The call has gone out throughout Dream Land – the First Annual Ghost Trap Competition has begun!
In this fast-paced puzzler it's up to you to battle Kirby's adversaries by strategically stacking colour-coded Blobs and blending them together to form massive chain reactions.
Each colossal explosion you create will cause a bombardment of Ghosts to rain down upon your opponent. Through 16 levels of furious action you’ll face famous enemies from the Kirby universe as you make your way towards a landslide victory!








1. Sockapal
17 Jun 2007, 23:19 BST
Which is better, beans or dreams?
2. Pocketim
18 Jun 2007, 07:14 BST
SOOOO DREAMS!!! there are more kirby fans then dr eggman fans after all eggmans fat! but i've never played kirby's ghost trap, is its gameplay compleatly the same or are there different things in ghost trap?
3. Drake
18 Jun 2007, 12:28 BST
Mean Bean Machine is better, man. It's got an extra mode.
4. Yoshi175
18 Jun 2007, 20:46 BST
This is better than mean bean machine by far
5. Pocketim
18 Jun 2007, 21:01 BST
What is the extra mode in mean bean machine?
6. Ruben
19 Jun 2007, 20:55 BST
this game > than mean bean machine, no doubt!
Drake, nice review
Greetings, Ruben
7. SKTTR
22 Jun 2007, 00:22 BST
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine = Kirby's Ghost Trap
Sega fans buy Robotnik. Nintendo fans buy Kirby.
It's that easy.
8. PowerLegend
22 Jun 2007, 09:51 BST
this game is hard as hell anyway. so i don't really care how long we have to wait for it
9. Bass X0
25 Jun 2007, 11:17 BST
I did wonder as to whether this game would appear on virtual console or not becauses its practically the same as the Robotnik game. Avalance/Ghost Trap is more fun though, I love the music.
10. Mendez
26 Jun 2007, 18:03 BST
I've always preferred this to Mean Bean Machine. I suppose it's just becasue I'm a Kirby fan.
Me and my Mum spent hours and hours on this game!
11. David
27 Jul 2007, 13:54 BST
played this before it's a nice game but not worth 800points
12. J-Fin
27 Jul 2007, 14:40 BST
If this game similar to MBM, then it's a big bummer that it doesn't support the wiimote setup. It is so silly to use classic controller or the wavebird for a game like this.
Mean Bean Machine is becoming the most played vc game on my wii but without the cute and simple wii remote controller, I'd think that starting to play this would be too much a hassle. I recommend MBM to everybody unless they fix this.
13. Mega X Gundam
27 Jul 2007, 17:09 BST
wow it even has the same sprites as MBM. wounder how they pulled that off? looks fun. i like MBM so i'm sre I'll like this too
14. morphballer
27 Jul 2007, 17:32 BST
Another Kirby game?! How many Kirby games are there on the SNES?
15. Mendez
27 Jul 2007, 18:16 BST
Why do we need all these spin off titles first? Dreamland 3 and Fun Pak are the real ones we need on VC!
16. BJ
27 Jul 2007, 18:37 BST
First Kirby's Dream Course, now Kirby's Avalanche. My brother is going to be so siked!
17. BJ
30 Jul 2007, 16:46 BST
Rats! We didn't get the game today!
18. Pocketim
11 Aug 2007, 05:17 BST
Practice Mode IS the same as Exercise Mode, Buyed this game today and its much better then MBM!
19. Tim
24 Sep 2007, 18:55 BST
Kirby's Avalanche has better music then MBM but MBM has the big advantage of a password system and the ability to use a wii mote. The only possible reason why this game won't support the wii mote and mean bean does is because Nintendo is taking the lazy way out.
20. Steve
26 Sep 2007, 21:20 BST
Guys, guys, guys, calm down.
The reason this doesn't support the Wiimote is because it's a Super Nintendo game, and they haven't had a reason to make an exception for a single game before -- I'll bet it's just running the game through an emulator which just assumes it'll need a classic controller so all the buttons are present.
This isn't Nintendo trying to "pull a fast one" or anything by making you HAVE to buy a classic controller... and seriously, if you don't have one by now... WHY NOT?
21. maybeway36
26 Sep 2007, 23:25 BST
Both MBM and this game were originally outside of Japan only. They were both based on the multi-platform Puyo Puyo 2. That's why they're so alike!
22. alvieao
28 Sep 2007, 22:51 BST
Both Kirby's Avalanche and Mean Bean are based on Puyo Puyo. Sega published both Mean Bean Machine and the arcade game since they partially owned the rights to Puyo Puyo until Sonic Team took over in 2002. The SNES version was based on Super Puyo Puyo, hence the copyright mention of Banpresto and Compile (Puyo Puyo's original developer) with HAL Laboratory slapping on the Kirby license (much like SEGA did with the Sonic license, ironically without the blue dude). It's still a great puzzle game for both Puyo Puyo and Kirby fans alike.
23. Lost Heaven
04 Oct 2007, 03:42 BST
In my honest and impartial opinion, the Kirby version is slightly better than the Robotnick one. The music on Robotnick is kind of... outdated. And the graphics are not as good, as the game suffered from that "grainy" sindrome late Genesis/ Mega Drive games had.
Only downside, indeed, is the fact you can't play it with the Wiimote. But those who try to blame it on some malefic conspiracy to get your money need to pull their act together. How many SNES games can you play with the Wiimote? Enough said -.-
24. Mendez
16 Feb 2008, 17:38 GMT
I think I'll download this now, I'm just desperate for something Kirby, even if it isn't a proper Kirby game =[
25. pdrydia
04 Apr 2008, 23:09 BST
Not a horrible time waster. The music is great, but the entire experience is almost ruined by giving Kirby awful dialogue.
26. PuppetMasterKuruku
30 Aug 2008, 11:54 BST
I have Puyo Puyo 2 on Virtual Console, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine on Sonic Mega Collection and Sonic Adventure DX. I loved having the Kirby characters in this version, and the voices were cool. Yeah, it was a bit out of character (Kirby is a total jerk XD), but it was still unique to see their dialog
It's real stupid that Nintendo didn't make an exception for this game to be compatible with the Wiimote. Well, I've already got Puyo Puyo 2 (which I am so glad I can play officially now, after years of playing on emulators), so I don't think I'll be spending $8 on this too soon. Still, three stars seems a bit harsh.
27. insanejelly
02 Jan 2009, 00:43 GMT
The only reason I got this was because I am a fan of the series. A little fun, but it's not worth it. Maybe for $3.
28. Ferret75
15 Jan 2009, 21:45 GMT
I like this a lot more than Mean Bean Machine.
Mainly cause of the Kirby story. (Kirby talks! =O)
29. KnucklesSonic8
12 Mar 2009, 03:15 GMT
My best friend LOVES this game.
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