So, what did different shops need to say?
Vooks.web
“Rareware’s Donkey Kong has served us properly, however together with the design change, we’ve additionally obtained a brand new DK sport that looks like one thing fully recent…The sport itself appears superb, from the splendidly furry Donkey Kong to the environments, which really feel like a mixture of Tremendous Mario Odyssey and Astro Bot. The one world we obtained to play in after the mine was large—the in-game map felt extra like a bit of the Breath of the Wild map than a world from Odyssey.”
Nintendo World Report
“Though the whole journey takes place underground, our demo stage was a vivid, floating island with hundreds to discover. My rep confirmed me a number of paths to get to the top of the demo, every with totally different collectibles. The 3D map displays DK’s destruction by the extent, so it is simple to recollect the place he is been.”
Eurogamer
“Whereas there are some limitations to the sport’s destruction – there’s a layer of everlasting bedrock on the base of every stage, it appears – I used to be nonetheless stunned how breakable areas could possibly be. And it is a pleasure to interrupt them – DK’s fists inflicting an eruption of shining rocks, pebbles and ores as he pummels by partitions, harking back to the senseless however mesmerising tumble of Lego bricks that scatter out when destroying the surroundings in TT Video games titles.”
GoNintendo
“I’ll begin out by saying that there could also be extra connective tissue to previous Donkey Kong video games than you suppose. For one factor, you’ll nonetheless have the ability to acquire these iconic purple balloons, which act as lifelines in case you fall off a cliff. Minecarts and barrel blasts are additionally returning. Plus, we all know that Cranky Kong can be making an look…Presumably, extra acquainted Kongs will comply with….Outdoors of these little nods although, I’ll admit that my expertise with the sport undoubtedly felt outdoors the norm for the sequence, however I don’t suppose that’s a nasty factor.”
The Verge
“From the brief demo I performed, Donkey Kong Bananza looks like a greater, Kong-ified model of Tremendous Mario Odyssey. The identical gameplay beats are there — you gotta use your platforming abilities to gather a bunch of particular “jiggies” whereas thwarting a cosmopolitan crew of very cool-looking villains — with some minor tweaks and additions (destructible environments!!) to maintain the gameplay loop recent. I took a survey of the press on the occasion, and everybody mentioned Donkey Kong was the very best sport there.”
