Kirby shifts the perspective of the fighting game genre, from the side-scrolling Kirby Fighters to the top-down Kirby: Battle Royale. A primarily multiplayer-focused game, players pit Kirby against colored copies of himself using his unique arsenal of Copy Abilities. While the core of the game is a last-man-standing-styled Battle Arena, there are 10 different game modes to play, including the item-gathering Apple Scramble and Ore Express, and the sporty Slam Hockey and Flag Ball. The game also includes a story mode for a single player experience, and is the first game in the series that has online multiplayer functionality.