Review Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Switch) - Aping A Retro Classic ...

The fact that it’s $79.99 — another fully priced Nintendo remaster — makes it even worse. And so, while Donkey Kong Country Returns remains a great game in 2025, this HD version, which makes marginal ...

The first Donkey Kong Country game first came out on the SNES in 1994, developed by Rare. Donkey Kong first made his debut in 1981 with the self-titled arcade game. The Donkey Kong Country series has ...

Donkey Kong Country Returns gave Wii owners a new game that drew inspiration from the Rare developed trilogy, while adding several new ideas and concepts. Nearly 15 years later, that game has ...

This remaster’s reveal felt like the wrong game at the wrong time, but it only took a few minutes of running across a decently spruced up Donkey Kong Island to realize Returns is still one of ...

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a perfectly good game, but it will be Nintendo’s most underwhelming release in 2025. Those who’ve already played this platformer from Retro Studios on Wii or ...

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a passable remaster of an amazing platformer – more modern improvements and a larger graphical update would have been nice, but this is still one of the ...

It was one of the best-looking games on the Wii and even with little in the way of improvements this still looks great 15 years later. Of course, in the original Donkey Kong arcade game ...

No new exclusive content Clunky controls add to the frustration of challenging platforming Not done away with all instant death design Mario may be Nintendo’s mascot but you shouldn’t discount Donkey ...

For a game about collecting bananas and throwing barrels, Donkey Kong Country Returns is surprisingly inventive. The game, which originally launched on the Wii in 2010, takes the classic SNES side ...