Donkey Kong Country (GBA) (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) [Paperback]

David Hodgson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 17, 2003 | Series: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Become the Jungle King
·Complete walkthrough for all 34 levels, including every hidden area and bonus room
·Bios and moves for both characters
·All 52 Camera Piece locations revealed
·Killer boss strategies and enemy battle tips
·Complete tactics for Normal, DK Attack, and Hero Modes
·Fishing and Dancing minigame revelations
·Banana Bonanza! Every barrel, balloon, Animal Piece, and warp located

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games (June 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761543341
• ISBN-13: 978-0761543343
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,384,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Originally hailing from the English city of Manchester, David began his video game career in 1995, writing for numerous classic British gaming magazines from a rusting, condemned, dry-docked German fishing trawler floating on the River Thames. Fleeing the United Kingdom, he joined the crew at the part-fraternity, part-sanitarium known as GameFan magazine. David helped launch GameFan Books and form Gamers' Republic, and was partly responsible for the wildly unsuccessful incite Video Gaming and Gamers.com. He wrote his first guide in 1996, but began authoring guides for Prima in 2000. He has written over 70 guides including: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess; Assassin's Creed; Half-Life: Orange Box; Mario Kart Wii; Halo 3: ODST; and Fallout 3. He lives in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, with his wife and an eight-foot statue of Great Cthulhu.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tons of Detail, But It Isn't Correct Most of the Time Anyway, August 29, 2004

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This review is from: Donkey Kong Country (GBA) (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)

Getting this guide is up to you. It has a truckload of info and detail (not including the maps) that goes farther than the Nintendo guide, but a lot of the information is incorrect. What is up with the camera listings??? I found myself looking for cameras that were not in the level to begin with - then I looked in the Nintendo guide and found the right information. The maps are OK...I guess...not much detail in there at all. It's full color, but how am I supposed to know where the monsters are?
The guide has a complete walkthrough unlike the Nintendo guide, which merely has steps. Speaking about steps - you want to know the dance steps at Candy's danceshop? Well, it's listed here, though it doesn't list the spaces inbetween. This guide lists the KONG pieces seperate luckily, and has useful tips on beating DK attack. Get the guide, just be ready to face some difficulties.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not A Good Guide To Monkey Around, May 15, 2004

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Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Donkey Kong Country (GBA) (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)

Sometimes, a guide can be well worth its wait in gold, or bananas. That reall isn't the case from this guide. The Prima guide for Donkey Kong Country, the maps here aren't as detailed here as the original one Nintendo created for the Game Boy Advance, or even the original one Nintendo devloped for the Super Nintendo back in 1993. Arguably here, the maps aren't really set properly and just shows segments here, and can be very difficult at certain times. Nevertheless, it just shows that third-party guides aren't the right way to go. If you have Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy Advance, get the guide from Nintendo instead. You'll beat the game much easier from that book.