My 44th review after Kinect Adventures!
Okay, when I bought this game at Target with a Gift Card, I first thought it was going to be good, but every now and then, this became a really weak and disappointing game. I just can't wait for Donkey Kong Country Returns to come out so that I won't have to play this anymore. Anyways, this game gets an E--. Here are the results:
Game-play 4/10: The only thing what's bad about this is in the racing game, you can't reverse, I MEAN COME ON, lot's of other racing games have that ability.
Graphics 7/10: The animation is pretty decent!
Controls 1/10: The controls get merely annoying. If moving left and right can be the control stick and speeding up can be the A button, then that would be fine, but no, moving left and right is shaking the Nunchuk and Wii Remote and speeding up is shaking them together. Also when speeding up, the sensors sometimes do not read the controls and that makes your character jump instead, which is EXTREMELY annoying. To make matters worse, you cannot use a GameCube controller or DK Bongos to play the game, even though they can be connected to the Wii.
Sound/Music 1/10: The music is the first thing about the game what's gonna get annoying.
Lasting Appeal 3/10: This is overall a definite disappointment.
Overall, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast is a huge disappointment for a Donkey Kong game.
The Good:
-Chaining combos are pretty fun
The Bad:
-Obnoxious controls, and even worse, you cannot use the GameCube controller or DK Bongos to play the game
-Irritatingly awful music
I can't wait for Donkey Kong Country Returns to come out so I won't have to play this anymore like I said before. (sigh) Although Donkey Kong is ruined because of this, at least DKCR will look like a great game that will make up for this.
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast gets a 3 out of 10!
-sonic_rareware8