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Donkey Konga

Donkey Konga is a GameCube rhythm video game starring the ape Donkey Kong, developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. Instead of the standard GameCube controllers, the game is intended to be played with a…

60 12 December 2003

Donkey Konga is a music developed by Namco, released 12 December 2003 on Nintendo GameCube.

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What Donkey Konga is

Donkey Konga is a music game developed by Namco and released in 2003. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo GameCube only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Donkey Konga is a GameCube rhythm video game starring the ape Donkey Kong, developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. Instead of the standard GameCube controllers, the game is intended to be played with a special controller called the DK Bongos that resemble two small bongo drums. Donkey Konga was developed by the same team of people who made the Taiko: Drum Master series for the PlayStation 2. The tracks include hits such as "Louie Louie", "We Will Rock You", "Shining Star", "Rock Lobster" and "Losing My Religion". There are tracks from the Mario series, the The Legend of Zelda series and other Nintendo related music. All regional variants of the game have differing track listings, and…
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How it plays

It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are party. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Donkey Kong series

Donkey Konga is the 90th of 190 entries we hold in the Donkey Kong series. The next entry was Donkey Kong Country: Barrel Maze in 2003. Its critic score of 60 is 15 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.

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How it was received

Donkey Konga holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 17% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Donkey Konga launched on 12 December 2003, within three weeks of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Deus Ex 2: Invisible War, SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and Deus Ex: Invisible War. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Deus Ex 2: Invisible War, SpellForce: The Order of Dawn, Deus Ex: Invisible War.

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Donkey Konga — frequently asked questions

When did Donkey Konga come out?
Donkey Konga was released on 12 December 2003 for Nintendo GameCube.
Does Donkey Konga have multiplayer?
Yes. Donkey Konga supports multiplayer.

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