Use a Konga Drum to control an ape wearing a tie to defeat enemies, collect bananas and other random tasks!

User Rating: 7.5 | Donkey Kong Jungle Beat GC
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is just about the strangest game ever thought up. The concept is that you use a Konga Drum to control an ape wearing a tie to defeat enemies, collect bananas and other random tasks.

The story is that Donkey Kong is going on a quest to... collect bananas. How noble. The controls may sound crazy, but they actually have a very good feel to them (as long as you don't get bruises on your palms which seems to be required to get a high score.) The fast paced levels are enjoyable, but they won't have you playing for hours on end, especially with all those bruises. Sadly, once you get further into the game and the difficulty goes up, the game speed goes down due to obstacles that you can't simply jump or run on, and the bruises will also slow you down.

I think that the graphics are good, but it is hard to tell when you move so fast and are so small on the screen. The sounds and music get old really fast however, and they were nothing special to begin with.

Overall, this is a good game for use with bongos that you already have, or if you can find it for cheap.