A New Country for Old Friends
Controlled by a group of evil Tikis, the animals in Donkey Kong Island have raided Donkey Kong's Banana Hoard and stolen his stash of bananas - and he understandably wants them back. Retro Studios brings Donkey Kong back in a new side-scrolling adventure with familiar characters and new levels that reignite the passion players had for the Super NES original.
Features:
* Retro Studios faithfully restores everything that made the original series great, from barrel cannons to mine carts, and then builds on those elements with stunning graphics and new layers of depth to the world and game play. The game offers the traditional side-scrolling experience everyone loved, but with levels created in fully rendered 3-D environments.
* Diddy Kong joins the quest. With his trusty backpack, he can produce a jet pack or Peanut Pop Guns to give Donkey Kong more abilities.
* For the first time ever, the franchise features the ability for two people to play together at the same time (additional accessories required and are sold separately) - one as Donkey Kong, one as Diddy Kong. Players can navigate the levels separately or as one unit. Diddy Kong can ride on Donkey Kong's back and hop off whenever he pleases, allowing novice players to ride on Donkey Kong's back through more challenging areas of the game.
Hidden items, puzzle pieces and other surprises are found all through the jungle. Spell out K-O-N-G by the end of each level to earn an extra bonus.
* Motion controls give players a real feeling of control. Players move Donkey Kong using the Control Stick on the Nunchuk controller and can shake the Wii Remote controller to make Donkey Kong slap the ground.
* Vibrant colors, beautiful graphics and fun characters draw players in. Even people who have never played a Donkey Kong game before can pick up a controller and start collecting loads of bananas.
* Every level offers new fun and new challenges. Sometimes Donkey Kong is running through the jungle, sometimes his action takes place on a tropical beach and other times he must become a master of timing as he jumps chasms in a mine cart.
Nintendo Power Dec. 2010 said:
-Cranky Kong returns. He runs a shop and often makes sarcastic remarks over what you buy. Squawks is hanging around in there too.
-Six worlds
-Tikis are part of the "Tiki Tak Tribe." One tries to possess DK at the start of the game, only to get sent flying.
-Worlds have alternate paths, like those found in Mario games, so you can skip levels.
-Unlockable concept art, music, and dioramas
-Each world has a "trophy level" that must be earned before played. How to earn it is still a mystery.
-Each world also has one locked level that you must buy a key from Cranky's shop to unlock it.
-Levels where you fly using a rocket barrel. Press A to ascend, let go to descend.
-Grip and Trip (4-2): Ride a mine cart while occasionally having to leap and grab onto a patch of grass that is flying through the level with you.
-Mole Patrol (4-4): Ride a rocket barrel through a really tight tunnel that is being dug out by a drill as you traverse it.
-Muncher Marathon (5-8): Race through a level while being chased by a wall of angry spiders.
Genre: 2-D Platformer
Players: 1 - 2
Developer:
Retro Studios
Release: November 21st, 2010
