<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tropical	I-Application
Freeze	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	O
series	O
,	O
Tropical	B-Application
Freeze	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2010	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tropical	B-Application
Freeze	I-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
his	O
family	O
must	O
venture	O
across	O
five	O
islands	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
home	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Island	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
is	O
frozen	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
villainous	O
Snowmads	O
—	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
invaders	O
from	O
the	O
northern	O
seas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	O
series	O
and	O
sees	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
traveling	O
through	O
seven	O
different	O
islands	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Snowmads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
primarily	O
control	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
who	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
a	O
companion	O
,	O
who	O
either	O
provide	O
additional	O
abilities	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
individually	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dixie	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
spin	O
her	O
ponytail	O
into	O
a	O
propeller	O
and	O
slowly	O
descend	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
boost	O
in	O
height	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
allowing	O
her	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
to	O
fly	O
up	O
out-of-reach	O
platforms	O
or	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cranky	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
mechanic	O
to	O
the	O
DuckTales	B-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
can	O
use	O
his	O
cane	O
to	O
bounce	O
on	O
dangerous	O
surfaces	O
such	O
as	O
spiky	O
thorns	O
and	O
reach	O
higher	O
areas	O
and	O
defeat	O
certain	O
enemies	O
the	O
other	O
Kongs	O
cannot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filling	O
up	O
a	O
'	O
Kong-POW	O
'	O
meter	O
allows	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
his	O
partner	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
special	O
move	O
which	O
defeats	O
all	O
on-screen	O
enemies	O
and	O
converts	O
them	O
into	O
items	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Funky	O
Kong	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
optional	O
easier	O
NEW	O
FUNKY	B-Application
MODE	I-Application
,	O
Funky	O
Kong	O
is	O
playable	O
with	O
no	O
possible	O
companions	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
normal	O
mode	O
,	O
Funky	O
Kong	O
comes	O
with	O
five	O
hit	O
points	O
instead	O
of	O
two	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
double-jump	O
,	O
hover	O
in	O
mid-air	O
,	O
stand	O
on	O
spikes	O
and	O
breathe	O
underwater	O
for	O
an	O
unlimited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Kongs	O
celebrate	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
birthday	O
,	O
their	O
island	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
Snowmads	O
,	O
arctic	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kongs	O
are	O
blown	O
away	O
and	O
the	O
Snowmads	O
seize	O
the	O
frozen	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kongs	O
traverse	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
islands	O
and	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
delivers	O
the	O
final	O
punch	O
to	O
Lord	O
Fredrik	O
,	O
who	O
crashes	O
into	O
the	O
Snowmad	O
ships	O
,	O
defeating	O
the	O
Snowmads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
blows	O
into	O
Fredrik	O
's	O
horn	O
,	O
producing	O
a	O
breeze	O
that	O
thaws	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
Snowmads	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Viking-themed	O
arctic	O
animals	O
such	O
as	O
walruses	O
,	O
owls	B-Language
and	O
penguins	O
that	O
invade	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Island	O
,	O
forcing	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
to	O
go	O
against	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
,	O
Dixie	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
Cranky	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
Cranky	O
Kong	O
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	O
series	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
was	O
previously	O
playable	O
in	O
minigames	O
in	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
versions	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	O
2	O
and	O
3	O
and	O
1984	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Hockey	O
(	O
when	O
he	O
went	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
2013	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
who	O
,	O
having	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
has	O
incorporated	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
primarily	O
composed	O
by	O
David	O
Wise	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
contributed	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Studios	O
president	O
Michael	O
Kelbaugh	O
told	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
that	O
production	O
started	O
on	O
Tropical	B-Application
Freeze	I-Application
because	O
the	O
team	O
"	O
had	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
gas	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
tank	O
"	O
after	O
finishing	O
Returns	O
,	O
wanting	O
to	O
include	O
underwater	O
levels	O
and	O
3D	O
camera	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
hardware	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
really	O
new	O
cool	O
tricks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Tropical	B-Application
Freeze	I-Application
adds	O
Dixie	O
Kong	O
as	O
a	O
partner	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
mid-air	O
hover	O
ability	O
that	O
affects	O
how	O
players	O
access	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
added	O
"	O
plucking	O
"	O
objects	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
mechanic	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
on	O
which	O
Tropical	B-Application
Freeze	I-Application
producer	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
being	O
protective	O
over	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
had	O
to	O
prove	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Kelbaugh	O
of	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	O
series	O
games	O
in	O
various	O
capacities	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
once	O
again	O
by	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
and	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
new	O
control	O
schemes	O
and	O
an	O
easier	O
difficulty	O
option	O
,	O
"	O
Funky	B-Application
Mode	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
introduces	O
Funky	O
Kong	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tropical	I-Application
Freeze	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamnesia	O
's	O
Colin	O
McIsaac	O
chose	O
Tropical	B-Application
Freeze	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
of	O
mechanics	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
"	O
and	O
citing	O
the	O
level	O
Grassland	O
Groove	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
platforming	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Tropical	B-Application
Freeze	I-Application
a	O
more	O
favorable	O
assessment	O
,	O
awarding	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stood	O
by	O
their	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Funky	B-Application
Mode	I-Application
makes	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
accessible	O
without	O
reducing	O
the	O
formidable	O
platforming	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tropical	I-Application
Freeze	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
70,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Selects	O
label	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
2021	O
CESA	O
Games	O
White	O
Papers	O
,	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
2.02	O
million	O
units	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
reviewing	O
better	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Tropical	B-Application
Freeze	I-Application
had	O
stronger	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
alone	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
roughly	O
88,421	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
doubling	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2022	O
CESA	O
Games	O
White	O
Papers	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
had	O
sold	O
4.12	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
