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'''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''' is a side-scrolling adventure game that acts as a sequel to ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and follows the same platforming style. This game is well-known for its challenging gameplay, dark atmosphere and memorable music. It also shifts the titular character out of a playable role in favor of featuring his sidekick [[Diddy Kong]] as the protagonist.
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'''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''' is the sequel to the original [[Donkey Kong Country]]. It is well-known for its challenging gameplay, dark atmosphere and memorable music.
  
 
=Story=
 
=Story=
  
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[[Donkey Kong]] disappears while relaxing on the beach. When [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] go to investigate, they find many [[Kremling]] tracks as well as a note from Kaptain [[K. Rool]] demanding their banana horde. Diddy and Dixie go to save Donkey Kong and to prove to [[Cranky Kong]] that they are real video game heroes. This brings them to explore the Kremlings' home, [[Crocodile Isle]].
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[[Donkey Kong]] disappears while relaxing on the beach. When [[Diddy Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] go to investigate, they find many Kremling tracks as well as a note from Kaptain K. Rool demanding their banana horde. Diddy and Dixie go to save Donkey Kong a prove that they are real video game heroes.
  
 
=Gameplay=
 
=Gameplay=
  
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This game follows the basic gameplay of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' while changing it in deveral ways. A number of the differences come from the difference in protagonists. There is no longer the heavyweight DK, so the game is designed to accommodate the two smaller apes. Dixie also comes with unique abilities, as she can spin her hair like a helicopter to float through the air. There is also a team throw, where one Kong leaps onto the other piggyback-style and can be thrown to defeat enemies or reach something that is out of reach.
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The game builds upon the earlier ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. New features include more bonus stages, more diversity in levels, an unlockable Lost World, and the ability to transform into animals.
  
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New features include more bonus stages, more diversity in levels, an unlockable Lost World, and the ability to transform into animals, which sometimes replaces riding the animal buddies. There are also more collectible items: [[Banana Coin]]s are used as currency for dealing with other Kongs, while [[Kremcoin]]s are earned through bonus games and used to access areas of the Lost World, and a [[DK Coin]] is hidden in each level for use in Cranky Kong's hero competition.
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The game starts off at Gangplank Galleon and the rest of the game takes place on Crocodile Isle.
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As in the previous game, there are a number of NPC locations that serve different services. Cranky Kong has a museum where he provides hints about the game, [[Wrinkly Kong]] has a school were she can save the player's progress and reveal gameplay tidbits, [[Swanky Kong]] has a trivia show where the player can earn extra lives, [[Funky Kong]] serves the same purpose in the other game in which his Barrelplane airline allows players to travel between available worlds, and [[Klubba]] is the only Kremling NPC, who controls access into the Lost World.
 
  
 
=Continuity Notes=
 
=Continuity Notes=
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=Legacy=
 
=Legacy=
  
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A companion game, called ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', was released for the [[Game Boy]]. ''Donkey Kong Land 2'' was in some ways a low-tech remake of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', with the main difference being different level designs and some characters/features being cut due to the Game Boy's technical limitations.
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A companion game, called ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'', was released for the [[Gameboy]]. Donkey Kong Land 2 was mostly a low-tech remake of Donkey Kong Country 2, with the main difference being different level designs.
  
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==Ports and Remakes==
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==Sequels==
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*In 2004, this game was remade for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. This game added new minigames for each of NPCs and new collectible items (gold feathers for Cranky's new minigame involving [[Expresso]] and photos to fill an in-game scrapbook) as well as a new boss. There was also an extra mode called Diddy's Dash, where the player can control Diddy in trying to beat levels in record time.
 
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*It has been made available for the [[Wii]]'s [[Wii Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] in 2007, the [[Wii U]] [[Wii U Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] in 2014 (2015 for America) and the [[New 3DS]] through the [[3DS Virtual Console]] in 2016.
 
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*In September 2020, the game was added to the library of Super NES games that were available to play on the [[Nintendo Switch]] for subscribers of the [[Nintendo Switch Online]] service.
 
  
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==Sequels==
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A sequel called ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'' was released for the [[Super Nintendo]].
  
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A sequel called ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'' was released for the [[Super NES]], and it followed this game's precedent of shuffling the main character around.
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==Ports and Remakes==
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*In 2004, this game was rereleased for the [[Gameboy Advance]]. This game added new minigames and a new boss.
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*In 2007, this game was available for the Virtual Console.
  
 
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