DK: King of Swing
The normally quiet jungle is abuzz with excitement, because it's time for the ceremony to choose the king of the jungle! Or at least it would be if King K. Rool hadn't stolen the special medallion meant for…
DK: King of Swing is a platform developed by Nintendo, released 4 February 2005 on Wii U and Game Boy Advance.
What DK: King of Swing is
DK: King of Swing is a platform game developed by Nintendo and released in 2005. It was published by iQue. It is available on Wii U and Game Boy Advance. It carries an ESRB E age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The normally quiet jungle is abuzz with excitement, because it's time for the ceremony to choose the king of the jungle! Or at least it would be if King K. Rool hadn't stolen the special medallion meant for the winner. Donkey Kong and his friends must swing their way through the jungle to get the medallion back and, along the way, rescue Diddy, Dixie, and Funky Kong from King K. Rool's minions. A unique control system lets you swing through the trees and spin to build up momentum for a mighty leap. Innovative level design combines elements of platform and puzzle games: Grab gears and spin to crank doors open. Watch out for bolts that loosen as you spin, or you might find yourself falling…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Donkey Kong series
DK: King of Swing is the 113th of 190 entries we hold in the Donkey Kong series. The next entry was Donkey Konga 3: Tabehoudai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku in 2005. Its critic score of 70 is 5 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.
How it was received
DK: King of Swing holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 2,373 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 3 points above the year average.
What it launched against
DK: King of Swing launched on 4 February 2005, within three weeks of Tekken 5, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Star Wars: Republic Commando and Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Tekken 5, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2.
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