Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rareware in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters featured in the game are the titular character, Donkey Kong and his nephew, Diddy Kong. Together the two swing, climb, jump, swim, cartwheel, ride animals, and blast out of barrels on their way to recover their stolen bannanas from the evil King K. Rool and his Kremling army. The adventure takes you through a variety of different environments and levels that continually change up gameplay. Donkey Kong Country also provides plenty of opportunities for exploration with almost every level having a multitude of collectible, shortcuts, and hidden bonus areas.
Story, Linearity- really simple story that has little depth, plus the going from stage to stage with no break for any meaning behind it from a strong narrative makes is cumbersome at times.
Very fun and fast action platformer, really good music in it, some parts were tricky at best but overall wasn’t nearly as hard as I expected. A classic.
Score Breakdown
“The Tale”
Story- 6
Pacing- 7
Characters- 7
Originality- 9
Linearity- 6
Length- 9
Epicness- 7
“The Presentation”
Visuals- 9
Display- 7
Music- 8
Sound FX- 8
“The Mechanics”
Ease of Use- 7
Innovation- 8
Replayability- 8