While Mario might get all the credit as Nintendo’s platforming king, he’s far from the only character that can deliver. While Donkey Kong has to stand in Mario’s shadow, some of Nintendo’s best games star the iconic ape, and one of those titles has finally made its way to Nintendo Switch. Donkey Kong Country Returns gave DK a long-deserved moment in the sun when it was released on the Nintendo Wii, and now it’s back and better than ever on the Switch. It even includes the fun, if slightly unwieldy, motion controls of the original.
When Donkey Kong Country Returns was released in 2010, it was the first Donkey Kong Country game in nearly 14 years, a surprising wait considering the original games were some of the most beloved titles on the SNES. Returns was the first Donkey Kong game developed by Retro Studios, best known for the Metroid Prime trilogy, and while the game definitely played things safe, it’s still one of Nintendo’s most satisfying platformers.
