Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Donkey Kong Land 2

Donkey Kong Land 2 is the first sequel to Donkey Kong Land for the Nintendo Game Boy and was released in 1996. The story mainly complies to its SNES counterpart; K. Rool kidnapped Donkey Kong, demanding the…

23 September 1996

What Donkey Kong Land 2 is

Donkey Kong Land 2 is an adventure game developed by Nintendo and released in 1996. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Donkey Kong Land 2 is the first sequel to Donkey Kong Land for the Nintendo Game Boy and was released in 1996. The story mainly complies to its SNES counterpart; K. Rool kidnapped Donkey Kong, demanding the entire Banana Hoard as ransom, so it's up to Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong to rescue their kidnapped pal. A wild assortment of friendly animals like Rambi the Rhino, Squitter the Spider, Squawks the Parrot, Rattly the Rattlesnake and Enguarde the Swordfish help the two little monkeys in their adventurous mission. Each exciting level is filled with special traps, hidden items and dastardly Kremlings! Prepare yourself for the biggest Game Boy adventure yet!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Donkey Kong series

Donkey Kong Land 2 is the 49th of 190 entries we hold in the Donkey Kong series. It arrived 10 months after Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. The next entry was Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! in 1996.

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