Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance): Difference between revisions

[[File:DKC2 GBA intro screenshot.png|thumb|left|240px|Donkey Kong relaxing on the beach, as Cranky rambles about how he never took rest when he was younger.]]

Cranky suggests handing over the banana hoard to K. Rool. Diddy refuses because of how much effort he and Donkey Kong went through to retrieve the [[banana]]s, and that he would be very upset if his bananas were stolen again. Cranky asks if they have any better suggestions, and Diddy and Dixie both say that they want to rescue Donkey Kong themselves. The two get in a brief argument with Cranky, who does not believe Diddy qualifies as a video game hero. Thus, it is up to Diddy to save Donkey, and alongside Dixie, who insisted on joining him, starts his journey.

[[File:DKC2 GBA intro DK kidnapped.png|thumb|240px|Donkey Kong is held captive in Kaptain K. Rool's airship, the Flying Krock]]

The two Kongs travel through [[Crocodile Isle]], the home of the Kremlings. They defeat numerous enemies and collect items on their way. Diddy and Dixie first travel aboard [[Gangplank Galleon (world)|Gangplank Galleon]], a large pirate ship docked at the coast. After completing the world, Diddy and Dixie move on to the volcanic world, [[Crocodile Cauldron]], then the swampy [[Krem Quay]], then the abandoned amusement park [[Krazy Kremland]], and a spooky woods, [[Gloomy Gulch]]. Diddy and Dixie eventually reach the end of the sixth world, [[K. Rool's Keep]], where they are ambushed by K. Rool's largest minion, [[Kerozene]]. After beating him, they chase K. Rool to the Flying Krock.

Aboard the giant airship, Diddy and Dixie find Donkey Kong tied up, and they battle Kaptain K. Rool. Donkey Kong eventually breaks free from his ropes, and he uppercuts K. Rool out of the roof. Kaptain K. Rool falls all the way down Crocodile Isle and into the surrounding water. However, a waterlogged K. Rool escapes to the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lost World]], where he awaits the Kongs for a final battle.  

''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' is a 2D platformer like its predecessor, ''Donkey Kong Country''. The player controls [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]], whose basic abilities include [[jump]]ing, climbing, and swimming. The [[Kong]]s usually jump to cross gaps and grab airborne items. Either Kong can perform a mid-air jump if they cartwheel or spin off a nearby ledge, often necessary for reaching secret areas or collectibles. Like ''Donkey Kong Country'', Diddy can perform a [[Cartwheel Attack|cartwheel attack]] and still retains his agility (he can jump, climb, run, and swim a bit faster than Dixie). Dixie's equivalent to the cartwheel attack is the [[Helicopter Spin]], where she spins into an enemy. Dixie has the advantage of also being able to perform the ability in mid-air, where she whirls her ponytail to glide to nearby areas or to cross some large gaps. There are more [[List of enemies|enemies]] that Diddy and Dixie can defeat by their respective cartwheel or spin attack, rather than a jump attack.

The swimming mechanic is similar to earlier ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' platformers. The player must hit {{button|GBA|A}}, the jump button, to advance upwards into the water. If the player does not press the button, the Kongs slowly sink to the bottom. Pressing {{button|GBA|B}} enables them to swim quicker, and {{button|padup}} and {{button|paddown}} controls their ascent and descent.

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|The single player mode: the player controls both Diddy and Dixie.

|Two players cooperatively take turns playing through the levels. The first player controls Diddy while the second player does Dixie. Players can change turns by switching the Kongs or by losing their Kong.

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|A mini-game where [[Expresso]] races against three other ostriches within one, two, three, four, or five laps. During the Kongs' adventure, [[Cranky Kong]] hosts the Bonus Game at [[Cranky's Hut|his hut]] in most worlds, each having their own race. Before a race, the Kongs must power up Expresso's stats with [[golden feather]]s, which gives him a winning chance against his opponents. By completing a race, the Kongs are rewarded with one of [[DK Coin|Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin]]s.

|A series of challenges where Diddy or Dixie pilot the [[Gyrocopter]] to complete various tasks within three, five, and ten minutes, such as navigating a maze or rescuing a character. During the adventure, Funky hosts a challenge in each world and rewards a Video Game Hero Coin for each completed challenge.

Several members of the [[Kong Family]] appear in the game.

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|Candy Kong makes a few cameos. She appears near the end of the opening cutscene, is the assistant host of the [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza|Bonus Bonanza]], and appears with the Kong Family in the "Cast of Characters" part of the ending.

|Cranky Kong is found at [[Cranky's Hut]]. Cranky provides level hints to the Kongs at a fee, and he also hosts the [[Expresso's Racing]] bonus game.  

|Wrinkly Kong is the wife of Cranky Kong. She operates a [[Kong Kollege]] in nearly every world, and like her husband, Wrinkly provides hints and information to the Kongs. Diddy and Dixie can obtain the [[Scrapbook]] from Wrinkly, who provides hints on the photograph location.

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|Expresso the ostrich is featured in the Bonus Game, [[Expresso's Racing]]. During the adventure, Expresso is owned by [[Cranky Kong]], who wants to train him into becoming a racing bird. Unlike other Animal Friends, Expresso does not appear in any of the main levels to help Diddy and Dixie. The Kongs must use [[golden feather]]s to boost Expresso's stats and allow him to win tougher races.

|Rambi the rhino is an Animal Friend returning from ''Donkey Kong Country''. He is a powerful ally, capable of defeating most enemies with its horn. Rambi's [[super move|Supercharge]] ability allows him to charge fast into enemies and break some walls leading into a Bonus Level.

|Rattly has a similar role to [[Winky]] from the previous game, as he has the ability to perform very high jumps. With this ability, Rattly can reach higher areas and items and [[Bonus Barrel]]s that the Kongs cannot reach themselves. With his [[super move|Superjump]] ability, Rattly can charge up and then perform an even higher jump.  

|Squawks is a green parrot who flies the Kongs to higher areas. He can shoot eggs from his mouth, allowing him to defeat stronger enemies like [[Zinger]]s.

|[[Quawks|A purple relative of Squawks]] appears in the level Parrot Chute Panic, and unlike Squawks, he can neither spit eggs nor flap higher. He only slowly descends down the hive and around the Zingers.

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|Mini-Neckys are small vultures who wear a bandanna. They attack by swooping at the Kongs, and can be defeated by a jump attack or if the Kongs use a held object. It is one of the two enemies to directly reappear from ''Donkey Kong Country'', the other being Zingers. They are simply called "[[Necky]]" in the [[scrapbook]].

|Spinies are spiked porcupines who attack with their sharp quills. If the Kongs jump on a Spiny, they get injured; they can defeat a Spiny by a frontal rolling attack.

|Shuries are starfish and underwater enemies. Their name is a pun on shuriken, as when the Kongs approch a Shuri, it spins around and attempts to hit into the Kongs. They can only be defeated by Enguarde.

|Snapjaws are purple piranha fish and the invincible counterpart of Lockjaw. They only appear in two levels, Slime Climb and Clapper's Cavern. In both levels, a Snapjaw patrols the water below the Kongs, and bites them if they fall in.

|Kabooms are red Kremlings who disguise themselves as a [[TNT Barrel]], like how Klobbers disguise themselves as a [[barrel]]. Kabooms hide in their TNT Barrel, and if the Kongs approaches one, it jumps out and attempts to run into them. The Kongs can defeat Kabooms by jumping on them and then throwing them like a TNT Barrel.

|Kannons are [[Klump]]s dressed up in pirate gear. They wield a cannon that shoots [[kannonball]]s at the Kongs, though sometimes it shoots out [[barrel]]s, which the Kongs can bounce on to cross large gaps.

|Krockheads are, as their name suggests, crocodile heads submerged in swamp water and the lava. They are used as platforms by Diddy and Dixie to safely cross over. Some Krockheads repeatedly emerge then sink below, meaning that Diddy and Dixie must quickly jump from them. Green Krockheads are used as standard platforms while the red ones spring the Kongs into the air.

|Krooks are Kremlings wearing a trenchcoat and have two hooks for its hands. They attack by throwing a hook like a boomerang at the Kongs. They can be defeated by a cartwheel or jump attack, though some are out of range and must only be avoided.

Like ''Donkey Kong Country'', a boss is fought at the end of every world after beating every stage in their respective order. Every boss level has a unique stage, a notable difference from ''Donkey Kong Country'' where every boss stage took place between similar piles of Banana Bunches. Every boss's name in the game begins with 'K'.

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|Kleever is the second boss and is a giant sword who appears at the end of [[Crocodile Cauldron]]. It attacks by swinging itself at Diddy and Dixie, or by launching fireballs from the lava at them. The Kongs can attack Kleever by throwing a [[kannonball]] at it. After being hit by a kannonball, hooks drop from the sky, and the Kongs must move to the other side of the arena. Kleever usually rapidly slashes itself after the Kongs. After taking six hits, Kleever is defeated, as it breaks apart into pieces.

|Kudgel is the third boss, found at the end of [[Krem Quay]]. He is a large muscular Kremling who heavily resembles [[Klubba]], except Kudgel has gray skin. Kudgel wields a large spiked club for a weapon against Diddy and Dixie. He also has the ability to jump high and causes the ground to shake from landing. The Kongs must throw a TNT Barrel to attack Kudgel, who gets defeated after taking six hits.

|King Zing is a large [[Zinger]] and the fourth boss, located at the end of [[Krazy Kremland]]. He constantly moves around his beehive, and is fought by [[Squawks]]. King Zing's weakness is his stinger, which Squawks must spit a coconut at to attack him. After taking some hits, King Zing shoots spikes in every direction and then resumes moving around. When King Zing takes six hits, he shrinks to the size of a normal Zinger and summons other Zingers to guard him. Squawks can defeat King Zing by spitting three more coconuts while he is in this state.

|Krow's ghost who appears as the fifth boss and is battled at the end of [[Gloomy Gulch]]. Here, he is fought in three sections of the stage. He sends ghost Mini-Neckies to attack the Kongs, though one of them is a normal Mini-Necky. By jumping on the live Mini-Necky, this spawns a barrel, which the Kongs must use to attack Krow. After he takes three hits, Krow is defeated again.

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|Like normal bananas, Banana Bunches are scattered all over Crocodile Isle. They reward ten bananas to the player, and it allows them to obtain 100 bananas quicker.

|Cameras give [[photograph]]s that are used to fill the [[Scrapbook]], which Wrinkly gives the Kong. There are a total 40 photographs, and there are a few ways that the Kongs can obtain them. Some are obtained by defeating an enemy with a camera icon over its head, others are hidden in a level, and some photographs are obtained by fully completing a Kong's mini-game or challenge.

|The focus of [[Bag a Bug]], fireflies are captured and stored in a jar, with large amounts collected earning more better-quality rewards. Getting hit by [[Klubba]] causes all to be lost, however.

|style="text-align:center"|[[K-O-N-G Letters]]

|A Kremkoin appears at the end of every Bonus Level challenge when Kongs have met its objective. They must be paid at Klubba's Kiosk to enter the [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Lost World]] levels.

|style="text-align:center"|[[Star (Donkey Kong Country series)|Star]]s

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|Different objects appear as cargo in Gyrocopter missions, and must be carried to a specified location using its winch.

|Appearing in two Gyrocopter missions, the DK statue has been broken into pieces by the [[Kremling Krew]] and needs reassembled.

|These are {{wp|high striker}}-esque mechanisms with a landing target and a pole with a barrel roulette on top; the prizes usually include [[banana]]s, [[Banana Bunch]]es, [[Banana Coin|Banana Bunch Coin]]s, or a [[Red Balloon]]. The letter G or a [[DK Coin|Cranky's Video Game Hero Coin]] rarely appear on the roulette. The Kongs can only win a prize if they land on the target hard enough, either by jumping from a height or by blasting from a [[Barrel Cannon|Barrel Kannon]].

|A flying vehicle made by [[Funky Kong]] which can be used to navigate the island as well as perform certain missions.

|style="text-align:center"|[[Kannon (cannon)|Kannon]]s

|Kannons fire Diddy and Dixie to a [[Bonus Level]] when a [[Kannonball]] is loaded inside.

|style="text-align:center"|[[Kannonball]]s

|Kannonballs are an object that appear in some levels. For reach level it  the Kongs must carry it all the way into a nearby [[Kannon (cannon)|kannon]], causing it to glow and fire Diddy and Dixie to a [[Bonus Level]]. Kannonballs appear in some "Destroy Them All!" Bonus Level challenges, as objects which can be thrown at other enemies, and is used during the boss fight against [[Kleever]].

|Unlike the previous game, ropes may appear both horizontally and vertically (often amongst each other) and take different appearances depending on the location, including normal ropes, giant ''{{wp|typha}}'' plants, vines, and chains. A notable type are the [[Rope (species)|phantom rope]]s who repeatedly vanish and reappear.

|Treasure chests are another object that the Kongs can carry and throw. If the Kongs hit a number of enemies with a chest (usually varies between one through three times), it breaks open and reveals an item such as a Banana Coin. Some chests contain a kannonball. The Kongs cannot break a chest by throwing it on the ground.

[[Barrel]]s are prominent objects throughout the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise. Multiple variants of these objects exist, many which are featured in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''.

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!colspan=5 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white" align=center|'''Throwable barrels'''

|Normal Barrels appear in most levels and are objects that the Kongs can throw into other enemies. When Diddy or Dixie throw a barrel, it rolls on the ground and breaks when it hits a wall. Barrels, along with other carriable objects, can be used to defeat normal [[Zinger]]s.

!colspan=5 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white" align=center|'''Enterable barrels'''

|Barrel Kannons are hovering barrels that the Kongs can enter to blast into a certain direction. Their main purpose is to allow the Kongs to blast across gaps. When the player presses a button, the Kongs are blasted out in the direction that the barrel was facing. Some Barrel Kannons spin in circles while others only move between a few directions. Some Barrel Kannons and their variants give the Kongs slight control of the direction they move in upon being blasted out.

|Diddy & Dixie Barrels are a type of Barrel Kannon that only pictured Kong (either Diddy or Dixie) can enter if they are in lead.

|style="text-align:center"|[[Rolling Barrel|Rotatable Barrel]]s

!colspan=5 style="background:saddlebrown;color:white" align=center|'''Triggerable barrels'''

|Plus and Minus Barrels only appear in the level [[Haunted Hall]], and are respectively used to increase and decrease the timer. If the timer runs out, [[Kackle]] injures the Kongs. A single Plus Barrel appears in an earlier level, [[Rickety Race]], and it has a different role of speeding up the [[Roller Coaster]] just as it hits into it. In one Bonus Level, the Plus Barrel causes the Roller Coaster go backwards.

There are five unique locations which are hosted by a supporting character, and these areas appear in most worlds.

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|An establishment run by [[Wrinkly Kong]] where Diddy and Dixie can purchase level hints. They also obtain the [[scrapbook]] from Wrinkly, and later have her grade each page filled with [[photograph]]s (she rewards a Video Game Hero Coin per page).

|align=center|[[File:Cranky's Hut DKC2 GBA.png]]<br>'''[[Cranky's Hut]]'''

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**At the end of the cutscene, Funky suggests that all of them Kongs should go to rescue Donkey Kong tomorrow, but Diddy insists on leaving immediately, and says that Enguarde the Swordfish will take them.

*The game's graphics are slightly brighter because original Game Boy Advance units do not have a backlit screen. This removes the dark atmosphere of the original version.

*Funky's [[Biplane Barrel]] is replaced with the [[Gyrocopter]], which the Kongs can travel around the world map with for free, after they have completed [[Aerial Loop]].

*The [[Monkey Museum]] has been replaced by [[Cranky's Hut]].

*Instead of just a title screen and file select, a new main menu was added with three options: Start, [[Diddy's Dash]], and Bonus Games.

*Nearly all sound effects were changed, including the Kongs, enemies, [[List of bosses|bosses]], and even effects such as explosions and wind. Some enemy voices were taken from ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''.

*Wrinkly Kong gives a [[scrapbook]] to Diddy and Dixie as their "homework". Wrinkly asks them to fill every page with the [[photograph]]s that they find.

*A new {{button|GBA|Start}} menu was added to the world map, allowing the player to save their game at anytime, review [[Wrinkly Kong|Wrinkly]]'s and [[Cranky Kong|Cranky]]'s hints, use the Gyrocopter, check the scrapbook, and check minigame high-scores.

*In the original game, when Dixie does her Helicopter Spin, Diddy would float behind her, motionless. In the remake, he somersaults behind her.

**Klubba and the Kong Family's residences and visible paths are seen on the world maps, as in the prequel and sequel.

**The Krocodile Kore ending was also slightly changed. From a distance, Donkey Kong, Diddy, and Dixie witness Crocodile Isle sinking underwater. Celebratory music was added in the background, and K. Rool says that he is not through with the Kongs and that he cannot be stopped. His escape is prevented by Funky Kong, who drops bombs from the Gyrocopter onto K. Rool, who remains adamant on getting revenge on the Kongs.

*''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' - In Funky's Minigames "Kongnapped" and "Kongnapped 2", [[Tiny Kong]] appears.

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