Donkey Kong has been pulled up to the majors. The 2D platforming star is back in a 3D adventure for the first time since the absolutely terrible Donkey Kong 64. Fortunately, things look way better in Donkey Kong Bananza for the Switch 2.
A trailer revealing the game during today’s Nintendo Direct showed the hero with his retro redesign smashing through obstacles across a varied set of worlds that reminded me a lot of Super Mario Odyssey, one of the launch year pillars for the original Switch. Donkey Kong Bananza is slated to arrive on Switch 2 in its second month on July 17.
Here’s the trailer:
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