Guys, we're screwed. We're not going to be able to resist buying Donkey Kong Country Returns, but the more media we consume from the game -- like the trailer posted below -- the more convinced we become that the game is going to be so difficult, that we might uncontrollably weep while playing it.
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A blend of cinematics and gameplay in this minute long trailer show you what to expect from Donkey Kong Country Returns. Unveiled at E3 five months ago, it's due for the Wii on Nov. 21. More »
What do I have in common with a monkey’s butt? Before the whole lot of you chime in with variations on the theme that there is no discernable difference, let me prove your point by being the buzzkill and move on. For one, we’re both not very hairy, but the better answer is that we [...]
The official site for Donkey Kong Country Returns has now opened, but we’re still in teaser form. You’re not going to get much in the way of content right now, but at least we know where to keep an eye on for new footage and art. With the title’s November 21st release date [...]
I am a terrible, wimpy gamer. At least, that's what Donkey Kong Country Returns convinced me of after stealing dozens of balloons (lives) away from my defeated ape. While my colleagues, James and JC, hinted at its difficulty during E3, they didn't detail how truly sadistic the level design is. James' conclusion that this is the return of old Donkey Kong Country was wrong -- this is Mega Man.
I also made the silly assumption that the mine cart level -- as they were in the past -- would be a breeze to get through. But, I was wrong. I started the level, doing just fine. The first long jump came as no problem, but then the deaths kept on accumulating: jumping for the letter K caused me to jump off the track to my doom, jumping over an enemy led me to a cliff, forgetting to duck while mid-air in a jump got me killed by spikes, jumping on top of an enemy got me killed by another pair of spikes, I didn't have enough momentum to make a short jump followed by a long jump, etc. etc. By the time I actually reached the end of the level, a Nintendo representative had to reset the demo, because I had managed to whittle down the dozens of lives down to... three?
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Donkey Kong is the anti-Kirby. While death is nearly impossible in the charming, cozy Wii side-scroller Kirby's Epic Yarn released this month, gravity and spikes murder Donkey Kong often in November's Donkey Kong Country Returns. More »
- Many big, scripted events
- Giant screen-filling octopus hunts Donkey Kong through an entire level
- The octopus has different attack strategies
- In co-op, if one player dies, shake the Wiimote to get make the barrel with a replacement life float closer to the other player
- Tiki Tak Tribe use their hypnotic powers to turn the [...]
- Cranky Kong is the only returning kong in the game besides Donkey and Diddy
- Cranky runs a shop and often makes sarcastic remarks over what you buy
- Squawks is at the shop as well
- Six world
- Tikis are part of the “Tiki Tak Tribe”
- one Tiki tries to possess DK at the start of [...]
Not many companies can convert a fancy Midtown Manhattan penthouse suite into a jungle, filled with thousands of bananas. Then again, not many companies are Nintendo.
It's a good, good day for folks looking forward to Retro Studios' upcoming banana-collecting platformer, Donkey Kong Country Returns -- Nintendo recently sent over a ton of new screens for the game, as well as a trailer showcasing DK's oddly miniaturized rhino companion, Rambi. Check them out below!
Sorry UK gamers, you’re not going to get a banana pouch for preordering Donkey Kong Country Returns. Looks like North America will be the only location getting this bonus. No word on a different bonus for those that preorder in the UK, but things aren’t looking too good right now.
So, here's the problem: We're big fans of the recently revealed pre-order bonus for Donkey Kong Country Returns, but we don't really know what to call it. Everything we've come up with so far has been way, way too suggestive: Banana dock? Banana holder? Banana sheath? The official GameStop announcement refers to it as a "banana pouch," but even that hits the ear in a manner which causes our inner eight-year-old to flare up with tittering.
Until we can settle on an appropriate name, we'll simply have to refer to it as a Tropical Fruited Wii Remote Cover. The T.F.W.R.C. can be yours by dropping a five-spot on a reservation for Donkey Kong Country Returns at GameStop, either online or in your nearest brick-and-mortar locale.
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Wii owners who have already earmarked funds for Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii may want to fork over some of that cash to GameStop, especially if you want to encase your Wii Remotes in banana pouches. More »
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Meet Rambi, the rideable, sleepy-eyed rhinoceros who doesn't mind stepping on a few thorns in the name of giving Donkey Kong a ride in Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii. More »
- climb grassy textured surfaces by holding B
- climb across rock surfaces that have the green grass on them
- co-op is jump-in/out, but only when on the world map
- Sunset Shores is the silhouette level we saw in the trailer
- hidden treats you can uncover by paying attention to the background
- off into the distance [...]
#impressions
Donkey Kong Country Returns isn't just shaping up to be a great single player game, it looks like it could be one of the better two-player cooperative games to hit the Wii this year. More »
