This time both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have been kong-napped by a mysterious new leader of the Kremlings, and it's up to Dixie and new team mate Kiddy Kong to save the day.
New elements to the series includes the Brother Bears, thirteen Bears who, if you pay them with Bear Coins found in each level, will aid you in your quest by building certain items. Also, new bonus mission have you playing a 1st/3rd person shooter style party game. Plus a host of new enemies, the usual huge end of world bosses and a collection of the Kong family who will help you out as best they can.
The Game Boy Advance version adds a new world Pacifica, which is made up of six stages and a boss level. Also, a new boss called Kroctopuss and a new Brothers Bear named Bachelor has also been added. Swanky's sideshow.got turned into a virtual reality mini-game and Funky Kong also offers his own mini-games to play. Also, five more Banana Birds have been added to the game, increasing the total to 20.
One of bears in the game is named Björn Bear. In Swedish "Björn" means bear and it is common Swedish male name.
Awards
Electronic Gaming Monthly
March 1997 (Issue 92) - SNES Game of the Year runner-up + Side-Scrolling Game of the Year runner-up + SNES Game of the Year (Readers' Choice) + Side-Scrolling Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)
