A new Donkey Kong platformer asks profound questions.

What if ape hit?

What if ape hit real hard, break stuff?

Donkey Kong Bananza

Donkey Kong is one versatile monkey.

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After a while you start to learn some finesse, especially when it comes to the controls.

you’re free to start pummeling with intention, clearing away caves in the direction you mean to.

It’s fun to clear a room, and DK is just the ape to do it.

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The environments are bright and vibrant, and the rock and soil terraform nicely with a satisfying crunchy feeling.

Why a monkey would particularly want a banana that they cannot eat, I have no idea.

A disaster befalls the mining operation and DK’s adventure begins in earnest.

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He also for some reason loses his pants.

That he everhadpants implies that this world recognizes nudity, but the other apes politely seem to ignore it.

What happens when you hurl explosive rock in the direction of destructible environments, you may ask?

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Now you’re thinking like a true destruction connoisseur.

The bananas even look similar to the moons, visually.

The relatively small number of each of those that I saw in the demo seemed very fun.

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