Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is the fifth game in the Donkey Kong Country series and was released exclusively for Nintendo Wii U and later ported to the Nintendo Switch.
While celebrating Donkey Kong's birthday, the Kong family witnesses an invasion fleet of arctic creatures (Snowmad) arrives. The island is frozen over and their flagship takes position on top of the island. This can't go unpunished, so the Kong family is off to take back the island.
The game is a side-scrolling platformer in 2D view where you can control Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, and Cranky Kong. Each character has their own special abilities that give you an advantage in specific terrain. Allowing you to collect classic K-O-N-G letters and puzzle pieces for extra challenges. Throughout the game, you'll need to overcome various enemies and bosses while navigating through the island's regions. Balloons serve as lives, with every hundred bananas collected awarding you one extra balloon.
The Switch version includes the new Funky Mode , starring the surfing simian Funky Kong, which unlocks a range of gameplay updates and an alternative way to play the game by using his unique abilities. Funky's health is superior to the player characters in the Wii U version.