In a wide selection of novelty games, "Donkey Konga" stands out as one that will not leave players bored within the first day - and that's saying a lot, considering the lack of staying power of most games within this genre.
"Donkey Konga" is essentially "Dance Dance Revolution" with bongos. And this bongo party is hosted by none other than everyone's favorite "Mario Kart" and "Mario Party" regular: Donkey Kong. The game even comes with a brand-new GameCube controller: your very own electronic bongo drum.
The bongos are easily the best part of this game, considering Nintendo spared no expense to make the bongos nice. Well-timed (or totally offbeat) bongo slaps won't be a problem - they will all be recorded. It's so super high-tech that the game even requires players to clap along with the songs. Although, this might be a downside if a malicious friend decides to constantly throw you off by clapping away in the background.
Another downside of "Donkey Konga" is the number of songs. While the ones it has are great, there just aren't enough. Versions of blink-182's "All the Small Things," Mighty Mighty Bosstones' "The Impression That I Get" and Devo's "Whip It" have never sounded so good, when covered by some Nintendo cover band.
Another plus is using the bongos as a controller in a completely different game. After about 10 minutes of fooling around, players can totally control Donkey Kong in "Super Smash Bros.: Melee" with a set of bongos. He couldn't move around, but by bashing the bongos a lot, DK can still be made to punch Pikachu's lights out.
However, those who don't like to have fun or don't have friends should not invest in "Donkey Konga." There's nothing more sad than some nerd playing bongos alone to blink-182 ... nothing.
