.
Kirby swings the enormous Ultra Sword near floating platforms.all Energy Sphere totals and portal checksTrack the 120 spheres by world and identify the common hidden routes.
Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight and Waddle Dee fight Whispy Woods together.world order, ship parts and bossesFollow Popstar’s ship repairs and the journey to Halcandra.
Fire-powered Kirby attacks across a volcanic stage.Extra Mode, Arena and Wii sub-gamesUnlock harder challenges and distinguish them from the Switch remake.
Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight and Waddle Dee fight Whispy Woods together.key characters and playable partnersIdentify the four hero choices, Magolor and Landia.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Collect Energy Spheres as you goThey unlock rooms and challenges aboard Magolor’s ship.
Use Super Abilities to expose portalsMany lead to a dimension chase and a Sphere Doomer holding two spheres.
Check the Wii editionSwitch Deluxe adds powers and modes that are not in this release.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
KirbyPlayer-one heroCopies powers and uses Super Abilities.
King DededePlayable partnerFights with a hammer.
Meta KnightPlayable partnerUses a sword and flight.
Bandana Waddle DeePlayable partnerUses a spear.
MagolorStranded travelerAsks for help repairing the Lor Starcutter.
LandiaFour-headed dragonGuards the Master Crown on Halcandra.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Copy Abilities, Super Abilities and team rolesRead the full ability move list →

Pictures All pictures →

Kirby swings the enormous Ultra Sword near floating platforms.
Kirby swings the enormous Ultra Sword near floating platforms.
Fire-powered Kirby attacks across a volcanic stage.
Fire-powered Kirby attacks across a volcanic stage.
Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight and Waddle Dee fight Whispy Woods together.
Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight and Waddle Dee fight Whispy Woods together.
Four Kirbys use different Copy Abilities in a grassy stage.
Four Kirbys use different Copy Abilities in a grassy stage.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land: game and edition overviewwikirby.com