Donkey Konga
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Donkey Konga is a rhythm and beat game where players use their hands to play bongos instead of matching beats with their feet.[1] It stars characters from the Donkey Kong series of games.[1] According to the review aggregator Metacritic, the game garnered "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Making and release
The Sydney Morning Herald gave it four stars out of five and called it a "bongo bashing hit"[3] Maxim gave the game a score of eight out of ten.[4] The beginner's level is described as a breeze, but the game becomes deliciously challenging later.[3] Players experience hilarity-inducing flustered panic when falling behind.[3]
The game requires surprising levels of concentration to clap instead of drum.[3] At the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, it won "Console Family Game of the Year"[5] It also received nominations for "Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming", "Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack", and "Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering".[5] A mixed review from The New York Times advised potential buyers to test clapping along to radio songs for thirty minutes before purchasing.[6]
What the cited sources add
The D.I.C.E. Awards record describes Donkey Konga as a rhythm game similar to Dance Dance Revolution but using hand-played bongos.[1] The same record confirms the game features Donkey Kong series characters.[1]
References
- "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Donkey Konga", interactive.org. facts only, no text reused. interactive.org
- Wikipedia, "Donkey Konga" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Donkey Konga for GameCube Reviews", Metacritic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Hill, "Soccer sorcery", The Sydney Morning Herald, October 28, 2004. facts only, no text reused. smh.com.au
- Wikipedia, "Donkey Konga" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Porter, "Donkey Konga", September 27, 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Donkey Konga" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Game Developers Choice Online Awards 5th Annual GDCA", Game Choice Awards; "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Donkey Konga", interactive.org (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Donkey Konga" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hill, "Soccer sorcery", The Sydney Morning Herald, October 28, 2004; Herold, "New Breed of Games Is Not All Thumbs", The New York Times, December 9, 2004 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Donkey Konga (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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