Donkey Kong Country Returns

Take off with a barrel-blasting adventure!
Help DK and Diddy Kong recover their precious banana hoard from the villainous Tiki Tak Tribe in this visually enhanced version of the Wii™ game. Stomp enemies, blast through barrels, and ride rockets, minecarts, and even Rambi the Rhino in 80 levels across nine worlds, including the additional levels from the Nintendo 3DS™ version. You can even join up with a buddy for two-player local co-op!


Stomp, blast, and roll across Donkey Kong Island
Platform your way across DK Island’s vibrant and obstacle-filled levels. You’ll be stomping and rolling through environments ranging from jungle to volcano.

Swing into action as Donkey Kong
Some levels will have you swinging on vines, blasting through barrels, 
or riding things like mine carts, rockets, and Rambi the Rhino.

Deal with obstacles and enemies the DK way
Execute moves like Ground Pound, Roll, Blow, and Grab and Cling.

Work together to find those bananas!
Team up with a friend and take on the Tiki Tak Tribe together as DK and Diddy in two-player local co-op. Pelt foes with Diddy’s Peanut Popgun and hover using his Barrel Jet. If you’re playing solo, break open a DK barrel to find Diddy Kong—he’ll take damage instead of DK!

Two ways to play
Play the game as it was first designed for the Wii system or reduce the difficulty for extra hearts and other goodies to make your journey a little easier.

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Platformer
Released
November 21, 2010
ESRB
e
Developer(s)
Retro Studios, Nintendo
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
Unreal Engine 2
Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer

Take off with a barrel-blasting adventure!
Help DK and Diddy Kong recover their precious banana hoard from the villainous Tiki Tak Tribe in this visually enhanced version of the Wii™ game. Stomp enemies, blast through barrels, and ride rockets, minecarts, and even Rambi the Rhino in 80 levels across nine worlds, including the additional levels from the Nintendo 3DS™ version. You can even join up with a buddy for two-player local co-op!


Stomp, blast, and roll across Donkey Kong Island
Platform your way across DK Island’s vibrant and obstacle-filled levels. You’ll be stomping and rolling through environments ranging from jungle to volcano.

Swing into action as Donkey Kong
Some levels will have you swinging on vines, blasting through barrels, 
or riding things like mine carts, rockets, and Rambi the Rhino.

Deal with obstacles and enemies the DK way
Execute moves like Ground Pound, Roll, Blow, and Grab and Cling.

Work together to find those bananas!
Team up with a friend and take on the Tiki Tak Tribe together as DK and Diddy in two-player local co-op. Pelt foes with Diddy’s Peanut Popgun and hover using his Barrel Jet. If you’re playing solo, break open a DK barrel to find Diddy Kong—he’ll take damage instead of DK!

Two ways to play
Play the game as it was first designed for the Wii system or reduce the difficulty for extra hearts and other goodies to make your journey a little easier.

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