Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 90.50% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 9.25 of 10 |
| Famitsu | 31 of 40 |
| Game Informer | 9.5 of 10 |
| IGN | 8.5 of 10 |
| Nintendo Power | 4.5 of 5 |
Donkey Kong Country was very successful on release, receiving critical acclaim from high profile gaming magazines like Famicom Tsūshin which gave it a 9 out of 10 in their Reader Cross Review. The game would go on to eventually sell 9 million copies. Later, the game was released as a pack-in game in the Super Nintendo "Donkey Kong Set" (which contained the console, controller, connections and the game). This facilitated sales of over a million copies, making it a Player's Choice re-release title around 1998. The SNES version received a 90% score, while the Game Boy Color and the Game Boy Advance received a 78% score at GameRankings.
It won several awards from Electronic Gaming Monthly in their 1994 video game awards, including Best Super NES Game, Best Animation, Best Game Duo and Game of the Year. However, it was also considered by the magazine to be one of the Top 10 Most Overrated Games of All Time before their 200th issue anniversary in 2005. The game also made the #9 spot in GameSpy's 2003 list of the 25 most overrated games of all time. Donkey Kong's creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, notably criticized the game, calling its gameplay mediocre. Despite this, it was also rated the 90th best game made on a Nintendo system in Nintendo Power's Top 200 Games list in 2006. It also received a Nintendo Power Award for Best Overall Game of 1994 and two Kids' Choice awards, one of each for Favorite Video Game of 1994 and 1995.
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