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    Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

    Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Feb 13, 2014

    Donkey Kong Island is being threatened by a group of vikings called the Snowmads who kicked the Kongs off their island and covered it in snow and ice. Play Donkey, Diddy, Dixie, and for the first time ever, Cranky Kong and travel across multiple islands to reclaim your home in this 2D platformer by Retro Studios.

    galacticjelly's Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) review

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    Platforming Bliss

    Packed with inventive and joyful levels, this is one of the best games on the Wii U. It boasts an immensely satisfying difficulty curve that increases gently without any abrupt spikes. There's a flow and rhythm at play here that few other platformers can capture. Tropical Freeze will blow you away with some of its platforming set pieces; featuring levels that shift and change dynamically as you progress through it's 7 unique worlds. The fact that you get to play while listening to David Wise's wonderful score is the icing on the cake. I adore this game, and if you enjoy 2D platformers at all, you would do yourself well to give this game a try.

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      Sparkling with life, ruined by the controls. 0

      By now it shouldn't come as a surprise to no one but these new games don't really do the original Donkey Kong Country franchise its justice. The base games were the most spectacular experiences anyone could have in gaming, these new ones aren't exactly bad in the new style they've chosen, but the controls ruin it nevertheless.At first it was the abysmal wiimote, then came the 3DS version, and we were certain the nightmare was real, unchanging. The problem with the controls were half addressed i...

      1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

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