If you're feeling particularly fancy, you can also use this for clearing long gaps - press the roll button, and you'll give yourself a burst of speed as you shoot forward off the cliff, with a push of the jump button landing you safely on the other side. Meanwhile, channelling the spirit of that other platforming icon Sonic, you can also curl up into a ball and roll your way through any enemies. First up is the ground pound, which either bursts open flowers in the background, or stuns enemies who seemingly can't take the shockwaves, letting you dispose of them safely. The long grass in particular is something to keep an eye out for - clutching on to the ceiling to scoot over a pit of spikes, or using it to get to higher ground will often make your path through the levels a lot easier - and help you come across some of the game's many hidden collectibles.Īlong with his incredible upper body strength (we can't even do the first monkey bar, yet alone go across them all), Donkey Kong has a few other special abilities that can help you out on your quest.

Whether you're swooping across a chasm on a vine like Tarzan, or keeping an eye out for the handy patches of long grass that cover certain walls or ceilings, all you have to do is hold the R Button to grab on, and you'll be able to swing, or climb up walls, or all over the ceilings to your heart's content. While in similar games, like New Super Mario Bros, you'll be spending most of your time on the floor, Donkey Kong channels his monkey roots, and can swing through the sky like there's no tomorrow - vine permitting. While Mario needs power ups to grow to a decent size or shoot fireballs, Donkey Kong's gigantic already, and has plenty of tricks up his furry sleeves. So far, it's so platformer-y, but Donkey Kong isn't your average platform hero.

In your quest to hunt down the thief (and to gather up any bananas that have been left lying around), it's up to you to make your way through dozens of detailed, nuanced, and often quite tricky levels as you hunt down your golden fruit.

There's the look of a gorilla who's spotted some bananas.

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