Donkey Kong Country Returns
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Donkey Kong Country Returns is a side-scrolling 2.5D platform game developed by Retro Studios for the Wii. It was released on November 21, 2010 in North America, December 2, 2010 in Australia, December 3, 2010 in Europe, and December 9, 2010 in Japan. It features Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, who travel across the island to retrieve the Banana Hoard. This game is also the sequel to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. It is the fourth game in the Donkey Kong Country series. Donkey Kong Country Returns is being remade for the Nintendo 3DS under the name Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and will be released on May 24, 2013 in North America and Europe and May 25, 2013 in Australia. The game will also be released on June 16, 2013 in Japan.[3] StoryOn one peaceful day, the volcano of Donkey Kong Island erupts and reawakens the Tiki Tak Tribe from their slumber. For mysterious purposes, the Tikis hypnotize the local wildlife ranging from elephants, giraffes, zebras and squirrels by using their music to bring them every banana in sight. Under their control, Donkey Kong is robbed of his Banana Hoard. Inside Donkey Kong's Treehouse, Diddy Kong notices the Tikis with the bananas. He looks upon the cavern beneath the house and notices that there are no bananas, then angrily chases after them. Donkey Kong then emerges from the house and sees the animals stealing his bananas. However, a Tiki forces him back into the house and attempts to hypnotize him as well, but he is somehow immune to the hypnotic powers of the Tikis. He punches the Tiki through the front door and out of the treehouse and immediately sets off for adventure. Donkey Kong reunites himself with Diddy Kong and the two monkeys head off to the volcano to recover their precious bananas. After traveling through various parts of Donkey Kong Island, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong soon encounter the leader of the Tiki Tak Tribe, Tiki Tong. After they defeat him, Tiki Tong's explosion launches them into space. While there, the Kong's knock the moon down to earth, which crushes the Tiki base inside the volcano. This releases the bananas, which sends them and the moon flying out of the volcano. With the statue destroyed, the effects of the hypnosis on the creatures of the island are undone. Donkey and Diddy are able to land before they crash onto the island, and cheer as their bananas continue to rain from the volcano. Afterwards, a Golden Temple appears on the island. If the Kongs get all the Rare Orbs from the 8 temples, they'll have access to this temple and its secrets. GameplayDonkey Kong Country Returns is a platformer game. The two playable characters are Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. The animal buddies are Squawks the parrot and Rambi the rhino. Squawks helps find puzzle pieces and Rambi can destroy most enemies and hazards simply by charging into them. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong can be fired further forward or further back in levels from Barrel Cannons. It is harder to see what is going on when the apes are fired further back. If the Kongs get hit by an enemy or hit spikes, they will lose some health. If they lose all their health, get hit by waves in the level Tidal Terror or fall into a pit, they will lose a life. If they lose all their lives, it is Game Over. Time Attack The Time Attack mode is accessible when any level has been completed at least once. In this mode, the player can earn one of four medals by finishing it in the fastest time possible. The level is always started with only Donkey Kong, even if players have Diddy Kong with them. When the Tutorial Pig finishes the countdown and waves the green flag, the timer and level will officially start. If the Kongs reach the end of the level and hit the Slot Machine Barrel with a checkered flag on it, then the Tutorial Pig will wave it to stop the timer. Then, the player's total time is recorded and a bronze, silver, gold, or shiny gold medal is awarded, depending on how fast the player did in the level. Shiny gold medals require an even faster time than normal gold medals, and their required time is not shown in the game. Players don't lose lives in Time Attack mode. However, the timer does not reset if players are taken out by enemies, obstacles, or an abyss. Time Attack mode does not affect the game clear percentage, so this game mode is completely optional. Mirror Mode The treasure that's found in the Golden Temple is a mirror, which unlocks Mirror Mode. In Mirror Mode, players can't use inventory items, nor can players use Diddy Kong; as a result, there's no multiplayer feature. To add to the difficulty, Donkey Kong only gets one heart. Clearing all the levels in Mirror Mode will unlock some bonus images in the Image Gallery. ControlsThis game utilizes two different control schemes, which are the Wii Remote & NunchukSolo & Co-op
Co-op Only
Wii Remote (horizontal)Solo & Co-op
Co-op Only
CharactersMain Characters Animal BuddiesEnemiesTiki Enemies
Jungle EnemiesBeach EnemiesRuins EnemiesCave EnemiesForest Enemies
Cliff EnemiesFactory EnemiesVolcano EnemiesGolden Temple EnemiesBosses
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Marketing and Release  To promote the game, Nintendo partnered Chiquita to cross-promote the game for a limited time by having Donkey Kong promotion stickers on their bananas. In addition, an online contest was set up asking people to upload three photos of themselves doing the "Donkey Kong dance" for a chance to win one of thirty-one prizes.[4] Nintendo also partnered with Johnny Rockets to rebrand their Chocolate Banana Shake as the "Donkey Kong Chocolate Banana Shake" for a limited time. In addition, the promotion ties in with a sweepstakes for a chance to win a copy of the game.[5] In the United Kingdom, select Game and Gamestation stores were chosen to promote the game at launch by trading a handful of bananas in exchange for the copy of the game. The first twenty customers that arrive at the store are guarantee to get the game.[6] Nintendo of Australia promoted the game before launch by having game demo in two locations: The Nintendo Connection at Myer department store, Sydney City in November 27, and The Nintendo Experience at EB Games, Swanston Street, Melbourne in November 28. The first two-hundred people who sampled the game received a special Donkey Kong Poster.[7] They celebrated the launch of the game by holding an event in Circular Quay, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in the afternoon. It featured a tower of bananas with a sign next to it saying "Kong's Banana Hoard", along with a variety of banana-based foods. The staff kept the public entertained with trivia questions; answering them correctly will be rewarded with a free Donkey Kong shirt. At night time, the main event began with the showing of the video game from the projector; giving people a chance to play the game.[8]
DevelopmentDonkey Kong Country Returns development started after several core developers of the Metroid Prime series left Retro Studios, which made several executives skeptical of whether the developer could keep making high-quality games[9]. At the same time, Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to make a new Donkey Kong Country game and suggested Retro Studio as its developer. Since many Retro Studios employees were fans of the series, the suggestion was welcomed enthusiastically by them [9]. Development started out slow, with the developers creating only two of the eight bosses during 2009 [9]. The pace fastened around 2010, as the team increased in size and after E3, as Retro Studios and Nintendo eventually agreed on how the levels should be designed [9]. Kensuke Tanabe, who had worked on the localization of the original Donkey Kong Country, supervised Retro Studios during development, giving his opinion on the level design and requesting enemies to be changed. He also asked for the creation of a multiplayer mode to distinguish the game from Donkey Kong Jungle Beat [9]. Shigeru Miyamoto also gave input, such as requesting that the music should not be changed [9]. Gallery
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An original soundtrack that is based on the game is released only in Japan for Club Nintendo members. It has twenty-five songs from the game. References to Other Games
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- Three years and older
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