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Donkey Kong Country

"Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994."

Rare·Nintendo·Gradiente·Playtronic·Hyundai· November 18, 1994· Main Game
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Critic Score
1 reviews
82
User Score
611 ratings

Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters featured in the game are the titular character, Donkey Kong and his nephew, Diddy Kong. Together the two swing, climb, jump, swim, cartwheel, ride animals, and blast out of barrels on their way to recover their stolen bannanas from the evil King K. Rool and his Kremling army. The adventure takes you through a variety of different environments and levels that continually change up gameplay. Donkey Kong Country also provides plenty of opportunities for exploration with almost every level having a multitude of collectible, shortcuts, and hidden bonus areas.

Released 18 November 1994 for Wii U, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom and New Nintendo 3DS by Rare, published by Nintendo and Gradiente. Rated A by CERO, 7 by PEGI. About 3 hours to beat, 4 hours for everything. 2-player local co-op.

Story

On a dark and stormy night in Donkey Kong Island, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong's nephew has taken the weighty responsibility of guarding DK's precious banana hoard for one night, as a part of his "hero training". DK entrusts Diddy with protecting the hoard until midnight, when he would be relieved, while DK himself goes to sleep as he is tired.

Everything seems to go smoothly in the hoard until Diddy hears some noises. Diddy hears some voices outside and gets scared, asking who's there. King K. Rool, who had commanded his Kremling minions to steal the bananas. Two ropes drop from above and suddenly two Kritters appear. Diddy cartwheels them both easily, but then a Krusha (Klump in the instruction booklet) comes in as backup. As Diddy is not strong enough to defeat Krusha by himself, he is overpowered and defeated by the Kremling. The lizars seal Diddy inside a barrel and then throw it in the bushes.

Donkey's grandfather, Cranky Kong, rushes inside the treehouse to tell Donkey Kong to wake up so he may tell him what happened. He then tells Donkey to check his Banana Cave. Donkey Kong is infuriated, exclaiming that the Kremlings will pay for stealing his banana hoard and kidnapping his little buddy. Donkey goes on to say that he will hunt every corner of the island for his bananas back.

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Wii U
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Feb 26, 2015
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EU
Oct 16, 2014
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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BR
Nov 18, 1994
Super Famicom
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JP
Nov 26, 1994
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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NA
Nov 21, 1994
New Nintendo 3DS
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NA
Mar 24, 2016
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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EU
Dec 31, 1996
New Nintendo 3DS
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EU
Mar 24, 2016
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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NA
Oct 1, 1997
Wii
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AU
Dec 7, 2006
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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KR
Dec 31, 1994
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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EU
Nov 24, 1994
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NA
Feb 19, 2007
Wii
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Dec 8, 2006
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JP
Dec 12, 2006
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May 26, 2008
Critic Score
79 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 1 professional review
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
82 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 611 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
79
Users
82
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
CriticsUsers
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
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