Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
SCORE: 71
When I started live streaming Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on our
YouTube channel I was full of all kinds of hope and excitement. Once I
finished up with Donkey Kong Country Returns HD I was sick of this video
game. There are so many things to go over with this review. I hope I can
get all of it in there. The graphics in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
look dated. How is this a HD version of Donkey Kong Country Returns? I
do not even know.
The original Wii version was interesting. The Nintendo 3DS rehash was
something. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD just feels like beating that
dead horse. There are some violent elements within Donkey Kong Country
Returns HD. We jump on, and throw objects at a plethora of enemies in
this game. I like parts of the modern mode in Donkey Kong Country
Returns HD. We can get three to six hearts in modern mode.
The big glaring mistake with Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the mine
cart and rocket levels. In those levels we may be able to take six hits,
but die after taking one hit. How was that missed Nintendo? The controls
feel loose in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD at times. There are also
some questionable hit boxes in the collision detection in Donkey Kong
Country Returns HD.
The music can be nostalgic for those that remember the original games.
Collecting coins and spending them on lives can be very useful. I lost
so many lives in a lot of levels due to game glitches. By the eighth and
last world I was using that Super Guide to get through. I stopped caring
when my standing still monkey would just fall off an edge. Or I had six
hearts and died after taking one little hit.
It takes somewhere around seven hours to beat Donkey Kong Country
Returns HD. There are secret levels hidden behind keys in Donkey Kong
Country Returns HD as well. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is extremely
challenging. Add in the loose controls, and bad collision detection to
make this game a complete nightmare. I am so glad to be done with this
game. I already deleted it because I want nothing to do with Donkey Kong
Country Returns HD ever again. Unless Nintendo pays me to spend more
time with it.
- Paul
Graphics: 70%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 74%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 70%
System: Nintendo Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Forever Entertainment
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone
{Mild Fantasy Violence}
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