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GAME: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Game Review




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LinkTSwordmaster



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:33 pm Reply with quote
I've been blowing through the SNES DKC games since they were released, and I'd glady use Wiimote+Nunchuck controls every single time I did Returns on the Wii - they were incredibly accurate and slamming the ground had a really good feel to it by drumming the controllers.

There was already news mentions that co-op is busted on this new version because of a change in how fast enemies' bodies leave the screen, and until that gets fixed & if the motion controls have been completely removed (I'd assume the Switch gyro isn't going to be as pin-point as the Wiimote, but....) this is a hard pass since the Wii version still seems weirdly-superior.

It's still a very solid DKC game (played solo, unless co-op was fixed), and I say that as someone that finds Diddy's Kong Quest to be one of the best side-scroller games ever made.
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WoodDude



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 1:27 pm Reply with quote
I skipped out on a lot of the Wii library specifically because of the motion controls. Genuinely can not stand them a single bit and have zero interest in using them. But I already played the 3DS version of Donkey Kong Country Returns so I don't really feel the need to double dip. I'm glad to see versions of games coming out without motion control requirements, although some games don't work that well as a result.
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EmeraldSaucer



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 03, 2025 5:09 pm Reply with quote
Sadly the co-op is busted and they somehow made the load times worse than the other two versions of the game, not really worth full price
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