Donkey Kong Country Returns

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 in North America, 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
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 to bring them every banana in sight. Under their control, Donkey Kong is robbed of his Banana Hoard. Luckily, the Kongs seem immune to the Tikis' mind powers. It's up to Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong to get to the bottom of this mystery and reclaim their food.

Main Characters

 * Donkey Kong
 * Diddy Kong
 * Cranky Kong
 * Tiki Tak Tribe
 * Tutorial Pigs
 * Bopapodami
 * Super Kong

Animal Buddies

 * Rambi the Rhinoceros
 * Squawks the Parrot

Enemies

 * Awks
 * Rawks
 * Frogoons
 * Hopgoons
 * Tiki Goons
 * Tiki Dooms
 * Tiki Buzzes
 * Tiki Torks
 * Tiki Boings
 * Tiki Torches
 * Tiki Bombers
 * Tiki Tanks
 * Tiki Zings
 * Mimics
 * Snaps
 * Pinchleys
 * Squidlies
 * Electrasquids
 * Snaggles
 * Jellybobs
 * Squiddicus
 * Stilts
 * Toothberries
 * Cageberries
 * Tiki Pops
 * Acks
 * Squeeklies
 * Mole Miners
 * Mole Guards
 * Chomps
 * Buzzbites
 * Cling Cobras
 * Skittlers
 * Skellyrexes
 * Skullyrexes
 * Firehead Neds
 * Pogobots
 * Pyrobots
 * Buckbots
 * Buckbombs
 * Electroids
 * Char-chars
 * Tiki Seekers
 * Kowalees
 * Screaming Pillars

Bosses

 * Mugly
 * Scurvy Crew
 * Stu
 * Mole Miner Max and his Mole Train
 * Mangoruby
 * Thugly
 * Colonel Pluck and his Stompybot 3000
 * Tiki Tong

Items and Objects

 * Bananas
 * Banana Bunches
 * Banana Coins
 * Barrels
 * Minecarts
 * K-O-N-G Letters
 * Barrel Cannons
 * DK Barrels
 * Slot Machine Barrels
 * Hearts
 * Puzzle Pieces
 * Auto-Fire Barrels
 * Red Balloons
 * Bonus Rooms
 * Treasure Chests
 * Animal Crates
 * Rocket Barrels
 * Map Keys
 * Banana Juices

Areas and Levels

 * Jungle
 * Jungle Hijinxs
 * King of Cling
 * Tree Top Bop
 * Sunset Shore
 * Canopy Cannons
 * Crazy Cart
 * Platform Panic
 * Mugly's Mound


 * Beach
 * Poppin' Planks
 * Sloppy Sands
 * Peaceful Pier
 * Cannon Cluster
 * Stormy Shore
 * Blowhole Bound
 * Tidal Terror
 * Tumblin' Temple
 * Pinchin' Pirates


 * Ruins
 * Wonky Waterway
 * Button Bash
 * Mast Blast
 * Damp Dungeon
 * Itty Bitty Biters
 * Temple Topple
 * Shifty Smashers
 * Ruined Roost


 * Cave
 * Rickety Rails
 * Grip and Trip
 * Bombs Away
 * Mole Patrol
 * Crowded Cavern
 * Jagged Jewels
 * The Mole Train


 * Forest
 * Vine Valley
 * Clingy Swingy
 * Flutter Flyaway
 * Tippin' Totems
 * Longshot Launch
 * Springy Spores
 * Wigglevine Wonders
 * Muncher Marathon
 * Blast & Bounce
 * Mangoruby Run


 * Cliff
 * Sticky Situation
 * Prehistoric Path
 * Weighty Way
 * Boulder Roller
 * Precarious Plateau
 * Crumble Canyon
 * Tippy Shippy
 * Clifftop Climb
 * Perilous Passage
 * Thugly's Highrise


 * Factory
 * Foggy Fumes
 * Slammin' Steel
 * Handy Hazards
 * Gear Getaway
 * Cog Jog
 * Switcheroo
 * Music Madness
 * Lift-off Launch
 * Treacherous Track
 * Feather Fiend


 * Volcano
 * Furious Fire
 * Hot Rocket
 * Roasting Rails
 * Smokey Peak
 * Bobbing Basalt
 * Moving Melters
 * Red Red Rising
 * Five Monkey Trial
 * Tiki Tong Terror


 * Other Levels
 * Golden Temple

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.
 * 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.
 * This is also the only Donkey Kong Country game so far to have no Kremlings appearing at all; this includes King K. Rool.
 * If Donkey Kong does nothing for a long time while standing, he will look around, and sit to play what appears to be a Nintendo DS Lite. While he is playing, button sounds and a sound effect from the first Donkey Kong arcade game can be heard. Moments later, he throws the DS behind him, which fades away quickly.