The Kirby skinned Puyo Puyo port, charming and accessible. A nice entry to Japanese competitive puzzling without the original's depth.
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Puzzle4 players3+
Description
American version of the Kirby puzzle Kirby's Ghost Trap based on Puyo Puyo mechanics. Published by Nintendo, released in the USA in 1995. Kirby and enemies in a falling and aligning block puzzle, chain system to flood the opponent and solo and versus modes. American version of the Kirby Puyo Puyo-based puzzle.
Kirby's Avalanche review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Stacking coloured blobs to set off devastating chains, all dressed in Kirby's gentle world: this competitive puzzle marries accessibility and snappy tension. Feeling a cascade run wild stays a gleeful thrill, especially against a teasing opponent. Colourful, charming and fiercely addictive, ideal for getting into the genre or losing yourself in it.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
The US version of the Puyo Puyo-derived Kirby puzzler, Kirby's Avalanche came out in the States in 1995. It is a charming but very common NTSC localisation, without the depth of the Japanese original. Loose it stays plentiful and cheap; collecting interest is limited to a complete copy with a clean cardboard box and manual for Kirby-library builders. Its price owes far more to a graded sealed copy than to any edition-specific scarcity.
Is Kirby's Avalanche still worth playing in 2026?
A Kirby reskin of the famous Puyo Puyo, stacking same-coloured blobs to set off chains and bury your opponent in damage. Compile's system is excellent and remains one of the finest competitive puzzlers ever made, here dressed in Kirby's colourful imagery and good-natured tone. The game has not aged a day in pure play terms. Recommended without reservation to anyone who loves snappy versus puzzling, especially two-player.
