Overview

• Developed by Nintendo EPD Tokyo’s Super Mario Odyssey team, Bananza marks the first major in-house 3D Donkey Kong platformer since 1999.
• All terrain is fully destructible, letting players tunnel through hills, create craters and repurpose rock debris for traversal and combat.
• Banandium Gems power an upgrade tree that boosts Kong’s stats and unlocks temporary animal “bananza” forms like ostrich flight, ape strength and zebra sprint.
• Critics praise its inventive mechanics, varied puzzles, shrine-style bonus rooms and extensive postgame content for high replay value.
• While handheld performance stays smooth, the game can suffer frame-rate slowdowns and visual pop-ins when docked to a TV.