

Kiddy Kong balances the team out by being the stronger and heavier of the two, and is able to perform some tasks that require a little more power, such as busting through a trapdoor or defeating a large enemy that Dixie can’t handle (like the Donkey-Diddy weight difference in the original.) Kiddy can also pull off an awesome new move that allows him to skim over small pools of water by rolling, which saves a lot of time swimming through troubled waters. Dixie Kong can use her hair to smack enemies with and can use it to hover down from large drops by spinning her long ponytail around rapidly, ala Tails from Sonic 2. This time around, we actually have two characters that have more differences with each other when they play together. He’s also pulled of the biggest masterstroke of all time, kidnapping not only Donkey Kong (for the second time, Jesus Christ!) and his little buddy, Diddy, who had suffered from brief depression after his “blockbuster adventure” (child stars, eh?) Therefore, this leaves Dixie and her cousin, Kiddy, to go out on a rather enjoyable and memorable adventure to bring the boys back home. Rool has finally achieved the PHD that he’s been working for and has changed his name to Dr. Instead of playing as the game’s namesake, I was stuck with the long haired Dixie Kong, who was the co-star of the previous outing, and a new addition to the Kong clan, Kiddy. My apparent want to play as Donkey Kong was robbed viciously from me by Rare, the developers of this now acclaimed series. However, it brought a handful of new errors to the table when attempting to correct old ones. They then reinforced that with some old ideas that were left behind in the original and some brand new concepts that made it stand out from the family. However, after I played through the first nonchalant levels of DKC3 and had same impressions that I had last time around but as I delved deeper into its offerings, I found DKC3 to be a quirky platform game that surpassed its younger brother by taking the good of DKC2. It’s quite ironic that I actually had the nerve to pick up this one, considering how unimpressive I found the previous title. To be fair, I only played DKC3 because I wanted to complete the trilogy.


"To be fair, I only played DKC3 because I wanted to complete the trilogy. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (SNES) review
