It's not exactly brutal-like the older games and Donkey Kong Country Returns before it Tropical Freeze feels pretty fair. Now that Retro is developing another follow-up, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, how are they going to top that? Complex got to sit down with the game and speak with Nintendo Assistant Manager of PR David Young, and a few things were revealed. Donkey Kong Country Returns proved every bit as deep, varied and challenging as its much older predecessors, and DKC fans rejoiced. True, the series was now in the hands of the talented Metroid Prime developers at Retro Studios, but Nintendo being Nintendo there was a fear that things might get-how to put it?-simplified.

Regardless, these games never get old, no matter how many times you play them.īut when Nintendo revived the classic franchise with Donkey Kong Country Returnsfans were worried. Even the graphics have aged well-of course, it helps that back then they were mind-blowing good. Donkey Kong Country is one of those retro video game series that's still just as fun when you play it today.

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