#Donkey kong tropical freeze full game 480p

In Tropical Freeze DK is joined once again by Diddy Kong, but this time cantankerous old Cranky Kong is along for the ride and Dixie Kong makes her triumphant return as well. Sadly this just reminded me how much I want them to make a Metroid game on Wii U…but we’ll get to that point later.

#Donkey kong tropical freeze full game 480p

Working on the 480p Wii must have been painfully restrictive for Retro, because with Tropical Freeze they fully capitalize on the Wii U’s HD abilities and finally flex their full artistic talent. Tropical Freeze begins with some jaw-dropping cutscenes as DK’s birthday is interrupted by an invasion of ice-spewing Viking animals. It’s a return to the classic 2D platformer style pioneered by Rare in the mid 90’s on the SNES, but with Retro Studios’ signature flare for the dramatic. Tropical Freeze follows the same framework and formula as 2010’s DK Country Returns on Wii. As I grunted my way through Tropical Freeze this fact was reinforced over and over, and it turned what is ostensibly a bright, cheery, and challenging experience into something downright depressing. I think it’s clear at this point that Nintendo has squeezed the nostalgia cash cow completely dry, and the scary part is that they probably have no clue what to do now.

2013 brought us some of the very best old-school Mario and Zelda experiences and now we have a new DK game for the hardest of the hardcore…and both the Wii U and 3DS fell far short of projected sales numbers.