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
Donkey Kong Bananza is an incredibly impressive 3D platformer for the Nintendo Switch 2 and one of Donkey Kong's greatest adventures to date.
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 and Pauline’s adventure is a showpiece for Nintendo’s new console, and it meets the incredibly high standard the developer has been setting for itself since the ‘80s.
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.
Industry Coverage
Here's What Happens When You Collect EVERYTHING in Donkey Kong Bananza
While Donkey Kong Bananza does not feature a traditional New Game Plus mode, a lot happens once the player beats it and collects everything.
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Donkey Kong Bananza May Not Be As Good As Super Mario Odyssey, But Nintendo Fans Still Think It's The Best Platformer Ever Made
Nintendo fans apparently think Donkey Kong Bananza is one of the best games the company has ever made, up there with Majora's Mask.
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Donkey Kong Bananza Takes Inspiration From Dark Souls and You May Not Have Even Realized It
Nintendo’s recently released Donkey Kong Bananza takes inspiration from Dark Souls, though this may have flown under the radar for many players.
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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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