Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)

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By the time Kong’s third game came around, Nintendo had earmarked Mario for greater things than simply being a monkey’s nemesis: He would go on to star in his own self-titled adventures (along with his brother, um … well, you know, the green guy). Mario was replaced here with a less memorable hero named Stanley the Bugman, who found himself at odds with Kong when the ape decided to take over his greenhouses. For some reason. Donkey Kong 3 also inexplicably abandons the platforming genre mechanics the original game helped create in the first place, playing instead as a shoot-’em-up reminiscent in some ways of an early Nintendo arcade game called Space Phoenix. Stanley can still platform a little bit — the greenhouses have multi-level risers on their floors — but it’s really more about zapping bugs, protecting plants and blasting Kong in the butt with Agent Orange. Not a bad game, but an extremely strange one … and a total outlier within the franchise. Taruc, Nelson (November 22, 1999). "Donkey Kong 64 Review for Nintendo 64". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009 . Retrieved June 25, 2009. The platforms are small and the wind is blowing, but if you can coax Rambi along for the ride, you shouldn't have too much trouble with this one. Nintendo of America Officially Announces New Nintendo Select Titles". February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020 . Retrieved March 13, 2016. a b c d Ellis, David (2004). "Classic Handheld and Tabletop Games". Official Price Guide to Classic Video Games. Random House. pp. 266–267. ISBN 0-375-72038-3.

Donkey Kong 64 is similar to Rareware's other Nintendo 64 platformer series, Banjo Kazooie, but starring Donkey Kong and his friends from the Donkey Kong Country games. Several new features have been added to the game, like being able to change between different characters with different weapons and abilities.And no, it doesn't necessarily need to be 3D, nor do I think 3D is the magic fix (it sure doesn't seem to be for Kirby). I also don't think sandbox/open world really suits DK that well. A 2D game could work well too.

Shigeru Miyamoto created it to replace the failed arcade game Radar Scope and to keep Nintendo afloat as a company. [1]George, Richard (December 21, 2010). "Mario Sports Mix Has A Release Date". IGN. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022 . Retrieved August 27, 2022. Harris, Craig (November 8, 2005). "Donkey Kong Country 3 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012 . Retrieved June 25, 2009.