Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
North American box art
Developer(s)Paon
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Kenichi Imaeda
Producer(s)
  • Kentaro Nishimura
  • Toshiharu Izuno
  • Rikiya Nakagawa
Composer(s)Takashi Kouga
SeriesDonkey Kong
Platform(s)Wii
Release
  • JP: June 28, 2007
  • NA: October 8, 2007
  • EU: January 25, 2008
  • AU: February 7, 2008
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast[a] is a 2007 racing game developed by Paon and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The game was shown at the E3 convention in May 2006 for the GameCube under the title of DK: Bongo Blast, but this version was ultimately cancelled in favor of a Wii release. It was released for the Wii in Japan and the United States in 2007,[1][2] and in PAL regions in 2008 with the title Donkey Kong Jet Race.

The game was originally developed to be controlled using the DK Bongos for the GameCube. Barrel Blast was faced with generally negative reviews after its release, with critics criticizing the replaced bongo control scheme with that using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, as well as the last-generation visuals.[3]


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  3. ^ "The 20 Worst Nintendo Games Of All Time According To Metacritic (And The 10 Best)". Pokemonwe. September 8, 2022. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.