Precarious Plateau

Precarious Plateau is the forty-second level in the Nintendo Wii game, Donkey Kong Country Returns, as well as the fifth area in the Cliff world.

With Rambi, Donkey and Diddy Kong must travel across many falling platforms and dodge swinging boulders. Additionally, the level includes wooden bridges, which fall with the weight of the heroes, and big stone platforms and walls. Many of these stone platforms are held by ropes and slowly swing over gaps. The Kongs can ride on the stones to progress of the many abysses in this level. Like other cliff-themed levels, the primates can find many dinosaur bones lying all over the stage in Precarious Plateau. Enemies in this level include Tiki Goons, Tiki Tanks, Tiki Torches

Overview
The level begins in a canyon-like background area, where Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong can find a cactus holding a Banana Coin. There is a high place with a Rambi crate on it above this, accessible by jumping on a nearby flying Tiki enemy's head. After this a blue plant hiding a Puzzle Piece is found. Several rock platforms are ahead with wooden board on them. When the group stands on these, they crumble and fall, so they must cross them quickly. After the three platforms in a solid piece of ground. A boulder is hung here, swinging around the K letter. Another wooden platform is found near here, being protected by another boulder. A DK Barrel is here as well. The Kongs need to pass on other platforms, most of which are solid and have a single boulder swinging around them, to arrive in a ground part with a Tutorial Pig and a boulder The Tutorial Pig marks the checkpoint.

Farther ahead, the Kongs can find a slightly lower area of land with a cactus on it. Above the cactus is a swing boulder. After the Kongs climb a small ledge, they can find a bridge covered in Tiki Goons. The primates can find a switch that can destroy a wall immediately after this bridge, causing the wooden wall to fall. Barrel Cannon is revealed when it is gone to let the primates access a background area of the level. The letter O is placed here, where there is a long set of falling bridge platforms. Tiki Tanks run all over this area, coming from holes in the rock wall from behind. Two platforms made of wood take DK to an energy transporter and a group of three stone platforms. A Barrel Cannon will appear to take him to a little area of ground. The N letter is here, along with another two stone platforms. Another Tutorial Pig is also here. Many other stone and wood platforms will be found, and then a button revealing a Barrel Cannon and a secret area to give a Puzzle Piece. The Barrel Cannon takes Donkey Kong to a place with a lot of rotating bananas. The sixth group will give the last Puzzle Piece, and the end barrel can then be found.

K-O-N-G Letters

 * K: In the platform with the first boulder. Behind the rope is the letter K.
 * O: On the wooden bridge in the background, after Donkey Kong breaks the stone wall. The O must be collected by jumping.
 * N: On the fourth grey stone platform after the wooden bridge in the background where the O letter is found.
 * G: On the gray stone platform before the last button.

Puzzle Pieces

 * 1) At the start of the level, if Donkey Kong blows a blue plant, a Puzzle Piece comes out.
 * 2) Rambi should break a box after the first line of falling platforms. Donkey Kong need to colect all the bananas for a Puzzle Piece appear.
 * 3) Near the first button, DK should blow another plant.
 * 4) Using the last button will make a path that can be opened with Rambi appear, with a Puzzle Piece at the end.
 * 5) Collecting all of the bananas on the sixth wheel in the last background area will make this Puzzle Piece appear.