Underplayed Gems

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (2013)

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D cover
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS
Genres
Platform
Rating
3.8 of 5, 35 player ratings
Main story
about 25 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A polished platformer featuring Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong bounding through 70+ levels of demanding jungle action.

challengingplatformernostalgiccooperativeactiontight controls

About

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D offers over 70 levels of banana‑hoarding platform action starring Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong. Run, jump, climb, and defeat enemies across diverse environments to reclaim the stolen banana hoard, rebuilt and optimized for portable play on Nintendo 3DS with stereoscopic 3D. This port includes both "Original Mode" (faithful to the Wii release) and an easier "New Mode" with extra items and health, plus an exclusive extra world of eight new levels.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.