The latest edition of US gaming publication Game Informer includes plenty of fresh tidbits of information about Retro Studios current project, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed at the VGX Awards on Saturday that Cranky Kong will be a playable character in the game, and that there might be a fifth playable character that Nintendo has yet to announced. Anyway, here’s the info from Game Informer.
Snowmads are made up of penguins, owls, rabbits, sea lions, and walruses
Diddy Kong’s cartwheel attack useful for close attacks
Use Kong Pow with Diddy to turn all enemies on the screen into extra balloons
As previously mentioned, Dixie’s Kong Pow turns onscreen enemies into gold hearts
Dixie’s ponytail is like a propeller underwater for extra speed
Enemies will get tougher as you progress
Tucks (penguin-like enemies) start out with Donkey Kong being able to take them out by jumping on their heads or rolling into them
Later, they’ll have spears and helmets at their disposal, so you can only attack them from behind
Tucks will then come with double-sided spears and spiked helmets, so they must be stunned first before you can attack
6 islands
6-7 levels per island
Boss stage and a bonus level as well
Bonus level unlocks after collecting all KONG letters in each level
World 1: Lost Mangroves (rainforest, vine grabbing, zip-lining)
World 2: Autumn Heights (Bavarian-like mountain, mine carts, hot-air balloons, giant owls, jagged cliff faces)
World 3: Bright Savannah (tall grass, orange/brown colors, like an African safari, dodge brush fire and penguins with spears)
World 4: Sea Breeze Cove (blue harbors, sandy inlets, lots of swimming, dodge electric seaweed and manage air supply)
World 5: Juicy Jungle (tropical forest that produces a rare fruit, home to an elaborate processing plant, jump off jellies to reach new heights)
World 6: DK Island (Donkey Kong’s tree house has been frosted over, has homages to levels from Donkey Kong Country Returns)
Will always control Donkey Kong in single-player
Side characters add to Donkey Kong’s abilities
Subtle differences between the side characters
Can switch between side characters by breaking barrels in the levels
Icons on the barrels rotate slowly so that you can pick your partner
Offers challenging gameplay