Donkey Kong Country Returns HD takes everything that worked on Wii and 3DS and adds an HD coat of paint and multiple control schemes.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a fairly straightforward port that'll fill enough time on the road to the Switch 2.

Shortly after the bouncy bridge scenario, you'll spot the letter O floating to the left of two platforms. You can reach it if you stand on the right platform, wait for the left one to rise, hop on it, and then grab the letter fast.

As seen in Siliconera’s Donkey Kong Country Returns HD review, this is a solid remaster that doesn’t try anything too wild.

This review is based on a Nintendo Switch code provided by the publisher. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD will release on Nintendo Switch on Thursday, January 16 for $59.99 USD. The game is rated E.

Sunset Shore may be a beautiful level in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, but the collectibles can be tricky to find.

Controlled by a group of evil tikis, the animals in Donkey Kong Country Returns have raided Donkey Kong's banana hoard and stolen his stash of bananas — and he understandably wants them back.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is finally a definitive way to play Retro Studios first Donkey Kong adventure that’s untethered from forced motion controls of the Nintendo Wii or the performance of the Nintendo 3DS. However, outside of that, it brings nothing new to what is probably the weakest entry in the series, apart from a high price point.

You'll have to put a lot of work into Donkey Kong Country Returns HD to unlock its secret world, but it's worth the effort if full completion is your goal.