Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Wii)

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Description

After the Donkey Konga games, Nintendo thought of a novelty use for the DK Bongos device. In Jungle Beat, you still have to match the rhythm by hitting the bongos timely, but the visual presentation is a platformer, much like a regular Donkey Kong game. You control Donkey Kong by hitting the left or right bongos, while tapping both drums together or clapping allows for jumps, vine-swinging, wall-kicks, ground pounding and other moves.

You have to cross 40 areas to rid the island of evil kongs. During your journey, you can travel using a variety of animals, and they each need a certain rhythm to control. Aside from the input device, it is a regular platformer with power-ups, bananas to collect, many enemies and end bosses.

There are two versions of the game - one with the DK Bongos included and a lower-priced version without the device.

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Alternate Titles

• "ドンキーコングジャングルビート" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Primates (monkeys or apes)
• Donkey Konga series
• Donkey Kong games
• Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
• New Play Control! series

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Critic Reviews

Fragland.net	Jun 23, 2009	84 out of 100	84
IGN	May 06, 2009	8.4 out of 10	84
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Jun 11, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Common Sense Media	Jan, 2009		80
That Gaming Site	May 15, 2009	8 out of 10	80
UOL Jogos	May 12, 2009		80
Jeux Vidéo Network	Jun 22, 2009	15 out of 20	75
Jeuxvideo.com	Jun 10, 2009	15 out of 20	75

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The GameCube version of Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2005 – #10 GameCube Game of the Year

Related Web Sites

• Nintendo: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (The official web site from Nintendo.)