Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

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Template:Infobox Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is an upcoming side-scrolling 2.5D platform game in development by Retro Studios for the Wii U. It is the fifth game in the Donkey Kong Country series and the direct follow-up to the Wii game Donkey Kong Country Returns. What is currently known is that Dixie Kong will appear as a playable character, similar to Diddy Kong's role in Donkey Kong Country Returns, and that the main antagonists, the Snowmads, will be based on stereotypical Vikings. The Vikings seem to appear as animals like penguins, walruses, and owls. The game was originally slated for release during November 2013 before being pushed back to December 6; it was later pushed back again to February 2014.[1]

Gameplay

The gameplay of the title is very similar to that of its predecessor, Donkey Kong Country Returns. Still, it features more playable characters, including Dixie Kong, who can use her ponytail to go up in midair and glide, and Cranky Kong, who can use his cane to destroy some obstacles, such as Spikes. The game also presents ice and underwater levels, which were absent in the Wii game. The swimming ability returns in this game; in the Wii game, touching water meant instant death. A new air gauge is implemented in water stages, requiring the Kongs to find air bubbles to avoid drowning.

For the first time in the series, the camera angle can change dynamically in some levels where Blast Barrels or minecarts are found, showing more areas and perspectives of the scenery. A new feature in this game is the Kong POW attack, which turns all enemies on-screen into items. This move can only be performed when 100 bananas have been collected, and when there is another character on Donkey Kong's back.[2]

Similarly to Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, the player can choose an easier mode giving each Kong three health hearts instead of two. Minecarts also have these hearts, enabling the player to be hit once without losing a life.

Confirmed features

Playable characters

Other characters

[10]

Enemies

  • Snowmads
    • Penguins who act similarly to Tiki Goons.
    • Penguins wearing horned helmets.
    • Archer penguins who shoot fish.
    • Red archer penguins who shoot fiery fish.
    • Penguins that carry spears. [11]
    • Orange Penguins that carry "melon bombs" on their backs.
    • Big Penguins that help the Boss Seal.
    • Flying penguins wearing pilot headgear.
    • Viking owls.
    • Giant viking owls.
    • Burly walrus-like Vikings that require three stomps to defeat.
    • Smaller walrus-like Vikings.
    • Bouncing rabbit Vikings.
  • Blue and red toucan enemies that act similarly to Awks.
  • Mantis enemies that act similarly to Frogoons.
  • Snail enemies.
  • Turtle enemies that retreat into their shell after being stomped on, like Koopa Troopas.
  • Platforms with a carnivorous plant acting similarly to a Chomp under them.
  • Strawberry Chomps.
  • Blue fish.
  • Fire Hedgehogs that are defeated by throwing water fruit.
  • Flying Chicken like enemies.
  • Sea Urchins that appear in the Boss Seal battle.
  • Big fish that appear in the Boss Seal battle.
  • Burning Screaming Pillars.
  • Jellyfish enemies.
  • A giant catfish with facial hair that hides in the background of an underwater level.[11]
  • Snaggles[12]
  • A large shark-like creature that can eat the minecart track.[11]
  • Mimics
  • Big Mouse like enemies

Bosses

  • A giant viking seal. (Lost Mangroves)
  • Skowl: a giant viking owl [13] (Autumn Heights)
  • A polar bear with a big hammer (Juicy Jungle)

Worlds and levels

The game is confirmed to have six islands that the Kongs must traverse before reaching Donkey Kong Island.[14][15]

Lost Mangroves
Autumn Heights
Bright Savannah
Sea Breeze Cove
Juicy Jungle
Donkey Kong Island

Confirmed

  • Acquedut Assault: A mountain-themed level which contain elastic balloons.[18]
  • An underwater silhouette stage featuring jellyfish enemies.

Funky's Fly'n'Buy

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze Funky Kong's shop.

Funky Kong runs the item shop in place of Cranky in this game. He'll sell life balloons and other balloons, portable partner barrels, banana juice, hearts ,crash guards and figurines of characters in the game that a player can get at random through a capsule toy machine.[19]

Gallery

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References to other games

External links

References

  1. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze delayed - GameSpot
  2. ^ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&nid=3097
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ [3]
  6. ^ [4]
  7. ^ http://www.nintendo.com.au/news
  8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3725687287&feature=iv&src_vid=WbzMjTDV_fU&v=VpeoJEIjg0Q
  9. ^ [5]
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3725687287&feature=iv&src_vid=WbzMjTDV_fU&v=VpeoJEIjg0Q
  11. ^ a b c d [6]
  12. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VPovBZkLko
  13. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg7K--mtjQ
  14. ^ [7]
  15. ^ [8]
  16. ^ a b c d [9]
  17. ^ [10]
  18. ^ [11]
  19. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YtBdw87YG8

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