Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Review, The nefarious Tiki Tak Tribe has hypnotized inhabitants of Donkey Kong and absconded with Donkey Kong’s hoard. It is now up to DK and his loyal companion Diddy Kong to pursue the culprits and demonstrate the consequences of tam with Kong’s treasured possessions.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Review Pros:
- Beautiful graphics.
- 8.3GB download size.
- 3 save slots.
- FREE playable demo download on the store.
- Two ways to play – modern mode (3 hearts life system, more items available to buy in game), and Original mode (same rules and settings of the Wii version).
- Supports two player co op.
- Motion controls option.
- Two controller presets – default, and alternate.
- HD rumble on/off and sensitivity slider.
- The extras menu offers galleries for – images, music, diorama, and movies.
- It’s a game that is primarily the Wii version but it has a lot of the mechanics and extras from the 3DS version of the game.
- Classic catchy soundtrack.
- You have to beat bosses and Collect puzzle pieces to unlock gallery entries.
- Fast loading times.
- Action platformer gameplay.
- Tutorial pop ups as you play.
- Cutscenes are a mixture of in game and FMV.
- 2D action with a full 3D backdrop amd character models.
- Take out enemies by rolling into them, jumping on heads sore throwing items at them.
- Tight responsive controls. P
- Collect the letters in each level to spell KONG.
- Bright colourful game world even when in the mines.
- A lot of fun to play.
- There are nine islands to unlock and play.
- Co op partners play as Didy Kong and have a gun and Jetpack. This character is ideal for the younger gamer to play as.
- Eight levels are taken and remastered from the 3DS version of the game.
- Buy powerful items to help from the Cranky shop.
- There are a lot of secret areas and alternate routes to find.
- Banana coins are the games currency coins.
- Red balloons act as lives, you can find them within the levels.
- Difficult game to master.
- In Single player you get Diddy Kong in your back and can then use the jetpack. (they have there own health bars).
- At the end of a level there will be a barrel with rotating rewards in them, time hitting it to receive the reward you want.
- High replay level for each level.
- End of level breakdown for Collectibles.
- World map level select.
- You can freely replay any finished level.
- Find secret mini games and set pieces.
- Once you unlock the shop and buy items you can then select which ones to use before a level.
- You can jump through the platforms.
- A lot barrels shooting you around the level with them having timing related sequences to them.
- Cool looking set pieces and animations kicking off in the background.
- A lot of mine cart levels that are runner type levels.
- Humour sprinkled through the game.
- Big boss encounters at the end of an island.
- Nailing a level and finishing it is still so satisfying.
- Super Kong is an option you can opt in for at checkpoints where you get shown how to play the current level.
- The levels get very elorborate and look fantastic.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Review Cons:
- You cannot remap the controls.
- There is no accessibility options like Colourblind etc.
- You have to unlock the gallery entries and get none to start off.
- Cannot skip all cutscenes or fast forward them.
- It is a difficult game and aside from the different modes, they do very little to change the difficulty.
- Checkpoints are bad and you usually land up having to replay large chunks of the level again and pickups like coins and letters don’t carry over all the time.
- It’s so easy to press the attack button from reactions that it causes a lot of needless death and stress.
- Enemies respawn back way too quickly.
- No in game achievements.
- I’ve had it a few times where it’s not always clear where to go or what is going on leading to cheap deaths.
- You cannot move the camera around.
- Annoying that in relation to barrels it’s very rare you can go back after missing a collectible.
- Mine cart levels are tricky, mostly because of the speed and lack of awareness along with one hit kill enemies.
- The performance is not perfect and stutters a fair bit.
Related Post: Runny Bunny Review (PlayStation 5)
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD:
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Store Links –
