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Need For Jungle Speed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 30 / 36
Date: October 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Back when Nintendo made the Gamecube, there have been a lot of games that relied on the pounding of specialty bongos, and those were made for Donkey Kong. With games like Donkey Konga and its sequel, and the thrill of action from beating up villians and foe kongs from the challenging Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, we've been pounding back into Donkey Kong and his heart all over again. But, now he has made his debut with a new game onto the Wii, that captures the need for jungle speed. This hasn't been the only time Donkey Kong has made it into the racing era. While he made before from being a character on the Mario kart franchise for years, this one takes a beating and keeps on playing for the Wii.

Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast for the Nintendo Wii, brings Donkey Kong into a new generation of pounding action. The gameplay of course takes the bongo control gameplay, as you use your Wii remote and nunchuck controller to pound and steer Donkey Kong, and his family friends Diddy, Dixie, Tiny Kong, and his foes the Kremlins, those vulgar alligators from the Donkey Kong Country series, through 16 different courses. The graphics look beautiful as you go through courses ranging from the snowy mountains, to the sunny streams. As you race, you try to add up bananas to boost your speed, with trilling wild moves, and hover through wicked stunts. There are also great shortcuts to uncover that take full action of the Wii controllers, with Mine Carts, animal friends, and barrel cannons which blast you into orbit. There are also a few extras items here that range from extra bananas, to whirlwinds that snatch bananas from other racers as you race your way through the game.

All in all, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast was originally set to be made for the Gamecube, but does a much better job as a title on the Nintendo Wii. While there are other more well-profiled racing titles coming for the Wii like the upcoming Mario Kart Wii and Need For Speed: Prostreet, and more high-profiled games like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast is a fun and thrilling title that brings in the fun well as a great racing title. I really recommend this as a great buy for any Wii owner.

Graphics: B+

Sound: B

Control: B

Fun & Enjoyment: B 1/2+ for solo players; A- for multiplayers

Overall: B+

Kong will entertain you well

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is not meant for hardcore racing fans of GT and Dirt.

Excellent game for children and family. Controls work very well. This game is very very enjoyable. Easy to pick up and play. As with every other game from Nintendo there is lot of content to go around. Iam seeing this game on sale most of the times, pick it up you wont go wrong. Multi-player/party mode is one of the main strengths of this game.

Good start

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My fiance got me this game for Xmas and we had just received a Wii from her parents. We played for quite a few hours the first few days and I was pretty impressed. The gameplay is a lot like Diddy King Racing for the N64 and pretty much removed the RPG element. The game keeps you up and moving and the variety of elements on each course keep you into the action every lap. My fiance is not the best at video games so she was happy just running into things and coming in last. I am very competetive and found myself doing pretty well from the start. The game does get more difficult though and I had to repeat races a few times. One additional nice feature is that you are given a letter grade for each race at the end to match up with your time. This was helpful on Rookie level especially since you dust the competition and have no idea whether or not you did well. This didn't get 5 stars because I would have liked to see more of an RPG element to even tie the races together. I like games to sequence the races as if you are getting better or advancing toward an end goal. This could partly be because I am a big fan of the Donkey Kong series since it was turned RPg on the SNES and I have become used to it. The racing, though, is worht the buy on its own.

Barrel Blast Racing Is The Best Racing I've Ever Seen!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is the most exhilarating racing game I've ever seen! It's moves are high-tech and the fun is endless! That's what I love about this game! There are 16 different courses to choose from. You can play as 16 characters from the Donkey Kong universe.

There are eight kongs (Donkey, Diddy, Tiny, Dixie, Lanky, & others). There are also eight kremlings (Kritter, Kass, Kip, Kallypso, King K Rool, & others).

Althought most of these characters have to be unlocked by beating cups, but that only makes it more fun! I highly recommend this game to those who love racing!

Great kid game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My grandkids have really enjoyed this game. I have a 10yr old grandson and a 5yr old granddaughter and both of them love this game. It is a great game for all ages and requires some stamina and coordination. I would recommend this game to anyone with kids.

tough

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

this game although very interesting requires a lot of energy and co-ordination. you need to swing your arms up and down vigorously in order to move fast enough and this can get very tiring and loose it's fun appeal very quickly. if you're only looking for a racing game, get mario kart instead. loads more fun and easier to play.

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