DK: King of Swing
DK King of Swing boxart
Developer(s)	Paon
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	February 4, 2005 May 19, 2005 September 19, 2005
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single player and Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone PEGI: 3+ CERO: All ages
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance

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Story

Tomorrow is the day of the Jungle Jam Tournament, to determine who will be the jungle hero. King K. Rool steals the medals, prizes in the competition, and proclaims himself the jungle hero. King K. Rool from Donkey Kong Country. ...

In the game players control either Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong, and track down King K. Rool and the stolen medals. Diddy is only playable after all 24 medals are reclaimed. This article is about the video game character. ... Diddy Kong is a monkey in the Donkey Kong series of video games. ...

Controls

The controls heavily rely on the L and R Buttons. The L Button moves DK left, on the land and in the air. The R Button moves DK right in the same fashion. Jumping is accomplished by hitting the L and R buttons at the same time. Holding L and R makes DK do a charge jump, even when holding onto pegs. The B button will restore one heart on the life meter, at the cost of 10 bananas. The A button activates an ability called "Going Bananas," which causes DK to become invincible for a short period of time, at the cost of 20 bananas.

Gameplay

In the game, players swing around on pegs, in a way similar to Clu Clu Land. Scattered throughout levels, in addition to Peg Boards and Bananas, are Crystal Coconuts, Medals, Enemies, and Bonus Barrels. Clu Clu Land ) is an arcade and Nintendo Entertainment System game released in 1985. ...

Levels

There are Five worlds in DK: King of Swing. There are 20 regular levels, and 5 Boss Levels.

Jungle World

Wild West World

Aqua World

Ice World

K. Kruizer III

Playable characters/Jungle Jam

In Jungle Jam mode, players can play alone, against CPUs, or with three friends. There are five modes of play, as follows:

• Climbing Race

In this mode, four players must climb up peg boards until they reach the top. There are five courses in all (two of which are unlocked by collecting medals, and one of which is unlocked by entering a password in the secret password screen).

• Obstacle Race

Similar to Climbing Race, except there are objects that help or hinder the players' progress, such as moving peg boards or blast barrels. There are four courses in all (two of which are unlocked by collecting medals, and one of which is unlocked by entering a password in the secret password screen).

• Attack Battle

This time, the players must attack each other for points. The player with the most points wins. There are three courses in all (one of which is unlocked by collecting medals, and one of which is unlocked by entering a password in the secret password screen).

• Barrel Blast

Unlike the Attack Battle courses, the players compete to break the most barrels. There are two courses in all (both of which are unlocked by collecting medals).

• Color Capture

A single course where players have to change the colors of the peg boards to their representative colors. This course is unlocked by collecting medals.

There are eight characters to play as, as follows:

• Donkey Kong

DK is the king of the jungle. His partner is Diddy Kong. He has balanced status and first choice for characters.

• Diddy Kong

Diddy is DK's best friend and sidekick. His partner is DK. Less powerful but more agile than DK. He is playable in this mode from the start.

• Dixie Kong

Dixie is Diddy's girlfriend. Her partner is Funky Kong. One of the most agile characters and is playable from the start.

• Funky Kong

Funky is a friend of DK, Diddy, and the rest. His partner is Dixie. He is a classic Kong character and is playable from the start.

• Wrinkly Kong

Wrinkly is Cranky's wife. Her partner is Kritter. Her first time being playable in any of the DK games.

• Kremling

Kremlings (originally known as Kritters) are King K. Rool's servants. Kremling's partner is Wrinkly Kong.

• King K. Rool

The evil ruler of the Kremlings and main antagonist of the Donkey Kong series. His partner is Bubbles. He is the largest playable character.

• Bubbles

Bubbles is the fish from Clu Clu Land. Her partner is King K. Rool. At 4 jump and 4 attack, Bubbles is the best character statistic-wise.

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Reception

Although reviews for DK: King of Swing are mostly positive, the game has received some criticism. Many feel the cartoon-style graphics are a big step back from the 3D rendered graphics featured in the Donkey Kong Country series [1]. In addition, the game has been criticised for being short^{[citation needed]} and at times repetitive [2]. A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ... 3D computer graphics are different from 2D computer graphics in that a three-dimensional representation of geometric data is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images. ... Donkey Kong Country (Super Donkey Kong in Japan) is a video game developed by Rare and Nintendo, featuring the popular arcade character, Donkey Kong. ... Look up Repetition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The positive reviews however, praised the game for bringing Donkey Kong back to life from his old glory days of simple fun and intuitive gameplay^{[citation needed]}. This game continues the resurgence of fresh gameplay into the Donkey Kong world, following in the footsteps of Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. Overall, King of Swing's different gameplay approach has an effect on every player, some accept this as a breath of fresh air while others see it as an unwanted change in direction^{[citation needed]}. Mario vs. ... Donkey Kong Jungle Beat ) is a Nintendo GameCube video game featuring the gorilla Donkey Kong and played with a pair of drum-like controllers (tarukonga). ...

Sequel

DK Jungle Climber is the sequel of DK: King of Swing. The game was announced at E3 2006 and is to make use of the DS touch screen and built-in microphone. DK Jungle Climber is a platforming video game in development by Paon and to be published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. ... E³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E³, was an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... // Manufacturer Nintendo Product family Nintendo DS Type Handheld game console Generation Seventh generation era First available NA November 21, 2004 JP December 2, 2004 AU February 24, 2005 EU March 11, 2005 ZH July 23, 2005 Connectivity Wi-Fi and Local Wireless Online service Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, LAN Units...

External links

• DK: King of Swing at MobyGames
• Donkey Kong: King of Swing (GBA) Review at The Adrenaline Vault