Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast Review

[Snoopdogga]

Originally a Nintendo Gamcube title, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast quietly got moved to Wii in late 2006. When Barrel Blast was first announced, it was supposed to use the DK bongo drum accessory. By hitting the left bongo, your character would move right and by hitting the right bongo, your character would move right. By hitting both simultaneously, your character would jump. However, Barrel Blast no longer supports the DK bongo drum accessory. Instead, the game uses the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The Wii Remote and Nunchuk work almost exactly the same as the DK Bongo accessory except that you move your Wii Remote or Nunchuk up and down rapidly to accelerate. Then, by simultaneously lifting the Wii Remote and Nunchuk up, you can jump. However, was the switch from a DK bongo drum accessory game to the Wii Remote and Nunchuk a good change or should Barrel Blast stayed a Nintendo Gamecube title?

1. Platform: Wii
2. Publisher: Nintendo
3. Developer: Paon
4. ESRB Rating: E for Everyone
5. Release Date(US): October 8th, 2007

Barrel Blast was originally scheduled for a late 2006 release on Nintendo Gamecube. Time gradually passed and very little information was shared about the game. Finally, 2007 began and Barrel Blast was unreleased. Many thought it was cancelled but little did they know that the game was still in development. However, it was now being developed for Wii instead of Nintendo Gamecube.

If you were to compare the SNES Donkey Kong games to recent Donkey Kong games, you

 

[Sizzler_Puddle]

You really killed that game :gyroidveryhappy:

 

[Snoopdogga]

You really killed that game :gyroidveryhappy:

I can't believe I bought this instead of Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition.


-_-

 

[Micah]

The fact that it doens't use the bongos is why I didn't buy this.

 

[Snoopdogga]

The fact that it doens't use the bongos is why I didn't buy this.

It would have still been terrible.

 

[Sizzler_Puddle]

Deja Vu.


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