Diddy Kong Racing DS

"Doing nuthin but CHIMPIN"

Story- This game has a great story if only it was longer.During the game you have to get enough balloons to get to the next level in an area or a new area with more levels.The balloon touch mini game is great but kind of hard to get them all so you will play it a lot.At the end of an area you play championships. To get to the 2nd final area you have to get all golden trophies. After the space level comes the final race with Wizpig.See what I mean. If only it was longer.

Characters-There are a fair amount of charachters in this game. You can unlock some of them by doing certain things.One thing I like about this game is that you can change your character in the middle of the story. My favorite character is Diddy because he is evenly good in everything.

Control- The control for the car is awesome. It goes greatly if control is 3 or more. The hovercraft is kind of harder. You have to turn all the way around to turn a little and it could ruin your spot in the race. The plane is my favorite ride. To go up You press down to go down you press up. You can either change it or get used to it.

Bonus-There are a lot of bonuses throughout the game. From mini games to characters. There is the balloon touch challenge in every level. Also you can re battle the boss in each area after you beat him the 2nd time. There are extra items in the free roam area from balloons to money. You can unlock characters by doing certain things. You can get Drumstick Wizpig and more.You can also add your voice in the race in the beginning middle and end.

Replay-ability- The games re-play ability is pretty good. You can do all the levels over again, get more characters, do the boss touch challenge (which is fairly hard), and just roam around.

Overall- Overall this game is outstanding. Not perfect due to it's short story but still everything else is great. Cool levels and fun mini games which will make you play it over and over again and fair amount of characters. The multiplayer part is awesome. I advise you to either rent it for a week or two or buy it.If you have a life you will finish this short game in a week or two. So in those two weeks you will do "nuthin but chimpin"

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 12/18/08

Game Release: Diddy Kong Racing DS (US, 02/05/07)