Kirby Air Ride

Kirby Air Ride is a racing video game. It was published by Nintendo and was developed by HAL Laboratory.

Kirby Air Ride
Developer(s)	HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Director(s)	Masahiro Sakurai
Producer(s)	Hiroaki Suga Masayoshi Tanimura Shigeru Miyamoto
Designer(s)	Kenichirou Kita
Programmer(s)	Kouichi Watanabe
Artist(s)	Kazuya Konishi
Composer(s)	Shogo Sakai Jun Ishikawa Hirokazu Ando Tadashi Ikegami Akira Miyagawa (Uncredited)
Series	Kirby
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release	JP: July 11, 2003 NA: October 13, 2003 EU: February 27, 2004 AU: March 30, 2004
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

It was released on July 11, 2003 in Japan, October 13, 2003 in North America, February 27, 2004 in Europe, and on March 30, 2004 in Australia. It was only released for the GameCube.

The game does not have a story. In the game, players can race against up to either three other players or AI through split-screen or LAN connection. Players can race as Kirby and can also unlock Meta Knight or King Dedede the play as.

Reception

The game recieved mixed reviews by game critics. Critics said that they liked the graphics, sounds, track design, environment, smooth frame rate, and that it was the first GameCube game to feature LAN connection. However, critics also felt that the controls were too basic, gameplay was boring, the performance of the crafts were unbalanced, and some of the powers felt useless.