Tons of Kirby’s Epic Yarn details, new screenshots from Nintendo Power
– A sorcerer named Yin-Yarn has turned Dream Land into yarn
– Kirby tries to eat a tomoato-like fruit on Yin-Yarn’s head
– This makes Yin-Yarn angry, sucks Kirby into a sock tied around his neck
– Kirby gets transported to Patch Land
– Kirby meets Prince Fluff
– Fluff is being chased by a horned enemy
– Kirby tries to inhale the enemy, finds out air passes through him
– However, he can morph into forms such as a car
– Kirby and Fluff escape when Kirby transforms into a car
– Transform into the car at will
– Hold Wiimote sideways
– Double-tap left or right on the control pad to go into car form
– Can jump higher and farther in this mode due to the higher speed
– Can’t attack foes in this mode, however
– Can lasso enemies with the 1 button
– Grab an enemy by holding 1
– Tap again to throw it
– Submarine form (jump into the water)
– Parachute (jump and hold 2)
– Descend slowly in the parachute
– Weight (jump and press down on the Control Pad)
– Smash through certain floors as weight
– Weight comes into play during a cut-scene in which Kirby crushes a three-eyed monster
– The monster is trying to eat Prince Fluff
– After you defeat the monster, it leaves behind a piece of magic yarn
– Prince says it’s used to stitch together worlds
– Yin-Yarn broke the realm into seven parts
– Need to put the pieces back together
– Grass Land the first collection of stages
– Different areas, including a forest, giant vine, and underground area
– Fountain Gardens level: Big rocket-firing Kirby tank
– Rainbow Falls level: Kirby shifts into a surfboarding penguin
– Mole Hole: Become a drill machine
– Diggable soil looks like pieces of dirty cotton
– UFO form: Use in two Grass Land levels
– UFO Kirby has a tractor beam to consumer objects and enemies
– Collect three items to charge electricity
– Then can use an electrical attack that takes down mostly everything around you
– Can skip two Grass Land levels
– Fangora is the dragon boss
– Defeat Fangora to open the next world
– Secret areas
– Three collectibles in each level
– Tons of beads
– Beads pop out of Kirby when he gets hit
