Donkey Konga
Donkey Konga est un jeu vidéo de musique sorti le 12 décembre 2003 sur Nintendo GameCube, développé par Namco et édité par Nintendo. Ce titre met en scène le singe Donkey Kong et se joue à l'aide du contrôleur DK Bongos, évoquant deux petits bongos, plutôt qu'avec la manette standard de la console. Conçu par l'équipe à l'origine de la série Taiko: Drum Master sur PlayStation 2, le jeu propose des morceaux comme « Louie Louie », « We Will Rock You », « Shining Star », « Rock Lobster » et « Losing My Religion », ainsi que des pistes issues de Mario, The Legend of Zelda et d'autres univers Nintendo. Les listes de titres diffèrent selon les régions, et la version nord-américaine raccourcit la plupart des chansons sous licence non Nintendo ou traditionnelles. Selon les données recueillies, une partie de la campagne principale dure environ onze heures et demie, tandis qu'un parcours complet atteint près de trente-neuf heures, pour une note moyenne agrégée de 65,63.
Côté accueil, la presse a salué le titre : Yahoo! a ainsi évoqué un jeu amusant et accessible, et GameReviewer l'a décrit comme simple, divertissant et addictif. De leur côté, certains joueurs sur Metacritic ont apprécié un jeu d'action rythmique divertissant jouable aux bongos, tout en regrettant une difficulté parfois trop élevée.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Donkey Konga is fun. It is a surreal kind of fun that you can't have in an arcade...This is the solidest, sturdiest, most accessible rhythm-game-that-requires-a-special-controller to yet be released. [JPN Import] »
« Simple, fun, and addicting with just the right amount of challenge and cool... just the way video games are supposed to be. »
« A great, if underrated game that will no doubt become a respectable franchise in its own right. »
« Despite it lacking the scope of challenge that you get in "Dance Dance Revolution," as well as being not quite as show-off friendly, the sheer absurdity of sitting there hitting a pair of bongos and clapping in time to crazy Japanese salsa music proves to be irresistible – not to mention entirely accessible to pretty much any member of your average 2.4 family. [JPN Import] »
« This game is definitely going to used a lot at our house. Suitable for all ages and skill levels this is a game that will make any games collection look that bit more sociable. »
« It's a perfect game for a lazy afternoon -- it's active, it's immersive, and it doesn't require any commitments to enjoy it. And with the bongos thrown in basically for free, it's a real steal. »
« Frighteningly entertaining and remarkable in multiplayer. [JPN Import; NGC] »
« It's likely to become one of the most collectable and sought-after titles in years to come. As it stands, it's one of the most entertaining. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« This game is pretty fun for like an hour or so, but the gorilla difficulty is way too hard for me. »
« An entertaining little rhythm action game that uses a fun set of bongo drums for players to play along with. »
« Donkey Konga is a creative take on the rythm-game genre. There are a lot of songs and difficulty options, and the game actually rewards you for doing well by giving you coins. Also, there are several other modes like the challenge and battle modes. With local multiplayer, the games become much more fun and chaotic, which is great. There is a lot of fun to be had trying to complete songs in the higher difficulties and grinding to be able to buy new things. »
« The music is fun this game is fast pace. Using the bongos is fun and play with others is a real blast! This game makes no harm when it's this fun. Please play it now cause it's great. »
« I consider a good game a game that accomplishes what it sets out to do. This method of scoring doesn't work when their goal is to make money, but in this case, Donkey Konga wants to be a music sheet simulator for the drum peripherals that are necessary to play the game. And in that case, this game is perfect. The controls work perfectly and there's even a few fan service songs like the Pokemon theme song. In short, the only question you need to ask yourself to know if you want to play this game is: Do I think I (or whomever you're buying this for if you are getting this as a gift) like playing with bongos? »
