Product Description

Defeat the beat in a musical attack with the DK Bongos. Drum and clap along with 30-plus songs, from timeless tunes to pop faves. Go for co-op or competitive jams in multiplayer mode.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12010 in Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: 45496962746
• Released on: 2006-09-08
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: GameCube
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .75" h x 5.50" w x 7.50" l, .34 pounds

Features

• Play more than 25 new hits, from pop and hip-hop to R&B and rock, all straight from the charts
• Rock out with new game modes - Drum to your own beat in Freestyle Plaza, or share a DK Bongos controller in Concert mode
• Collect DK Coins in Street Perforamnces and play fun mini-games in the Music Lab
• Multiplayer musical mayhem! Connect up to four sets of DK Bongos for jam sessions, or match your rhythm against a rival in the two-player Battle mode

Customer Reviews

Somewhat of a letdown :(
Unfortunately, this game does not live up to the original. The original game featured well known songs that were reimagined to fit in well with the drums. There were few songs that I didn't like and have fun playing with.

The tracks on the sequel are unimaginative and bland. They all sound the same. It's about impossible to discern what song it is in song selection mode if you don't know it from the song title because the introductions to all the songs sound the same.

In the original game, the songs were a bit different than the original including original vocal stylings and the music was arranged to sound cool accompanied by bongos. The new songs are just standard arrangements with substandard vocalists.

On a positive note, the mini games are much improved and more fun to play.

Donkey Conga
I know you can probably not even buy the drums anymore, but if you have them, this is a great game. It is much more sophisticated that the original and it has more levels/options you can play. My son loves it and tells me that it is "way more" fun than the original PS2 game that the drums come with.

Even Mediocre Music Couldn't Keep It Down
Basically the music in this is no better than your average blend of a 6 month late Now compilation, however the gameplay is so incredibly addictive and fun that it's pretty easy to forgive it. If you give in to the fact that really dorky bad song can be fun and goofy to play if you don't take it too seriously(example: Smash Mouth's "All-Star"), then it's a blast. This is Donkey Konga, not Guitar Hero. It's best when played with friends in my opinion, but it has it's moments on those lonely days as well. I cannot forgive it for not having a few Nintendo classics on it like the last one did though. Not even a reworking of the "DK Rap," quite possibly the best song to ever hit the DK universe.