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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

  • Video Game
  • 1995
  • K-A
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
2.1K
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Jungle AdventureMountain AdventureQuestSwashbucklerActionAdventure

Kaptain K. Rool kidnaps Donkey Kong and imprisons him high atop Crocodile Isle. Diddy Kong and his friend Dixie Kong must brave pirate ships, volcanoes, swamps, demented theme parks and deep... Read allKaptain K. Rool kidnaps Donkey Kong and imprisons him high atop Crocodile Isle. Diddy Kong and his friend Dixie Kong must brave pirate ships, volcanoes, swamps, demented theme parks and deep, dark forests to rescue the gormless gorilla.Kaptain K. Rool kidnaps Donkey Kong and imprisons him high atop Crocodile Isle. Diddy Kong and his friend Dixie Kong must brave pirate ships, volcanoes, swamps, demented theme parks and deep, dark forests to rescue the gormless gorilla.

  • Director
    • Tim Stamper
  • Writers
    • Dan Owsen
    • Leigh Loveday
    • Shigeru Miyamoto
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tim Stamper
    • Writers
      • Dan Owsen
      • Leigh Loveday
      • Shigeru Miyamoto
    • 14User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    9Jerg3n

    DK is the Kong of 2d platformers

    Donkey Kong Country is one of the best 2d platformers of all time, and it's sequel doesn't fall short either. This game has some very creative level design and it does things that a lot of platformers nowadays would be scared to do. Really the things you see in levels are sometimes on the level of insanity that you see in modern difficult indie 2d platformers, and it's great.

    There are so many ideas jampacked into the game, almost every level feels like a brand new and unique idea and it never stops throwing those new ideas at you. In one level you could be using the updraft to ascend up a perilous well and in the next one you'll be freezing the rising water by jumping on seals.

    Like most SNES games, the presentation is still great to this day, but thanks to the unique art direction of these games, they are some of the best looking ones on the console. The amount of detail in the animations and the backgrounds is insane.

    Still, the graphics and gameplay being as good as they are, the hands down best part about DKC is the music. The quiet but catchy tunes are all memorable and atmospheric.

    Still prefer the first game, but this was a very good sequel.
    8zkonedog

    The Best Of The SNES DK Trilogy

    The original "Donkey Kong Country" game was such a success that it pretty much usurped Mario on the SNES console for the title of "best side-scrolling adventure". This sequel, "Diddy's Kong Quest", however, manages to even improve upon the gameplay of its predecessor and make for an even better gaming experience.

    There are two main reasons why this game is better than the original:

    1. The level designs manage to be even more interesting. Not that the levels in "DK1" were bad, by any means, but they are just more interesting in this effort. When I think back to the iconic levels in this series, I'm usually thinking of ones from this game.

    2. Dixie Kong is a better playable character than Donkey Kong. The main trouble with the DK/Diddy combo of part one is that DK is such a sluggish character. He "gets the job done", but only passably for a game that requires so much jumping. In that game, Diddy is the much better character. In part two, though, the Diddy/Dixie combination are pretty much equals. Diddy is still a bit more agile and nimble to work with, but the hair of Dixie (used for flying and throwing) makes her very valuable as well.

    The only reason I can't give this game the full five stars? It doesn't let you save after every level. I know, I know...gamers weren't used to that feature like they are now. But it still doesn't make it any better (at least for me). After about the second stage, the levels in this game get quite difficult. Difficult to the point of the gamer feeling a real accomplishment after completing a level (which of course is the point!). Yet, there is a clunky system of gathering coins in order to save (and even then it is only after you reach the "save point" in each stage). You may have to beat 3- 4 VERY difficult stages (often with only a few lives to work with) in order to save your progress. I don't care what the "times" were like...that makes for more frustration and less fun.

    Overall, though, "Diddy's Kong Quest" manages to slide in slightly ahead of its predecessor (no easy feat). I always had a bit more fun playing this game than the first one.
    10RiffRaffMcKinley

    Pirates, Piranhas, and Ponytails: A Review of DKC2

    "Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong-Quest" is one of those exciting games that keeps you tapping buttons from childhood to adulthood. This game is even slightly better than its fantastic predecessor.

    The plot goes far beyond banana theft this time. Now, it's Donkey Kong who has been stolen by K. Rool (now reinvented as a pirate, Kaptain K. Rool), meaning that Diddy Kong has to go rescue him. Along for the ride is Dixie Kong, Diddy's blond girlfriend who has a unique ability: she can hover like a helicopter in the air by twirling her ponytail around very fast.

    DKC2 is filled with fun challenges, amazing and well-realized characters, and a more in-depth adventure than the first game had. Travel through a pirate ship, a volcano, a bayou, an evil amusement park, a haunted forest, a creepy castle, and K. Rool's wicked flying fortress (The Flying Krock). My personal favorite is the forest (Gloomy Gulch), while my favorite level is in the amusement park, the breakneck-paced Rickety Race. Meet new animal friends like Squitter the Spider.

    Above all, rescue Donkey from K. Rool's sinister clutches in this dazzlingly fun adventure for the ages.
    8reddragonhero17

    Good, but overrated

    I loved the first Donkey Kong Country and I was hoping for more excitement in this sequel. You can do more things in this game such as the helicopter twirl and buddy animal special abilities. The graphics and music are equally awesome as the first. So why do I give this an 8? The first thing that turned me off a bit was the coin system, in the first you could save your game free of charge, but here you need two to do that and if you are broke you're in big trouble. The same thing if you need to go back to previous levels. The second is the challenge can really rack your nerves till you go crazy. The commercial for this game said "even tougher than the original" and sure enough they weren't lying. I do like this game just not as much as the first.
    OlfinBedwere

    A worthy sequel

    As good as the first one, and certainly superior to the follow up. The game has more depth to it, with the addition of "Hero" coins and the "Lost World". The one criticism I could make is the music. Despite the game being made in 1995, the music sounds more like it's from 1985!

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    • Trivia
      In Cranky's Video Game Hero awards, under the sign reading "NO HOPERS" lies Sonic the Hedgehog's famous pair of red shoes.
    • Goofs
      In Donkey Kong Country (1994), Rambi would pant while waiting for one of the Kongs to hop on his back and ride him. In Diddy's Kong-Quest, he pants but, there is no panting sound at all.
    • Quotes

      Cranky Kong: Say hello to your old grandpappy Cranky. I'm back by popular demand to offer my wealth of gameplay wisdom for this unnecessary sequel.

    • Crazy credits
      After the crew and cast credits have rolled, there's a scene of Cranky and Diddy back in Cranky's museum where Cranky gives away a secret code then he says to shut off the game and let him get some sleep.
    • Connections
      Featured in Gamesmaster: Episode #5.13 (1995)

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 1995 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Donkey Kong Country 2
    • Production companies
      • Nintendo
      • Rare
      • Rareware
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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