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Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush

Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush

Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development·Released Sep 12, 2025·Single player

Platforms
Switch 2
Genres
PlatformerAdventure
Critic70/100
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Sightsee across this modern take on Donkey Kong’s home, packed with nostalgic views like DK’s Treehouse, Gangplank Galleon, and other iconic locations. Take in-game photos with familiar friends Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Cranky Kong, and Rambi, and Squawks, and decorate DK Island with DLC-exclusive character statues that you can obtain with Banandium Chips. You might even find some hidden bonus stages among the mine cart tracks and jungle ruins!

Reviews

2 reviews
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Logan Plant·Sep 17, 2025
Critic70/100
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Donkey Kong Bananza’s DLC is an enjoyable but inessential expansion to DK and Pauline’s grand adventure.

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Jim Norman·Sep 17, 2025
Critic70/100
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Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush feels like a split banana. The new roguelike mode is a lot of fun, gelling surprisingly well with the game's core mechanics and giving me a welcome excuse to swing back into my beloved Bananza, but the other half of the deal, DK Island, left me feeling a little short-changed with its lack of appeal outside of the new game mode.Bananza constantly reminded me of Odyssey as I played through the base game, and now it seems, much like its platforming predecessor, I'm going to be forever thinking about the DLC potential that never was.

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