Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Donkey Jet is an upcoming Donkey Kong game for the Nintendo Wii; like a previous Donkey Kong game, Donkey Jet will be of the racing genre, though instead of cars, players will utilize what appear to be rocket-powered bongos. A North American or European release date has yet to be revealed for Donkey Jet, though the game's Japanese release date has been said to be June 28, 2007.

Gameplay
Currently, it has been revealed that, along with the Wii Remote, Donkey Jet will also utilize the Wii Remote's Nunchuk Attachment. In order to accelerate the player's racing bongos, the Wii Remote and Nunchuk Attachment must be shook together, while to jump, players will need to raise the Wii Remote and Nunchuk Attachment upwards. It has also been reported that characters will be able to attack each other by punching. It has recently been revealed that character will not only use rocket powered bongos in Donkey Jet, they will also be able to utilize vehicles such as Tobbagans and Minecarts.

As well as physically attacking racing opponents, players will also be able to use a variety of weapons while racing; these items include: Squawks the Parrot, a giant barrel, Crystal Coconuts, a Zinger, a bazooka, a banana fairy, and a "banana bomb".

Setting
Sixteen racing courses and seven worlds have been confirmed to be in Donkey Jet; so far, a beach track, a track taking place in the sky, a snow covered mountain track, a volcano track, a jungle track near a village and what appears to be a track taking place underwater, with a Chomps-like shark and a pale, giant squid in it, have been seen.



Confirmed Characters
Characters that have been confirmed as appearing in Donkey Jet include the following:

Kongs

 * Donkey Kong
 * Diddy Kong
 * Dixie Kong
 * Tiny Kong
 * Funky Kong
 * Lanky Kong
 * Cranky Kong
 * Wrinkly Kong

Kremlings

 * King K. Rool
 * A Kritter
 * Kass (new character)
 * Kip (new character)
 * A Kremling resembling a Krumple (new character)
 * A Kritter with an afro (new character)
 * A Kremling resembling a Kopter (new character)

Other

 * Rambi the Rhinoceros
 * Enguarde the Swordfish
 * A character with a barrel over their head (new character; presumebly a Kremling, though unconfirmed)

Trivia

 * Donkey Jet was originally known by the name DK: Bongo Blast and was to be a GameCube game, before being moved to the Wii.