What is Donkey Kong Country Returns?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox video game |image = |caption = |developer = [[Retro Studios]] |publisher = [[Nintendo]] |series = ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' |released = '''Original release:'''<br>{{Video game release|NA|November 21, 2010|AUS|December 2, 2010|EU|December 3, 2010|JP|December 9, 2010|HK|December 9, 2010|ROC|December 9, 2010}}'''Nintendo Selects:'''<br>{{Video game release|EU|October 18, 2013|AUS|August 27, 2015|NA|March 11, 2016}}'''Wii U (digital download):'''<br>{{Video game release|JP|January 21, 2015|EU|January 22, 2015|AUS|January 23, 2015|NA|March 31, 2016 (My Nintendo)|NA|September 22, 2016 (public)}}'''Nvidia Shield:'''<br>{{Video game release|CHN|July 4, 2019}} |genre = Platformer, Adventure |modes = Single-player, Multiplayer |platforms = [[Wii]], [[Wii U]], [[Nvidia Shield]] }} '''''Donkey Kong Country Returns''''' is a [[platform game|platform]] [[video game]] for the [[Wii|Nintendo Wii]] game console. It was made by Retro Studios and published by [[Nintendo]]. It was released in [[North America]] on November 21, 2010, in [[Australia]] on December 2, 2010, in [[Europe]] on December 3, 2010, and in [[Japan]] on December 9, 2010. It follows ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', which was released in 1996, making the time between these two games the longest timespan between releases of ''Donkey Kong Country'' games. ==Story== The plot involves the Tiki Tak Tribe [[hypnosis|hypnotizing]] the animals of Donkey Kong Island. The hypnotized animals steal [[Donkey Kong]]'s [[banana]]s. Donkey Kong and [[Diddy Kong]] go on an adventure to take back their bananas from the Tikis. ==Gameplay== The gameplay of Donkey Kong Country Returns is very similar to that of the Donkey Kong Country Games. The game consists of 9 worlds on Donkey Kong Island: Jungle, Beach, Ruins, Cave, Forest, Cliff, Factory, Volcano, and Golden Temple (Cloud in 3DS version). In each world, players traverse a series of levels while collecting items such as