Donkey Kong Country, with its pre-rendered 2.5D visuals, was a breakthrough game on the SNES. The Wii version, (ed: the imaginativley titled) Donkey Kong Country Returns, brings back its classic side-on platforming.
Fully 3D environments this time round offer more variety and branching gameplay. Of course it's all populated with favourite's like the barrel cannons and mine carts. And throughout the levels are plenty of special items to collect - as well as hidden letters that spell K-O-N-G and reward the player with special abilities.
More exciting this time around is the two player co-op experience. Here you can work seperatley to traverse each level, or hitch a ride a work togther. This, it's hoped will be a popular way for families to play - where a younger player can jump back on Donkey Kong shoulders when they need a break. And if they loose a life they can, as in Super Mario Brothers, rejoin the action by popping out of a DK barrel floating on a balloon.
Although it sounds a little gimmicky, being carried by a parent is such a universal experience for kids it is actually quite endearing in the game.
As well as the original game's moves, on the Wii you can use a Barrel Jet and shake the Wii Remote to make Donkey Kong pound the ground, roll on enemies and blow air. There's even a Peanut Popgun in two player mode.
Donkey Kong Country Returns is released on the Wii in Europe on 3rd December.
Written by Andy Robertson
Andy Robertson writes the Reporting Gamer column.
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