Kirby's Epic Yarn

As a result, Kirby has lost his signature inhalation and power absorption abilities.

After meeting and saving Fluff, a prince, Kirby and his companion decide to work together to "stitch-up" Patch Land in the wake of the destruction caused by Yin-Yarn.

Kirby's Epic Yarn follows previous Nintendo franchises Paper Mario and Yoshi's Story in its creative design around physical real-life aesthetics.

Where Mario was designed around a flat paper theme, and Yoshi lived though a living story-book (in a sense, a variation on a paper theme), Kirby ventures into strange new territory being made of fabric and yarn.

Stages and puzzles are heavily designed around the fabric themes and aesthetics, such as enemies being made out of yarn, and puzzle elements involving zippers and buttons.

As mentioned, Kirby has lost his typical powers, and instead of using his formidable lungs as a weapon, he uses a whip (obviously) made of yarn.

While Kirby no longer swallows enemies to steal their powers, he hasn't slowed in the least bit where transformation and unique powers are concerned.

Kirby floats by transforming into a parachute, flies as a UFO, drives as a car, and features a wide range of other transformations including an anvil, a dolphin, a mole, a dune buggy, a rocket, a robot, musical notes, and more.

Like the Lego games or later Wario Land titles, Kirby really doesn't die.

However, taking damage causes Kirby to lose precious items (colored beads for instance) that the player collects throughout the levels to, in effect, earn higher scores, medals, and to unlock more challenges in the game.

As well as the item collection, each stage contains three hidden secrets for players to hunt

Kirby's Epic Yarn for Nintendo Wii is currently worth €21.19 loose, €17.81 complete in box, and €30.48 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Kirby's Epic Yarn has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Kirby's Epic Yarn, loose is €21.19 and CIB is €17.81 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Kirby's Epic Yarn is currently worth €21.19 loose, versus €16.62 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.