Donkey Kong Country Returns

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Template:Justreleased Template:Infobox Donkey Kong Country Returns is a side-scrolling 2.5D platform game developed by Retro Studios set to be released for the Wii. It was released on November 21 in North America, and is scheduled to be released on December 2 in Australia, December 3 in Europe, and December 9, 2010 in Japan. It includes Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, who travel across the island to retrieve the Banana Hoard. It is the fourth game from the Super Nintendo game series, Donkey Kong Country.

Story

During the story, animals living along Donkey Kong Island, controlled by an evil group called the Tiki Tak Tribe, raid Donkey Kong's Banana Hoard, taking his stash of bananas. As a reaction upon this incident, Donkey Kong sets out with Diddy Kong to retrieve them.[1]

Confirmed Characters

Characters

Artwork of both Donkey Kong with Diddy Kong for Donkey Kong Country Returns
Promotional artwork of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.

Animal Buddies

Enemies

  • Frogoons[6]
  • Unnamed bat-like creatures
  • Unnamed moles seen doing various activities such as riding minecarts and throwing bombs at the Kongs.
  • Unnamed parrot-like creatures
  • Unnamed crab-like creatures
  • Unnamed fly trap-like creatures
  • Unnamed mole-like creatures
  • Unnamed shark-like creatures
  • Squiddicus
  • Unnamed tiki-like creatures
  • Unnamed bowling pin shaped gooses[7]
  • Unnamed pirate-like crabs[7]
  • Unnamed fossilized/mine car-riding dinosaurs
  • Wooden Spike Balls[8]
  • Unnamed spider-like creatures[8]
  • Unnamed giant bat creature[8]
  • Unnamed giant bomb-throwing bird[8]
  • Unnamed leafy-like caterpillar[9]
  • Unnamed chicken with goggles riding a giant robot
  • Unnamed flying squids

Bosses

Confirmed Items and Objects

Areas and Levels

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The Jungle.
Jungle
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The Beach.
Beach
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The Ruins.
Ruins
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The Cave.
Cave
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The Forest.
Forest
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The Cliff.
Cliff
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The Factory.
Factory
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The Volcano.
Volcano
Golden Temple
Unconfirmed

Gallery

Screenshots

  • A tropical stage.

    A tropical stage.

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  • A possible cutscene.

    A possible cutscene.

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    A beach stage.

  • DKCRScreen01.jpg

    Donkey Kong in a jungle environment.

  • DKCRScreen02.jpg

    Donkey Kong at a minecart stage.

  • DKCRScreen03.jpg

    Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong at Sunset Shore.

  • DKCRScreen06.JPG

    A boss battle.

  • The Kongs swinging on vines.

    The Kongs swinging on vines.

  • DKCRRambiScreen.jpg

    Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong riding Rambi.

  • DKCRTikiBush.jpg

    Another screen of Sunset Shore, showcasing the bushed Tiki enemy.

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    Donkey Kong near a K-O-N-G Letter.

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    The Kongs sliding down a ramp.

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    The Kongs approach some crab enemies.

  • DKWiiStatue.PNG

    A statue of Donkey Kong Sr., holding a Wii controller.

  • RocketBarrelRide.PNG

    Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong riding a rocket barrel.

  • PurpleSpiders.PNG

    The Kongs dealing with purple spider enemies.

  • DKCRdonkeydiddy.jpg
  • DKCRspikedballlevel.jpg
  • DKCR Factory.jpg

Official Artwork

Box Art

  • American box art

    American box art

  • Australian box art

    Australian box art

  • Japanese box art

    Japanese box art

  • Japanese logo.

    Japanese logo.

  • North American logo.

    North American logo.

Trivia

  • Currently, this is the only game in the Donkey Kong Country series that isn't developed by Rare. It is also currently the only Donkey Kong Country game to not be released with a Donkey Kong Land sequel.[12]
  • At the game's release, those who pre-ordered Donkey Kong Country Returns at Gamestop in the United States or Canada received a special banana-shaped Wii Remote pouch with the game's logo printed on it.[13]
  • This is also the only DKC game so far to have no Kremlings appearing at all; this includes King K. Rool.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMSRo2cNnyE&feature=player_embedded
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWW6mf0qBrA&feature=player_embedded
  4. ^ http://kotaku.com/5684905/new-member-of-kong-family-will-help-donkey-kong-and-struggling-wii-gamers
  5. ^ [2]
  6. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Nintendo_World_Report
  7. ^ a b Donkey Kong Country Returns Video Preview - Wii - IGN
  8. ^ a b c d Trailer #4
  9. ^ [3]
  10. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Nintendo_World
  11. ^ [4]
  12. ^ http://www.nintendo.com/games/guide
  13. ^ http://www.examiner.com/canada-nintendo-in-canada/go-bananas-for-donkey-kong-country-returns-pre-order-bonus-canada

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