New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Comments by Dan Pearson
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Ignatius_Cheese
11/06/09 @ 10:08
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Brilliant game. Absolutely loved it on the Cube. In fact, went back to playing this at the weekend.
For those who missed out first time around, it sounds as though the controls should make it easily accessible. As a first title for Nintendo Tokyo, it is a fine achievement. I'll be sticking with the bongos though... ;o) |
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Triggerhappytel
11/06/09 @ 10:15
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I nearly bought this on the Cube a couple of months back from a little bric-a-brac shop with bongos for a fiver - didn't get it because I have enough games I never play cluttering up the place. Perhaps I should go back and see if it's still there.
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greenthumb
11/06/09 @ 10:15
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"..like a hippy with particularly adhesive locks, you were dreadfully attached..." oh dear....
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Ninja_Tino
11/06/09 @ 10:22
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Will definitely get it, as I missed it on the cube but those bongos still sound brilliant. I may have to hunt around for it.
Oh and also, did the developers also create Super Mario Galaxy?
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Purchased it last Friday and my son finished it over the weekend, with at least two crests on most kingdoms - three even on some. He enjoyed it more than the GameCube original probably to the more sensible control scheme. Cracking little game, there's so much fun to be had in either the original or the updated form; definitely recommended if you like this sort of game...
PS. Like Ignatius I still prefer the bongos, if only for the adrenaline-rushing, heart-pumping, palms-sweating gameplay :) EDIT: @Ninja_Tino: AFAIK yes; Super Mario Galaxy and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was created by the same developing team. They also share similar gameplay elements if you look closely.
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scouserfuller9
11/06/09 @ 10:34
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@Tomo - Have you tried turning the box cover around? It has two different sides with one looking more like an original Wii games box art.
Done the whole game with all the crests already. Apart from the bosses which take far more damage out of you than in the original version the game is actually far, far easier than with the Bongos. Part of this is probably down to having already played the GC version though. |
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chubster2010
11/06/09 @ 12:12
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Awesome, awesome game - one of the few Gamecube re-releases that I would whole hearted recommend picking up. Buy it (but get the original with the bongo's if possible!).
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turnget2005
11/06/09 @ 13:30
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@eurogamer
is this review in response to Mr Moore saying that you guys cant usually be bothered to review wii games? ;) |
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the review doesnt explain properly how the nunchuck/wiimote replace the bongos?
am i shaking them as if i was playing the bongos (eww!) - or controlling this like a normal platfomer? How much "Waggle" is there (i refuse to play another game where waggling replaces jumps - as it's inprecise)?? etc etc etc. |
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If you manage to collect 1000 bananas at the end of a kingdom, you will be awarded a third crest. Once you have collected all three crests on all three kingdoms of the barrel you're playing in, a hidden fourth kingdom will unlock.
So, there are at least four hidden kingdoms to unlock (which, if I recall correctly, was also the case with the GameCube original)... |
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The game was a masterpiece on the cube. An arcade highs core fest of a platformer. The combo system added so much depth to an otherwise simple game.
I'm not sure about the review's interpretation of the story though... "The story is rock-solid Nintendo fare: DK's kingdom has been ravaged by the rulers of the various other fruity realms, and his stash of bananas appropriated. In order to restore his pride and nutritional balance, you must retrieve them from the clutches of various apes, warthogs, birds and robotic, elephantine artillery pieces." I saw it as more, one day DK was walking along and punched a tree stump because he was angry and then the sun rose and he stood up and beat his chest and carried on as he does every day, fighting everyone and eating bananas. Best story. |
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johnlenham
12/06/09 @ 22:46
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@ Smelly
I got this earlier today and its really run I was grining like an ape ( ;p) through the first 6 stages! you control movment with the nunchuck, A to jump (?) then to perform sound wave "attacks" you shake the mote. Also there little sections where you have to do drum type movements with both controls. Probably didnt explain it very well but its awesome. |
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