

K. Rool has kidnapped the Kongs! Can Donkey Kong rescue his friends, reclaim the Golden Bananas and save his homeland from certain doom? Take out some Kremlings with Chunky's Pineapple Launcher or Lanky's Trombone. Float through the air using Tiny's Ponytail Twirl. Even rocket to the sky with Diddy's Jetbarrel!
PlatformAdventureActionComedygravityphotographyminigamesguitar playingdeathfairymultiple protagonistsmultiple endingsartificial intelligencejunglecameralevel selectionNintendo 64, Wii U
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Character
Plot-driven, resolved, cool and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64, Wii U
- Developer
- Rare
- Publisher
- Nintendo, Gradiente
- Released
- November 22, 1999
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- Third person
IGDB rating 7.4/10 from 191 ratings.
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Both plot-driven, resolved, cool.
Both plot-driven, classical in form, resolved.
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