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.

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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: Primates (monkeys or apes)
• Donkey Kong Country series
• Donkey Kong games
• Game Center CX challenge games
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases

User Reviews

The best game in the DKC series

SNES

gamewarrior (5100)

Critic Reviews

Video Games	SNES	Oct, 1995	96 out of 100	96
Game Players	SNES	Dec, 1995	94 out of 100	94
Ultimate Gamer Magazine	SNES	Jan, 1996	9 out of 10	90
Jeuxvideo.com	SNES	Aug 22, 2009	18 out of 20	90
FNintendo	Wii U	Nov 21, 2014	9 out of 10	90
Game Informer Magazine	Game Boy Advance	Jan, 2005	8.5 out of 10	85
Jeuxvideo.com	Game Boy Advance	Jun 25, 2004	17 out of 20	85
IGN	Game Boy Advance	Nov 15, 2004	8 out of 10	80
FOK!games	Game Boy Advance	Jul 22, 2004	80 out of 100	80
G4 TV: X-Play	Game Boy Advance	Jan 04, 2005		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.)