Customer Ratings & Reviews

It'd be easy to label this as a "Mario Kart Clone". However, this game stands out with it's various mechanics & modes. Made by the same team behind "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate", Kirby Air Riders boasts plenty of content to keep you engaged. The single-player mode "Road Trip" has you playing through a variety of what the game has to offer + you just unlock lots of stuff such as characters, vehicles, customization items, etc. from it. The other main modes(Air Ride, Top Ride & City Trial) are all playable online with sorta a "weird" ranking system. Overall, a worthwhile package here.

This is the best title on the Switch 2 by FAR. A delightfully fast-paced battle royale with simple controls that offers hours and hours of fun for the whole family, whether you're online or playing solo. I'm not a fan of games like this, usually. Sakurai, the developer, just does NOT miss. If you're going to pick up any one title when you get your switch, skip Mario Kart and get Kirby Air Riders instead!

His might be the best Switch 2 game I have played. It’s a fun racing game. Feels like Super Smash Bros but on wheels. 12/10 highly recommended.

Very satisfied with this game. The gameplay is engaging, the graphics look great, and performance is smooth. Everything worked as expected with no issues during installation or play. The game offers good content and replay value, making it enjoyable for both casual and dedicated players. Overall, a great gaming experience and definitely worth it. I would recommend it.

Super fun game! Definitely not what I expected. The game is very fast face however, the tutorial is really great and breaks down everything at a reasonable pace. This game is awesome and my wife and I are happy with the purchase.

If you love Kirby this is a no brainer and a celebration of the series. Especially if you loved the original Air Ride game; this is that concept to its fullest potential. Created by the creator of Smash Bros, this game is more than a racing game, it’s a party game, it’s a battle game, has great online, and such a fun and addicting time that’s easy to pick up and put down.

The passion baked into every facet of this game is incredible and is getting rarer and rarer in the AAA game space. Lots of content and tons of replay value simply by how much fun it is to drive around.

Owned the original one many years ago as a kid. This one is amazing! Everything I could have asked for: controls, music, gameplay, customization.

If you played the original gamecube game, you’ll love this sequel, as it not only polishes up what cane before, but adds a lot of new content as well, like a single player campaign or multiple playable characters from the series. The controls are tight and the gameplay can get incredibly fast (specifically in city trial), requiring you to understand how each air ride vehicle works in order to take full advantage of both the vehicle and your environment. Overall, I found it to be a really fun game in both single player and multiplayer and there is a lot to come back to.

I’ve been a Kirby fan for as long as I can remember, so I might have a bit of a bias, but this game is very fun to play! from single player to local / online multiplayer

Kirby Air Riders is a refreshing and fun twist on the kart-racer genre — colorful, fast, and packed with personality. While it’s not your typical Mario Kart clone, it brings its own charm and creative ideas to the table that make it stand out. 

[Employee of bestbuy] I have always been a fan of the kirby series, and never got the chance to play kirby air ride when it came out on GameCube. This game is chaotic with a capital C, if you are photosensitive DO NOT GET THIS GAME. It is visually overstimulating but such a blast, and easy to learn. There are a lot of ways to customize your experience with the vehicles and stats, which make it great for strategists and noobs alike.

As someone who grew up with the GameCube Air Ride since 2015, this game was an absolute treat. To all the returning game modes receiving some major tweaks to make them far more enjoyable than their old school counterparts, to the brand new characters and machines that add extra variety to the game design, to all the very fun features that make the game feel so much more joyful, online play and events, machine customization, to even something as simple as collectible gummies. This was an absolute blast to play. Like Nintendo's other Switch 2 games so far, the price tag is a bit steep. If you're willing to bite the bullet, you MIGHT have a special little game in your hands.

As a fan of Kirby Air Ride on the Gamecube, I can confidently say that this is the successor I've been waiting for! It's a massive improvement from the Gamecube days with so much more added (Characters, Tracks, Story Mode, Online Play, More Vehicles, Tons of Customization, etc). The game also just controls, looks, and feels amazing thanks to all the adjustments that have been made!

Kirby is always fun. Love the graphics and game play for my youngins.

Amazing fun and beautiful game. Tons of things to do with a lot of variety.

This game is a beautiful love letter to long time fans of the Original Kirby Air Ride back on the GameCube over 20 years ago! Definitely a Must Buy if you'd played the original and even if you haven't its just simply incredible! The amount of content is massive and leaves you with tons to do and accomplish which is amazing! Highly recommend!

My son is a Kirby fan and loves the game. Played it a ton when he first got it.

The game is fun and is leaps and bounds better than the original. The addition of more players in city trial really makes it feel even more chaotic which is good. And the addition of a actual single player mode that sort of guides players on how the rest of the game works is very nice. Its a fun game that I would quite call a cart racer, more like a fight on wheels.

Wonderful game, so much fun to play. Easy controls and great story .