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Video was taken after about 3 minutes of play, he was not very good, but mainly only used to racing games. However after about an hour of play he found the controls very simple and definately got the hang of the game.
What a great game, he loves it, finds he wants to go back to it and play again, which some on his ds games have been sat in his drawer after 1 use, never being touched again.
I had a quick go, and took me back to my teens playing Donkey Kong on the N64.
A great game for all ages, a must for the collection.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great game for kids of all ages
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2019
This was bought for my sons 8th birthday.
Video was taken after about 3 minutes of play, he was not very good, but mainly only used to racing games. However after about an hour of play he found the controls very simple and definately got the hang of the game.
What a great game, he loves it, finds he wants to go back to it and play again, which some on his ds games have been sat in his drawer after 1 use, never being touched again.
I had a quick go, and took me back to my teens playing Donkey Kong on the N64.
A great game for all ages, a must for the collection.
On the evidence of this I prefer this type of game to platform or sports one. it seems to be a game format that Nintendo do well and which plays well on my son's 2DS. There's humour in the game and nice touches as you puzzle out the ways to get around the various rooms and mansions. Battling the ghosts can be at times, exhilarating, stressful or a bit irritating (when struggling to defeat them). It is really clever and the atmospheric music adds greatly to the game. I am not too enamoured of the dialogue with the professor which drags and which we rush through or skip at times. I have now played about 8 games on the 2DS and this far this is mine and my son's overall favourite. It can be frustrating when you are stuck on a level and the ability to save at any stage would be better. I also have to admit that at the start we had to look at an online cheat page to get going. To excuse us somewhat though my son hadn't played video games much before and I hadn't for years so we needed a little hand up. Overall, a really good, enjoyable game that should keep players amused and enthralled for along time.
I grew up playing on the SNES so biting this for my son makes me feel like I'm way past it now! He absolutely loves Donkey Kong, and all he talks about at the moment! What can you say about the game? It's a classic platformer, worth being in a times library of great games.
He's now playing/helping me in multi player on the excellent Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze on the Nintendo Switch.. and putting me to shame!😏
