Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Welcome! Welcome to my first official thread on NeoGAF! (go easy on me) I really wanted to do this one as I adore the original trilogy, mainly the first two. So enjoy!
PRE-ORDER BONUSES:
Its the return of Donkey Kong! Retro Studios faithfully restores everything that made the original series great, from barrel cannons to mine carts, and then builds on those elements with stunning graphics and new layers of depth to the world and gameplay. The game offers the traditional side scrolling experience everyone loved, but with levels created in fully rendered, layered environments. Players take control of Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, with many traditional elements of the Donkey Kong Country series returning, including mine cart levels, swinging from vine to vine, collecting bananas, and the golden "KONG" letters. There will also be levels with the characters and foreground environments appearing as silhouettes.....spawning several new gameplay mechanics. The co-op mode enables players to simultaneously control one character each. If one player dies in co-op, he can be brought back by hitting a DK Barrel that floats into view, similar to New Super Mario Bros Wii (each player has two hearts each for co-op, and four hearts when you find Diddy and are playing solo). To avoid problems arising from differences in player skills, Diddy can hop on Donkey Kongs back to take on a more passive role, while his jetpack can be used to make some of his partner's jumps easier. If one player leaves the screen for a few seconds they will be teleported back to the other player.
Controlled by a group of evil Tikis known as the Tiki Tak Tribe, the animals on Donkey Kong Island have raided Donkey Kongs banana hoard and stolen his stash of bananas and he understandably wants them back! Retro Studios brings Donkey Kong back in a new side scrolling adventure with familiar characters and new levels that reignite the passion players had for the Super NES original. With over an incredible 70 challenging levels, players will be visiting the Jungle, Beach, Ruins, Caves, Forest, Cliffs, a Factory and a Volcano whilst listening to re-mixes of classic Donkey Kong tracks plus several new ones by Kenji Yamamoto, who is best known for the Metroid Prime trilogy!
Pretty straight forward stuff here, but you might not know what a few of the new things are:
Banana Coins - Collect these so that you can use them in Cranky Kong's Shop!
Puzzle Pieces - Find these so you can unlock extra content- such as Dioramas!
First of all, no, you can not play as Diddy during single player, he will automatically jump on Donkey Kong's back when you find him. Only the second player when playing with someone else can be Diddy! And no you can not use the classic controller!
Your two options are the wii-mote+nunchuk combo or the wii-mote on its side. The motion controls are: Run and shake = roll/cartwheel. Standing still and shaking = ground pound/use the peanut popgun. Standing still and holding down = blow.
In addition to common series elements like secrets and unlockables, there will also be a time attack mode. Two animal buddies, Rambi and Squawks have been confirmed to appear in the game. You can ride Rambi, however, Squawks can only be bought from Cranky Kong and will 'squawk' when you are near a puzzle piece. The game will also utilise the Super Guide feature that has appeared in New Super Mario Bros Wii and Super Mario Galaxy 2. If the player loses eight lives in a single level, theyll be given the option to allow Super Kong (a white Donkey Kong) to take over and complete the level for them. However, any collectibles obtained whilst Super Kong is playing will not be counted towards your total!
UPDATE!!!!! Hackers have now made it possible for you to use the classic controller and ditch the motion controls! This is fantastic news! For more information on how to do this please see post 2,238! A big thanks to Epmode for explaining it to us!
Yep, it's back to basics folks! Other characters that are worth mentioning - Cranky Kong and the new Tiki enemies. Yes that's right, no more Kremlings anymore!
Just look how amazing this game looks! Technically, but more importantly, the art-style is such a massive triumph, and so is the variety and creativity!
GENERAL OPINION:
Besides some iffy motion controls, Retro Studios has truly made something special here!
Incredible level design, great graphics/music, fun game-play and spot on difficulty! Buy this!
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Chet Rippo for making the big main banner and Willy105 who provided the smaller banners!
And of course Retro Studios for making such an awesome game. You guys are fantastic!
