**Donkey Konga Review**
	Nintendo's original video game icon is reborn in Donkey Konga--most unexpectedly--as the modern face of rhythm-action. Donkey Kong is back, and his jungle beat is catchy as hell. Donkey Konga is played with the included DK Bongos controller. It has a left drum, right drum and a microphone that picks up the sound of clapping. As you play the songs, you earn coins that can be used to buy new harder tracks, minigames and more! As with all rhythm-action titles, the objective here is simply to keep time with the game's streamed soundtrack. Colourful visual backdrops complement perfectly the selection of pop tunes on offer. Hit the left bongo, hit the right, hit them both--clap your hands, there's a neat sensor device built into the bongo controller--and all the while enjoy non-stop celebration through the life-affirming mediums of cheesy music and eye candy. But this is not merely a pretty, lightweight game. Donkey Konga is particularly impressive because of the balance evident in its design: play well and you'll be rewarded with new credits which can then be taken to the game's shopping area, where new tracks and even new bongo sound effects can be purchased. And with four controllers, multiplayer modes for as many players can be accessed. This is a videogame musical as pure Nintendo-branded fun. --Jonti Davies

**Donkey Konga 2 Review**
	Play more than 25 new hits, from pop and hip-hop to R&B and rock, all straight from the charts. With three difficulty levels and five modes of play, Donkey Konga 2 will have gamers everywhere drumming and clapping again to new songs. Rock out with new game modes. Drum to your own beat in Freestyle Plaza or see how well you and your friends synch up as you share a DK Bongos controller in Concert mode. Multiplayer musical mayhem! Connect up to four sets of DK Bongos controllers for jam sessions, or match your rhythmic prowess against a rival in the two-player Battle mode. Game Storyline: One day at drum practice, Donkey Kong® and Diddy Kong® begin arguing over each other's playing. Dixie KongTM and Cranky KongTM happen to walk by and see the two embroiled in a heated exchange. Dixie settles the spat by showing off her stunning skills. That's when Cranky comes up with a brilliant idea: It's time for the Kongs to go on tour! Characters: Donkey Kong, and new characters: Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong. Donkey Konga 2 Track Listing: All Star, I'm A Slave 4 You, Losing My Religion, Are You Ready For Love?, Trouble, Boombastic, Shiny Happy People, Sidewalks, Runaway Train, Don't Let Me Get Me, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Enjoy The Silence Contact, Drive, Predictable, I Don't Want To Know (If you don’t want me), Mansize Rooster, Pumping On Your Stereo, I Just Wanna Live, Contact Jungle Boogie, That's The Way (I Like It), Latin:, La Bamba, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, La Cucaracha Havanaise, Trepak (Nutcracker Suite), William Tell Overture, Eine Klein Nachtmusik Green Greens (Kirby Theme), Super Mario Bros. 3, Donkey Konga 2 Theme, Pokémon main theme, Mute City Theme (F-Zero)

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