Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
| Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | |
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North American box art
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| Developer(s) | Paon |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Kenichi Imaeda |
| Producer(s) | Kentaro Nishimura Toshiharu Izuno Rikiya Nakagawa |
| Composer(s) | Takashi Kouga |
| Series | Donkey Kong |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 43.94% |
| Metacritic | 46/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | D+ |
| Eurogamer | 4/10 |
| Game Informer | 5/10 |
| GamePro | 2.25/5 |
| Game Revolution | D− |
| GameSpot | 4.5/10 |
| GameSpy |   |
| GameTrailers | 5.2/10 |
| IGN | 4.5/10 5.8/10 (AU) |
| Nintendo Power | 6.5/10 |
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast is a racing game for Nintendo's Wii video game console, announced on May 9, 2006, and that year's E3 convention for the GameCube under the title of DK: Bongo Blast. The GameCube version was ultimately cancelled in favor of a Wii release. The game was released for the Wii in Japan and the United States in 2007, and in PAL regions in 2008.
The game was originally developed to be controlled using the DK Bongos for the GameCube. The game has faced with generally negative reviews after its release, from critics criticizing the replaced bongo control scheme with that using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, as well as the last-generation visuals.
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast is a racing game where the player can handle the selected character using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, replacing the DK Bongos that initially were to be used. To accelerate, the player must shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk alternatively, lift them simultaneously to jump and use the motion sensor to beat rivals and obstacles and using items, while the character will be guided by the route of the tracks, including curves of automatic. Players can learn to race at Cranky's flight school where Cranky gives eight lessons on how to play the game, acceleration, use of elements and Wild Moves.
The main mode of play is a Grand Prix similar to that of Mario Kart. Also, like Mario Kart Arcade GP, more than one track will take place in a given area with three courses in DK Jungle, having three of the sea, three from the mountain, two are of the Desert, two are from the snow courses, and two are of the Temple of Heaven, and one in outer space. Like other racing games, Barrel Blast includes a Time Trial Mode where players can choose this race on one track for the best time, and have save ghost data stats.
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