![]() ![]() Funky just adds variable difficulty, making Tropical Freeze totally completable outside the realm of the platforming savants.įunky Mode is the largest addition to Tropical Freeze on Switch. The addition of Funky Kong does not sully the experience, as the original mode is still intact (as well as a locked hard mode if you’re nasty). Funky Mode is the evolution of the Super Guide, which started with a Super Kong in Donkey Kong Country Returns, changed into an easier item-boosted mode in the remake, and has now taken the form of a different playable character in the Switch release. Bottomless pits are still unavoidable and Funky’s surfboard hover still requires skill to use effectively. The game is much easier, but it’s still not a cakewalk. Even still, while playing as Funky Kong gives you basically the best of all possible Kongs, this happening monkey is the kind of hand-holder who will just let your hand go sometimes. Death happens a lot and while it’s not to the painful levels of your Meat Boys and your Celestes, Tropical Freeze doesn’t hold your hand, until Funky Mode. Playing solo as Donkey Kong reminded me of how challenging this game is. It doesn’t follow the platformer tropes as much as other games and it helps to make this feel less planned and predetermined. ![]() I didn’t realize just how much the game kept changing and mutating as the worlds changed. ![]() In my overdue finished playthrough of Tropical Freeze, what stood out to me the most was the back half’s uniqueness. Levels are distinct and while themes carry over, the gameplay continuously tweaks and evolves. This is a world that makes sense, which is ultimately a small thing that helps embellish the greater whole. Everything in the levels is placed with care. The path back to home is packed with platforming challenges oozing with variety, whether it’s the vehicular minecart and rocket barrel stages or good old-fashioned precision jumping and rolling. The setup isn’t too different from past DKC games, as DK and his brethren are hanging out, this time celebrating a birthday, when all of a sudden some snow-loving viking animals freeze Donkey Kong Island and blow Donkey, Diddy, Dixie, and Cranky off to far-away lands. ![]()
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