4/5 ★ – summercomet's review of Donkey Kong Country.

Aside from Mario, this game walked so many other platformers could run. The game features surprisingly intricate platforming for the SNES and the graphics were just phenomenal and mindblowing for the time and still looks decent today, especially the shadows. Gameplay and movement are great to play and there are a lot of unique touches that Rare put on the game that still makes it stand out from other platformers. Enemy variety and boss fights are great, bonus rooms and secrets are a treat to find, and music is just amazing. This game set a precedent for many others to follow. Everything that many other platformers did great nowadays, DK Country did it first.