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Donkey Kong Bananza

Donkey Kong Bananza

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8·Released Jul 17, 2025·Single player

Platforms
Switch 2Switch
Genres
PlatformerAdventure
Critic90/100
Across 6 reviews
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Donkey Kong Bananza is exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2! Explore a vast underground world—by smashing your way through it! Bash, throw, and climb through just about anything in DK’s brand-new 3D platforming action-adventure game!

Reviews

6 reviews
Game Informer logo
Critic90/100
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Donkey Kong and Pauline’s adventure is a showpiece for Nintendo’s new console, and it meets the incredibly high standard the developer has been setting for itself since the ’80s.

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IGN
Logan Plant·Jul 16, 2025
Critic100/100
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Nintendo’s great ape finally returns to the spotlight in a truly groundbreaking adventure.

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GameSpot
Steve Watts·Jul 16, 2025
Critic90/100
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Donkey Kong Bananza is a raucous, wildly inventive, and propulsive platformer that reboots one of Nintendo's most iconic mascots.

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Eurogamer logo
Critic80/100
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A brilliant core mechanic and clever design make Donkey Kong Bananza a delightfully sticky 3D platform adventure topped off with a sweet central partnership.

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Critic90/100
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Donkey Kong Bananza is an almighty re-introduction to the world of 3D platforming for DK, and arguably the Switch 2's first absolute must-play. The punching and crashing is a passing novelty that, once you get your fill, quickly becomes just another way of exploring the wonderfully varied and beautifully presented layers.Whether it's smashing through the scenery with a Bananza Transformation or carefully planning a route to a hidden Banandium Gem, you'll have trouble finding more originality and, crucially, more enjoyment from a platformer in recent years. As the DK Rap so wisely said, "Donkey Kong is here." Now let's just hope he stays.

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