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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD review roundup: 'a fine remaster'

Nintendo is starting the new year off with some serious monkey business

As did IGN, which gave the game 8/10 and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is “almost as fresh and fun today as it was 15 years ago” though called the remaster “a passable update”. But it stays fun rather than frustrating thanks to incredibly impressive level design that explores every clever idea to the fullest and a ton of hidden collectibles worth tracking down. “As a remaster specifically, it’s no more than a passable update, with graphics that can only really be described as “good enough” and some outdated elements that could have used more modern touches, like a lack of checkpoints during boss fights and a few obnoxious sections full of one-hit kill obstacles.

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