


And while many of Shacknews' original criticisms on the game still stand, some of the game's more artisitc elements have aged pretty well. For the purposes of this review, it's a chance to look back at and see what four years of perspective have done to Retro Studios' second take on the DKC license. Think of Donkey Kong as the anti-Kirby in that respect.ĭonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on the Nintendo Switch is more than a way to offer a few new bells and whistles on a game that a good chunk of the gaming public might have missed the first time in 2014. Retro Studios has fully grasped this and arguably peaked with Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, a 2014 Wii U effort that is largely remembered for being one of the most difficult games to hit that console. While it looks like a certain other Nintendo platforming series, the DKC games set themselves apart by being a tad more difficult. The Donkey Kong Country series knows exactly what it is and what it sets out to be.
