Difficulty Differences
Road Trip can be played in four different difficulties in Kirby Air Riders. Learn the difference between the difficulties, how to change difficulties, how to unlock Super Hard, and what the recommended difficulty is in this guide!
List of Difficulties
Summary of Each Difficulty
| Difficulty | Gameplay |
|---|---|
| Casual | Challenges are a lot easier to clear and retries won't consume Road Miles. |
| Normal | Challenges are not too easy but also not too hard to clear. |
| Hard | The CPU levels are higher than Normal difficulty's. |
| Super Hard (on NG+) | Challenges are a lot harder and you cannot retry them. You can only restart stages from the beginning or the halfway point. |
Retries Are Free in Casual Difficulty
Retrying a challenge typically costs Road Miles, except in Casual difficulty where it's free. Road Miles are primarily used to buy Stat Upgrades or Machines so if you don't want to spend Road Miles on retries, Casual difficulty might be the way to go.
Super Hard Needs to Be Unlocked
All difficulties are unlocked at the beginning except for Super Hard. To unlock Super Hard, you'll need to clear Road Trip at least once, which should also unlock the New Game Plus mode.
How to Change Difficulties in Road Trip
From the Pause Menu
You can change difficulties any time by pausing the game and selecting the gauge icon at the bottom left of the screen.
Super Hard Cannot Be Changed
Once you start a run in Super Hard difficulty, you won't be able to change that run's difficulty. You also cannot retry challenges on the spot and you'll need to restart your stage progress either from the beginning or at the halfway point.
Recommended Difficulty
Casual is the Recommended Difficulty
If you simply want to complete the Checklist or learn more about the game's lore, there is absolutely no issue with playing Road Trip on Casual difficulty.
Playing on Casual means easier challenges and free challenge retries, making it easier to manage Road Miles when it comes to buying Stat Upgrades or new Machines.
Some Checklist Tasks Require Hard Mode
| ✔️ | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
|
136
|
Road Trip Clear challenges on Hard difficulty or higher 15 times |
License Card
|
|
142
|
Road Trip Clear challenges on Hard difficulty or higher 5 times |
License Card
|
You can complete most Checklist tasks in Casual difficulty except for two tasks. Both of these tasks require you to clear challenges on Hard difficulty or higher.
Kirby Air Riders Related Guides
Road Trip Stage Guides
Grassland Lane
Big Brawny Jungle
Mega-Blossom Meadow
Sugarcoated Straightaway
Metro Motorway
Lake-Breeze Lane
Glowtree Garden Drive
Prism Overpass
Freezing Freeway
Full-Throttle Racetrack
Mushgloom Route
Reefside Ride
Mt. Daylight Pass
Sunset Shoreline
Bone-Dry Run
Silent Side Street
Low-Road Cavern
Digital Superhighway
Neon Promenade
Foundry Thoroughfare
Crystal-Clear Crossing
Boiler Boulevard
Ruinous Runway
Deep-Dive Drive
The Farthest Reach
Journey's EndOther Road Trip Guides
New Game+ Guide
True Ending Guide
Challenge Encounters
All Paths and Stages
All Route Characters
Game Length: How Long to Beat
How to Switch Vehicles
How to Reach Level 250
How to Raise Stats Beyond 27
How to Use Super Jump Ramps
How to Get the Bad Ending
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i think Super Hard mode is bugged - i think as you start over it counts as grinding your level up, so if you get to too high a level, some boss fights HP go up % by the level you are at and become impossible to fight. Either that or the Vs Wheelie/ Vs Kracko/ Vs Dyna Blade fight in Neon Promenade are INSANELY hard or just have some trick to them that i can NOT figure out for the life of me.