Editing DK: Jungle Climber

|developer=[[Paon DP|Paon]]<br>[[Nintendo SPD Group No.4]]

|release='''Nintendo DS:'''<br>{{release|Japan|August 9, 2007|ROC|August 9, 2007|USA|September 10, 2007|Europe|October 12, 2007|Australia|November 1, 2007}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{release|Japan|July 8, 2015|USA|July 23, 2015|Europe|August 6, 2015|Australia|August 7, 2015}}

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'''''DK: Jungle Climber''''', known as '''''Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber''''' in Japan and Europe, is a [[Genre#Platform|platformer]] of the [[DK (series)|''DK'' series]], released for the [[Nintendo DS]] in 2007. It is a sequel to the 2005 [[Game Boy Advance]] game ''[[DK: King of Swing]]'', and was developed by [[Paon DP|Paon]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. It was later re-released for the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in Japan and North America in July 2015 and in Europe and Australia in August 2015.

The [[Kong]] family are on a vacation at [[Sun Sun Island]]. While they are there, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] notices a giant banana on a mountain. [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]] requests [[Donkey Kong]] to acquire it, and Diddy joins him.

On top of the mountain, [[King K. Rool]] and the [[Kremling]]s are stealing a [[Crystal Banana]] from an "alien". They plan to conquer the universe with it. A [[Banana Ship]] appears, and DK and Diddy battle it.

*[[Wrinkly Kong]] - makes a cameo in the intro

Banana Spaceship DKJC.jpg|[[Banana Ship]]

LizardHeadKremling.png|[[Junklomp]]

Dragon Kremling DK Jungle Climber.png|[[Draglinger]]

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DK Jungle Climber Banana.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[Banana]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DK Jungle Climber banana bunch sprite.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[Banana Bunch]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Banana Coin DKJC sprite.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[Banana Coin]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Crystal Star DKJC sprite.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[Crystal Star (DK: Jungle Climber)|Crystal Star]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DK Coin DKJC sprite.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[DK Coin]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKJC Green Gem.png]] [[File:DKJC Blue Gem.png]] [[File:DKJC Red Gem.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[Gem (DK: Jungle Climber)|Gem]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[File:K Letter DKJC.png]] [[File:O Letter DKJC.png]] [[File:N Letter DKJC.png]] [[File:G Letter DKJC.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[KONG Letters|KONG Panels]]

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|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKJC Hammer.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[Hammer]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Torch.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[Torch (DK: Jungle Climber)|Torch]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[File:DKJC Wings.png]]

|style="text-align:center"|[[Wings (DK: Jungle Climber)|Wings]]

*[[Spinner Barrel]] - similar to Barrel Cannons  

[[Bonus Barrel]]s will also send the player to a minigame named [[Banana Bonanza]], which consists of a banana-catching game, in which Donkey Kong is given a random-sized barrel and must catch as many bananas as the player can.

**[[King Kruizer IV]]

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|"''DK Jungle Climber refines the bright and busy visuals of DK King of Swing, which itself borrowed its charm from the Donkey Kong Country games. Improved resolution means that both screens are packed with detail, though it also ends up making Donkey Kong appear fairly small onscreen. Ultimately, though, being able to see more of the environment is more significant to the gameplay than a bigger DK sprite, despite how much we enjoy watching his dangling legs swing about. Despite being a sequel to a game based on a well-established franchise, DK Jungle Climber still feels surprisingly fresh. While it could've relied on the sheer novelty of its control scheme, it does a smart job of fleshing out the gameplay and offering a well-balanced challenge once the novelty has worn off.''"

|"''As it is, it's a game that veers between excellence and anguish a little bit too often. When it falls into bad old habits, it undermines its strengths, plunging the largely capable controls into context they suffer from. This is doubly annoying because the controls are ideal for most of what the game does, and have even greater potential: the mistake here is something akin to pitching aerial enemies against a limited aiming ability in a shooter; an unforced error that repeals confidence. We certainly hope Paon and Nintendo are smart enough to see this for themselves, because when Jungle Climber peaks, it's among the DS' best, and a bigger and better instalment - perhaps on the [[Wii]] - would again be welcome.''"

|"''What was a very good Game Boy Advance title turns out to be an even better Nintendo DS game. The development team stuck to its guns with the original concept and fleshed it out with new levels, new elements, and more stuff to beef up the variety and to toughen things up. The lack of variety is what hurt King of Swing in the long run, and while Jungle Climber shares the same core mechanic that makes the game just a tad repetitive, the designers injected some great ideas into the original to bulk up the fun.''"

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Xananab DKJC artwork.jpg|[[Xananab]]

==Names in other languages==

|JapM=Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber

|ChiTM=Donkey Kong Jungle Climber

*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/abuj/index.html Official Japanese Site]

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