Donkey Kong Barrel Blast



Donkey Jet is an upcoming Donkey Kong 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.

Name Change
DK: Jet was originally named DK: Bongo Blast and was scheduled for release on the GameCube.

Gameplay
Currently, it has been revealed that, along with the Wii Remote, DK: Jet will also utilize the Wii Remote's Nunchuk Attachment. In order to accelerate the playuer'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 one another by punching.

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 bazooka 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 jungle track near a jungle 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 (whether playable or not) include the following:

Kongs

 * Donkey Kong
 * Diddy Kong
 * Dixie Kong
 * Tiny Kong
 * Funky 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)

Other

 * Rambi the Rhinoceros
 * Enguarde the Swordfish