Donkey Kong Country 2 is an absolute classic! The level design is crazy creative, the soundtrack is one of the best on the SNES, and Dixie Kong adds a whole new layer of fun to the platforming with her helicopter spin. It's tough as nails but super satisfying to beat. Some of the bonus levels get a bit frustrating, and finding all the secrets takes forever, but if you love challenging platformers, this one's a must-play.
It builds upon every good part of the first game, a timeless classic
It's so bizzarre how DKC2 is able to remain one of the best 2D platformers to this day.
It's so good that it was alone able to turn what was for all intent and purposes a "DK OC made by Rare" into one of Nintendo's biggest icons, stnaidng out to this day (despite his mixed representations in future titles),
It presents immaculate movement, letting you keep your momentum and enjoy the really creative levels on different paces. And this is even without considering the amount of secrets each level has in terms of collectibles and side modes where you get to play as the Animal Buddies.
In terms of the vibes of the game, I love that Rare made a Rayman 2 approach before Rayman 2: the island you known from the first game has now been taken over by pirates, leading to darker and more menacing environments.
But the game doesn't stop at that: it's still able to present a charm like no other nintendo platformer is able to, with its sharp and humorous writing, the incredible visual characterization of any character and enemy, and an atmosphere that sometimes can feel.... oniric or magical.
The fact that an emotional piece of music like Stickerbush Symphony originates from a 1995 game about silly monkeys and crocodiles is incredible.
My only nitpick with this game is that I feel like the addition of Dixie as the "easier" playable character kind of leave diddy to feel a bit off.
Diddy still controls amazingly, don't get me wrong, but the fact that he is standing next to a character with the ability to hover makes him shine a bit less in my opinion: I kinda wish they added something to his gameplay to compensate for this lack of peculiar ability.
But aside from this weird rant.... yeah DKC2 is a masterpiece: easily the best game in the DK franchise.
It's so good that it was alone able to turn what was for all intent and purposes a "DK OC made by Rare" into one of Nintendo's biggest icons, stnaidng out to this day (despite his mixed representations in future titles),
It presents immaculate movement, letting you keep your momentum and enjoy the really creative levels on different paces. And this is even without considering the amount of secrets each level has in terms of collectibles and side modes where you get to play as the Animal Buddies.
In terms of the vibes of the game, I love that Rare made a Rayman 2 approach before Rayman 2: the island you known from the first game has now been taken over by pirates, leading to darker and more menacing environments.
But the game doesn't stop at that: it's still able to present a charm like no other nintendo platformer is able to, with its sharp and humorous writing, the incredible visual characterization of any character and enemy, and an atmosphere that sometimes can feel.... oniric or magical.
The fact that an emotional piece of music like Stickerbush Symphony originates from a 1995 game about silly monkeys and crocodiles is incredible.
My only nitpick with this game is that I feel like the addition of Dixie as the "easier" playable character kind of leave diddy to feel a bit off.
Diddy still controls amazingly, don't get me wrong, but the fact that he is standing next to a character with the ability to hover makes him shine a bit less in my opinion: I kinda wish they added something to his gameplay to compensate for this lack of peculiar ability.
But aside from this weird rant.... yeah DKC2 is a masterpiece: easily the best game in the DK franchise.
Donkey Kong pero sin Donkey Kong, el juego.
THE FUCKING SOUNDTRACK IS INSANE. also the game is realy good i guess.
Idk wtf those british mfs were cooking with this one but they delivered big time. Best 2d platformer on the console and still one of the best almost 30 years later.
i don’t like squawks
A pesar de que el DKC es un juego sublime, esta es de esas raras ocasiones donde la 2da parte es mejor, aunque no por mucho. Hasta la fecha uno de los mejores plataformeros de todos los tiempos, un clásico atemporal.