Donky Kong Country Returns is NO.2 for Donky Kong Country
Story
On one peaceful day, the volcano of Donkey Kong Island erupts and reawakens the Tiki Tak Tribe from their slumber. For mysterious purposes, the Tikis hypnotize the local wildlife ranging from elephants, giraffes, zebras, and squirrels by using their music to bring them every banana in sight. Under their control, Donkey Kong is robbed of his Banana Hoard. Luckily, the Kongs seem immune to the Tikis' mind powers. Donkey Kong stares at the Tiki and kicks him out of his house. Donkey Kong breaks his front door open and immediately sets off for adventure.
Donkey Kong reunites himself with Diddy Kong and the two monkeys head off to the volcano to recover their precious bananas. After traveling through various parts of Donkey Kong Island, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong soon encounter the leader of the Tiki Tak Tribe, Tiki Tong. After going through a tough fight, the Kongs prevail, and they retrieve their banana hoard along the way.
Afterwards, a Golden Temple appears on the island. If the Kongs get all the Rare Orbs from the 8 temples, they'll have access to this temple and its secrets.
The treasure found in that temple is a mirror, which unlocks Mirror Mode. In Mirror Mode, players can't use inventory items, nor can players use Diddy Kong. To add to the difficulty, Donkey Kong only gets one heart, which makes this mode even more difficult. Clearing all the levels in Mirror Mode will unlock some bonus images in the Image Gallery.
Controls
This game utilizes two different control schemes, which are the Wii Remote by itself, and the Wii Remote with the Nunchuk Attachment, which serves as the primary control scheme.
Wii Remote (horizontal)
Solo & Co-op
- 1 : Grab barrels, vines, and cling patches
- 2 : Jump; Ascend (while using the Barrel Jet)
- + : Pause
- - : Pause
- D-Pad left/D-Pad right : Walk, Run (while holding 1 )
- D-Pad down : Crouch, Dismount Rambi (while holding 1 )
- ((( I ))) : Ground Pound, Blow (while crouching), Roll (while walking/running), Charge (while walking/running on Rambi)
Co-op Only
- 1 (Donkey Kong): Carry Diddy Kong (while holding D-Pad up )
- 1 (Diddy Kong): Ride Donkey Kong (while holding D-Pad up ), Dismount Donkey Kong (while holding D-Pad down )
Wii Remote & Nunchuk
Solo & Co-op
: Jump, Ascend (while using the Barrel Jet) 
and 
: Grab barrels, vines, cling patches, Dismount Rambi 
and 
: Pause 
: Walk, Run, Crouch - Shake: Ground Pound, Blow (while crouching), Roll (while walking/running), Charge (while walking/running on Rambi)
Co-op Only
- and (Donkey Kong): Carry Diddy Kong
- and (Diddy Kong): Ride Donkey Kong; Dismount Donkey Kong
