Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Review

When I received my copy of the game from the store, the seller mentioned that it sells well probably because of “hehe first holy communion gifts”. If at least one eight-year-old child manages to finish this game, hats off…

Another adventure of a cheerful monkey is in fact a version from Wii U slightly improved and released on Nintendo Switch. Donkey Kong is already a gaming icon, just like Link or Mario. That is why it is always taken very warmly, especially in such fantastic audiovisual binding. But first things first.

The game is taking us to the jungle where a lot of adventures await us. With the help of several friends, our monkey will defeat small, big or even large bosses. We will collect bananas to use save. In search of a very well hidden puzzle, we will cross the most difficult level locations. We can also fly and swim. The jump mechanics is fantastic. Adversities in the game are not random and if something goes wrong (and it will happen very often) we can only blame ourselves. Not game producers. There are a lot of traps… from spikes through various monsters, extremely difficult traps and on big bosses ending. The further you get into the forest, or rather the jungle the harder it is. There are situations in which it can be hard and frustrating. Do not be fooled on “3+” on the cover that suggest that this game is intended for children from the age of 3. I agree that in this game there is no violence, sex or drugs so from this angle it’s affordable for everyone. However, a child without parents help could not cope with this title. But we - older players love such a gaming masochism. We like to repeat levels so that we can finally succeed (I think I know why this number of a magazine is being made so long). A lot of profanity came out from my mouth, what is more, I wanted to collect all things from the level.

The game is incredibly diverse in addition to flying or swimming, we'll take a roller coaster or a rhinoceros. This is a real ride without a stick. When the trolley speed up, it will be extremely difficult for us to get all the pickups on the map. In addition to the puzzles, to pass the level at 100%, we have to get all the letters from the inscription "KONG”. Such adding of difficulties is extremely satisfying.

Audiovisual binding is a masterpiece. The graphics is beautiful. Although it could not be seen on the screenshots, it is a matter of an embarrassing image transfer between the console and the computer. However, I guarantee - you will be delighted, especially in portable mode. The heroes are created in the highest quality. Level design is even better than in Rayman Legends, which I was charmed. It’s better because they are more diverse. The various environments on which our monkey moves build a great atmosphere and receiving graphic impressions makes this game unique. Here we’ve got fixed 60 frames per second without drops. It could be very well seen during moving by trolley.

Music here is mastery, it’s something that we've already got used to because earlier versions of Donkey Kong a good recommendation will be when I would say that this is David Wise's job, who worked on previous Donkey Kong games. It is beautifully matched and as well as levels - diverse, and at the same time always impressive.

I have some regret to the creators about the lack of a cooperative game mode. You could use two joycons and play with your friends. But they didn’t implement such mode. As far as I like hardcore games and high level of difficulty, it will not be a good product for children. Here you need to experience this type of games and a lot of patience. It is still a great platformer that resembles the best memories from the times of the popular "pegasus console". It’s the same climate in a wonderful setting. I recommend it to everyone.

Overal rating 9/10