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Donkey Kong Country 3

Donkey Kong Country 3 is the Game Boy Advance version of the SNES game "Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!". Although being developed as a port, the game has a different soundtrack composed by…

70 1 November 2005 ESRB E

Donkey Kong Country 3 is a platform developed by Rare, released 1 November 2005 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Donkey Kong Country 3 is

Donkey Kong Country 3 is a platform game developed by Rare and released in 2005. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Game Boy Advance only. It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Months after the Kongs' second triumph over the Kremling Krew, they continue to celebrate. One day, DK and Diddy suddenly disappear, and a letter from Diddy says they were out exploring the island again. However, several days pass without their return, and Dixie knows something is up. She takes matters into her own hands, and made her way to the southern shores of Donkey Kong Island, to the Northern Kremisphere, a Canadian and northern European-inspired landmass. There she meets Wrinkly Kong, and Wrinkly confirmed that the Kongs had passed by. Dixie then makes her way to Funky's Rentals. Funky suggests her to take her baby cousin Kiddy Kong along with her in the search. Funky lends them a…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Donkey Kong series

Donkey Kong Country 3 is the 118th of 190 entries we hold in the Donkey Kong series. The next entry was Mario Kart DS 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.

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How it was received

Donkey Kong Country 3 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

Donkey Kong Country 3 launched on 1 November 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization IV. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

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Donkey Kong Country 3 — frequently asked questions

When did Donkey Kong Country 3 come out?
Donkey Kong Country 3 was released on 1 November 2005 for Game Boy Advance.
Does Donkey Kong Country 3 have multiplayer?
Yes. Donkey Kong Country 3 supports multiplayer, including co-op.

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