Jumpin said:
Are you serious? Kids these days... Donkey Kong Country was one of the biggest game launches in history; it is probably the third most hyped game ever released by Nintendo (first two being Ocarina of Time and Super Mario Brothers 3). In terms of reception, it was one of the most well received games in history, had everyone talking about it, and groundbreaking on the development field taking the SNES and outputting 24-bit colour graphics (as Square and other companies would prove when they too started using pre-rendered technology). In terms of sales, it alone has outsold the entire Metroid franchise in total since it was released back in 1994.
The original Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Country are both benchmark titles in the history of the videogame industry. Metroid has not come close to achieving that to date. |
Hype: Donkey Kong, maybe just because the series has been quiet for so long.
Reviews: Metroid, hands down.
This is from a kid who eagerly awaited the arrival of DKC back in the day and is still a big fan but critically speaking Metroid is all over the DK games. Just taking Super Metroid and Metroid Prime you are looking at arguably the best games on their respective systems. DK, classic and as fun as it is, just doesn't have that pedigree.
