Donkey Kong Bananza
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Donkey Kong Bananza Media
Donkey Kong Bananza – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2
Donkey Kong Bananza – Unleash Your Inner Kong – Nintendo Switch 2
Donkey Kong Bananza Direct 6.18.2025
Critic Reviews for Donkey Kong Bananza
A brilliant core mechanic and clever design twists make Bananza a delightfully sticky 3D platform adventure topped off with a sweet central character relationship.
Donkey Kong Bananza is a truly groundbreaking 3D platformer, with satisfying movement, powerful abilities, impressive destructible environments, and clever challenges that all come together in complete harmony to create Nintendo’s first Switch 2 masterpiece.
Donkey Kong Bananza is a fantastic platformer with a lot of ideas hidden inside of its barrels, but falls short of the perfection it aims for by playing a little safe.
Donkey Kong Bananza is a raucous, wildly inventive, and propulsive platformer that reboots one of Nintendo's most iconic mascots.
Overall, Donkey Kong Bananza does what Super Mario Odyssey did before it: offer one of the best platforming games available on a new system. The fact that the bulk of the game is about wanton joyous destruction is also another big bonus. So, if you want to tunnel to the center of the planet and destroy most of it along the way, Donkey Kong Bananza is your kind of platformer.
The narrative is a step in the right direction by focusing on the relationship between the two leads and delivering a truly stellar final act.
Donkey Kong Bananza is a joy to play from start to finish thanks to the game's destructible environments and unique visuals. It's the 3D Donkey Kong game fans of the character have always wanted and it lives up to the hype, even if there are a few minor issues with its camera here and there and far too many Banandium Gems to collect in a single playthrough.
Industry Coverage
Someone spray painted their Donkey Kong Bananza card yellow, proceeds to suffer the consequences
I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this, but don't spray paint Switch 2 games and then jam them into your shiny new console.
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"Feels Half Baked": Mario Kart World Is Being Trashed Even More Now That Donkey Kong Bananza Is Out
Maybe Donkey Kong Bananaza should have been the $80 game.
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Nintendo Fans Agree That There Was a Big Missed Opportunity With the Switch 2 Launch
The Nintendo Switch 2 is a hit so far, but some gamers think that Nintendo missed out on a great opportunity with one potential launch title.
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You missed an homage to The Legend of Zelda right at the start of Donkey Kong Bananza
If you were reminded of Hyrule while playing through the early stages of Bananza, this might explain why.
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