Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

This is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in which players assume the role of Kirby, a small round character trying to help an alien. Players traverse whimsical levels while using cartoony weapons/skills (e.g., swords, bursts of fire/ice/electricity, jetpacks with small cannons, oversized missiles) to defeat robots, dragons, and boss characters. Fighting can be frenetic at times, with gunfire sounds, missile/bomb explosions, screen-shaking effects, and cries of pain; enemies disappear into puffs of smoke when defeated. Mini-games contain additional acts of fantasy violence: aiming and shooting projectiles at targets or opponents; samurai-like duels in which players use fans/pies to hit opponents.