Donkey Kong Bananza is set to be the second major Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive after Mario Kart World, and DK's latest adventure seems to already be pushing the limits of the new console. Bananza will not be one of the Switch 2's launch-day games, but will still come out just a month later. It's an ambitious-looking title, with almost entirely destructible terrain, and it appears to be using the Switch 2 hardware to its fullest. 4o3w6i

Since its reveal, Donkey Kong Bananza has been constantly compared to Super Mario Odyssey, and it's not hard to see why. Whether it's the inclusion of an anthropomorphic companion during your adventure or the multiple break-out rooms involving tight platforming challenges, Odyssey's DNA can be seen throughout several parts of Bananza. The similarities are extensive enough to invite speculation that the Odyssey development team could be behind Donkey Kong's latest adventure.

A game like Donkey Kong Bananza has been a long time coming, and it has a chance to correct some of the mistakes made in Donkey Kong's previous 3D platformer. Although I loved Donkey Kong 64 when I first got it for the N64, and spent a lot of hours in the multiplayer arena, there's no denying that the game hasn't aged as well as its contemporaries, like Super Mario 64. Donkey Kong Bananza is DK's first shot in a while at 3D platforming redemption.

The Switch 2's higher processing power has led Donkey Kong Bananza and its destructible environments to be a truly unique gameplay experience, Nintendo says. Calling Donkey Kong's ability to manipulate and explore the environment a "chain reaction of destruction and discovery," a Nintendo of America executive said that the game was something the company thinks hasn't been seen in other games.