Donkey Kong Land 2

Donkey Kong Land 2
Developer(s)	Rareware
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Main Development Staff	{{{devteam}}}
Platform(s)	Game Boy
Release Date(s)	September 1996 November 23, 1996 November 28, 1996
Genre(s)	Platformer
Ratings	ESRB: Kids to Adults
Mode(s)	1 player
Media(s)	4-megabit cartridge
Input(s)	{{{input}}}

Donkey Kong Land 2 is a video game developed by Rareware for the Game Boy, released in September 1996. It is a sequel to Donkey Kong Land, and a prequel to Donkey Kong Land III, and is a handheld follow-up of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Like its prequel, the game featured a yellow cartridge and Super Game Boy special features.

The game is a pseudo-sequel to Donkey Kong Country 2; after Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong rescue Donkey Kong from Kaptain K. Rool, he is kidnapped again, and the Kongs must return to Crocodile Isle to rescue him again.

This game is often mistaken as a handheld port of Donkey Kong Country 2 - this is untrue. Although the two games run on the same engine and have the same areas, the layouts on each of the levels are new, and the storyline is slightly different. Another difference is that two worlds, Krem Quay and Crocodile Cauldron, are merged into one world: Krem Cauldron. Kleever is the boss of this area, while Kudgel doesn't appear at all in the game. However, the game doesn't differ from its SNES counterpart as much as its prequel, Donkey Kong Land, does.

Game Overview

Gameplay

In this game, Donkey Kong gets kidnapped by Kaptain K. Rool and Dixie and Diddy must save Donkey Kong. In this game there are 7 worlds, Gangplank Galleon, Krem Cauldron, Krazy Kremland, Gloomy Gulch, K. Rool's Keep, Lost World, and The Flying Krock, This game can only be used by 1 player.

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Animal Buddies

Squitter.

• Clapper the Seal
• Enguarde the Swordfish
• Rambi the Rhinoceros
• Rattly the Rattlesnake
• Squawks the Parrot
• Squitter the Spider

Barrels

Rotatable Barrel.

• ! Barrel
• Animal Barrel
• Barrel Cannon
• Bonus Barrel
• DK Barrel
• Rotatable Barrel
• Star Barrel
• TNT Barrel
• Wooden Barrel

Enemies

A majority of the enemy cast is from DKC2. Unlike Donkey Kong Land, no enemies are new. A few were scrapped from DKC2 to Land 2 due to limitations (i.e. Cat-O-9-Tails' physics).

A Klinger.

Red Krochead.

• Click-Clack
• Flitter
• Flotsam
• Kaboing
• Kannon
• Klampon
• Klinger
• Klobber
• Klomp
• Klubba
• Krocheads
• Krook
• Kruncha
• Lockjaw
• Necky
• Neek
• Puftup
• Shuri
• Snapjaw
• Spiny
• Zinger

Bosses

• Krow
• Kleever
• King Zing
• Kreepy Krow
• Kaptain K. Rool

Levels

Gangplank Galleon

• Pirate Panic
• Mainbrace Mayhem
• Gangplank Galley
• Lockjaw's Locker
• Topsail Trouble
• Krow's Nest

Krem Cauldron

• Hot-Head Hop
• Kannon's Klaim
• Lava Lagoon
• Red-Hot Ride
• Squawks's Shaft
• Barrel Bayou
• Glimmer's Galleon
• Rattle Battle
• Slime Climb

Krazy Kremland

• Hornet Hole
• Target Terror
• Bramble Blast
• Rickety Race
• Bramble Scramble
• Mudhole Marsh
• Rambi Rumble

Gloomy Gulch

• Ghostly Grove
• Krazy Koaster
• Gusty Glade
• Parrot Chute Panic
• Web Woods

K. Rool's Keep

• Arctic Abyss
• Windy Well
• Dungeon Danger
• Clapper's Cavern
• Chain Link Chamber
• Toxic Tower

The Flying Krock

• Screech's Sprint

Lost World

• Jungle Jinx
• Black Ice Battle
• Klobber Karnage
• Fiery Furnace
• Animal Antic

Gallery

Boxarts and title screens

The American boxart.

The European boxart.

The Japanese Donkey Kong Land 2 boxart.

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Donkey Kong Land 2 title screen.

Screenshots

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Donkey Kong Land 2 game over

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Video Game Heroes from Donkey Kong Land 2

Beta elements

This game initially had the subtitle "Diddy's Kong Quest". This was removed shortly before the game was released, likely to avoid making people think it was an exact port of Donkey Kong Country 2, which had the same subtitle.

Trivia

• All the levels in the game have same names as those in Donkey Kong Country 2, however, the level layouts were new. The only exceptions are "Haunted Hall" (replaced with "Krazy Koaster") and "Castle Crush" (replaced with "Dungeon Danger").
• The boxart depicts in the background, Glimmer the Anglerfish, even though he doesn't appear in the game. The box art was later used for the title screen in the Game Boy Advance port of Donkey Kong Country 2.
• This game is the only Donkey Kong Land series game where Funky makes an appearance.

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