#31: Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)
Release Date: November 21, 2010
There's many reasons why I've enjoyed Wii so much over the years, and one of the biggest reasons is that Nintendo's latest console was a big part of the platformer Renaissance. Even when the console debuted five years ago, who would have ever thought we'd ever see another Donkey Kong Country game? But in November of last year, that's exactly what we got... and thanks to the spectacular developer studio Retro Studios, the King of Kongs never missed a beat. Brilliant level design, fantastic art design (still love those dusk levels), catchy music, and a higher (but always fair... the "just one more time" type) difficulty setting made this game another incredible and memorable platformer game. It's great to see more and more developers understand that 2D games are still just as fun as ever. Here's to more great 2D Platformers!
I miss: The other Animal Buddies
I don't miss: The water levels
