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'''''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''''' is a {{wp|2.5D}} [[Genre#Platform games|platformer]] in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. The game's main gimmick stems from the use of the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]] Controller, previously affiliated with ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', as the recommended controller, though a standard [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Controller|Nintendo GameCube Controller]] may still be used.
'''''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''''' is a [[wikipedia:2.5D|2.5D]] platformer in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. The game's main gimmick stems from the use of the [[Nintendo GameCube#DK Bongos|DK Bongos]] controller, previously affiliated with ''[[Donkey Konga]]'', as the recommended controller, though a standard Nintendo GameCube controller may still be used.


''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' is the first console ''Donkey Kong'' platformer since the release of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' to not be developed by [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]], since the company, which lost the rights to the ''Donkey Kong'' series due to the fact that it was trademarked by [[Nintendo]], was bought out by {{wp|Microsoft}}. Due to the change in developers, ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' was very different than the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' games]] in gameplay, characters, and, perhaps most notably, the personality of [[Donkey Kong]], who is shown to be more aggressive than in past titles. This was also the very first game in history to be given the "E10+" rating by the {{wp|Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB}} due to its cartoon violence.
''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' is the first console ''Donkey Kong'' since the release of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' to not be developed by [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]], since the company, which lost the rights to the ''Donkey Kong'' series due to the fact that it was trademarked by Nintendo, was bought out by [[wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]]. Due to the change in developers, ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' was very different than the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' games]] in gameplay, characters, and, perhaps most notably, the personality of [[Donkey Kong]], who is shown to be more aggressive than in past titles. This was also the first game to be given the "E10+" rating from the ESRB.


The game received a re-release port to the [[Wii]] in 2008 titled ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]''.
==Story==
==Story==
'''Story from the instruction booklet (GameCube):'''
'''Story from the ''New Play Control!'' instruction booklet:'''
<blockquote>Pound anything that gets in DK's way as he conquers the kingdoms and becomes the king of the jungle lands!!!</blockquote>
 
It was stated by game director [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] in an interview in response to the game's minimal story that "The only thing Donkey Kong needs is to be the best, and to become the king of the jungle."<ref name="NSider">{{cite|language=ja|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20041204164006/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0412/pick/2_int/index.html|title=ドンキーコング ジャングルビート　開発スタッフインタビュー|publisher=Nintendo Online Magazine|date=December 2004|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>
 
An expanded storyline was added in the Wii re-release.
 
'''Story from the instruction booklet (Wii):'''
<blockquote>One day, the peace of the jungle was disrupted by a rampaging pack of wild baddies who wreaked havoc on the residents of the jungle.
<blockquote>One day, the peace of the jungle was disrupted by a rampaging pack of wild baddies who wreaked havoc on the residents of the jungle.


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"This calls for the one and only Donkey Kong!"
"This calls for the one and only Donkey Kong!"


Join forces with your jungle buddies to face an army of powerful enemies and restore peace to the jungle!</blockquote>
Join forces with your jungle buddies to face an array of powerful enemies and restore peace to the jungle!</blockquote>
 
During the events of the game, the jungle and various fruit kingdoms are overrun by the minions of [[Ghastly King]]. The [[banana]]s from the jungle are also all stolen, scattered throughout the various kingdoms. Donkey Kong decides to help by facing and defeating the kings of each kingdom to both liberate the kingdoms and reclaim the bananas.
 
It was stated by game director [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] in an interview in response to the game's lack of story or plot that "The only thing Donkey Kong needs is to be the best, and to become the king of the jungle."<ref name="NSider">[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2005/02/18/donkey-kong-jungle-beat-2 NSider translation of an interview] (original Japanese interview available [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0412/pick/2_int/index.html here])</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:DKJB Sound Wave Attack.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Donkey Kong]] using the [[Sound Wave Attack]] on a [[Sleep Pig Poppo]].]]
[[File:DKJB Sound Wave Attack.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Donkey Kong]] using the [[Sound Wave Attack]] on a [[Nap Butapoppo]].]]
The main goal throughout most of the game is to get to the end of a stage while also trying to earn as many beats as possible. At the beginning of each kingdom, the player starts with twenty beats (two hundred in the final levels) and may obtain more by collecting the bananas scattered throughout the stage and defeating enemies. These beats act as not only a score but also as the player's health throughout a kingdom. Taking damage after the beat total is reduced to zero results in a [[Game Over]], and the player must restart from the beginning of the kingdom. At the end of each level is a fruit, which Donkey Kong must bite into to complete a level. The player can then play a minigame involving attempting to eat as many bananas as possible in a few seconds, giving them extra beats equal to the number of bananas eaten.
The main goal throughout most of the game is to get to the end of a stage while also trying to earn as many beats as possible. At the beginning of each kingdom, the player starts with twenty beats (two hundred in the final levels) and may obtain more by collecting the bananas scattered throughout the stage and defeating enemies. These beats act as not only a score but also as the player's health throughout a kingdom. Taking damage after the beat total is reduced to zero results in a [[Game Over]], and the player must restart from the beginning of the kingdom. At the end of each level is a fruit, which Donkey Kong must bite into to complete a level. The player can then play a minigame involving attempting to eat as many bananas as possible in a few seconds, giving them extra beats equal to the number of bananas eaten.


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[[File:DKvsDreadKong.png|200px|left|thumb|Donkey Kong about to fight [[Dread Kong]], the boss of the Banana Kingdom.]]
[[File:DKvsDreadKong.png|200px|left|thumb|Donkey Kong about to fight [[Dread Kong]], the boss of the Banana Kingdom.]]
Using the Sound Wave Attack, the player can collect all the bananas in a general area with one move, referred to as a clap grab, which increases the beat count by a greater number than by simply collecting each one individually. In addition, combos, which are obtained by performing special actions (backflips, ground pounds, riding a Jungle Buddy, etc.), also give the player more beats than normal. When one such move is performed, a counter starts at "Combo 2", and performing additional moves increases the counter by one for each action; the counter does not increase, however, for actions performed twice during one combo. Combos increase the amount of beats earned from bananas by the combo number; in the case of banana bunches, this number is also multiplied by three. A combo continues as long as Donkey Kong is airborne and ends when he lands on the ground again; the number of beats collected during the combo is then added to the total. However, if the player is damaged while a combo is active, the player loses all the beats accumulated during the combo.
Using the Sound Wave Attack, the player can collect all the bananas in a general area with one move, referred to as a clap grab, which increases the beat count by a greater number than by simply collecting each one individually. In addition, combos, which are obtained by performing special actions (backflips, ground pounds, riding a Jungle Buddy, etc.), also give the player more beats than normal. When one such move is performed, a counter starts at "Combo 2", and performing additional moves increases the counter by one for each action; the counter does not increase, however, for actions performed twice during one combo. Combos increase the amount of beats earned from bananas by the combo number; in the case of banana bunches, this number is also multiplied by three. A combo continues as long as Donkey Kong is airborne and ends when he lands on the ground again; the number of beats collected during the combo is then added to the total. However, if the player is damaged while a combo is active, the player loses all the beats accumulated during the combo.
===Crests===
===Crests===
Most of the Kingdoms in the game contain three stages: two standard levels to earn beats, followed by a boss battle in which the player must deplete the boss' health bar to zero. At the end of each kingdom, the player's total remaining beat count is tallied at the [[Sacred Tree]]. By earning a certain number of beats, the player can earn up to four crests from the tree. These crests are used to unlock new kingdoms, as each one can only be unlocked when a certain number of crests have been obtained. By default, the player earns a Bronze Crest no matter how many beats they have, though the others can only be earned by collecting the following amounts of beats:
Most of the Kingdoms in the game contain three stages: two standard levels to earn beats, followed by a boss battle in which the player must deplete the boss' health bar to zero. At the end of each kingdom, the player's total remaining beat count is tallied at the [[Sacred Tree]]. By earning a certain number of beats, the player can earn up to four crests from the tree. These crests are used to unlock new kingdoms, as each one can only be unlocked when a certain number of crests have been obtained. By default, the player earns a Bronze Crest no matter how many beats they have, though the others can only be earned by collecting the following amounts of beats:
*400 - Silver Crest
*400 - Silver Crest
*800 - Gold Crest
*800 - Gold Crest
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===Controls===
===Controls===
''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' can be played using either the DK Bongos Controller or a standard Nintendo GameCube Controller. When using the bongos, hitting one of the drums repeatedly sends Donkey Kong running in that direction, while holding down on the bongo causes him to walk. To jump, the player must hit both bongos simultaneously, and can use the bongos to move in midair. To jump diagonally, the player must hit the bongo in the direction they want to jump while using the other bongo to run. Hitting both drums in midair causes Donkey Kong to perform a ground pound. The Sound Wave Attack is used by clapping into the microphone. The [[Jungle Buddies]] are also controlled by using the drums.
''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' can be played using either the DK Bongos controller or a standard Nintendo GameCube controller. When using the bongos, hitting one of the drums repeatedly sends Donkey Kong running in that direction, while holding down on the bongo causes him to walk. To jump, the player must hit both bongos simultaneously, and can use the bongos to move in midair. To jump diagonally, the player must hit the bongo in the direction he or she wants to jump while using the other bongo to run. Hitting both drums in midair causes Donkey Kong to perform a ground pound. The Sound Wave Attack is used by clapping into the microphone. The [[Jungle Buddies]] are also controlled by using the drums.


With a Nintendo GameCube Controller, the actions performed by the bongos are mostly incorporated into the {{button|gcn|Stick}}. To move, the player must tap the {{button|gcn|Stick}} in the desired direction in order to move Donkey Kong; holding it causes Donkey Kong to walk, and repeatedly tapping it causes him to run. To jump, the player must press {{button|gcn|A}} or tap the {{button|gcn|Stick}} upwards, and to move in midair, the player must tap the {{button|gcn|Stick}} in the desired direction. The Sound Wave Attack is used by tapping the {{button|gcn|C}}. To punch when necessary, the player must tap the {{button|gcn|Stick}} back and forth repeatedly. Moving any of the Jungle Buddies is done once again by tapping the {{button|gcn|Stick}}.
With a Nintendo GameCube controller, the actions performed by the bongos are mostly incorporated into the {{button|gcn|Stick}}. To move, the player must tap the {{button|gcn|Stick}} in the desired direction in order to move Donkey Kong; holding it causes Donkey Kong to walk, and repeatedly tapping it causes him to run. To jump, the player must press {{button|gcn|A}} or tap the {{button|gcn|Stick}} upwards, and to move in midair, the player must tap the {{button|gcn|Stick}} in the desired direction. The Sound Wave Attack is used by tapping the {{button|gcn|C}}. To punch when necessary, the player must tap the {{button|gcn|Stick}} back and forth repeatedly. Moving any of the Jungle Buddies is done once again by tapping the {{button|gcn|Stick}}.


==Kingdoms==
==Kingdoms==
[[File:DKJB selectiontitle.png|thumb|200px|The selection screen, allowing the option to play any of the 16 kingdoms.]]
[[File:DKJB selectiontitle.png|thumb|200px|The selection screen, allowing the option to play any of the 16 kingdoms.]]
''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' contains a total of 16 kingdoms, all of which are named after a fruit. Each kingdom features two normal levels followed by a boss battle, with the only exceptions being Opening Ceremony and the moon barrel levels (all one level each), making 51 total stages and 19 total kingdoms. The settings between the three levels in the main kingdoms rarely have any cohesion with each other, unlike the worlds in most games. Kingdoms are unlocked by clearing each barrel (and in the D Barrel's case, by clearing Opening Ceremony and the Banana Kingdom), but may not be accessed until the number of crests shown on each plaque is obtained.
''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' contains a total of 16 kingdoms, all of which are named after a fruit. Each kingdom also contains two levels followed by a boss battle, with the only exceptions being Opening Ceremony and the moon barrel levels (all one level each), making 50 total stages. In addition, there is the Opening Ceremony, as well as the Cactus King and Ghastly King stages, adding up to 19 total kingdoms. Kingdoms are unlocked by clearing each barrel (and in the D Barrel's case, by clearing Opening Ceremony and the Banana Kingdom), but may not be accessed until the number of crests shown on each plaque is obtained.


Each kingdom is contained within one of six "barrels", with each barrel containing four kingdoms, while the moon barrel only has two kingdoms and Opening Ceremony is in its own sun barrel. The four barrels containing the game's sixteen main kingdoms are the "D", "K", "J", and "B" barrels, the letters composing the abbreviation for ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.
Each kingdom is contained within one of six "barrels", with each barrel containing four kingdoms, while the moon barrel only has two kingdoms and Opening Ceremony is in its own sun barrel. The four barrels containing the game's sixteen main kingdoms are the "D", "K", "J", and "B" barrels, the letters composing the acronym for ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''.
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!colspan="1"|Barrel
!colspan="1"|Barrel
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!To Unlock
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|style="background:pink"|'''Sun Barrel'''
|bgcolor="greenyellow"|'''Sun Barrel'''
|style="background:pink"|Opening
|bgcolor="greenyellow"|Opening
|style="background:pink"|{{color-link|black|Opening Ceremony}}
|bgcolor="greenyellow"|[[Opening Ceremony|<font color="black">Opening Ceremony</font>]]
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|style="background:pink"|
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|rowspan="8"|'''D Barrel'''
|-style="background:green"
|rowspan="2"|[[Banana Kingdom|<font color="black">Banana Kingdom</font>]]
|rowspan="12"|<font color="white">'''D Barrel'''</font>
|[[Dawn Savanna|<font color="black">Dawn Savanna]]
|rowspan="3"|[[File:BananaKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|white|Banana Kingdom}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Dread Kong|<font color="black">Dread Kong</font>]]
|{{color-link|white|Dawn Savanna}}
|rowspan="2"|Clear Opening Ceremony.
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|white|Dread Kong}}
|rowspan="3"|<font color="white">'''Clear Opening Ceremony'''</font>
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|-
|style="background:green"|{{color-link|white|Jungle Deeps}}
|bgcolor="#009F00"|[[Jungle Deeps|<font color="black">Jungle Deeps]]
|- bgcolor="#009F00"
|rowspan="2"|[[Orange Kingdom|<font color="black">Orange Kingdom</font>]]
|[[Silver Snow Peak|<font color="black">Silver Snow Peak]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Scruff Roc|<font color="black">Scruff Roc</font>]]
|rowspan="2"|1 Crest
|- bgcolor="#009F00"
|[[Sky Garden (Donkey Kong Jungle Beat)|<font color="black">Sky Garden]]
|- bgcolor="#009F00"
|rowspan="2"|[[Watermelon Kingdom|<font color="black">Watermelon Kingdom</font>]]
|[[Monkey Fest|<font color="black">Monkey Fest]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Rogue-Hog|<font color="black">Rogue Hog</font>]]
|rowspan="2"|2 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:green"|{{color-link|white|VS. Dread Kong}}
|bgcolor="#009F00"|[[Desert Oasis|<font color="black">Desert Oasis]]
|-style="background:green"
|- bgcolor="#009F00"
|rowspan="3"|[[File:OrangeKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|white|Orange Kingdom}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Apple Kingdom|<font color="black">Apple Kingdom</font>]]
|{{color-link|white|Silver Snow Peak}}
|[[Massive Canyon|<font color="black">Massive Canyon]]
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|white|Scruff Roc}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Turret Tusk|<font color="black">Turret Tusk</font>]]
|rowspan="3"|<font color="white">1 Crest</font>
|rowspan="2"|3 Crests
|-style="background:green"
|{{color-link|white|Sky Garden (level)|Sky Garden}}
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|-
|style="background:green"|{{color-link|white|VS. Scruff Roc}}
|bgcolor="#009F00"|[[Ice Warren|<font color="black">Ice Warren]]
|-style="background:green"
|- bgcolor="skyblue"  
|rowspan="3"|[[File:WatermelonKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|white|Watermelon Kingdom}}
|rowspan="8"|'''K Barrel'''
|{{color-link|white|Monkey Fest}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Strawberry Kingdom|<font color="black">Strawberry Kingdom</font>]]
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|white|Rogue-Hog}}
|[[Helibird Nest|<font color="black">Helibird Nest]]
|rowspan="3"|<font color="white">2 Crests</font>
|rowspan="2"|[[Mo-Hog|<font color="black">Mo-Hog</font>]]
|rowspan="2"|6 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:green"|{{color-link|white|Desert Oasis (level)|Desert Oasis}}
|bgcolor="skyblue"|[[Spirit Tree|<font color="black">Spirit Tree]]
|- bgcolor="skyblue"
|rowspan="2"|[[Pineapple Kingdom|<font color="black">Pineapple Kingdom</font>]]
|[[Rumble Falls|<font color="black">Rumble Falls]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Karate Kong|<font color="black">Karate Kong</font>]]
|rowspan="2"|7 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:green"|{{color-link|white|VS. Rogue-Hog}}
|bgcolor="skyblue"|[[Pristine Sea|<font color="black">Pristine Sea]]
|-style="background:green"
|- bgcolor="skyblue"  
|rowspan="3"|[[File:AppleKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|white|Apple Kingdom}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Lemon Kingdom|<font color="black">Lemon Kingdom</font>]]
|{{color-link|white|Massive Canyon}}
|[[Chopperbird Race|<font color="black">Chopperbird Race]]
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|white|Turret Tusk}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Fleet Roc|<font color="black">Fleet Roc</font>]]
|rowspan="3"|<font color="white">3 Crests</font>
|rowspan="2"|8 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:green"|{{color-link|white|Ice Warren}}
|bgcolor="skyblue"|[[Cactus Mine|<font color="black">Cactus Mine]]
|- bgcolor="skyblue"
|rowspan="2"|[[Grape Kingdom|<font color="black">Grape Kingdom</font>]]
|[[Sweet Paradise|<font color="black">Sweet Paradise]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Grave Tusk|<font color="black">Grave Tusk</font>]]
|rowspan="2"|9 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:green"|{{color-link|white|VS. Turret Tusk}}
|bgcolor="skyblue"|[[Primeval Ruins|<font color="black">Primeval Ruins]]
 
|- bgcolor="#A020F0"  
|-style="background:skyblue"  
|rowspan="8"|'''J Barrel'''
|rowspan="12"|'''K Barrel'''
|rowspan="2"|[[Cherry Kingdom|<font color="black">Cherry Kingdom</font>]]
|rowspan="3"|[[File:StrawberryKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|black|Strawberry Kingdom}}
|[[Aurora Glacier|<font color="black">Aurora Glacier]]
|{{color-link|black|Helibird Nest}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Hard Roc|<font color="black">Hard Roc</font>]]
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|black|Mo-Hog}}
|rowspan="2"|12 Crests
|rowspan="3"|6 Crests
|-
|style="background:skyblue"|{{color-link|black|Spirit Tree}}
|-
|style="background:skyblue"|{{color-link|black|VS. Mo-Hog}}
|-style="background:skyblue"
|rowspan="3"|[[File:PineappleKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|black|Pineapple Kingdom}}
|{{color-link|black|Rumble Falls}}
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|black|Karate Kong}}
|rowspan="3"|7 Crests
|-
|style="background:skyblue"|{{color-link|black|Pristine Sea}}
|-
|style="background:skyblue"|{{color-link|black|VS. Karate Kong}}
|-style="background:skyblue"  
|rowspan="3"|[[File:LemonKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|black|Lemon Kingdom}}
|{{color-link|black|Chopperbird Race}}
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|black|Fleet Roc}}
|rowspan="3"|8 Crests
|-
|style="background:skyblue"|{{color-link|black|Cactus Mine}}
|-
|-
|style="background:skyblue"|{{color-link|black|VS. Fleet Roc}}
|bgcolor="#A020F0"|[[Grim Volcano|<font color="black">Grim Volcano]]
|-style="background:skyblue"  
|- bgcolor="#A020F0"  
|rowspan="3"|[[File:GrapeKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|black|Grape Kingdom}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Peach Kingdom|<font color="black">Peach Kingdom</font>]]
|{{color-link|black|Sweet Paradise}}
|[[Arctic Plunge|<font color="black">Arctic Plunge]]
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|black|Grave Tusk}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Torch Tusk|<font color="black">Torch Tusk</font>]]
|rowspan="3"|9 Crests
|rowspan="2"|14 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:skyblue"|{{color-link|black|Primeval Ruins}}
|bgcolor="#A020F0"|[[Ancient Foundry|<font color="black">Ancient Foundry]]
|- bgcolor="#A020F0"
|rowspan="2"|[[Melon Kingdom|<font color="black">Melon Kingdom</font>]]
|[[Iguanagon's Realm|<font color="black">Iguanagon's Realm]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bloat-Hog|<font color="black">Bloat-Hog</font>]]
|rowspan="2"|16 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:skyblue"|{{color-link|black|VS. Grave Tusk}}
|bgcolor="#A020F0"|[[Banshee Swamp|<font color="black">Banshee Swamp]]
 
|- bgcolor="#A020F0"  
|-style="background:purple"  
|rowspan="2"|[[Durian Kingdom|<font color="black">Durian Kingdom</font>]]
|rowspan="12"|<font color="white">'''J Barrel'''
|[[Battle for Storm Hill|<font color="black">Battle for Storm Hill]]
|rowspan="3"|[[File:CherryKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|white|Cherry Kingdom}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ninja Kong|<font color="black">Ninja Kong</font>]]
|{{color-link|white|Aurora Glacier}}
|rowspan="2"|18 Crests
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|white|Hard Roc}}
|rowspan="3"|<font color="white">12 Crests</font>
|-
|-
|style="background:purple"|{{color-link|white|Grim Volcano}}
|bgcolor="#A020F0"|[[Aerie Fortress|<font color="black">Aerie Fortress]]
|- bgcolor="darkorange"
|rowspan="8"|'''B Barrel'''
|rowspan="2"|[[Pear Kingdom|<font color="black">Pear Kingdom</font>]]
|[[Deep Sea Sprint|<font color="black">Deep Sea Sprint]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Gloat-Hog|<font color="black">Gloat Hog</font>]]
|rowspan="2"|25 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:purple"|{{color-link|white|VS. Hard Roc}}
|bgcolor="darkorange"|[[Clock Tower|<font color="black">Clock Tower]]
|-style="background:purple"  
|- bgcolor="darkorange"  
|rowspan="3"|[[File:PeachKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|white|Peach Kingdom}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Lychee Kingdom|<font color="black">Lychee Kingdom</font>]]
|{{color-link|white|Arctic Plunge}}
|[[Helibird Dash|<font color="black">Helibird Dash]]
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|white|Torch Tusk}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Thunder Roc|<font color="black">Thunder Roc</font>]]
|rowspan="3"|<font color="white">14 Crests</font>
|rowspan="2"|29 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:purple"|{{color-link|white|Ancient Foundry}}
|bgcolor="darkorange"|[[Lava Cavern|<font color="black">Lava Cavern]]
|- bgcolor="darkorange"
|rowspan="2"|[[Chili Pepper Kingdom|<font color="black">Chili Pepper Kingdom</font>]]
|[[Cloudy Heights|<font color="black">Cloudy Heights]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Double Tusk|<font color="black">Double Tusk</font>]]
|rowspan="2"|34 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:purple"|{{color-link|white|VS. Torch Tusk}}
|bgcolor="darkorange"|[[Magma Coliseum|<font color="black">Magma Coliseum]]
|-style="background:purple"  
|- bgcolor="darkorange"  
|rowspan="3"|[[File:MelonKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|white|Melon Kingdom}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Star Fruit Kingdom|<font color="black">Star Fruit Kingdom</font>]]
|{{color-link|white|Iguanagon's Realm}}
|[[Ninjape Rally|<font color="black">Ninjape Rally]]
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|white|Bloat-Hog}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Sumo Kong|<font color="black">Sumo Kong</font>]]
|rowspan="3"|<font color="white">16 Crests
|rowspan="2"|41 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:purple"|{{color-link|white|Banshee Swamp}}
|bgcolor="darkorange"|[[Asteroid Belt|<font color="black">Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|style="background:purple"|{{color-link|white|VS. Bloat-Hog}}
|bgcolor="red" rowspan="2"|'''Moon Barrel'''
|-style="background:purple"
|
|rowspan="3"|[[File:DurianKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|white|Durian Kingdom}}
|bgcolor="red"|[[VS. Cactus King|<font color="black">VS. Cactus King</font>]]
|{{color-link|white|Battle for Storm Hill}}
|bgcolor="red"|[[Cactus King|<font color="black">Cactus King</font>]]
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|white|Ninja Kong}}
|bgcolor="red"|22 Crests<br>Clear D-J Barrels
|rowspan="3"|<font color="white">18 Crests
|-
|-
|style="background:purple"|{{color-link|white|Aerie Fortress}}
|
|bgcolor="red"|[[VS. Ghastly King|<font color="black">VS. Ghastly King</font>]]
|bgcolor="red"|[[Ghastly King|<font color="black">Ghastly King</font>]]
|bgcolor="red"|51 Crests<br>Clear B Barrel
|-
|-
|style="background:purple"|{{color-link|white|VS. Ninja Kong}}
|-style="background:yellow"
|rowspan="12"|'''B Barrel'''
|rowspan="3"|[[File:PearKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|black|Pear Kingdom}}
|{{color-link|black|Deep Sea Sprint}}
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|black|Gloat-Hog}}
|rowspan="3"|25 Crests
|-
|style="background:yellow"|{{color-link|black|Clock Tower}}
|-
|style="background:yellow"|{{color-link|black|VS. Gloat-Hog}}
|-style="background:yellow"
|rowspan="3"|[[File:LycheeKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|black|Lychee Kingdom}}
|{{color-link|black|Helibird Dash}}
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|black|Thunder Roc}}
|rowspan="3"|29 Crests
|-
|style="background:yellow"|{{color-link|black|Lava Cavern}}
|-
|style="background:yellow"|{{color-link|black|VS. Thunder Roc}}
|-style="background:yellow"
|rowspan="3"|[[File:ChiliPepperKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|black|Chili Pepper Kingdom}}
|{{color-link|black|Cloudy Heights}}
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|black|Double Tusk}}
|rowspan="3"|34 Crests
|-
|style="background:yellow"|{{color-link|black|Magma Coliseum}}
|-
|style="background:yellow"|{{color-link|black|VS. Double Tusk}}
|-style="background:yellow"
|rowspan="3"|[[File:StarFruitKingdomIcon.png|100px]]<br>{{color-link|black|Star Fruit Kingdom}}
|{{color-link|black|Ninjape Rally}}
|rowspan="3"|{{color-link|black|Sumo Kong}}
|rowspan="3"|41 Crests
|-
|style="background:yellow"|{{color-link|black|Asteroid Belt}}
|-
|style="background:yellow"|{{color-link|black|VS. Sumo Kong}}
|-
|style="background:red"rowspan="2"|<font color="white">'''Moon Barrel'''</font>
|colspan=2, style="background:red"|{{color-link|white|VS. Cactus King}}
|style="background:red"|{{color-link|white|Ghastly King|Cactus King}}
|style="background:red"|<font color="white">22 Crests<br>Clear D-J Barrels</font>
|-
|colspan=2, style="background:red"|{{color-link|white|VS. Ghastly King}}
|style="background:red"|{{color-link|white|Ghastly King}}
|style="background:red"|<font color="white">51 Crests<br>Clear B Barrel</font>
|}
|}


==Characters==
==Characters==
[[File:Donkeykongnew.jpg|thumb|170px|Donkey Kong.]]
===Main===
===Main===
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*[[Donkey Kong]]
!width=20%|Character
*[[Helper Monkey]]s - Small monkeys who assist Donkey Kong in various ways throughout the game.
!width=15%|Image
!Description
|-
|[[Donkey Kong]]
|[[File:DK DKJB art.png|100px]]
|The heroic [[Kong]].
|-
|[[Helper Monkey]]s
|[[File:HelperMonkey-DKJB.png|100px]]
|Small monkeys who assist Donkey Kong in various ways throughout the game.
|}


===Jungle Buddies===
===Jungle Buddies===
Like the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games, ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' features four animals to assist Donkey Kong.
Like the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games, ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' features four animals to assist Donkey Kong.
{|class="wikitable dk"style="width:80%"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 80%"
!style="width:10%"|Animal
!style="width:10%"|Animal
!Description
!Description
!width=10%|First level appearance
!width=10%|Last level appearance
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Flurl]]<br>[[File:Flurl.png|x100px]]
|align="center"|[[Hoofer]]<br>[[File:Hoofer the Wildebeest.png|50px]]
|Hoofer the wildebeest is only found in ice-based levels. When controlling Hoofer, he continuously moves forward; the player must pound the right drum to run faster, and both to jump, like Donkey Kong. Hoofer is either found at the end of a level, or at the beginning of one, and depending on which determines what minigame is played at the end of the stage. If Hoofer is ridden from the beginning, the player must make as far a jump as possible. If Hoofer is at the end, the minigame involves jumping across as many gaps as possible. Both games earn the player additional beats.
|-
|align="center"|[[Flurl]]<br>[[File:Flurl.png|50px]]
|Flurl the squirrel acts like a parachute, causing the player to slowly float downward when encountered. Flurl is controlled by pounding the drums to make him move in that direction; this also causes him to slow down.
|Flurl the squirrel acts like a parachute, causing the player to slowly float downward when encountered. Flurl is controlled by pounding the drums to make him move in that direction; this also causes him to slow down.
|align="center"|[[Jungle Deeps]]
|align="center"|[[Ninjape Rally]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Hoofer]]<br>[[File:Hoofer the Wildebeest.png|100px]]
|align="center"|[[Orco]]<br>[[File:Orco the Killer Whale.png|50px]]
|Hoofer the wildebeest is only found in ice-based levels. When controlling Hoofer, he continuously moves forward; the player must pound the right drum to run faster, and both to jump, like Donkey Kong. Hoofer is either found at the end of a level, or at the beginning of one, and depending on which determines what minigame is played at the end of the stage. If Hoofer is ridden from the beginning, the player must make as far a jump as possible. If Hoofer is at the end, the minigame involves jumping across as many gaps as possible. Both games earn the player additional beats.
|Orco the killer whale is only encountered in [[Pineapple Kingdom#Pristine Sea|Pristine Sea]]. Orco moves along a set path, and the player can only use the Sound Wave Attack when riding him; pounding the drums causes Donkey Kong to dismount Orco.
|align="center"|[[Silver Snow Peak]]
|align="center"|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Helibird]]s<br>[[File:Helibird1.png|100px]]
|align="center"|[[Helibird]]s<br>[[File:Helibird1.PNG|50px]]
|Helibirds are first encountered in the [[Strawberry Kingdom]] and are common afterward. They are controlled by pounding the bongos in either direction to make them fly upward in that direction.
|Helibirds are first encountered in the [[Strawberry Kingdom]] and are common afterward. They are controlled by pounding the bongos in either direction to make them fly upward in that direction.
|align="center"|[[Helibird Nest]]
|align="center"|[[VS. Ghastly King]]
|-
|align="center"|[[Orco]]<br>[[File:Orco the Killer Whale.png|100px]]
|Orco the killer whale is only encountered in [[Pineapple Kingdom#Pristine Sea|Pristine Sea]]. Orco moves along a set path, and the player can only use the Sound Wave Attack when riding him; pounding the drums causes Donkey Kong to dismount Orco.
|colspan=2, align="center"|[[Pristine Sea]]
|}
|}


===The Evil Kings===
===Bosses===
''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' features a total of eighteen bosses, together known as the '''Evil Kings'''.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Wii/NEW-PLAY-CONTROL-Donkey-Kong-Jungle-Beat-282321.html#Characters|title=''NEW PLAY CONTROL! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' {{!}} Wii {{!}} Games {{!}} Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of UK|language=en-gb|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> There are four basic types of bosses, one of each occupying each of the main kingdoms in one barrel, while the other two occupy the last levels. The four different types of bosses are:
''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' features a total of eighteen bosses. There are four basic types of bosses, one of each occupying each of the main kingdoms in one barrel, while the other two occupy the last levels. The four different types of bosses are:
*[[Kong (boss group)|Kong]]s - New [[Kong]]s which fight Donkey Kong one-on-one with different fighting styles.
 
*[[Kong]]s - New Kongs which fight Donkey Kong one-on-one with different fighting styles.
*[[Roc]]s - Birds which carry massive eggs that must be attacked.
*[[Roc]]s - Birds which carry massive eggs that must be attacked.
*[[Hog]]s - Pigs which throw electric coconuts that must be knocked back at them.
*[[Hog]]s - Warthogs which throw electric coconuts that must be knocked back at them.
*[[Tusk]]s - Tusked elephant machines that shoot cannonballs which are defeated by throwing [[Blood Pine]]s at them.
*[[Tusk]]s - Mechanical elephants that shoot cannonballs which are defeated by throwing pineapple bombs at them.
 
In addition, the bosses in later barrels gain the attacks used by that type of boss in the previous barrel, and depleting a boss's HP to below half causes them to start attacking with their own additional attack.
In addition, the bosses in later barrels gain the attacks used by that type of boss in the previous barrel, and depleting a boss's HP to below half causes them to start attacking with their own additional attack.
[[File:Tyranny.jpg|thumb|250px|Promotional artwork showing off the game's four Kong bosses.]]
[[File:Tyranny.jpg|thumb|250px|Promotional artwork showing off the game's four Kong bosses.]]
{|class="wikitable dk"style="width:60%;text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="width:60%; text-align:center"
!
!
!width="20%"|D Barrel
!width="20%"|D Barrel
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!width="20%"|B Barrel
!width="20%"|B Barrel
|-
|-
![[File:Evil King Battle.png|180px]]<br>[[Kong (boss group)|Kong]]s
![[Kong]]s
|[[File:Dread Kong.png|150x150px]]<br>[[Dread Kong]]<br>King of the [[Banana Kingdom]]
|[[Dread Kong]]
|[[File:Karate Kong.png|150x150px]]<br>[[Karate Kong]]<br>King of the [[Pineapple Kingdom]]
|[[Karate Kong]]
|[[File:Ninja Kong.png|150x150px]]<br>[[Ninja Kong]]<br>King of the [[Durian Kingdom]]
|[[Ninja Kong]]
|[[File:Sumo Kong.png|150x150px]]<br>[[Sumo Kong]]<br>King of the [[Star Fruit Kingdom]]
|[[Sumo Kong]]
|-
![[Tusk]]s
|[[Turret Tusk]]
|[[Grave Tusk]]
|[[Torch Tusk]]
|[[Double Tusk]]
|-
|-
![[File:Roc Battle.png|180px]]<br>[[Roc]]s
![[Roc]]s
|[[File:DKJB Scruff Roc art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Scruff Roc]]<br>King of the [[Orange Kingdom]]
|[[Scruff Roc]]
|[[File:DKJB Fleet Roc art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Fleet Roc]]<br>King of the [[Lemon Kingdom]]
|[[Fleet Roc]]
|[[File:DKJB Hard Roc art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Hard Roc]]<br>King of the [[Cherry Kingdom]]
|[[Hard Roc]]
|[[File:DKJB Thunder Roc art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Thunder Roc]]<br>King of the [[Lychee Kingdom]]
|[[Thunder Roc]]
|-
|-
![[File:Hog Battle.png|180px]]<br>[[Hog]]s
![[Hog]]s
|[[File:DKJB Rogue-Hog art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Rogue-Hog]]<br>King of the [[Watermelon Kingdom]]
|[[Rogue-Hog]]
|[[File:DKJB Mo-Hog art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Mo-Hog]]<br>King of the [[Strawberry Kingdom]]
|[[Mo-Hog]]
|[[File:DKJB Bloat-Hog art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Bloat-Hog]]<br>King of the [[Melon Kingdom]]
|[[Bloat-Hog]]
|[[File:DKJB Gloat-Hog art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Gloat-Hog]]<br>King of the [[Pear Kingdom]]
|[[Gloat-Hog]]
|-
|-
![[File:Tusk Battle.png|180px]]<br>[[Tusk]]s
!colspan="5"|Moon Barrel
|[[File:DKJB Turret Tusk art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Turret Tusk]]<br>King of the [[Apple Kingdom]]
|[[File:DKJB Grave Tusk art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Grave Tusk]]<br>King of the [[Grape Kingdom]]
|[[File:DKJB Torch Tusk art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Torch Tusk]]<br>King of the [[Peach Kingdom]]
|[[File:DKJB Double Tusk art.jpg|150x150px]]<br>[[Double Tusk]]<br>Kings of the [[Chili Pepper Kingdom]]
|}
{|class="wikitable dk" style="width:60%; text-align:center"
!colspan=3|Moon Barrel
|-
|-
|width="33%"|[[File:Final Butapoppo.png|150x150px]]<br>[[Boss Pig Poppo]]<br>Mount of the final king
|colspan="5"|[[Cactus King]]<br>[[Ghastly King]]
|width="33%"|[[File:DKJB King Ghastly Cactus art.jpg|200x200px]]<br>[[Ghastly King|Cactus King]]<br>The supreme king
|width="33%"|[[File:DKJB King Ghastly Cactus art.jpg|200x200px]]<br>[[Ghastly King|Ghastly King]]<br>The supreme king refought
|}
|}


===Other===
===Other===
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 class="wikitable dk"style="text-align:center;width:70%"
*[[Bananaika]]s - Squids that infrequently appear in underwater levels and leave a trail of bananas as they swim away.
!width=20%|Other
*[[Chopperbird]] - A man in a bird costume who races Donkey Kong in Chopperbird Race in the Lemon Kingdom.
*[[Turtle (Donkey Kong Jungle Beat)|Turtles]] - Three turtles that race Donkey Kong in Deep Sea Sprint in the Pear Kingdom.
*[[Dragon Slot]]s - Two-ended tubes that transport Donkey Kong.
*[[Combo Fairy|Combo Fairies]] - Fairies that surround Donkey Kong when a combo is active.
 
===Enemies===
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 style="text-align:center; width:70%"
!width=20%|Enemy
!width=15%|Image
!width=15%|Image
!Description
!Description
!width=15%|First level appearance
!width=15%|Last level appearance
|-
|-
|[[Bloom Fairy]]
|[[Iguanagon]]
|[[File:BloomFairies DKJB.png|100px]]
|[[File:Iguanagon.PNG|120px]]
|Fairies that drop a trail of [[bloom]]s.
|A massive lizard that chases Donkey Kong in Hoofer's stages.
|[[Jungle Deeps]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|[[Combo fairy|Combo fairies]]
|[[Gale Hawg]]
|[[File:Combo Fairies.png|100px]]
|[[File:Gale Hawg artwork.jpg|100px]]
|Fairies that surround Donkey Kong when a combo is active.
|Red Hawgs that blow Donkey Kong away when he gets close.
|colspan=2|All stages
|-
|-
|[[Dragon Pipe]]s
|[[Nap Butapoppo]]
|[[File:SpaceDragonDKJB.png|100px]]
|[[File:Sleeping Hawg.PNG|100px]]
|Two-ended tubes that transport Donkey Kong.
|Blue Hawgs that only sleep in place.
|[[Ice Warren]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|[[Banana Heli Bird]]s
|[[Tusk Butapoppo]]
|[[File:DKJB Banana Heli Bird.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Charging Hawg.PNG|100px]]
|Birds that appear in flight-based areas and leave a trail of bananas as they fly away.
|Green Hawgs ridden by Ninjapes that charge across a certain area.
|[[Helibird Nest]]
|[[Banshee Swamp]]
|-
|-
|[[Banana Squid]]s
|[[Fire Butapoppo]]
|[[File:DKJB Banana Squid art.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Flame Hawg.png|100px]]
|Squids that infrequently appear in underwater levels and leave a trail of bananas as they swim away.
|Black Hawgs that breathe fire.
|[[Pristine Sea]]
|[[Arctic Plunge]]
|}
 
===Enemies===
{|border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 class="wikitable dk"style="text-align:center;width:80%"
!width=10%|Enemy
!width=15%|Image
!Description
!width=15%|First level appearance
!width=15%|Last level appearance
|-
|-
|[[Bakky]]
|[[Bucky (Donkey Kong Jungle Beat)|Bucky]]
|[[File:DKJB Bakky art.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[File:Bucky.PNG|100px]]
|Bat enemies that swoop in to attack.
|Bat enemies that swoop in to attack.
|[[Massive Canyon]]
|[[Primeval Ruins]]
|-
|-
|[[Fire Bakky]]
|[[Ice Bucky]]
|[[File:Fire Bucky.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Ice Bucky.PNG|100px]]
|Frozen bats that swoop down to attack and freeze Donkey Kong when touched.
|-
|[[Fire Bucky]]
|[[File:Fire Bucky.PNG|100px]]
|Flaming bats that fly down and can burn Donkey Kong.
|Flaming bats that fly down and can burn Donkey Kong.
|[[Grim Volcano]]
|[[Magma Coliseum]]
|-
|-
|[[Ice Bakky]]
|[[Sea Bucky]]
|[[File:Ice Bucky.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Sea Bucky.PNG|100px]]
|Frozen bats that swoop down to attack and freeze Donkey Kong when touched.
|Aquatic Buckies that swim toward Donkey Kong.
|[[Ice Warren]]
|-
|[[Aurora Glacier]]
|[[Goal Mondo]]
|[[File:Gōrumondo.PNG|100px]]
|Armadillo enemies that take several hits to beat.
|-
|[[Miniga]]
|[[File:Miniga.PNG|100px]]
|Round enemies that float toward Donkey Kong.
|-
|-
|[[Sea Bat]]
|[[Ice Miniga]]
|[[File:Sea Bucky.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Ice Miniga.PNG|100px]]
|Aquatic Bakkies that swim toward Donkey Kong.
|Frozen Minigas that can freeze Donkey Kong.
|[[Pristine Sea]]
|[[Arctic Plunge]]
|-
|-
|[[Bee (Donkey Kong Jungle Beat)|Bee]]
|[[Fire Miniga]]
|[[File:DKJB Bee.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Fire Miniga.PNG|100px]]
|Bee enemies that can be attacked with the Sound Wave attack, making them smaller.
|Flaming Minigas that burn Donkey Kong on contact.
|[[Sky Garden (level)|Sky Garden]]
|[[Aerie Fortress]]
|-
|-
|[[Big Bee]]
|[[Puchigaeru]]
|[[File:BigBee.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:PuchigaeruDKJB.png|100px]]
|Large Bees that take several hits to defeat.
|Frogs that inflate whenever the Sound Wave Attack is used on them.
|[[Helibird Nest]]
|[[Clock Tower]]
|-
|-
|[[Black Fairy]]
|[[Birimēra]]
|[[File:DKJB Black Fairy art.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[File:Birimēra.PNG|100px]]
|Fairy projectiles that merge into harmful Black Fairy Attacks.
|Small jellyfish that can be defeated with the Sound Wave Attack.
|[[Grim Volcano]]
|[[Magma Coliseum]]
|-
|-
|[[Black Fairy|Black Fairy Attack]]
|[[Puchimēra]]
|[[File:Black Fairy Attack.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Puchimēra.PNG|100px]]
|Horned creatures that can be deflected into their source.
|Jellyfish that are immune to any attacks.
|[[Grim Volcano]]
|[[Magma Coliseum]]
|-
|-
|[[Blood Pine]]
|[[Ninjape]]
|[[File:DKJB Blood Pine art.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[File:DKJB Black Ninjape.png|120px]]
|Explosive bouncy pineapples used as projectiles.
|Ninja monkeys that come in several colors and attack in a variety of ways.
|[[VS. Turret Tusk]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|[[Chopperbird]]
|[[Yukimogura]]
|[[File:Chopperbird.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Yukimogura.PNG|100px]]
|A man in a bird costume who races Donkey Kong in Chopperbird Race in the Lemon Kingdom.
|Furry, spiked enemies that act as obstructions.
|colspan=2|[[Chopperbird Race]]
|-
|-
|[[Coco Pig]]
|[[Black Butapokkī]]
|[[File:Cocop.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Black Butapokkī.PNG|100px]]
|Bipedal pigs that sit in a tree and throw coconuts at Donkey Kong.
|Small black Hawgs that can be defeated with a single punch.
|[[Desert Oasis (level)|Desert Oasis]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|[[Dan Spider]]
|[[White Butapokkī]]
|[[File:Dan Spider.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:White Butapokkī.PNG|100px]]
|Large spiders that move back and forth and take several hits to defeat.
|Small white Hawgs that can be knocked into the air and punched into other enemies.
|[[Cactus Mine]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|[[Gōrumondo]]
|[[Kobukokko]]
|[[File:Gorumondo.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Kobukokko.PNG|100px]]
|Armadillo enemies that take several hits to beat.
|A large chicken enemy that takes several hits to defeat.
|[[Massive Canyon]]
|[[Magma Coliseum]]
|-
|-
|[[Iguanagon]]
|[[Snowman]]
|[[File:Iguanagon.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:SnowmanDKJB.png|100px]]
|A massive lizard that chases Donkey Kong in Hoofer's stages.
|Snowmen that can be defeated in a single hit.
|[[Silver Snow Peak]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|[[Jelly Fish]]
|[[Dansupaidā]]
|[[File:DKJB Jellyfish.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Dance Spider.PNG|100px]]
|Jellyfish that are immune to any attacks.
|Large spiders that move back and forth and take several hits to defeat.
|[[Pristine Sea]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|[[Pea Jelly Fish]]
|[[Cocopī]]
|[[File:Pea Jellyfish.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Cocop.png|100px]]
|Petit jellyfish that can be defeated with the Sound Wave Attack.
|Pigs that sit in a tree and throw coconuts at Donkey Kong.
|[[Pristine Sea]]
|[[Arctic Plunge]]
|-
|-
|[[Karikari]]
|[[Karikari]]
|[[File:Karikari.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Karikari.PNG|100px]]
|Small rodents that latch on to Donkey Kong.
|Small rodents that latch on to Donkey Kong.
|[[Dawn Savanna]]
|[[Spirit Tree]]
|-
|-
|[[Kamikami]]
|[[Kamikami]]
|[[File:Kamikami.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Kamikami.PNG|100px]]
|Poisonous rodents that latch on to Donkey Kong and deplete his beat total.
|Poisonous rodents that latch on to Donkey Kong and deplete his beat total.
|[[Desert Oasis (level)|Desert Oasis]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Kobu Kokko]]
|[[Hatchī]]
|[[File:Kobukokko.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Hatchī.PNG|100px]]
|Drowsy, large chicken-like plants that take several hits to defeat.
|Bee enemies that can be attacked with the Sound Wave attack, making them smaller.
|[[Sky Garden (level)|Sky Garden]]
|[[Ice Warren]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Kobuangry.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[Hatchīfu]]
|Irate, large chicken-like plants that are more aggressive than their sleepy counterparts.
|[[File:Hatchīfu.PNG|100px]]
|[[Cactus Mine]]
|Large Hatchī that take several hits to defeat.
|[[Magma Coliseum]]
|-
|-
|[[Mini Elephant Cannon]]
|[[Stinger (Donkey Kong Jungle Beat)|Stinger]]
|[[File:DKJB Tusk Cannon.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Stinger.PNG|100px]]
|Miniature [[Tusk]]s that fire singular cannonballs.
|Wasp enemies that fly after Donkey Kong and can be defeated with the Sound Wave Attack.
|[[Battle for Storm Hill]]
|[[VS. Ghastly King]]
|-
|[[Mini-Iga]]
|[[File:Miniga.png|150x150px]]
|Round enemies that float toward Donkey Kong.
|[[Jungle Deeps]]
|[[Cloudy Heights]]
|-
|-
|[[Fire Mini-Iga]]
|[[Armored Stinger]]
|[[File:Fire Miniga.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Armor Stinger.PNG|100px]]
|Flaming Mini-Igas that burn Donkey Kong on contact.
|Stingers in metal armor that cannot be defeated with a single attack; using the Sound Wave Attack turns them into regular Stingers.
|[[Grim Volcano]]
|[[Magma Coliseum]]
|-
|-
|[[Ice Mini-Iga]]
|[[Haribonbon]]
|[[File:Ice Miniga.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Haribonbon.PNG|100px]]
|Frozen Mini-Igas that can freeze Donkey Kong.
|[[Ice Warren]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|[[Mini Panda]]
|[[File:DKJB Panda.png|150x150px]]
|A miniature panda that dances around and has its own Sound Wave Attack.
|[[Grim Volcano]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Mini Slump Bird]]s
|[[File:DKJB Red Roc.png|150x150px]]
|Red, smaller [[Roc]]s that drop Blood Pines and other fruit.
|[[Banshee Swamp]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|[[File:DKJB Black Roc.png|150x150px]]
|Brown, smaller Rocs that fly above in Hoofer levels; in Iguanagon's Realm they sometimes attack by dropping chestnuts.
|[[Iguanagon's Realm]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|[[Gold Mini Slump Bird]]
|[[File:Gold Mini Slump Bird DKJB art.jpg|150x150px]]
|Gold Rocs that only appear in Iguanagon's Realm and do not attack.
|colspan=2|[[Iguanagon's Realm]]
|-
|[[Spined Puffer]]
|[[File:Haribonbon.png|150x150px]]
|Fish that swim around a given area and defend themselves with retractable spikes.
|Fish that swim around a given area and defend themselves with retractable spikes.
|[[Pristine Sea]]
|[[Aerie Fortress]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Ninjape]]
|[[Shaoshao]]
|rowspan=4|[[File:DKJB Black Ninjape.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:DKJB Panda.png|120px]]
|Black-clothed ninja monkeys that attack with swords.
|A panda-like enemy that dances around and has its own Sound Wave Attack.
|[[Battle for Storm Hill]]
|[[VS. Ghastly King]]
|-
|-
|Red-clothed ninja monkeys that attack with mounts.
|[[Tarman]]
|[[Spirit Tree]]
|[[File:Tarman.png |120px]]
|[[VS. Ghastly King]]
|A large, stone tar-like enemy that spits projectiles back and forth.
|-
|-
|Green-clothed ninja monkeys that attack with shuriken and can run away.
|[[Tar Fish]]
|[[Battle for Storm Hill]]
|[[File:DKJB Piranha.png|120px]]
|[[Ninjape Rally]]
|A very large piranha similar to the Tarman that spits a projectile back and forth.
|-
|Blue-clothed ninja monkeys that attack with shuriken and can jump, stand on ceilings, and disappear.
|[[Battle for Storm Hill]]
|[[VS. Ghastly King]]
|-
|-
|[[Gale Hawg|Pig Poppo]]
|[[Korogaeru]]
|[[File:Gale Hawg artwork.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[File:DKJB Rolling Lizard.png|120px]]
|Red pigs that blow Donkey Kong away when he gets close.
|[[Jungle Deeps]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|[[Fire Pig Poppo]]
|[[File:DKJB Fire Pig Poppo art.jpg|150x150px]]
|Black pigs that breathe fire.
|[[Banshee Swamp]]
|[[Aerie Fortress]]
|-
|[[Kiba Pig Poppo]]
|[[File:DKJB Kiba Pig Poppo art.jpg|150x150px]]
|Green pigs ridden by Ninjapes that charge across a certain area.
|[[Spirit Tree]]
|[[VS. Ghastly King]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Mini Pig Poppo]]
|[[File:Black Butapokki.png|150x150px]]
|Small black pigs that can be defeated with a single punch.
|[[Dawn Savanna]]
|[[Magma Coliseum]]
|-
|[[File:White Butapokki.png|150x150px]]
|Small white pigs that can be knocked into the air and punched into other enemies.
|[[Desert Oasis (level)|Desert Oasis]]
|[[Ancient Foundry]]
|-
|[[Sleep Pig Poppo]]
|[[File:DKJB Sleep Pig Poppo art.jpg|150x150px]]
|Blue pigs that only sleep in place.
|[[Dawn Savanna]]
|[[Magma Coliseum]]
|-
|[[Rolling Frog]]
|[[File:DKJB Rolling Lizard.png|150x150px]]
|A round frog enemy that rolls around in a set area and can be stunned by attacking its front with the Sound Wave Attack.
|A round frog enemy that rolls around in a set area and can be stunned by attacking its front with the Sound Wave Attack.
|[[Primeval Ruins]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|[[Pea Frog]]
|[[File:PuchigaeruDKJB.png|150x150px]]
|Petit frogs that inflate whenever the Sound Wave Attack is used on them.
|[[Jungle Deeps]]
|[[Clock Tower]]
|-
|[[Sea Turtle]]s
|[[File:Sea Turtle DKJB artwork.jpg|150x150px]]
|Three marine turtles that race Donkey Kong in Deep Sea Sprint in the Pear Kingdom.
|colspan=2|[[Deep Sea Sprint]]
|-
|[[Snowman|Snow Man]]
|[[File:SnowmanDKJB.png|150x150px]]
|Snowmen that can be defeated in a single hit.
|[[Ice Warren]]
|[[Arctic Plunge]]
|-
|[[Snow Mole]]
|[[File:Snow Mole.png|150x150px]]
|Furry, spiked enemies that act as obstructions.
|[[Silver Snow Peak]]
|[[Iguanagon's Realm]]
|-
|-
|[[Stinga]]
|[[Mamezou]]
|[[File:Stinga.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:DKJB Tusk Cannon.png|120px]]
|Wasp enemies that fly after Donkey Kong and can be defeated with the Sound Wave Attack.
|Small Tusk-like cannons that fire singular cannonballs.
|[[Monkey Fest]]
|[[Asteroid Belt]]
|-
|-
|[[Armored Stinga]]
|[[Gold Bird]]
|[[File:Armored Stinga.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:DKJB Gold Roc.png|120px]]
|Stingas in metal armor that cannot be defeated with a single attack; using the Sound Wave Attack turns them into unarmored Stingas.
|Golden birds that only appear in Iguanagon's Realm and do not attack.
|colspan=2|[[Aerie Fortress]]
|-
|-
|[[Tar Man]]
|rowspan=2|[[Throw Bird]]s
|[[File:Tarman.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:DKJB Red Roc.png|120px]]
|A large, tar-like enemy that spits projectiles back and forth.
|Red birds that drop pineapples that can be thrown back at them.
|[[Grim Volcano]]
|[[Magma Coliseum]]
|-
|-
|[[Tar Fish]]
|[[File:DKJB Black Roc.png|120px]]
|[[File:DKJB Piranha.png|150x150px]]
|Large, brown birds that fly above in Hoofer levels; in Iguanagon's Realm they attack by dropping spiked balls.
|A very large piranha similar to the Tar Man that spits a projectile back and forth.
|[[Arctic Plunge]]
|[[Aerie Fortress]]
|}
|}


==''New Play Control!'' series==
=="New Play Control!" series==
[[File:DkHawg1.jpg|thumb|250px|Donkey Kong fighting a Sleep Pig Poppo in the New Play Control! version.]]
[[File:WiiJungleBeat.JPG|thumb|250px|Donkey Kong fighting a Nap Butapoppo in the New Play Control! version.]]
{{main|New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat}}
{{main|New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat}}
In 2008, ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' was ported to the [[Wii]] as part of the ''[[New Play Control!]]'' series of games, a series of GameCube games remade to take advantage of the Wii's motion controls. In addition to the new control style, the port also features new levels, additions and changes to the existing stages, and some gameplay mechanics having been altered from the original version to accommodate the change in controls.
In 2008/2009, ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' was ported to the [[Wii]] as part of the [[New Play Control!]] series of games, a series of GameCube games remade to take advantage of the Wii's motion controls. In addition to the new control style, the port also features new levels, additions and changes to the existing stages, and some gameplay mechanics having been altered from the original version to accommodate the change in controls.


==Derivatives==
==Derivatives==
In Japan, two ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''-themed medal games were developed by [[Capcom]] and released on [[Sega]]'s {{wp|List of Sega arcade system boards#Triforce|Triforce}} line of arcade machines:
In Japan, two ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''-themed medal games were developed by [[Capcom]] and released on [[Sega]]'s [[Wikipedia:List of Sega arcade system boards#Triforce|Triforce]] line of arcade machines:
 
*''[[Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever]]'' (2005)
*''[[Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever]]'' (2005)
*''[[Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom]]'' (2006)
*''[[Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom]]'' (2006)


==Development==
==Development==
{{quote|Our manual writer had an easy job on this one.<ref name="NSider"/>|Takao Shimizu}}
{{quote|Our manual writer had an easy job on this one.<ref name="NSider"></ref>|Takao Shimizu}}
Development on the game started after director [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] and producer [[Takao Shimizu]] attended a meeting featuring the bongo controller developed for ''[[Donkey Konga]]''.<ref name="IGN">{{cite|url=www.ign.com/articles/2004/06/14/donkey-kong-jungle-beat-info|publisher=IGN|author=IGN Staff|title=''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' Info|date=June 14, 2004|language=en|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> The team spent some time thinking of mechanics that would fit the controller.


After working on several titles using a traditional controller, Koizumi wanted to make something a different input method. He also heard various complaints that controls in contemporary games were becoming too complex<ref name="IGN"/> and thus desired to develop a simpler game. As such, he was pleased when the game's E3 2004 demo was well-received by female and "casual" players.<ref name="IGN"/>
Development on the game started after director [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] and producer [[Takao Shimizu]] attended a meeting featuring the bongo controller developed for ''[[Donkey Konga]]''<ref name="IGN">[http://ca.ign.com/articles/2004/06/14/donkey-kong-jungle-beat-info IGN: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]</ref>. The team spent some time thinking of mechanics that would fit the controller.


The development team wanted to keep the game's mechanics and presentation as simple as possible to appeal to players intimidated by the complexity of modern games.<ref name="NSider"></ref> Elements from previous ''Donkey Kong'' games except Donkey Kong himself and the bananas were not featured as the game's development team thought ''Jungle Beat'' was too different in tone from previous ''Donkey Kong'' titles and that they hoped the game would showcase the style of the newly-formed [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|EAD Tokyo]]<ref>{{cite|author=Hyle|date=April 26, 2019|url=dkvine.com/?p=news_body&post=5945|title=Guess Who's Certified Fresh?|language=en|publisher=DK Vine|accessdate=October 20, 2019}}</ref> (a statement that would be [[List of rumors and urban legends#Yoshiaki Koizumi and Donkey Kong Country|notoriously mistranslated]] as Koizumi saying the ''Donkey Kong Country'' cast was not "fresh enough"<ref name="NSider"/>).
After working on several titles using a traditional controller, Koizumi wanted to make something a different input method. He also heard various complaints that controls in contemporary games were becoming too complex<ref name="IGN"></ref> and thus desired to develop a simpler game. As such, he was pleased when the game's E3 2004 demo was well-received by female and "casual" players <ref name="IGN"></ref>.


==Staff==
The development team wanted to keep the game's mechanics and presentation as simple as possible to appeal to players intimidated by the complexity of modern games<ref name="NSider"></ref>. Characters from previous ''Donkey Kong'' games except Donkey Kong himself and "the banana" (whom Yoshiaki Koizumi apparently considered to be a character) were ignored, as [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|EAD Tokyo]] felt the aesthetics of the series were not "fresh enough"<ref name="NSider"></ref>.
{{main|List of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat staff}}
''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' was the first game developed by [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]'s Tokyo division, which would later go on to develop every 3D ''Super Mario'' game starting with ''Super Mario Galaxy''. The game's producer was Takao Shimizu, the manager of EAD Tokyo Group No. 1, and it was directed by [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]], the manager of Group No. 2, both of whom had been a part of development of several previous ''Super Mario'' games. The music was composed by [[Mahito Yokota]], who later collaborated with other Nintendo staff to compose the soundtracks for various other Nintendo games. Donkey Kong's voice clips were provided by his current voice actor [[Takashi Nagasako]].


==Promotion==
==Promotion==
Nintendo sent out fifty people dressed in ape costumes to compete in the Los Angeles Marathon on March 6, 2005, to promote ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''. Several of said runners were wearing ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''-themed t-shirts and sweatbands, and some were also carrying DK Bongos.<ref>{{cite|author=Casamassina, Matt|date=March 8, 2005|language=en|url=www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/08/apes-run-rampant|title=Apes Run Rampant|publisher=IGN|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>
Nintendo sent out fifty people dressed in gorilla costumes to compete in the Los Angeles Marathon on March 6, 2005, to promote ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''. Several of said runners were wearing ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''-themed t-shirts and sweatbands, and some were also carrying DK Bongos.<ref>Casamassina, Matt (March 8, 2005.) [http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/08/apes-run-rampant Apes Run Rampant]. IGN. Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref>


In volume 190 of ''[[Nintendo Power]]'', a sweepstakes was held to promote the game. The grand prize was given to one entrant and consisted of a trip for two to Australia, New Zealand, and the Vanuatu islands, 5000 USD in spending money, and a copy of the game with a set of DK Bongos. The second prize was given to 20 entrants and consisted of the game and a set of DK Bongos. The third prize was given to 50 entrants and consisted of ''Nintendo Power''{{'}}s official 2005 T-shirt. The sweepstakes ended on March 1, 2005.<ref>{{cite|date=April 2005|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 190|page=75}}</ref>
==Reception and legacy==
At release, ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' was well received by critics. The game's main criticisms were its short length and departure from the classic ''Donkey Kong Country'' gameplay, as well as a lack of replay value. ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' mainly received praise for its advanced graphics, as well as for the unique use of the DK Bongos controller, which many critics called innovative. The game was rated the 95th best game made on a Nintendo system in the Top 200 Games List by [[Nintendo Power]] in its February 2006 issue, and in the final issue the game was rated 130 in the 285 best Nintendo games of all time list.<ref>Brain (December 12, 2012). [http://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-power-ranks-the-top-285-nintendo-games-of-all-time/ Nintendo Power ranks the top 285 Nintendo games of all time]. Nintendo Everything. Retrieved October 13, 2014.</ref> EAD Tokyo would also use the experience from developing this game when they went on to develop ''Super Mario Galaxy''<ref name="Iwata Asks">[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/super_mario_galaxy/0/0 Iwata Asks: Super Mario Galaxy] (accessed March 07 2012)</ref>.


==Reception and legacy==
{|cellpadding="4" style="float:left; border: 2px solid black; width:100%; font-size: 100%; margin:5px;" class="wikitable review_template"
At release, ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' was received well by critics. The most prominent criticisms of the game were its short length and departure from the classic ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' gameplay, as well as a lack of replay value. ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' mainly received praise for its advanced graphics, as well as its unique use of the DK Bongos controller, which many critics called innovative. The game was rated the 95th best game made on a [[Nintendo]] system in the Top 200 Games List by ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' in its February 2006 issue, and in the final issue the game was rated 130th in the 285 best Nintendo games of all time list.<ref>{{cite|author=Brian|date=December 12, 2012|url=nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-power-ranks-the-top-285-nintendo-games-of-all-time/|title=''Nintendo Power'' ranks the top 285 Nintendo games of all time|publisher=Nintendo Everything|language=en|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref> EAD Tokyo would also use the experience from developing this game when they went on to develop ''Super Mario Galaxy''.<ref name="Iwata Asks">{{cite|language=en-us|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/super_mario_galaxy/0/0|title=Iwata Asks: ''Super Mario Galaxy''|publisher=Nintendo of America|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>
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|Comment
|Comment
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|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|Matt Casamassina, [http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/12/donkey-kong-jungle-beat IGN]
|Matt Casamassina, [https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/12/donkey-kong-jungle-beat IGN]
|8.8/10
|8.8/10
|align="left"|"''Jungle Beat is a surprisingly addictive and well-made platformer with a unique control twist. Anybody who says differently either didn't take the time to really play it or has no business playing games.''"
|''"Jungle Beat is a surprisingly addictive and well-made platformer with a unique control twist. Anybody who says differently either didn't take the time to really play it or has no business playing games."''
|-
|-
|Nintendo GameCube
|Jeff Gerstmann, [http://www.gamespot.com/donkey-kong-jungle-beat/reviews/donkey-kong-jungle-beat-review-6120321/ GameSpot]
|Jeff Gerstmann, [http://www.gamespot.com/donkey-kong-jungle-beat/reviews/donkey-kong-jungle-beat-review-6120321/ GameSpot]
|7/10
|7/10
|align="left"|"''Overall, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a scream...for the first eight levels. Once you've seen what the game has to offer, though, there's not a lot to come back to. Anyone with moderately developed action game skills will finish this game in one day, probably without actually dying once. That makes this a rental, at best, but if you're shopping for young children that like to smack stuff, or if you already picked up the bongo drums and are desperate for anything else that uses them, you could make a case for adding this one to your permanent collection.''"
|''"Overall, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a scream...for the first eight levels. Once you've seen what the game has to offer, though, there's not a lot to come back to. Anyone with moderately developed action game skills will finish this game in one day, probably without actually dying once. That makes this a rental, at best, but if you're shopping for young children that like to smack stuff, or if you already picked up the bongo drums and are desperate for anything else that uses them, you could make a case for adding this one to your permanent collection."''
|-
|-
|Nintendo GameCube
|Brett Elston, [http://www.gamesradar.com/donkey-kong-jungle-beat-review/ GamesRadar]
|Brett Elston, [https://www.gamesradar.com/donkey-kong-jungle-beat-review/ GamesRadar]
|4/5
|4/5
|align="left"|"''Nintendo’s Revolution is promising something crazy unique, but for now the bongo controllers offer enough gameplay diversity to show that the innovator has its heart in the right place: making games accessible and exciting for everyone. Jungle Beat may be the only game to make good use of the bongos, but it does one hell of a job.''"
|''"Nintendo’s Revolution is promising something crazy unique, but for now the bongo controllers offer enough gameplay diversity to show that the innovator has its heart in the right place: making games accessible and exciting for everyone. Jungle Beat may be the only game to make good use of the bongos, but it does one hell of a job."''
|-
|-
|Nintendo GameCube
|Tom Bramwell, [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_dkjunglebeat_gc Eurogamer]
|Tom Bramwell, [https://www.eurogamer.net/r-dkjunglebeat-gc Eurogamer]
|8/10
|8/10
|align="left"|"''But, as we glance around for a cymbal to cap things off, it would be cruel to hold these things against Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Nintendo's burgeoning Revolution means it's barely even the most innovative 2D platform game we've played this month, but compared to the last two decades' output it's gloriously refreshing, and it's only the lack of longevity that leads us to hesitate in recommending it. If you can stomach the cost though, you'll soon see that it's far more than a gimmiEEEEOWWW. A suitable drumroll for the Revolution, then.''"
|''"But, as we glance around for a cymbal to cap things off, it would be cruel to hold these things against Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Nintendo's burgeoning Revolution means it's barely even the most innovative 2D platform game we've played this month, but compared to the last two decades' output it's gloriously refreshing, and it's only the lack of longevity that leads us to hesitate in recommending it. If you can stomach the cost though, you'll soon see that it's far more than a gimmiEEEEOWWW. A suitable drumroll for the Revolution, then."''
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|Nintendo GameCube
|Game Informer
|Game Informer
|7.5/10
|7.5/10
|align="left"|"''A gorgeous game with a couple examples of spectacular level design, but it doesn't have any tricks up its sleeve once the novelty wears off.''"
|''"A gorgeous game with a couple examples of spectacular level design, but it doesn't have any tricks up its sleeve once the novelty wears off."''
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|colspan=2|Metacritic
|colspan=2 style="background-color:LimeGreen"|[https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/donkey-kong-jungle-beat 80]
|[http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/donkey-kong-jungle-beat 80]
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|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/920789-donkey-kong-jungle-beat/index.html 81.74%]
|[http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/920789-donkey-kong-jungle-beat/index.html 81]
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==Glitches==
==References to other games==
===Defeating both Double Tusks===
*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'': At the very beginning of the Cactus/Ghastly King battles, part of the music that plays is a remix of the tune that plays when Donkey Kong climbs atop the [[75m|construction site]] with [[Pauline]].
By defeating one of the two Double Tusks with an attack that brings the total HP of both down to zero, both Tusks are destroyed, but the "enraged" animation (when a boss' HP is below half) for the one that is destroyed second plays instead of the "victory" animation (though the music and sound effects still play).<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=youtu.be/Hz-rJZvIqLg?t=3m|title=''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' TAS Chili Pepper Kingdom|author=BlunderstabTAS|date=August 11, 2014|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>
*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'': The entire concept of collecting bananas and riding Jungle Buddies originated from this game. Additionally, the background music that plays in Dawn Savanna, after clearing any boss stage, and the ending are remixes of the [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]] theme. Lastly, voice clips from [[Funky Kong]]'s theme can be heard towards the end of the [[Opening Ceremony]].


===Infinite wall clap/clap momentum===
==References in later games==
By clapping on every frame while on a wall, the player can slide up the wall. Additionally, the player's momentum increases for every clap, causing them to speed away if the player reaches the top of the wall or jumps off of it, similar to the [[List of Super Mario 64 glitches#Backwards Long Jump|backwards long jump]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFAs9C78EqQ|title=(OLD) ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' TAS Banana Kingdom|date=February 3, 2013|language=en|author=BlunderstabTAS|accessdate=July 4, 2024|publisher=YouTube}}</ref>
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'': Many of Donkey Kong's voice clips from ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' are reused for this game.
 
*''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'': Many voice clips from this game are reused. Also, the pose that Donkey Kong strikes after completing the bonus stage (where the player has to catch bananas with a barrel) is identical to the pose that he strikes in ''Jungle Beat'' after completing the banana-eating bonus at the end of each stage.
==Pre-release and unused content==
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'': Several gameplay mechanics and elements from ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' are reused in this game, including sound effects. Several assets from this game have also been found that [[List of Super Mario Galaxy beta elements|go unused]] in the final game.
{{main|List of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat pre-release and unused content}}
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': Rumble Falls is a default stage that can be selected in the game, and the background also changes rapidly, with one of them being the background that was used in the Sky Garden stage. Also, the song, "Battle For Storm Hill", in its original form, may be selected as background music for that stage and custom stages. Lastly, the Party Monkey, Gale Hawg, Hoofer, Karate Kong, and Donkey Kong's appearance in this game appear as [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]s, and Helibird and Turrent Tusk appear as [[Trophies]].
In the E3 2004 demo, the Party Monkeys are shown to be normal brown monkeys, similar in appearance to Donkey Kong. The Dread Kong boss did not exist, the stand-in boss being a gray clone of Donkey Kong. Most of Donkey Kong's voice clips for the demo were also reused from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{main-gallery|Donkey Kong Jungle Beat}}
{{main-gallery|Donkey Kong Jungle Beat}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.png|[[Donkey Kong]]
File:Donkeykongnew.jpg|[[Donkey Kong]]
HelperMonkey-DKJB-Art2.png|A [[Helper Monkey]]
File:HelperMonkey-DKJB-Art2.png|A [[Helper Monkey]]
DKJBHooferModel.png|[[Hoofer]]
File:Dread Kong.png|[[Dread Kong]]
DKJB Dread Kong silhouette.png|[[Dread Kong]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Media==
==Glitches==
{{Main-media}}
==={{conjectural|Infinite wall clap/clap momentum}}===
{{media table
By clapping on every frame while on a wall, the player can slide up the wall. Additionally, the player's momentum increases for every clap, causing them to speed away if the player reaches the top of the wall or jumps off of it, similar to the [[List of glitches in Super Mario 64#Backwards Long Jump|backwards long jump]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFAs9C78EqQ Donkey Kong Jungle Beat TAS Banana Kingdom]. Posted to YouTube by BlunderstabTAS (February 3, 2013). Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref>
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==={{conjectural|Defeating both Double Tusks}}===
|description1=Used for [[Fairy Trampoline]]s.
By defeating one of the two Double Tusks with an attack that brings the total HP of both down to zero, both Tusks are destroyed, but the "enraged" animation (when a boss' HP is below half) for the one that is destroyed second plays instead of the "victory" animation (though the music and sound effects still play).<ref>[http://youtu.be/Hz-rJZvIqLg?t=3m Donkey Kong Jungle Beat TAS Chili Pepper Kingdom]. Posted to YouTube by BlunderstabTAS (August 11, 2014). Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref>
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==Pre-release and unused content==
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In the E3 2004 demo, the Party Monkeys are shown to be normal brown monkeys, similar in appearance to Donkey Kong. The Dread Kong boss did not exist, the stand-in boss being a grey clone of Donkey Kong. Most of Donkey Kong's voice clips for the demo were also reused from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''.


==References to other games==
==Staff==
*''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'': At the very beginning of the Cactus/Ghastly King battles, part of the music that plays is a remix of the tune that plays when Donkey Kong climbs atop the [[Construction Site]] with [[Pauline]].
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*''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'': The entire concept of collecting bananas and riding Jungle Buddies originated from this game. Additionally, the background music that plays in Dawn Savanna, after clearing any boss stage, and the ending are remixes of the [[Jungle Hijinxs (Donkey Kong Country)|Jungle Hijinxs]] theme. Lastly, voice clips from [[Funky Kong]]'s theme can be heard towards the end of the [[Opening Ceremony]].
''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' was the first game developed by [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]'s Tokyo division, which would later go on to develop every 3D ''Super Mario'' game starting with ''Super Mario Galaxy''. The game's producer was Takao Shimizu, the manager of EAD Tokyo Group No. 1, and it was directed by [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]], the manager of Group No. 2, both of whom had been a part of development of several previous ''Mario'' games. The music was composed by [[Mahito Yokota]], who later collaborated with other Nintendo staff to compose the soundtracks for various other Nintendo games. Donkey Kong's voice clips were provided by his current voice actor [[Takashi Nagasako]].


==References in later games==
==Trivia==
*''[[Mario Kart DS]]'': Many of Donkey Kong's voice clips from ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' are reused for this game.
*This is the first ''Donkey Kong'' game since ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong '94]]'' to not feature [[Diddy Kong]].
*''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'': Many voice clips from this game are reused. Also, the pose that Donkey Kong strikes after completing the bonus stage (where the player has to catch bananas with a barrel) is identical to the pose that he strikes in ''Jungle Beat'' after completing the banana-eating bonus at the end of each stage.
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'': Several gameplay mechanics and elements from ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' are reused in this game, including sound effects. Several assets from this game have also been found that [[List of Super Mario Galaxy pre-release and unused content|go unused]] in the final game.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': Rumble Falls is a default stage that can be selected in the game, and the background also changes rapidly, with one of them being the background that was used in the Sky Garden stage. Also, the song, "Battle For Storm Hill", in its original form, may be selected as background music for that stage and custom stages. Lastly, the Party Monkey, Gale Hawg, Hoofer, Karate Kong, and Donkey Kong's appearance in this game appear as [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]s, and Helibird and Turret Tusk appear as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophies]].
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': Donkey Kong's [[Final Smash]] in this game is based on his combo punch attacks in ''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''. Additionally, Karate Kong and Ninja Kong both appear as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirits]].


==Names in other languages==
==Name in other languages==
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|Jap=ドンキーコングジャングルビート
|Jap=ドンキーコングジャングルビート
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Janguru Bīto
|JapR=Donkī Kongu Janguru Bīto
|JapM=''Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''
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==Trivia==
==External links==
*This is the first ''Donkey Kong'' game since ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the [[Game Boy]] to not feature [[Diddy Kong]].
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gybj/index.html Japanese site]
*One of the bosses in this game, Karate Kong, is voiced by Hironori Miyata, the current voice of [[Ganondorf]] and [[Tingle]] from the [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''Legend of Zelda'' series]]. Coincidentally, Takashi Nagasako, the voice actor for Donkey Kong in this game and in the current ''Donkey Kong'' series, had previously voiced Ganondorf in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''.


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*[https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Donkey-Kong-Jungle-Beat-267928.html Nintendo UK site]
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