Reviewed: Donkey Kong Country Returns

I heard rumors right before E3 2010 that Retro was working on a DK game. I didn’t think much of it since it was just a rumor but once they mentioned Retro at Nintendo’s Press Conference and the DKC theme played… I either cried tears of joy or stopped breathing for a little bit. That’s all the summary I can give you.

The Good

• Retro has done the old classics proud…heck I think these levels are harder than the old SNES ones
• Music is a remix of the first DKC game and new tunes and it sounds great
• Co-op Mode
• Boss Fights
• Plenty of secrets

The Bad

• Shallow replay value
• Can’t switch between characters
• Co-op mode needs more work

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