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Donkey Kong Country Returns is Back
REDMOND, Wash.--(May 23, in your year of our Lord 2013)--
Players all over the world fell in love with many memorable,
adventure-filled moments in the well-received Donkey Kong
Country Returns game for Wii: jumping around the game’s lush and
colorful side-scrolling levels; clinging to the side of a
swinging platform; riding on a speeding mine cart; and leaping
from barrel to barrel between foreground and background. Donkey
Kong Country Returns 3D, launching May 24 for the Nintendo 3DS
system, includes all these great moments, but also offers
players a host of new features that were not available in the
original Wii game and a beautiful new 3D makeover that makes the
graphics look more impressive than ever before.
“Even if you played the original, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
is optimized for portable play with new options and new levels,”
said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice
president of Sales & Marketing. “The new 3D graphics pop off the
screen and add an even greater sense of depth to the layered
environments.”
To optimize Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for portable play,
“New Mode” has been added to the game. In New Mode, players have
access to new items and game-play features. These items include
portable “DK Barrels,” which players can use at any time to have
access to Diddy Kong; “Green Balloons,” used to protect Donkey
Kong and Diddy Kong from falling off a cliff or ledge; and
“Crash Guards,” which make players temporarily invincible in
rocket barrel or mine cart areas. Fans can also play in
“Original Mode” to experience the game as it was originally
designed.
Exclusive to Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D are eight new,
challenging levels located on a cloud that can only be reached
by going through the Golden Temple after players complete the
main game. Two players that both own a copy of the game can also
connect via local wireless to team up as Donkey Kong and Diddy
Kong for some barrel-blasting, rail-riding, ground-pounding
multiplayer action.
To celebrate the release of the game, Nintendo is partnering
with the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens on Memorial Day
weekend to host a fun event on the zoo grounds. Attendees will
get to take part in an interactive gorilla experience and play
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. The event will be held May 24-27
at the Los Angeles Zoo.