The weakest Donkey Kong Country is still pretty great

Polygon.com / 14.01.25

The weakest Donkey Kong Country is still pretty great

Donkey Kong Country Returns just wont stop returning. Players may recall the games initial launch for the Wii in 2010 and perhaps even the updated Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for the 3DS from 2013, but thats just the tip of the banana hoard. Returns was also reissued for both Wii and 3DS as part of the discount Nintendo Selects line, launched as a digital-only offering on the Wii U eShop, and even released for the Nvidia Shield in China as recently as 2019 (in 1080p and 60 frames per second, no less). Donkey Kong Country Returns HD for the Nintendo Switch takes aspects of each of these rereleases motion controls, bonus levels, enhanced visuals and packages them into the ultimate experience. Its easily the best the game has ever looked and felt, but with so many quality Donkey Kong Country outings (literally all of them) available on Switch, Returns HD often has a hard time measuring up. Its obvious from the start that the makers of Donkey Kong Country Returns, and by extension Retur...
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