Super Kirby Clash

Super Kirby Clash is an action role-playing game where players control Kirby and his team, who must fight an array of different bosses. There are four Kirbys in the game. The player is the pink Kirby, and the yellow, blue, and green Kirbys can be controlled by CPUs or other players. The player can choose a role, as well as a weapon and suit of armor, and interact with the notice board to begin a fight. The role options allows the player to utilize a sword, hammer, offensive spells, or healing.[3] The game features microtransactions to purchase the necessary Gem Apples to progress, but they can be gotten in other ways, and the game can be completed without purchasing anything.[4] Players can ring the adventurer bell to receive gifts from other players.[5] Gameplay does not include graphic violence, as enemies disappear after defeat instead of dying.[3]

According to the events of Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, the events of Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash take place in a parallel universe called the Dream Kingdom, where a Kirby forms a team of fellow Kirbys to defeat the raging beasts threatening the land.[2] One of the enemies is Parallel Nightmare, the main antagonist.

Super Kirby Clash was released on September 4, 2019.[6] In December 2019, the game was downloaded for the four millionth time, prompting HAL Laboratory to host a temporary twenty-percent off sale on the game's Gem Apple currency.[7]

The game received a 74 on Metacritic.[8] Nintendo Life gave the game an eight out of ten, praising the RPG mechanics and roster of familiar foes and comparing the game to the Monster Hunter series, but they disliked the online functionality, citing input lag as a major flaw.[2] Nintendo World Report stated that it was a fun game, and easy to play for young children, but they also said to "just go play Kirby: Star Allies".[9] A Kotaku reviewer disliked the microtransactions, however, they enjoyed the game's cute visuals,[5] while Pure Nintendo said that the game "simply oozes cuteness".[10]