Donkey Kong Bananza DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC review – not the whole banana
Out of all the things I’d anticipated from the September 2025 Nintendo Direct, Donkey Kong Bananza DLC was not on my list. Despite DLC additions for recent Splatoon and Pokémon games, I still never anticipate more content from a Nintendo game, often to avoid getting my hopes up. So, when I saw DK’s face light up, mine did the same, eager to spend more time platforming and pulverizing on my Nintendo Switch 2.
To get you up to speed, I gave the base game a 10/10 score in our original Donkey Kong Bananza review, referring to it as “the first Nintendo Switch 2 masterpiece,” before immediately adding it to our guide to the best Switch games. A couple of months later, and I stand by that score, but admittedly, I haven’t revisited the game all that much, having collected all the fossils, outfits, and Banandium Gems.
So, what does this DLC consist of? Well, there’s a new area to explore in DK Island and a fresh game mode in Emerald Rush. While there’s a link between the two, I’m going to approach each part of the DLC individually, as, at least as far as I’m concerned, there’s a bit of a gulf in quality between the individual parts.
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Out of all the things I’d anticipated from the September 2025 Nintendo Direct, Donkey Kong Bananza DLC was not on my list. Despite DLC additions for recent Splatoon and Pokémon games, I still never anticipate more content from a Nintendo game, often to avoid getting my hopes up. So, when I saw DK’s face light…