A worthy successor to the DKC series that's packed with flavor, personality and polish. The addition of Cranky and Dixie Kong is fantastic (great abilities) but that's not why the game stands tall. It's gorgeous, great to listen to, smartly designed, extremely creative, extremely well crafted, has a lot of nods to the original trilogy, and is just a ton of fun to play. A game manages to both be true to its predecessors while also being wholly original at the same time. Wonderful revival! <3