Donkey Kong Country: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Donkey Kong Country (1994) is a platform video game developed by Rare, available on SNES, Wii, WiiU, New 3DS, SFAM. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 83/100 on IGDB.

What is Donkey Kong Country about?

Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters featured in the game are the titular character, Donkey Kong and his nephew, Diddy Kong. Together the two swing, climb, jump, swim, cartwheel, ride animals, and blast out of barrels on their way to recover their stolen bannanas from the evil King K. Rool and his Kremling army. The adventure takes you through a variety of different environments and levels that continually change up gameplay. Donkey Kong Country also provides plenty of opportunities for exploration with almost every level having a multitude of collectible, shortcuts, and hidden bonus areas.

Key details

Donkey Kong Country was released in 1994 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: SNES, Wii, WiiU, New 3DS, SFAM. Developer: Rare.

Should you play Donkey Kong Country?

A solid 83/100 aggregate score makes Donkey Kong Country a safe pick for fans of platform.