Originally announced for the GameCube as DK Bongo Blast at last year's E3, Donkey Kong Jet is a racing game in which the titular gorilla and friends fly using bongo-powered jetpacks. Originally designed to take advantage of the GameCube's bongo drum controllers, Donkey Kong Jet is no longer a game that will make the owners of said underused peripherals feel better about themselves. Rather, it's a Mario Kart-style racer that, at least based on our time with it thus far, would be a lot more fun if it offered something resembling a conventional control system.
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There is certainly room on the Wii for another polished arcade-racing game to complement Mario Kart Wii, but unfortunately Donkey Kong: Jet Race is not it. Jet Race feels more like an experiment that didn't work out as well as it sounded in concept, because despite all its content and the obvious effort that went into making it, it's a bit of a chore to play.
PALGN writes:
"Even fans of the DK franchise will have to ultimately admit Jet Race is a disappointment. As hind-sighted the experience may now be, Diddy Kong Racing this ain't. While one should not dwell on the past and what could've been with DK Bongos at the helm, the fact remains that not only is Donkey Kong Jet Race far from the intuitive experience the Wii platform strives for, it's also a downright uneventful game."
Graphics - 4.0
Sound - 4.5
Gameplay - 3.5
Lifespan - 4.0
Overall -
A GameCube game on the Wii.
Again.
It'll probably get a score between 5 and 6.
And sell like hotcakes.
Ugh.
Never been a Donkey Konga fan.
It's ok, not my cup of joe.
I think many games like Zelda were orig. made for the GC but got ported to the Wii when the Wii popped up last winter. I bet we'll see GC ports until winter 07'.
ya nor am I, this games should stay in super nintendo R.I.P
Meh, another freaking port? Keep it Nintendo. I heard it was frustrating to play because you do a drum motion with the chuks to go left and do a drum motion to the wiimote to go right. But also, you jump by doing a flick motion, which is also like a drum motion so most of the time you jump instead of steering left or right or you steer when you want to jump.