One More Go

Bananza is the latest from Nintendo EAD, the masters of Mario Odyssey, and is set in the same mould. A tonne of collectibles and micro objectives lathered in plenty of polish and charm. Changing the focus from Mario’s hop to DK’s bop, however, yields a somewhat limited move set, typified by the Bananza transformations that see DK temporarily mutated into a cursed zebra or snake in order to gain new abilities. They feel out of place, distracting from Bananza’s most interesting idea – stages which are almost entirely destructible. An ambitious attempt to redefine Donkey Kong that ends up feeling a little one note.