DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS

destructoid.com review
Most importantly, though, the barrels make a grand return and are scattered throughout many levels in the game. AND THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN! Shooting Donkey and Diddy Kong all over the screen (including different depths!) is one of the most entertaining and satisfying things I have done in a videogame in recent memory. Each time you come across a barrel section in the game you will not be ready for what you are about to experience. And as fun as they are, the barrels are not even the best part!
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1up.com review
Donkey Kong Country Returns hits all the right spots; it's filled with childhood nostalgia, stunning visuals, and mentally taxing challenges. The game offers a wealth of inventive, wild fun and works even for those with no inherent emotional attachment to the cartoon gorilla on the cover. By all means, it's a pretty tough game, but it's not always about collecting every single item or beating a boss with lives to spare. Sometimes it's about sitting next to your sibling, frantically shouting at the television and laughing uncontrollably all for the sake of a banana
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gaming-age.com review
I absolutely adore Donkey Kong Country Returns. It's a throwback to games of yesteryear, but infused with new and exciting game play mechanics that create a similar, but all-new experience.
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nintendolife.com review
Donkey Kong Country Returns is almost the perfect continuation of the series in many ways. It manages to offer the perfect balance of old and new elements to form what has to be one of the Wii console's finest platforming experiences and a game that should challenge even seasoned fans of the genre. The main game itself is easily enough to make the package worth your time and money, but figuring in the massive amount of replay value the game offers up makes it an even more appealing package.
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digitalchumps.com review
Those who lamented Nintendo’s loss of Rare to the competition need only spend a few short hours with Donkey Kong Country Returns before realizing that a legitimate successor may indeed be upon us. This game is everything the original was and more; it borrows the basic components and rebuilds them into something even more spectacular and cohesive than its precursor.
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