Donkey Kong BANANZA REVIEW in 60 seconds
28Donkey Kong Bananza should be called Donkey Kong Odyssey because the amount of similarities with Super Mario Odyssey is astounding! You can go down the list, line for line and check off every single box that is nearly identical.
The list goes on and on, but did I forget to mention that I think Super Mario Odyssey is the best game from the Nintendo Switch generation and also happens to be the best 3D Super Mario of all time. Taking inspiration from a prestige title like this is actually a fantastic idea. In addition to how great the formula already was, using Donkey Kong’s movement and destruction opens up a whole new world of possibilities.
It might not reach the same heights as Super Mario Odyssey and it unfortunately retains some of the shortcomings, but Donkey Kong Bananza is an experience unlike anything else.
Donkey Kong Bananza is an incredible game, but it should have been one of the best of all time. The biggest issue I have with Bananza is that it lacks true Donkey Kong personality and fails to showcase what has made this primate an icon over the past five decades.
Donkey Kong has featured some incredible soundtracks, but a lot of the songs in Bananza are slight variations of songs that we already heard in Odyssey in 2017. Not only was swimming a huge part of Super Mario Odyssey, but swimming plays a huge role in the legacy of Donkey Kong Country, but in Bananza, Donkey Kong can’t go under water.
In Odyssey, there were Koopa’s constantly in my face about racing, Luigi asking me to hide red balloons, Captain Toad camping out and giving me hints. You’re constantly reminded of the iconic characters of the series. You do encounter familiar faces like Diddy, Dixie and a few others, but they feel extremely under utilized.
For the entire life cycle of the Switch, Super Mario Odyssey was “the” game that you needed to get with the Nintendo Switch. While I don’t think that Donkey Kong Bananza reaches the same heights as Super Mario Odyssey, I feel confident that over the next seven years, when someone asks what is “the” game to buy for the Nintendo Switch 2, Donkey Kong Bananza will be the answer.
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