<s>
is	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
rhythm	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
starring	O
the	O
ape	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
games	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
controller	O
called	O
the	O
DK	O
Bongos	O
that	O
resemble	O
two	O
small	O
bongo	O
drums	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
optionally	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
GameCube	B-Application
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
Taiko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Tatsujin	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
related	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
have	O
around	O
30	O
tracks	O
each	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
region	O
;	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
3	O
has	O
58	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
are	O
sitting	O
on	O
a	O
beach	O
one	O
day	O
when	O
they	O
come	O
across	O
some	O
mysterious	O
objects	O
that	O
resemble	O
barrels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
marketed	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
"	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Hit	O
Song	O
Parade	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
2004	O
sequel	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
pound	O
on	O
a	O
special	O
,	O
barrel-like	O
controller	O
called	O
the	O
DK	O
Bongos	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
selected	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
selling	O
point	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
2	O
is	O
over	O
30	O
new	O
tracks	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
Bongos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
slightly	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
some	O
classic	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
characters	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
new	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
T	O
for	O
Teen	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
contained	O
lyrics	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
younger	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Namco	O
had	O
already	O
started	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
games	O
,	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
3	O
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
57	O
tracks	O
(	O
none	O
repeated	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
over	O
20	O
tracks	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
won	O
an	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developer	O
's	O
Conference	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
Innovation	O
"	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
2	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
