Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Race in 16 stages spanning across 7 worlds
• It doesn't stop with barrels! Other racing vehicles include toboggans, minecarts, and animal buddies Rambi and Enguarde.
• Race as Donkey, Diddy, Dixie, Funky, Tiny or Lanky Kong
• Challenge up to three friends
• Special unlockable characters

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000TU1P3C
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 1.3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 8, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,549 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Race to victory with the DK Crew! Donkey Kong and friends have located high-powered barrel rockets, and now the battle for king of the jungle is on. You've never played a racing game quite like this!

Donkey Kong is Back! One of Nintendo's most popular characters, Donkey Kong, is back with all of his friends...and a few enemies as well! Diddy, Dixie, King K. Rool, and the whole gang appear as playable characters in this fast-paced racing adventure.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll! Simple Wii controls make racing a snap. Shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to accelerate, then shake one or the other to turn. Jumps, attacks, and item usage are all accomplished with a single button press or controller shake.

Rocket to Victory! Target enemies with a Pineapple Cannon, skillfully chain together Wild Moves, or use your Wii Remote to blast out of a Style Barrel! Multiple game-play modes, 16 awesome courses, and a rollicking 4-player multiplayer game will keep you coming back for more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Need For Jungle Speed, October 16, 2007

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Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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Back when Nintendo made the Gamecube, there have been a lot of games that relied on the pounding of specialty bongos, and those were made for Donkey Kong. With games like Donkey Konga and its sequel, and the thrill of action from beating up villians and foe kongs from the challenging Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, we've been pounding back into Donkey Kong and his heart all over again. But, now he has made his debut with a new game onto the Wii, that captures the need for jungle speed. This hasn't been the only time Donkey Kong has made it into the racing era. While he made before from being a character on the Mario kart franchise for years, this one takes a beating and keeps on playing for the Wii.

Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast for the Nintendo Wii, brings Donkey Kong into a new generation of pounding action. The gameplay of course takes the bongo control gameplay, as you use your Wii remote and nunchuck controller to pound and steer Donkey Kong, and his family friends Diddy, Dixie, Tiny Kong, and his foes the Kremlins, those vulgar alligators from the Donkey Kong Country series, through 16 different courses. The graphics look beautiful as you go through courses ranging from the snowy mountains, to the sunny streams. As you race, you try to add up bananas to boost your speed, with trilling wild moves, and hover through wicked stunts. There are also great shortcuts to uncover that take full action of the Wii controllers, with Mine Carts, animal friends, and barrel cannons which blast you into orbit. There are also a few extras items here that range from extra bananas, to whirlwinds that snatch bananas from other racers as you race your way through the game.

All in all, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast was originally set to be made for the Gamecube, but does a much better job as a title on the Nintendo Wii. While there are other more well-profiled racing titles coming for the Wii like the upcoming Mario Kart Wii and Need For Speed: Prostreet, and more high-profiled games like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast is a fun and thrilling title that brings in the fun well as a great racing title. I really recommend this as a great buy for any Wii owner.

Graphics: B+

Sound: B

Control: B

Fun & Enjoyment: B 1/2+ for solo players; A- for multiplayers

Overall: B+

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kong will entertain you well, December 12, 2007

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ice grizzly "Grrrrrr" (Dream Land) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This game is not meant for hardcore racing fans of GT and Dirt.

Excellent game for children and family. Controls work very well. This game is very very enjoyable. Easy to pick up and play. As with every other game from Nintendo there is lot of content to go around. Iam seeing this game on sale most of the times, pick it up you wont go wrong. Multi-player/party mode is one of the main strengths of this game.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Flying with Bongos, June 9, 2009

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Joshua Jacobsen "[e-mail]" (Plano, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (Video Game)

I am somewhat stunned at the high-rated reviews for this game. On most technical levels this game is fine -- and typical of the wii. However the gameplay is morbidly bad. So bad that all of people that I personally know to have played this game hated it almost immediately.

I love Mario Kart, but had played it to a point that it wasn't as entertaining anymore. This game -- at its core -- is also a racing game made by Nintendo, so I thought it might be an interesting supplement to Mario Kart.

In this game, you fly a weird bongo contraption by banging on the drums. This is done by shaking your wii remote and nunchuck. If you shake them both, you accelerate. If you lift them up, you jump. If you shake just one of them, you turn in the opposite direction. If this preposterous novelty doesn't immediately dissuade you from playing the game, consider this... you have to constantly shake your controls the entire time you play this game. It requires more coordination and effort than other racing games -- and you will be punished for this effort with much less control over your "vehicle" than in a game that uses a more traditional set of controls.

If you are still interested, I highly recommend that you rent it at Blockbuster (or some other rental service) before you buy it. You'll know, quickly, whether this game is your thing or not. I would guess that most people will hate it, and those that like it will tire of its novelty soon enough and seek out a better racing game.