Sometimes I’d accidentally throw something because there isn’t as much play in those shoulder buttons. I had difficulty with the smaller shoulder buttons on the Joy-Cons, used to pick up barrels and stunned enemies. The controls are tight and jumps are easy to pull off, but I found playing in handheld mode harder than playing with the Pro Controller. If that wasn’t enough to take the edge off the difficulty, Funky Mode also gives you an extra heart for each level, and hearts to replenish your health appear more often during levels. He also needs no help from Diddy, Dixie, or Cranky. Funky’s surfboard also makes him briefly immune to spike damage, and brings the total level of tubularness in the Switch version to a place unheard of on Wii U. Thanks to a surfboard that lets you feather your falls, Funky’s jumps are much more forgiving than even the jumps possible with Diddy’s rocket or Dixie’s ponytail helicopter. With his wrap-around sunglasses, belt-fastened jorts, tank-top, and bandana, he’s the cool uncle who knows a lot about living, and a little about love. It lets you play as either Donkey Kong or the titular Funky Kong, the coolest of all the Kongs. You can’t cheese your way through any of the levels or battles, you just get a few extra chances to correct your mistakes. The precision jumps and timing are still there. But it is coming!ĭonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo, Feb 22nd) $79.“The much more accessible Funky Mode is the biggest change to the Tropical Freeze formula, and it’s a welcome one because it makes things easier without feeling like a mode for babies. UPDATE: Due to a lack of classification, Retro City Rampage won’t release in Australia until a later date. And if you like discounts, there’s a fair few on the 3DS, with even Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies getting a bit of a price cut this week. We’re also getting another Level-5 game this week, with Weapon Shop de Omasse showing life on the other side of the counter at a weapons shop.

The 3DS will see a few eShop exclusives this week, with Retro City Rampage being the one I’ve seen the most talk about. The only other new release on the Wii U is a NES Virtual Console game, Ice Hockey, making it a pretty cool update this week. So we finally made it- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze will grace our Wii U consoles this week, after a long wait, making people understandably Cranky (That’s the last one, I promise).

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