Overview

• Bananza marks DK’s first internally developed 3D platformer in more than two decades, created by the team behind Super Mario Odyssey.
• Famitsu’s four reviewers awarded the game a combined 38/40, matching top scores for recent Mario titles.
• Early roundups highlight fully destructible terrain, animal transformations and mini challenge rooms inspired by Zelda shrines.
• Aggregate scores sit in the 90s on Metacritic, underlining its potential as a signature system-seller for the Switch 2.
• Reviewers note smooth handheld performance but report frame-rate dips when docked during intense boss battles.