![]() ![]() However, this extra set of levels requires beating the game all over again. The 3DS version is easily the better version, and it also includes a special "World 9" not included in the original Wii release. While DKCR's winning gameplay and amazing 3D visuals will appeal to 3DS owners that missed the game's original release, do Wii owners have reason to double-dip? Probably not. I welcome the changes, as I found the original a bit too stressful for my tastes-but gamers that expect more of a challenge can play the game with the original Wii settings. The 3DS version offers an easier experience, with Donkey and Diddy Kong equipped with three hearts instead of two, and being able to use items to more readily recover from failure. Those that played the Wii original probably have holes in their walls, thanks to its borderline-psychotic difficulty. ![]() This is definitely the technical showcase 3DS has been waiting for. It's hard not to be impressed when Donkey and Diddy Kong are shot out of barrels, and pillars are falling towards the screen. With Donkey Kong Country Returns, however, I found myself wanting to keep the 3D running at maximum strength.Īlthough the 3DS port (handled by Monster Games) loses quite a lot of detail compared to the Wii original, the 3D effects are absolutely superb. And even when I turn it on, I usually keep it on the lowest possible setting. Outside of Super Mario 3D Land, not many games have enticed me to turn the 3D slider on. In fact, it's probably my favorite use of 3D on Nintendo's handheld so far. It was a perfect fit for 3D, which is why it transitions so well onto 3DS. Retro Studios' 2D platformer was always a looker, playing with depth in a way that made the game feel far more dynamic and exciting than other games in the genre. It’s still a solid entry in the genre and series, even if its one most noteworthy feature, its online level-sharing, is no longer available.There isn't much to say about Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, given that the original Wii game is a known quality. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars is a Puzzle-Platformer that has you guiding robotic toy versions of Mario characters through levels by interacting with the level itself. Donkey Kong game, but… well, that’s still good, even if it’s nothing new. In the end, this is now only a standard single-player Mario Vs. If you happen to own a Wii U or Nintendo 3DS, or both, and you enjoy Puzzle-Platformers, this is still a game well worth getting, even if its most distinct feature is no longer usable. It’s very good, but it’s nothing that’s likely to set the world on fire. You don’t interact much with the “minis” themselves (robotic versions of Mario characters that need to be safely delivered to each level’s door), but rather, you interact with the level itself to ensure they have a safe path. Which is to say that it’s a solid Puzzle-Platformer that has perhaps more in common with the Lemmings franchise than with the Game Boy Donkey Kong game that this series originated from. Or, it was - this game’s online functionality is no longer available, meaning the only thing you can really do with the level creator now is make levels for yourself or others in your household.īeyond that, this is a pretty standard “Minis” era Mario Vs. It’s a clever way to have a community reward the better levels to ensure they got more of them. That’s where the “Tipping Stars” of the title comes in - players earned stars when others played their levels, and could “tip” stars to players whose levels they liked, enabling them to publish even more levels online. Unfortunately, the one “new” and “extraordinary” thing about this entry in the series is one that is no longer available to players - the ability to share and download custom levels. It’s nothing new or extraordinary, but it works well for the game. In terms of presentation, Tipping Stars doesn’t change much from prior entries in the series, using clean, cartoony pre-rendered 2D visuals with cheerful music and cartoony sound effects, including slightly “roboticized” voice clips for the mechanical wind-up versions of Mario characters that players control during the game. Not only was this game released simultaneously on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, but this was a rare occurrence of cross-buy between the two platforms - getting one version of the game gave you a free copy of the other version. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars is a Puzzle-Platformer released on Wii U and 3DS in 2015.
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