Summary KAOS Return Again!

Pros: DKC 3 bring back all the fun of the original Super NES game to the GBA with everything intact. The game feature all the graphical high flying and fast pace levels, all the bonus games and hidden areas, all the DK Coins and original bosses as well as the mysterious lost world, Krematoa. It also let you take the advantage of both Dixie and Kiddy either with their unique teamwork skill or their ability to helicopter swing or roll attack. The best part of this game is the replay and it sure does have a whole lot including a Funky vehicle minigame, a Cranky defensive karate-style traijning minigame, and a lot more; of course, there are still the usual collect all the DK Coins, bear coins, Silver coins, K-O-N-G letters, and banana birds sidequests of the original, but add them all up and you have a lot to be satisfied. The game play also plays true to the original and you have four of your trusted animal buddies for backup including returning favorite, Squitter the Spider, Endguarde the swordfish, Ellie the elephant, and Squawks the parrot.
Cons: Even though the game plays true to the original, it doesn't feel like the original due to the poor graphical appearance of the game's new intro and map screen. The memorable jumping Rare logo with Dixie and Kiddy and the music juke box that spin on the original Super NES game is now been replacie with an underwater theme and many of the memorable music from the original had been tweak or replace with water theme ones.

Reviewer's Comments

Donkey Kong Country 3 is the last game to be released for the GBA as part of the Donkey Kong Country Trilogy just like it is in the original Super NES DKC Trilogy and DKL trilogy for the Game Boy. Though Nintendo changed a few of the music, add some new visual to the graphical presentation and crammed in more minigames. This game is a tough banana to let down and it will bring back all the fun of the original even though it doesn't feel like it. Many thanks to Rare and Nintendo for completing another great DKC trilogy on the Game Boy Advance.