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Even better than the first one!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 24 / 24
Date: December 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

In the original Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong went on an adventure to try and get their mounds of bananas back, but this second adventure will be a bit different.

The Kongs' biggest villain, Kaptain K. Rool (a huge crocodile) has taken Donkey Kong as a hostage, so it's up to Diddy Kong and his girlfriend, Dixie Kong, to get him back.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is a lot like Donkey Kong Country, except that it's even better. It didn't seem possible at the time for a 16-bit game, but this one has even better graphics than the original, better sound effects and music, and it's even more fun. There are new, helpful characters such as Wrinkly Kong (who saves your game), new animal buddies such as a snake with major hangtime, an awesome spider who has really got the science of web-making down to an art, and Rambi the rhino and Enguarde the swordfish are back and better than ever! Oh yeah, Dixie Kong is new too. She can twirl her head full of hair, which enables her to fight the force of gravity for a little while.

But what really makes Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest even better than the original is that it has more levels, and a lot more variety. There are even more secrets, more gameplay elements, and bigger and meaner bosses. When it comes to gameplay, the levels are more interactive, and there are a lot more things to collect and do. Instead of just collecting tons of bananas and extra lives (there's still a bunch of those waiting to be collected), there are 75 Kremcoins, a specially hidden DK coin in each level, and more, that gives this game unbelievable replay value.

Just like Donkey Kong Country, Diddy's Kong Quest is a 1-2 player game. You can play by yourself, or you can play with a friend in either competition mode or team mode.

In my book, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the best game in the series, and not only is it one of the best games for the Super Nintendo, and one of the best platformers, it's one of the best video games of all time. If you liked the original, or if you like action/adventure games that never get old, I recommend getting Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. You will NOT regret it!

Excellent game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

In my opinion, this is the greatest of all the DKC games out there. A much better adventure, and two different endings. Not to mention the new Dixie Kong. She's probably the best character of all the DKC games. You can do more stuff, and there are many more levels to explore. Like "The Lost World" levels. Collect all 75 Kremkoins (You'll probably need a players guide for that), and you can get the alternate ending. You need to rescue DK. This is my favorite Final Boss fight in all the DKC games too. This was a thrilling game.

I Was Surprised When I First Saw This Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Three years ago my aunt and uncle was babysitting us and they rented this game.I loved it a whole lot,but after I beat "KROWS NEST",and "HOT HEAD HOP" I couldn't get 15 Kremcoins or beat the level after that.A few months later someone else that rented this game got it up to the third level in"krem Quay. My brother got it for christmas that year. About the game.This game has 50 levels. You can ride or transform into 7 anmials like Rambi,Squaks,Enguarde,Rattly,Squitter,Glimmer,and,clapper. Your mission is to rescue DK who was kidnapped by Kapt. K.rool by beating 5 bosses.This the sequal to Donkey Kong Country.I have the sequal to this game. -Rob Close 7/8/01

One of the best platformers for the SNES.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If it weren't for that stupid kid's negative review, the overall score would be a perfect 5. Looks like he's afraid of the challange. He's also scared of the music. I hate kid's reviews...

Graphics:10/10: A beautiful feast for the eyes. The graphics look better than the first!

Music:10/10: Great music! From the pirate-y music in the first world, to the spooky tune of Gloomy Gulch.

Sound:10/10: Just gotta love Diddy's monkey rap!

Gameplay:10/10: This time, you got Diddy and Dixie. They can now team-up and find secrets! You can also look for coins and get things such as hints, lost levels, or making Cranky like you!:) There is also a quiz from Swanky! You can save at the Kong Kollege, but make sure you carry some banana coins!

Overall, better than the first. Also, this game is going to be rereleased for the GBA later on! Buy it!

one of the best games ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

very fun great sequel better than first

Best of all DKC's`

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I love this game for the graphics, the music and the cool level design.

Definatly a challenge, trying to find all the DK coins and rescuing Donkey kong. I have completed most of the game and all of the kremling world. (ya know, the weird lookin place with the psychidellic volcano) I say this is definatly the best and always fun to play... now only if they would come out with it on a portable system...

Anyway, buy this game, its sure to delight.

This game hooked me and I couldn't stop!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a really good game my son and I had lots of fun playing it day after day and nights too. We even went out and hunted for the players guide. When we found it, it really helped and now we're almost to the famous lost level. My son's 14 by the way and I'm 44 so you're never to old to play, well, almost never!

Classic 2D Platformer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Donkey Kong Country series was the reason I purchased a Super Nintendo. Simply put, Donkey Kong Country 2 is a classic that no fan of old school platformers should be without!

The Good:

The Graphics are Excelllent (the best on the SNES)
The controls are easy to learn and very smooth
The variety of the levels is incredible- there are roller coaster levels, hot air balloon riding levels, and much more
The Boss battles are ingenius and amazingly fun. The best part of the game.
There is an excellent strategy guide available for it (The Official Nintendo Power one)
British Humor is hillarious
Many secrets

The Bad:

Pretty easy game
Can become a little boring near the end
Compared to modern day 3D platformers (which are mostly inspired by this series), the graphics and gameplay might seem rather outdated to some gamers
Story is rather nonexistent

Overall, Donkey Kong Country 2 is a fine addition to anybody's video game collection. A revolutionary game that is still great fun. The excellent level design and the multitude of secrets will have you playing for a long time. A classic.

better than the first

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

it works!just in case you can't get all 75 krem coins:in the first level,go inside the cabin.come out and jump over the 2 bananas.go over to the first set of barrels with the crocodile on it.jump and get the bunch of bananas.go back to the two bananas and jump over them again.go inside the cabin and this time get the balloon.go outside and jump over the two bananas.go back to the barrels and get the bunch of bananas again.go back and make sure to remember to jump over the two bananas.go inside and a krem coin will appear.you have won all 75.

A decade later, yet still very entertaining!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game about ten years ago for my birthday, needless to say, I was entranced by the stunning beauty of this game. Being a fan of the original Donkey Kong Country, I loved its amazing sequal.

The plot: DK gets kidnapped by K.Rool. It's up to Diddy and Dixie to save him now. You have eight worlds to traverse to, amazing environments to get through, and dozens of baddies to stomp. Classic DK country.

How about the graphics...probably the best I've seen for the SNES; the paralax scrolling is maginificent. On pirate ship levels, the water in the background is 3-dimensional and scrolls at different paces. The graphics are very clear and vivid, and really bring out the sharpness in the game. This game has adopted the theme of pirates; remember all the kremlings in DKC 1? Now they all have pirate clothing and peglegs and stuff.

Speaking of kremlings, let's run through the bestiary. From hopping kremlings to invincible zingers (bees), the enemy range is very wide; each enemy has its own strengths and weaknesses. One particualr kremling dual-wields two swords, and is only vulnerable when he gets them stuck in the ground. There are also different colored variations of enemies; the pink version of this kremling has his swirds stuck in the ground for a much shorter amount of time, so it's tougher to kill him.

Level design--this is an amazing part; there is so much diversity of stages in the game, it's not even funny. There are carnival stages where you're on a roller coaster trying to dodge closing gates, there is a giant haunted mansion where fifty-foot ghosts chase you down while you're driving a rusty old minecart, and there are levels in which you are underwater. Did you think there were only these level types? Guess again: pirate ships, ship sails, lava, boiling water levels, giant towers with toxic water following you up, sunken sea ships, forests of thorn bushes, etc. I could go on and on.

The music is amazing. The theme of the bramble forest levels is particularly awesome to listen to while you're playing; I sometimes pause the game just to listen to that song play. Or you could listen to the mysterious tune of the gloomy gulch stages, which are also cool.

Even if you beat this game, there is still plenty more to do: collect all the DK coins. Collect all the Bonus game coins. Comlete World 8: The Lost World. This game will never have you bored.

As far as difficulty goes, this game has got it all; the first level? A baby could do it. However, there is a level near the end of the game called "Toxic Tower," in which intoxicated water floods the inside of a tower while you struggle to climb up and up and up away from it. All in all, the more worlds you master, the tougher the levels are.

And now for some hints:
--On the map screen, when your character is standing on a level, its name will appear. If there is an exclamation point next to the level name, it means you have all the Bonus coins there. If there's a DK symbol, then you've found the DK coin.

--Collect banana coins! Use them to save your game at Wrinkly Kong's house, to ask for secret gameplay hints from Cranky (which are VERY handy) and to warp to worlds that you've previously visited in Funky's Flights, or to compete in Swanky's minigames to earn extra lives.

The fun never stops! If you have an SNES, get this game. If you don't, then buy the system and this game. You'll regret it.

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