Reckless Ride

Level
Reckless Ride
Level code	5-2
World	Juicy Jungle
Game	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Music track	Swing Juice
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Reckless Ride is the second level in Juicy Jungle, the fifth island of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port of the same name. It is the third level in the game to use the Rocket Barrel.

Once again, "Mine Menace" is utilized as background music throughout the Rocket Barrel segment, albeit this time with a more techno-inspired remix.

In Time Attack mode, a time of 2:26.00 is required to get a gold medal, a time of 2:27.00 for silver, and a time of 2:28.00 for bronze.

Overview

The Kongs land right next to the Rocket Barrel, which is ridden for most of the level. Starting the rocket, Donkey Kong will have to weave around some rolling berries and suspended fruit. The camera shifts to a perspective view as the player must continue dodging incoming fruit. Pengatcha 1-gō appears, stretching and spinning its claws and then launching Soaries at the rocket. The robot gets out of the way, but some other enemies appear, followed by Professor Chops and his checkpoint booth.

As the camera shifts back to its regular angle, the Kongs enter a building, where the Tucks and its machine return, trying to crush them with its claws again, but now launching giant Soaries, just before leaving as another checkpoint comes into play. The camera once again switches angles. The rocket enters a long corridor where fruit is chopped by sharp blades and spiky compactors. The robot reappears, breaking some poles, which tumble onto the way as obstacles. Leaving the building, the robot causes infinite amounts of fruit to flow through the narrow passage. After a few more attacks, the robot hits a wall, launching the Tucks away (it is then eaten by a Chompasaurus at the background). The Kongs fall off the Rocket Barrel onto a platform, where they can hit the Slot Machine Barrel to complete the level.

Collectibles

KONG Letters

• K: After the camera switches angles for the first time, the letter K can be spotted under a bridge.
• O: During Pengatcha 1-gō's first comeback, it will knock down a pipe, which the Kongs must dodge to collect the letter O.
• N: The letter N is located between two spiked compactors.
• G: As the robot appears for the third time, it will knock down a booth, breaking it. The letter G will be under it.

Puzzle Pieces

1. At the start of the level, Donkey Kong must head backward to find a secret room. Collecting every banana in there reveals a Puzzle Piece.
2. If the player manages to collect the whole trail of bananas above a pile of giant fruit, the Puzzle Piece will then appear under a pipe.
3. Just like the second Puzzle Piece, Donkey Kong must collect a line of bananas among the Tufftons and Hareys just before the first checkpoint booth in order to reveal the third Puzzle Piece.
4. After the vertical slicers corridor, there is a fruit ring with a Banana Bunch in the middle of it. If the player collects this bunch, the Puzzle Piece will appear in the middle of a second ring.
5. At the end of the level, there is a Barrel Cannon inside Pengatcha 1-gō, and DK is able to get to it with the help of a partner or a well-timed roll jump. The barrel will launch them to another bonus area, where they are challenged to collect every banana to receive the last Puzzle Piece.

Enemies

• Speedy Tucks
• Soaries
• Hareys
• Tufftons
• Chompasaurus (background)

Additional names

Internal names

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze	content/Worlds/w05_juice/l02_juice_rocketBarrel.pak	l02_juice_rocketBarrel.pak	Juice Level 2: Rocket Barrel

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	カラフル・フライト[?] Karafuru Furaito	Colorful Flight
French	Périple périlleux[?]	Perilous Journey
German	Zuckerfass zum Abheben[?]	Sugar Barrel Liftoff
Italian	Avventura Aere[?]	Air Adventure
Spanish	Canales y canallas[?]	Channels and Scoundrels