When I first heard of this game a couple months ago, I was stoked. I loved the original Donkey Kong Country games and really felt our favorite gorilla was due for a comeback. I really felt the game did a great job re vitalizing the franchise. Donkey Kong 64 was the last DK game I played and, in my opinion, it was terrible. Unresponsive and a complete venture away from the game we all loved growing up, I was surprised Nintendo continued to stray farther from the proven DK recipe. Donkey Konga and its sequels made use of a peripheral which kept me from ever wanting to play it, and the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series was a solid return to the roots of the original arcade game, Donkey Kong. It took 10 years, but it was well worth the wait.
The game itself makes use of the Wiimote's motion sensor, which is fun at first, but after 45 minutes of repeated controller-induced flailing you start to curse the game for not having a button that lets you roll and what not. I'm always surprised that the side scrolling platformer can still be entertaining. The level's are challenging enough to be interesting but not too difficult. The true challenge comes from finding puzzle pieces and K-O-N-G in each of the levels. Generally it's pretty easy but there are a couple difficult ones.
Overall, I'd say this is a great game well worth buying for all ages and skill levels. So, go out and buy the game, and enjoy!
-- Wudd
I love me some DK... just curious, what other "old school" games do you think should be remade? What about like a Kirby, or Perfect Dark? And also, with all of the popularity of Call of Duty- will people play any other genera of game ever again?- just commenting.
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