Just beat the game (minus the extra levels/special world) and the game is hella fun. I like it much better than DKC3, but not quite as good as the first two. But most everything about the game was great. Well done 2D platforming by Retro, good challange, interesting level design, love the art style in the sillouette levels, the factory levels in particular are awesome. The multiplayer is a blast. Music is great as always for DKC games. Especially this tune:
The main things I didn't really like about the game are all the minecart and balloon levels. I mean I use to love the minecart levels in previous games but here they seem to go a bit too far with them and it's almost impossible not to die without already knowing what's ahead of you in some cases. Also, I don't really like how the game relies so much on shaking. I have been killed more than a few times because the shaking didn't do what I wanted it to.
Overall all though, Retro has really captured the magic Rare originally created with the new DKC.
