9/10
DK is the Kong of 2d platformers
30 May 2023
Donkey Kong Country is one of the best 2d platformers of all time, and it's sequel doesn't fall short either. This game has some very creative level design and it does things that a lot of platformers nowadays would be scared to do. Really the things you see in levels are sometimes on the level of insanity that you see in modern difficult indie 2d platformers, and it's great.

There are so many ideas jampacked into the game, almost every level feels like a brand new and unique idea and it never stops throwing those new ideas at you. In one level you could be using the updraft to ascend up a perilous well and in the next one you'll be freezing the rising water by jumping on seals.

Like most SNES games, the presentation is still great to this day, but thanks to the unique art direction of these games, they are some of the best looking ones on the console. The amount of detail in the animations and the backgrounds is insane.

Still, the graphics and gameplay being as good as they are, the hands down best part about DKC is the music. The quiet but catchy tunes are all memorable and atmospheric.

Still prefer the first game, but this was a very good sequel.
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