Mole Patrol

Mole Patrol is the twenty-sixth level in the Nintendo Wii game, Donkey Kong Country Returns, as well as the fourth area in the Cave world.

This level takes place in a cave, where Donkey and Diddy Kong must ride in a Rocket Barrel to progress over abysses, rocks, and water (in which the Kongs cannot swim through). As the primates ride, they must not only watch out for rocks, but also the many mole enemies around the level, who swing their axes at them and break crystals to make them fall on the heroes. Additionally, a train is in the level that travels around the Kongs, throwing moles being lifted by balloons on the way. The moles can defeat the heroes in one hit of their axes, but the primates can also fight back; if they ride into their balloons, they can pop them, causing the enemy to fall. Doing this also gives them collectibles, including a hidden Puzzle Piece. Another obstacle in this level is the several crystals that drop on the Kongs, which are not broken by moles.