You'll have to put a lot of work into Donkey Kong Country Returns HD to unlock its secret world, but it's worth the effort if full completion is your goal.

Contrary to popular belief, Nintendo is technically not charging more for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD than it did for the original.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the definitive version of a great platformer that finally brings the best of the Wii and 3DS versions into one. But the lack of new stuff makes it a hard sell as a full-priced Nintendo Switch game.

In every level of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, there are hidden items that you can obtain, including puzzle pieces and KONG letters. Getting all of them will ensure that you complete each level to 100%, which, in turn, can give you the chance to unlock some achievements in the game.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD for the Nintendo Switch takes aspects of each of these rereleases — motion controls, bonus levels, enhanced visuals — and packages them into the ultimate experience. It’s easily the best the game has ever looked and felt,

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a fairly straightforward port that'll fill enough time on the road to the Switch 2.

Understand there are times where you'll want to throw your controller against a wall -- Donkey Kong Country Returns is not a cakewalk. It's a hardcore challenge for the hardcore gamer, and because of its difficulty,

Controlled by a group of evil tikis, the animals in Donkey Kong Country Returns have raided Donkey Kong's banana hoard and stolen his stash of bananas — and he understandably wants them back.