DK: Jungle Climber

The sequel to DK: King of Swing, DK Jungle Climber will use much the same controls as the original. Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Dixie Kong, and Funky Kong are playable. Other confirmed characters include Cranky Kong, Candy Kong, Wrinkly Kong and King K. Rool. Also, the trailer for the game reveals that some of the enemies from the original DK King of Swing, such as Neeks, Zingers, and Click-Clacks will appear in the game. Other confirmed enemies include Kritters, Flitters, Shuris, Puftups, and Brambles.

Plot
The plot is that Donkey Kong mistakes a Banana Spaceship for a real banana while on vacation, and grounds it. A Xananab comes out and tells Donkey Kong that K. Rool has stolen their Crystal Bananas, which K. Rool can use to take over the jungle and the entire universe. Donkey Kong knows that he has to retrieve them, so he sets out on his journey. So far, what appears to be a robot-like Kremling boss has been seen, being fought by Diddy Kong.

Controls
DK Jungle Climber will use basically the same controls as its predecessor, using L to swing left and R to swing right. Pressing both R and L causes you to jump, and pressing A does a charge jump. Also, pressing X allows you to talk to NPCs. More than one Kong will be playable at once in a style similar to the Donkey Kong Country/Land series, with one Kong following the other. However, you can split the Kongs up to solve certain puzzles.

Items
Many items, inclding items from past games as well as new items, are in DK Jungle Climber. Three different groups of Bananas are in the game, being single Bananas, Banana Bunches for five Bananas, and Double Banana Bunches for ten Bananas. DK Coins, Banana Coins, KONG Letters, Bonus Barrels, and DK Barrels are returning, with presumably the same purpose has previous games. TNT Barrels appear mid-level. Barrel Cannons also return, this time helping you with the aiming procedure by using a guided line. New items include Oil barrels, which are used to fly Funky's plane, and several weapons and upgrades, including a pair of feathers that grant the Kongs the ability to fly, a barrel hammer that Diddy uses, and a flamethrower that can be used to melt ice. Another upgrade that can be obtained is from jewels. Collecting 100 of these items will cause a star to appear on the touch screen, and pressing it will grant temporary invincibility, similar to Strong Kong.

Minigames
Several minigames appear in this game. There are several single-player, as well as multi-player, games. The single-player games consist of a log jumping game, a banana eating game, and a barrel destroying game. The multi-player games include a barrel racing game and a "race to complete the level first" game.

Bonus Barrels will also send you to a minigame. One confirmed Bonus game is a banana-catching game, in which you are given a random-sized barrel and must catch as many bananas as you can.