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DON-KEY KONG-GA

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: May 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is different to many others because of its unique controller - a set of bongo drums. I originally bought this game for my mother who is a fan of Nintendo's characters and loves Bongos but this game was a little too hard for her and not fun.
The actual gameplay consists of a bar with a combination of either blue stars, yellow circles, red circles or purple circles, which stand for hitting the left drum, hitting the right drum, clapping and hitting both drums together.
The game itself features 30 songs from artists (always American, never Japanese which is VERY disappointing!) and Nintendo themes.
As the song plays, the different symbols run along the bar and you have to match the right action to get points (and coins in only one section to buy items/songs/etc.)
My mother got bored with the same repetitive motions all the time and stopped playing soon after I'd bought it for her. Even the multiplayer isn't interesting as it just features `get higher points'.
And if you want bonus games, bongo sounds, etc. you can only earn coins to buy these things in one section and you have to keep redoing the same songs to get up your coin total which can take along time when you earn around 100 coins each go and some music costs 9999.
Overall if you're a fan of Donkey Konga, I think you'll like this but it's not something to waste your money on, on a rainy day. Try Eyetoy on the PS2 instead.

not bad, could be even better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: September 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is not bad. you beat LEFT, RIGHT, BOTH, CLAP according to the music notes that scroll across the screen.

however, for some songs, the beat of the song doesn't match that of the appearing note, even for the simple level. on the difficult level, the notes come out just too fast and you can't even match that to the tempo, not to mention you have to match the LEFT/RIGHT/BOTH/CLAP. can you do 5 or 6 LEFT/RIGHT/BOTH/CLAP within 2, 3 seconds without mistake? to me, maybe that's possible if the notes is memorized... but is this a game about memorization?

also, this game could improve by setting a mode that a "star" comes out instead of the LEFT/RIGHT/BOTH/CLAP, and with the star you can do LEFT/RIGHT/BOTH/CLAP and it still count as a "match". that way, it can be simpler and it can work like the taiko drum master on ps2.

Gameplay = Great, Music = Mediocre

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love the bongo idea, it's actually a really fun game. However, if this game had a wider selection of songs, I'd give it a five.

If you ask me, 30 songs isn't enough. It'd be nice if one could unlock the rest, and ending up with at least 75 songs, like most music games have, i.e. DDR.

Also, I found that this game has mostly oldies tunes. I don't enjoy oldies all that much...it'd be better if we could get some newer songs in this game. Like, hits from nowadays. Yes, we can have SOME oldies songs in the game, but just a few. After all, kids and teens are most likely to be playing this game, and what do they listen to? New stuff.

So, only buy this game if you care about gameplay, and not about music, because, this isn't really a music game, with such a small selection of music.

sweet game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: July 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

the new bongos make the game better then others. but if u what to play with 2 or more u need more bongos or more controlers. all in all it rocks.

Great fun - Great songs

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 22
Date: May 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I picked up Donkey Konga (the first one) after I got Donkey Konga 2, because of the great song list in Donkey Konga. The graphics aren't quite as good, but it's just as much fun!

In essence you get 30 reproductions of songs to sing along with - from classics like Louie Louie to classic music songs, from Legend of Zelda to the Pokemon theme song. I really LOVE this song collection and think they provide songs that all ages will enjoy.

There are different levels of gameplay, from beginner to advanced. In fact, if you do really well, you can earn remix versions of songs and buy truly advanced versions to play along with. Plus, there are multiplayer versions that let multiple players play together or in competition with each other.

There are mini-games to test your skills, and a shop where you can trade in your earned points for new bongo sets.

I've heard some people say they get bored after a few months of playing the same songs over and over again. Heck, most games out there only keep your interest for a week or two! Plus, half the fun here is simply playing along. If you were in a band, would you complain on tour that you were tired of playing the same songs? :)

Really, you get all the fun of Donkey Konga 2 plus a far better song set. The minor drop in graphics really isn't a big deal at all. Of course it'd be great if, like with the XBox, you could simply download new song sets that you enjoyed. That way they could let you buy one game, and then download whatever types of songs you liked to sing. Kids could download the kid songs, adults could download the classic rock songs, and teens could go for the pop-hip-hop stuff. But until Nintendo gets its online act together, I don't mind them coming out with a whole series of Donkey Konga games, each with a different song set. I'll gladly collect them all!

Fun party game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: May 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is a fun party game. We took our bongos up to a family gathering and had everyone in the house clamoring over them! It was a hoot!

Grate game!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Donkey Konga, a mix of music, bongos, and (no other than) Donkey Kong. I only own about 5 Gamecube games because I like PS2 better. This is a pretty fun game. You get a whole bunch of songs and drum to the beat of it. The songs are not very new but.... what the heck! Some song are "Wild Thang", "All the Small things", and some gamecube game's theams. Like Zelda and Pokemon. There are mini gaems you can buy with coins you get from drumming in "Street Mix" But, you only get about (if your good) 200 coins every time. The lowest price for a mini game is 4700 coins. How the heck are you supposed to get that with out playing for hours and hours and hours. Plus, the songs are not by the bands that play them, but by people the nentino probley hired to sing. And it`s all because of one word. Copyright! Dang copyright law. That is what gives this game minus one star. Another star down the drain becaues all the minigame and songs for different modes and the fun sounds( Insteand of the bongs soung, you can do different souds, like dogs) cost WAY TO MUCH! I am hoping Donkey Konga 2 will be better

fun all around

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Okay, if your out for a game to teach your kids to count, this isnt something you need. now if you are looking for something to entertain your hyperactive cousin while his/her parents are out, then this is a really good idea. at first, it is kinda difficult to play because you feel alittle ridiculous, but i promise that feeling will pass. the only problem i have found with this game is it is EXTREMLY adictive. the rythym fills you and all of your problems melt away. everything seems trivial as you beat on the drums. but your hands do get pretty raw after about 3 hours of clapping and slapping. but like i said, its pretty hard to stop. if you have a hard time getting the kids to do chores now, wait till they start to beat the drums and play along to thier favorite songs. once you play you wont be able to wait for the release of the next game in this series!

Good game for kids ages 6 and up!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Although this game hurts your hands from hitting the bongos and clapping a lot, it's all worth it! You can play some of your favorite songs on this game and you'll go bananas for some of them! I really like this game because up to 4 players can play, even without the bongos. This game will get you off your feet and get you into the groove!

Drum Away

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love the concept of the game. At first it was hard to keep up with the rhythm. But once you get the hang of it, it's smooth sailing. But my hand and wrists get tired and sore after awhile. But it does build hand, eye, and rhythm coordination. The game has a good selection of songs to pound away at. My favorite if. "Whip It". Can't wait till Jungle Beat comes out. I hope more games are developed using the bongos. My only problem with the game is that when you play with multiplayers and when they clap, it records on your bongos which can ruin your perfect streak.

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