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'''''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''''' is a side-scrolling {{wp|2.5D}} [[Genre#Platform|platformer]] title for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] released in May [[List of games by date#2013|2013]]. It is a [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]] of the [[List of games by date#2010|2010]] [[Wii]] title ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', with some additional content,  as well as the only entry in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] for the Nintendo 3DS family. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' is the 15th best-selling game for the Nintendo 3DS, selling 1.52 million copies worldwide, as of March 31, [[List of games by date#2014|2014]]. It was selected to be one of the 2014 Platinum Reward choices for [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] members. The [[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|eShop]] version of this game requires 17,668 blocks (approximately 1.7 GB) to be downloaded. Due to the large size of this title, some Nintendo 3DS consoles cannot download this title without a high-capacity [[Memory Card|SD Card]].
'''''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D''''' is a side-scrolling {{wp|2.5D}} [[Genre#Platform|platformer]] title for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] released in May [[List of games by date#2013|2013]]. It is a [[Reissue#Ports|port]]<ref>East, T. (April 30, 2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130504183351/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/49119/features/donkey-kong-country-returns-3d-interview-retro-are-impressed-with-the-remake/?page=2 Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D interview - Retro are impressed with the remake]. ''The Official Nintendo Magazine UK''. Retrieved September 11, 2023.</ref> of the [[List of games by date#2010|2010]] [[Wii]] title ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', with some additional content,  as well as the only entry in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] for the Nintendo 3DS family. ''Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D'' is the 15th best-selling game for the Nintendo 3DS, selling 1.52 million copies worldwide, as of March 31, [[List of games by date#2014|2014]]. It was selected to be one of the 2014 Platinum Reward choices for [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] members. The [[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|eShop]] version of this game requires 17,668 blocks (approximately 2.1 GB) to be downloaded. Due to the large size of this title, some Nintendo 3DS consoles cannot download this title without a high-capacity [[Memory Card|SD Card]].
==Differences and additions==
==Differences and additions==
===Gameplay changes===
===Gameplay changes===
*The remake features a New Mode which:
*The port features a New Mode which:
**Adds an additional heart to the life meter, providing three hearts in the normal game, and two in Mirror Mode.
**Adds an additional heart to the life meter, providing three hearts in the normal game, and two in Mirror Mode.
***However, despite offering an extra heart, Mirror Mode still removes all the [[heart (item)|heart]]s from every level, preventing the player from recovering any damage.
***However, despite offering an extra heart, Mirror Mode still removes all the [[heart (item)|heart]]s from every level, preventing the player from recovering any damage.
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===Level design changes===
===Level design changes===
*The game introduces a new world, [[Cloud (world)|Cloud]], as the ninth and final world with eight additional new levels; the [[Golden Temple]], originally the ninth world in and of itself, becomes the new ninth world's final level.
*The game introduces a new world, [[Cloud (world)|Cloud]], as the ninth and final world with eight additional new levels; the [[Golden Temple]], originally the ninth world in and of itself, becomes the new ninth world's final level.
*In [[Mangoruby|Mangoruby Run]], there are fewer members of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] watching the battle.
*In [[Mangoruby Run]], there are fewer members of the [[Tiki Tak Tribe]] watching the battle.


===Graphical changes===
===Graphical changes===
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==Controls==
==Controls==
This game offers two different control schemes. The default control scheme utilizes the {{button|3ds|Stick}}. An alternative control scheme, which utilizes the {{button|3ds|Pad}}, can be selected via the game's Options screen.
This game offers two different control schemes. The default control scheme utilizes the {{button|3ds|Stick}}. An alternative control scheme, which utilizes the {{button|3ds|Pad}}, can be selected via the game's Options screen.
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==Reception==
==Reception==
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