Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

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Description

Donkey Kong has been "kongnapped" by the nasty K. Rool and the Kremlings, and it is up to Diddy Kong and his girl-friend Dixie Kong to save him.

All the familiar enemies and helpful friends return, along with some new characters, including the wise Wrinkly Kong who will teach you some important lessons in gameplay. Again the emphasis is on banana collecting, where as every one hundred bananas makes one extra life. Apart from beating K. Rool and rescuing Donkey Kong, there are extra missions that can be completed. Collect enough K. Rool Kremkoins to open up the routes to the Lost World, while every level has a hidden Hero Coin to collect.

The Game Boy Advance version also includes a bonus game mode with three minigames (Expresso's Racing, Funky's Flights, and Bag a Bug) plus a time attack mode called Diddy's Dash (complete levels as fast as possible as Diddy Kong). This version of the game also includes an additional boss (Kerozene) and two more collectibles (Golden Feathers that increase Expresso's stats in the Expresso's Racing bonus game and photographs that fill out a scrapbook). Due to the addition of the bonus games and the scrapbook 28 more Hero Coins were also added.

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Alternate Titles

• "大金刚城市2" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Super Donkey Kong 2: Dixie & Diddy" -- Japanese SNES title
• "Super Donkey Kong 2" -- Japanese GBA title
• "Donkey Kong Country 2" -- US GBA title
• "DKC 2" -- Common abbreviation
• "Dajingang Chengshi 2" -- Chinese title
• "スーパードンキーコング２　ディクシー＆ディディー" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Birds
• Animals: Fish
• Animals: Primates (monkeys or apes)
• Animals: Snakes
• Animals: Spiders
• Donkey Kong Country series
• Donkey Kong games
• Game Center CX challenge games
• Gameplay feature: Game completion percentage
• Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
• Genre: Hop and Bop Platformer
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases

User Reviews

The best game in the DKC series

SNES

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Critic Reviews

HonestGamers	SNES	Dec 08, 2012	10 out of 10	100
The Video Game Critic	SNES	Nov 01, 1999	A	100
VicioJuegos.com	SNES	Jun 20, 2005	94 out of 100	94
FNintendo	Wii U	Nov 21, 2014	9 out of 10	90
IGN	SNES	May 29, 2007	8.8 out of 10	88
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	Dec, 1995	34.5 out of 40	86
Gaming since 198x	SNES	Aug 28, 2008	4 out of 5	80
GameSpy	Game Boy Advance	Nov 16, 2004		80
Mygamer.com	Game Boy Advance	Jan 12, 2005	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Wii	May 29, 2007	8 out of 10	80

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Trivia

Cancelled DOS port

According to David Wise, an DOS port was planned, but was cancelled because Nintendo wouldn't let them get away with that.

References

• In Cranky's Museum (SNES and Wii version), a poster of the character Thunder from Killer Instinct can be seen on the wall.
• After participating in Cranky Kong's "Video Game Heroes" contest, the players' results are tallied on a screen that shows the three top-scoring characters standing on pedestals. If you look below this, you will see Sonic the Hedgehog's red sneakers and Earthworm Jim's trademark plasma gun discarded alongside a trash can and a sign reading "NO HOPERS". Apparently they didn't make the cut.

Awards

• Game Informer
  • August 2001 (Issue 100) - #65 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll
• Game Players
  • Vol. 8, No. 13 (Holiday Edition) - Best SNES Game of the Year 1995
  • Vol. 8, No. 13 (Holiday Edition) - Best 16-Bit Graphics of the Year 1995
• Mega Fun
  • 1996 - SNES Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Big John WV, Guy Chapman and Pizzaking27

Related Web Sites

• Donkey Kong Country 2 (Nintendo's official web site for the GBA version)
• OC ReMix Game Profile (Fan remixes of music from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.)