Retro Corner: Donkey Kong Country 2 (Super NES) Review · 12:19pm Oct 1st, 2022
A new edition of Retro Corner Reviews is up, and it is time to review a game I play every Autumn. The game is Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Super NES and for some odd reason it reminds me of the Autumn season. Maybe it has something to do with the setting being in dingy areas like a swamp or a haunted forest. The funny thing for me is it’s not the only game to give this feeling just take Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Super Metroid also gives me those vibes oddly enough as its dreadful atmosphere played up to that. Even then DKC2 isn’t the only seasonal style game present as DKC3 had more of a wintery appearance. These types of games centered around these holidays is always something I play traditionally every year.
Now, DKC2 is among my favorite games to play not only because of the season but due to being a fantastic classic. It took everything great about the first DKC and multiplied this by ten times. That is what Nintendo did with Super Mario Bros 3 by taking the first game’s format and bringing the series to new heights. The jump between DKC1 and its sequel is nearly the same as the gameplay mechanics and broader visuals were tweaked here. The theme this time is about K. Rool turning to a life of a pirate captain as now the Kremlins have become that. However, Captain K. Rool seeks revenge on the Kong family by kidnapping Donkey himself and taking him to Crocodile Island. Now, Diddy and his girlfriend Dixie must go to Crocodile Island — the Kremlins’ stronghold — to save Donkey from K. Rool and his gang of pirates. Unlike the last entry, the stakes were raised higher beyond trying to save a banana horde that oddly enough doesn’t mold.
