 |
|
 |
||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
|
|
Donkey Kong 64 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
The
most anticipated game of the year is finally here, Donkey
Kong 64. Ok, this isn't gonna be a full review just yet,
while I just picked up the game, and haven't had a lot of
time to play it. So this is going to be more like a first
impressions sort of thing.
The first thing that you'll notice about the game, beside the really weak rapping intro, is this game is huge. There's just so many places to go, and things to collect in the game. Right now my game time is 2:16 and I'm only 3% complete. At that pace its going to take about 80 hours to complete.
The graphics in the
game are also really good, and do remind you of Banjo-Kazooie.
The Ram Expansion pak adds to it to produce just more of
everything. The control is also good, with the standard
platformer controls. The camera doesn't seem to cooperate
as much, even though you can still control it with the C-buttons,
it likes to wander around more on its own. The characters
and enemies are all stunning with nice animations for
both. Each character offers a different style of gameplay
and moves that add to the overall feel of the game. While
Donkey Kong is bigger and stronger, he's not as fast as
say Diddy Kong. As you go through the game, you unlock
the character and then use them to reach previously
unreachable paths. Each character also has a special
weapon for them to use. All this adds in to one great
game. Donkey Kong also contains a four-player battle mode,
while it's nothing spectacular, it's still there and adds
to the replay value of the game, and it's still better
then nothing at all.
Overall, Donkey Kong
64 is one of the best platformers out right now, and
people looking for a long, great game will have to look
no farther. Of what I played, DK is spectacular, and I
hope to get some playing time in here over the holiday
break, so check back for the full review coming soon.
Meanwhile go get Donkey Kong 64.
