20 Best Wii Games Of All Time
19. Donkey Kong Country Returns
After a great trilogy of SNES games, Donkey Kong spent the next two console generations starring in a mediocre 3D platformer, a couple of rhythm games, and going toe-to-toe with Mario in the just alright Mario vs. Donkey Kong games.
Donkey Kong was no longer the king of the jungle. In fact, he was no longer the king of anything. That was, until the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Donkey Kong Country Returns was developed by the excellent Retro Studios, the developers behind the Metroid Prime trilogy. Clearly, Nintendo trusted them with their IPs so they gave them Donkey Kong, one of their most iconic characters. Retro Studios were clearly the correct choice though as they made this masterpiece.
Playing as Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, you must travel across Donkey Kong Island and defeat the evil Tiki Tak Tribe and the animals that they have hypnotised, all this to get your bananas back - real high stakes.
What makes the game so good is the excellent controls and creative level design. The only thing better than this amazing game is its sequel Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Now all we need is a third game to make this a trilogy.