Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Released August 23, 2000 on Game Boy Color

About Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble is a puzzle action game released for the Game Boy Color on August 23, 2000. It is a single player game shown from a side view, and it carries an ESRB rating of E (Everyone). HAL Laboratory and Nintendo R&D2 developed the game, with Nintendo and Gradiente handling publishing duties. It is part of the Kirby series and shares its name with the series' subtitle.

Instead of steering Kirby directly, the player tilts the Game Boy Color itself to roll the round character through a set of mazes. A button press makes Kirby jump when a route becomes tricky, and Kirby can still pick up weapons dropped by enemies along the way. Progress depends on using the tilting motion to get through each stage.

The game sits in the Puzzle genre with Action themes, and its tilt-based controls set it apart from other entries in the Kirby series. Its story-driven setting in a fantasy world, where Kirby sets out to recover stars for the night sky, gives the puzzles a clear sense of purpose.