Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Review

A review of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D by Mochlum

Plot
Some blocks of wood came out of a volcano and stole bananas to finance their EVIL PLAN! Donkey and Diddy go on an adventure to save their bananas.

While it isn't that deep... at all... it is... cute. 7/10 for plot.

Gameplay
So you have typical Donkey Kong Country gameplay. Roll around, befriend Diddy, collect bananas, solve puzzles, find secrets, jump from platform to platform, etc.

The gameplay is AWESOME! It is very addicting, and difficult. Not to mention it has some VERY creative level designs. The only problem is the difficulty can be a little cheap at times, but overall it is amaizng. 9/10 for gameplay.

Controls
The controls feature B to jump, Y to roll, A to... er, I don't think you use it. X and Y is for smashing the ground.

While way better then the Wii version's horribly unresponive motion controls, they still have a few minor problems. While overall really good, the roll button doesn't respond 40% of the time. Not as bad as the Wii's controls, but I think only the X button should've been for smashing, not the X AND Y buttons. If it was just X, the Y button would be for rolling only, making it more responive probably. They are overall 8/10.

Graphics
The game's textures are a bit toned down from the Wii version, and the 60 fps is gone, but does that make the graphics worse? NOT AT ALL!

The 3D is the best on 3DS. Better then Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Ocarina of Time 3D, and NSMB2 (actually, every 3DS game has better 3D effect then that game (rimshot)). It has amazingly detailed backgrounds, that are amazing to look at in 3D. Just, so detailed, with 3D that makes it look like it isn't a 2D platformer. Graphics get 10/10 for sure

Music
And the music, THE MUSIC! It is catchy, fitting, fun, jazzy, funky, pretty much everything that describes Donkey Kong Country music. Just listen to it, it is so catchy and awesome! Especially during gameplay. Music gets 10/10.

Overall
The game has fantastic gameplay, great graphics, catchy music, and is overall a great game. I recomend you buy it if you don't have the Wii one.

I give it 6 golden bananas/Shigeru Miyamoto.

Actually 9/10