Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Game Boy cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Dream Land 2 is a 1995 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on March 21, 1995, in North America on May 1, 1995, in Europe on July 31, 1995, and in Australia on November 22, 1995.
PlatformPuzzleAdventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 2.5 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Kirby's Dream Land 2 is a 1995 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy handheld video game console. It was released in Japan on March 21, 1995, in North America on May 1, 1995, in Europe on July 31, 1995, and in Australia on November 22, 1995.
Kirby's Dream Land 2 continues the adventures of Kirby from Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Adventure, adding three animal friends to aid Kirby in battle. It can be played on the Super Game Boy, and gives slight changes to the game, such as adding a custom color scheme, a special game border, and a few new sound effects.
The game was re-released on the 3DS's Virtual Console in Japan on February 15, 2012, in PAL regions on May 17, 2012, and in North America on August 1, 2013. Kirby's Dream Land 2 is also included in Kirby's Dream Collection for the Wii.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Game Boy) Playthrough - NintendoComplete, NintendoComplete. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Kirby's Dream Land
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- PEGI
- 3
- ESRB
- E
- CERO
- A
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy | Japan | 1995-03-21 |
| Game Boy | North America | 1995-05-01 |
| Game Boy | Europe / PAL | 1995-07-31 |
| Game Boy | Australia | 1995-11-22 |
Editions
Player's Choice
In the box
- Game Boy cartridge
- Player's Choice box
- Instruction booklet
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any Game Boy, Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 1 August 2013 On the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. Later in the Game Boy library of Nintendo Switch Online on 15 March 2023. |
| In the store to buy today | No The 3DS shop has closed. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes 3DS Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player only. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Critics
Outlet Score Scale Electronic Games 9.5 10 Jeuxvideo.com 17 20 Official Nintendo Magazine 93 100 VideoGames 82 100 Famitsu 29 40
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer HAL Laboratory Publisher Nintendo Director Shinichi Shimomura Producers Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto Designers Shinichi Shimomura, Kensuke Tanabe, Hideki Fujii Programmers Yoshiki Suzuki, Shimei Tei, Masashi Yamane Artists Shigeru Hashiguchi, Kazuya Miura, Yoshiko Ohkubo Composers Hirokazu Ando, Tadashi Ikegami
Notes for collectors
- Kirby teams up with three animal friends, Rick the hamster, Kine the fish and Coo the owl, who change how each copy ability works.
- Dark Matter has stolen the Rainbow Drops that connect the seven Rainbow Islands and taken over King Dedede.
- On the Super Game Boy it adds a custom colour scheme, a border and a few new sound effects.
- Sold more than a million copies.
- Also in Kirby's Dream Collection on the Wii.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Director
- Shinichi Shimomura
- Released
- 1995-05-01
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 2.5 hours
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