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There are few video game characters that have been around as long as Donkey Kong. Rare worked magic on the Super NES by reviving him for Donkey Kong Country, and now Nintendo and Rare try to bring that same magic to the Nintendo 64.
Only problem is that DK64 isn't as revolutionary a game to the N64 as DKC was to the Super NES. Graphically DK64 isn't a huge step up from games like Rayman 2 or Banjo-Kazooie. The game itself walks the now-well-trodden path that BK did a few years back, making it seem that Rare has fallen into a predictable formula of games--collect multiple types of items (this time using multiple characters).
Collect everything and be treated to a 'special' ending. Is it really worth it for the payoff? It's not that DK64 is uninspired--its mini-games will be a lot of fun the first time you play them. But you play them over and over again through the course of the game--with shorter times limit and higher requirements making them harder.Control does not seem quite as tight as it should be in a 3D platform game of this type and takes some getting used to. If you stand still and perform an attack you won't be able to start moving again until it's done--leading to situations where you're surrounded by enemies unable to escape unscathed. The camera gets in the way or adjusts itself at some of the most inopportune times in levels like Frantic Factory where you have to make pinpoint jumps. Mine cart levels are back, but they're fewer in number than DKC (thank god!) and are just races/challenges.Rare's got a fine game in DK64. Better than most. Revolutionary? No. Fun? Yes. It'll take you many hours to complete the game, and if you want to collect everything--better set aside at least 40 hours if you're not using a hint book.
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I have a love/hate relationship with DK64. There are moments during the game where this is the best Rare has ever done--bits that tip their hat to Metal Gear Solid, boss battles, ingenious puzzles and minigames, the variety of multiplayer games, the inclusion of jet PAC and the original arcade DK. I especially enjoyed all of the boss battles and multiplayer games. The very last boss battle is quite possibly the most ingenious ever. There's little difference between each of the screens in four-player mode and the one-player game. But all that enjoyment is spaced out by nothing but collecting items and bananas. It's basically, get something, switch characters, repeat--that's the game. When entering a new level I thought, 'here we go again' and had to stop playing a few times because I grew tired of it. At other points I had no idea where to go next, and did a few levels out of the order you're supposed to. Instead of fog, enemies and items simply fade into view as you approach them, making it difficult to stand at one end of an area and look around and tell where anything else is. I didn't feel satisfied after finishing the game, because the ending does absolutely nothing to wrap up/further the story (even after the last boss). It just doesn't seem polished. That said, this is still one of the top N64 games.
Rare has created a monster. Beautiful, vast and often a raging pain in the ass, DK64 is a blissful experience half the time and a chore the rest. The multi-Kong gameplay forces you to backtrack--a lot. New areas are always branching off old ones. Keeping track of where you've been, where you're going and what you need to collect will spin your noggin. Banjo was better put together, but this is really all the game you'll need this Christmas.
For the very life of me I just can't get myself whipped up into a Rare-induced frenzy over this. Maybe it's because most of the gameplay ideas have been seen before (in Banjo-Kazooie), maybe this cutie style of game is getting old..or maybe it just seems that Rare is just out of good ideas. There's little wrong with DK64, and it certainly doesn't suck - but it's another one of 'these' games. It's exactly what you expect it to be..but nothing more.
Five characters to choose from, sprawling levels to make your way through, puzzles to figure out, a ridiculous amount of stuff to collect and more--Donkey Kong 64 is truly the adventurer's dream come true. Even if the graphics aren't the next big thing and the gameplay isn't terribly revolutionary. DK 64 is a fun game. A fun Rare game to be more specific. So if you have the desire and the stamina to take on another game like this, go for it.
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Overall rating: 8