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DKC2: Diddy's Kong Quest Critical Mash
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SNES

"To say that it is better than last year's model is a severe understatement... Yes, DKC2 is a platform style game but it is so deep with atmosphere and so unavoidably fun, there's no way a game player can walk away from it... a graphically rich, diverse and aurally intricate masterpiece."
- Electric Playground (10/10)

"A better game than DKC, rougher at the edges, but with a little more depth of gameplay and fewer pointless frills."
- Super Play (82%)

"This game is visually comparable to the 32-bit graphics of Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation, and the gameplay and controls are even better."
- GameWire

"The sequel brings more depth and variety to the standard DKC formula and can now truly be called one of the best platformers of all time... You simply cannot find a platformer better than this outside of the Mario series. DKC2 does it all."
- Intelligent Gamer (Grade A)

"You still get the same eye-popping graphics, super sounds and unbelievable control... games like this are making the most of what time the good ol' SNES has left."
- Bitstorm

"If you were one of the millions of DKC fans last year, it's time to jump back on the banana wagon, because this year's monkey business is the best platform game yet."
- Nintendo Power

DKC2 Screenshot "Although you may find yourself breezing through the easy, pattern-reliant bosses, you definitely won't be able to finish this in one sitting. Easily the best SNES game this year."
- GamePro (94%)

"Just plain brilliant. Much improved over what was already a stonking product, thanks to the increased difficulty. We'd like to mark it higher - we really would, but Rare wouldn't have anything left to aim at for the next Kong game."
- NMS (UK) (97%)

"Like a rotting shark, DKC2 is something you'll return to again and again, because there's so much that isn't immediately obvious. It steals flowers from the graves of a hundred dead platformers, but is honest enough to pretend they were bought from a florist."
- Digitiser (84%)


Game Boy (Donkey Kong Land 2)

"One of the best handheld games of 1995 gets a great sequel in 1996... The 42 stages of side-scrolling action, hidden areas, bouncy music, and exceptional Game Boy graphics make this the best handheld game of the year."
- GamePro

"Yet another superb Donkey Kong game from Rare, which manages to mix some ace rendered graphics with a gameplay engine that's second to none. Sell your mum to buy this game!"
- NMS (Australia) (95%)

"The graphics are terrific - as good as we've ever seen on the small screen... If you're looking for some action to put in your pocket, you couldn't do any better than DK Land 2."
- Bitstorm


Top Quote

"Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the sequel to 1994's Donkey Kong Country."
- Intelligent Gamer

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