Donkey Kong Country Returns for Wii Reviews by Gamers

I used to play Donkey Kong Country alot when i was very little on the snes.My dad and i used to play the heck out of it, so when i saw this game come out i was shocked. Dounkey Kong Country Returns is almost just like the old snes games with 3-d put into it.This game also features 2 player co-op where one plays as dk and one as diddy kong.This was a nice feature for my friends to come and play it. The difficulty is massive compared to recent nintendo games. You will not be dissipointed with the hardness like the old games. DKCR as alot of replay value with trying to collect all the KONG letters and puzzle pieces for 100%. Note kremlings are not included and are replayced with tikis, but it does not matter. Also the music is just as great as the snes games with some remixed tracks fom DKC 1.

So I highly recommend you buying this game and enjoy Donkey Kong Country all over again.

I was excited to play this game, having loved the other Donkey Kong Country games. Though, when I received and played this game, I was disappointed. The levels seemed to be either ridiculously difficult, or far too easy. There wasn't a happy-medium. No, I don't want a game that is super simple, but I don't want one that is going to take me years to complete due to difficulty either.

Sent back before completion.

3/10

Definitely a game you rent instead of buying.

If you loved the classics... you will love this one. It has more environmental challenges than the old one, but it keeps it exciting and more challenging. There are a few more add-ons. Not many though. You collect K.O.N.G and puzzle peices. One thing that is easier tho.... the amount of lives you get. It is only like 15 coins to buy 7 extra lives at crankys.

All around... worth buying if you loved the old ones

I Love This Game Ive never gave a game a 10 but this games brings back memory of my all favorite game Levels are awesome and Easy to control!

This is one of the best games on Wii in my opinion. Besides that, I've played the SNES DKC games several times each. I was already a big fan. This is by a different company, so it's a little bit different. I'm a bigger fan of the SNES versions, but this one is still a great game.

Amazing graphics. Every level is different and exciting. I'm really impressed. It was also challenging and fun

This game is amazing! The gameplay, the story, and the graphics are 100% perfect! Nintendo REALLY took their time making this game.
I reccomend this game to anyone considering to buy it, because they will spend HOURS on end playing it!

I have been waiting for a Donkey Kong Country game it seems like forever. I have played all of the others and I love love love this game. It's a keeper.

This game is fun. I played it and i loved how the controls were and the new moves that it couldn't do on the old DKC game. I recommend playing this game cause it is like a never-ending exciting game!!

I love this game as it brings me back to the days of SNES. I even went as far as to prepare myself for this title by dusting off the cartridge of Donkey Kong Country and playing with my 4 yo. daughter for a few hours to allow her the same experience I had as a child! I believe now though, that with the revamped version for Wii, she will be more entertained than I was playing SNES. Overall, I gave this game a 9/10 simply because no game deserves a 10 unless it is just truly amazing!

I am 40...been there for Atari, Arcades, Intelivision, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, NES, snes, ps1, PS2, PS3. This game is perfect throwback to 2d scrollers. It looks great, co-op 2 players with piggy back has my wife hooked! This is no small feat! Hours and hour of MW2, God of War etc. & she's finally playing. Much more engaging than the "shovelling" of bowling. The game is very challenging! Might be a keeper!

Just finished playing through the entire game and wow I must say what a game this is. Incredibly challenging, this game never lost my interest. At times I got so frustrated I wanted to throw my controller but I can honestly say I was never bored once during this game. This is by far the most challenging Donkey Kong game I have ever played and in my opinion the best one made as well. The only complaint I really had about this game is co-op mode. This game was not meant to be played by two people at once. I;m sure plenty of you who read this will disagree but if you play through it by yourself and then try and play it with another person, you will find how much more of a challenge it really is. My biggest suggestion to any of you who play this game, is don't play with a 7 year old. You will die 15 times on every single level, at least. Sometimes even upwards of 50 times. But other then that this game is pretty much perfect. The stand alone wii controller was a little testy at times, rolling me off a platform when i was trying to pound or blowing when i was trying to roll but frequent checkpoints help make that not such a huge problem. Overall, one excellent Wii title.

It starts off a little slow but picks up by about world 3, me and my sister (17 and 21) had a lot of fun, but its not something you should be expecting your 8 year old to play with you, unless its Asian, because this is a really, really hard game.

my kids love this game

Donkey Kong's controls feel sluggish. Nothing compelled me to keep this past one day. Your mileage may vary.

this game brings back memories of my childhood spending everyday
playing snes this was one of my first games on snes.I like how they
took things from super mario and sonic and zelda and combined them
all in one.

the gameplay value is basic and fun
10 out of 10

the story
10 out of 10

the graphics
10 out of 10

they need to take all the popular games from the gen of nes and snes
and genesis and rerinder 2d scrolling with 3d graphics. 2d needs to come back 3d is dying out please nintendo do your thing come back 25
years and growing strong.

DK country returns is a great game. It totally looks like a donkey kong country game should, however I wasnt a huge fan of the control scheme.

You have to motion the wiimote to do a roll attack, and I know its just me but I found this difficult to do on a consistent basis. I would have liked the ability to map this action to a button as opposed to motion-controls.

This game eventually became too difficult and frustrating for me. I had to leave it unfinished due to my inability to grasp the controls and being unable to finish the more difficult levels.

After reading all the negative reviews about this game I still rolled the dice and took a chance. And boy am I glad I did.

First I'll start by answering the gripes about the controls. Yes at first it does take a little getting use the shaking for most of the moves(rolling jump, ground pounding). By after the first set of levels the Wife and I had it down pretty good. After the end of the next set of levels it was second nature.

Now I heard some complaints about the graphics. It's a Wii. I don't know what people expect but if they're looking for Xbox or PS3 graphics you're not going to find it. Don't get me wrong I love all 3 systems for which each one offers something special, but the Wii lacks in that area.

The different locations you go to as you travel through the islands levels are a little bit the same by location. Like all the beach levels are similar. I do think each different place you go to does have unique and interesting levels. Like for instance the Tidal wave level, had a blast with that one!

I also read a review about only having two hearts and little direction. Well this game is pretty straight forward and if you want another heart for a difficult level then pay the 10g banana coins.

Overall I would definitely recommend this game. I tried Kirby but was just too... something. The wife and I stopped playing and put this game in. And we've been playing it till now. Played once through to beat it and then played through again to get all the "KONG" letters which will be needed later on. Kind of sad to send this one back we had that much fun playing it.

Hope this review helped, everyone have a happy holidays!

I really like this game. I've always liked the donkey kong games this one is just as much fun as the original version. This is the first ten I've given a game

First off I have to apologize because as much as I loved playing donkey kong country when I was 10...I did not like this at all. I was expecting so much more but it was because I remembered how much fun I had when I was 10. Im no longer 10 and its no longer 1996 which sucks. I wanted this to be a great game and it just wasnt, it was just like every other wii game for kids...slow, boring, and just not fun for me at all.

The boards are fairly repetitive, and it gets stale pretty quickly. The controls (especially the jump) are awkward, and on most of the boards there's really no room for error. The sound is pretty irritating after a while too. I did not care for the game at all.

I rarely have enjoyed many of the wii games and even less of them I buy. I WILL be buying this. It's a great game back in SNES days and it's an even better remake. This is a game for ALL ages. Put this on your que or you will be missing out.

pros
graphics
music
content

Cons
I'll let you know if I find one.

Just a cheap version of Mario bros. don't get it I sent it back the day I got it (unless your 9 or younger) not very fun disappointed

I am 26 and I was born in the 80s so I know Donkey Kong! I am great at the Original and I love that this game is Very Similar to Donkey Kong Country in A Lot of ways. But the game is a bit hard for me and I mean Hard. So hard the kids that I have playing it have a hard time getting thru levels. Its great graffics and awesome fun family game. But it seems like the levels got alot more advanced over the years. And the beggining of every level with the monkeys banging on the chest every single level. Got a bit irritating at times. Especially when the levels were so hard and you had to restart them. At one point I had a friend over playing the game and it was a level where you have to jump from barrel to barrel and he kept dying and the beggining of the game. Annoyed him more then the dying and having to start all over again. The monkeys beating on there chests just got annoying!
I was excited to see what the hype was all about with this Donkey Kong. But hopefully the next time they do a remake. They can have the option of skipping scence that can be annoying. And also a way to change the level from begginer to advanced to extra hard. I feel bad for my kids. Because for a family game its hard for me. And IM an adult who has played Donkey Kong Country, I have the originals on my Wii. I honestly would rather play the Originals compared to this. If a game is so annoying that I have to turn it off or if I die so many times that it makes me mad enough that I dont want to play it anymore. Then its not that great of a game. Sadly this is not a game that I will be buying until its like under 20.00 Im glad I did not run out and buy it right when it came out. Sorry Donkey Kong!