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Donkey Kong Country Returns
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A revival of the Donkey Kong Country series of side-scrolling platformers, developed by the studio behind the Metroid Prime trilogy. Donkey and Diddy must scramble around DK Island to retrieve their banana horde from the evil Tikis.
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"Retro recaptures most of Donkey Kong's venerated platforming roots in this fine Wii sequel."
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Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

I can't say how much of a surprise this was when Nintendo finally announced a proper sequel to my favorite game of all time--side by side with Banjo-Kazooie. It was never really a surprise that Miyamo… Read more

Motion controls hamper, but don't negate, the fun that Donkey Kong brings

I am a tremendous fan of the original three Donkey Kong Country games on the Super Nintendo. I spent dozens, if not hundreds, of hours playing those games over and over again. I loved the art style, t… Read more

The Metroid Prime of Good Times

There’s a rapper named Riff Raff that I’m not a fan of. I don’t think his rhymes are very good and his beats don’t stand out in my memory. When I hear a great piece of music, my body physically spasms… Read more

Regardless of genre or franchise, Retro Studios gets it done.

After I played my way through Donkey Kong Country Returns I realized that its developer, Retro Studios out of Austin Texas, is one of the best developers around. Who knew that after the brilliant Metr… Read more

DK returns to its roots

I haven't played Nintendo brand sidescroller this good since Donkey Kong Country 3 on the SNES. The game is basically that game with a graphical facelift and the ability for two players to play togeth… Read more

Exactly what you'd expect.

This game isn't all that exciting or new..but it is fun. Yes there are some new bits of shine..minor motion controls and such, but overall I feel like I'm playing a game from the 90s. Controls: Ok, no… Read more

Donkey Kong Country Returns Review

Once again it is time to play as DK (Donkey Kong) as his horde of Bananas has yet again been stolen right under his nose. This time its a hypnotizing mask that gets all the animals on the island to do… Read more

Donkey Kong You Have Returned!

Donkey Kong is back to his old SNES self in, Donkey Kong Country Returns. Retro Studios is the same developer that brought back Metroid with the Metroid Prime series. Are they able to capture that sam… Read more

The Monkey With The Tie Returns in a Big Way...

The Donkey Kong Country games were the games I started with in my childhood, so they were the ones I most remember when I first started gaming seriously in the mid 1990s. From the breakthrough graphic… Read more

Another day, another floating head...

I’ve learned over the past year or so that making a retro-driven video game throwback is not quite as easy as it seems. Merely applying new textures for HD television screens is not enough, as it suck… Read more

A dash of nostalgia, and a blast of new innovations.

If you ask me, Donkey Kong Country is a series in which a new entry has been long overdue. Often regarded as one of the best series on the Super Nintendo, Donkey Kong as a character has lived on, but… Read more

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