The revival of the Donkey Kong Country series was to me perhaps the most exciting new to come out of the Wii era. Returns does a good job of showing why it should have never gone away so long to begin with. Retro does a great job of rebuilding the gameplay of DKC so that while it will remind players of the original games to a certain degree, it is improved and modernized. Retro also has new gameplay ideas that add more variety to the usual mix of platforming, barrel blasting, and cart riding. Few peers can match this game in terms of level design and variety. Also, here is a modern Nintendo platformer that is actually challenging and will test your skills like the good old days. It's hard to believe DKC has become the Nintendo platformer for advance players compared to Mario. Also the bosses are fantastic for a platformer. Retro really puts the Mario teams to shame in this regard.

As good a lot of the nuts and bolts are however, it has one serious problem: the motion controls. While