Donkey Kong Returns (Wii)

[DickDalewood]

Re: Donkey Kong Returns (Wii)

Review is out in the latest issue of Game Informer that I got in the mail. And it is GLOWING.

9.5

And the most attention grabbing line of the review:

Awesome

[DickDalewood]

Re: Donkey Kong Returns (Wii)

1up.com review:

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3182479

Upon the explosion of colorful graphics and sound of its playful melody, Donkey Kong Country Returns sent me back, way back, to my halcyon youth. As the familiar, tie-wearing ape appeared onscreen and began to brutishly pound his chest, my quarter-life preoccupations regressed to simpler matters. Suddenly, my most pressing concerns involved swapping with someone at the lunch table for a better Lunchable dessert and collecting a certain yellow fruit for my virtual primate pal.

[Fresh Tendrils]

I can't wait for this.

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[DickDalewood]

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Gametrailers review:

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[DickDalewood]

Re: Donkey Kong Returns (Wii)

Giant Bomb review:

http://www.giantbomb.com/donkey-kong-country-returns/61-31732/reviews/

[ESPNdeportes]

Re: Donkey Kong Returns (Wii)

Looks good, unfortunately, I won't be picking this up for a while. I've got a huge backlog of wii games I wanna get through first. I'll pick it up used in a few months.

The wii is killing it with platformers though, just recently kirby's **** yarn, DK Country, and **** mickey

[TracerBullet]

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Supid gamefly. Should have had it today but it didn't come . Hopefully tomorrow though.

[SouthernBrick]

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You're talking about the tank level where you rescue Slippy right? Not the forever train, because the forever train was bad ***.

Better late than never eh lol. I'm only like 4 months late getting back to your question...my bad.

Yes that is the level I'm talking about I believe. It's been so long it's kinda hard to remember. I know there was a lot of fire and lava involved I think. If I'm wrong the only thing I can tell you is that it involved a tank. I think the sub marine level was also a brain buster of a level.

I was probably somewhere between the age of 8-10 when I played that game lol. Good times.

[DickDalewood]

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Any impressions yet? I probably won't get a chance to play this until the weekend at the earliest.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Amazon doesn't handle Sunday releases well; still waiting on mine to come in the mail.

[TracerBullet]

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Got through the first boss and I like it so far. Lots of little secrets to be found and stuff to collect. First mine cart level was prety fun as well.

[DickDalewood]

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This is the best side scrolling platformer I've ever played, period. And I don't know about anyone else, but I definitely prefer the remote/nunchuck combo... Makes ground pounding and rolling so much easier.

[DickDalewood]

Re: Donkey Kong Returns (Wii)

Just some more impressions... The level design is incredible in this, as are the graphics. They've made this every bit as immersive and unique as the original. And the music? FANTASTIC. It's essentially updated versions of all the old classics from the original.

If you own a Wii, you HAVE to own this. Hell, if you DON'T own a Wii, this is a reason to buy one.

[TracerBullet]

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This is the best side scrolling platformer I've ever played, period. And I don't know about anyone else, but I definitely prefer the remote/nunchuck combo... Makes ground pounding and rolling so much easier.

Agreed. Honestly I love that combo for any game that has it available though. I only have gotten through the first two boss fights, but I loved that one lever where you have to ride that rocket barrel. Much more creative than what you usually see in a side scrolling platformer.

[JohnnytheSkin]

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I have it stashed away for my son at Christmas. We're all pretty excited to play this one.