Ancient Bananza Powers allow you to transform into different animals in Donkey Kong Bananza and turn their abilities into your own. Whether you want to punch through walls, fly through the skies, or run on water, Ancient Bananza Powers can do it all. However, these transformations aren’t available from the get-go. They can only be unlocked by visiting the elders scattered across the layers. Each elder is associated with a...

After three years of silence, Rockstar Games surprised the world with an update for Red Dead Online, the MMO-lite spinoff of its acclaimed open-world western. Strange Tales of the West is a humble affair compared to previous updates, which introduced things like new classes, but players are saddling up and joining posses all the same. And it’s upon this return that some players are being reminded of a disheartening reality:...

In Donkey Kong Bananza, you’ll hit The Junction after completing the Forest or Freezer Layer. It’s another small layer, similar to The Divide, but it still has some Banandium Gems that can be tricky to find if you’re not paying attention. The Junction is mostly just a small pathway forward and it’ll initially be covered with void goo. As you clean it up, more bananas and areas will reveal themselves,...

The summer before NetEase released Marvel Rivals, the wildly popular 6v6 hero shooter, a Marvel editor reached out to writer Paul Allor, asking if they might be interested in writing a little comic series to accompany the game called Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic. This wasn’t Allor’s first time writing superheroes over their 14-year career, though as they tell it, it probably wasn’t the quality of their work that brought Marvel...

Who could’ve guessed that Donkey Kong Bananza would launch with a secret game mode for players needing a break from collecting, platforming, and smashing through levels? The DK Artist game mode allows players to experiment with the Nintendo Switch 2’s mouse controls and, as the name suggests, create art pieces. In this Donkey Kong Bananza guide, we’ll show you how to access the secret DK Artist Mode, as well as...

The Freezer Layer is the fifth layer in Donkey Kong Bananza. The Freezer is snowy land home to sweet treats, zebras, and, of course, lots of Banandium Gems. As you traverse through the Freezer, you’ll need to be quick on your feet or else you’ll fall into the icy waters or even the molten lava. Luckily for you, Zebra Kong will give you the ability to run even faster —...

Nowadays, many big-budget video games either launch with a photo mode or receive one in a post-launch update. Donkey Kong Bananza is no exception, featuring a solid set of virtual photography tools designed to show off the game’s radiant visuals. During gameplay, you can enter photo mode to capture the fantastic world of Donkey Kong Bananza. In this guide, we’ll show you how to use photo mode in Donkey Kong...

Your journey to the core of the world in Donkey Kong Bananza will leave you wishing to go back and fast travel to previous layers. Whether you want to collect every Banandium Gem in each layer or just want to be sure your closet has all the coolest clothes, returning to layers you have already visited has many advantages.  Below, we explain how to fast travel between layers in Donkey...

Donkey Kong Bananza is a certified Nintendo Switch 2 hit, fully displaying Nintendo’s modern design philosophy and furthering essential discourse around Donkey Kong’s caked-up booty. It’s leapt into the Game of the Year race, something Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World likely won’t be able to. Simply put: Bananza sounds like a dope platformer, and I wanna play. But I can’t yet. If you were able to successfully fight...

The big main thing you want to do in Donkey Kong Bananza is smash everything, but even as you shatter various layers of the planet into thousands of tiny voxels, you may realize there’s more to life than smashing. On your quest to reaching the surface (and getting more bananas), you should know there are ways to solve problems other than just running and punching. Below, we’ve listed a bunch...