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Rob Lake reviews Castle Kong on Nintendo Switch... Castle Kong is a homage to Nintendo's groundbreaking Donkey Kong. Castle Kong aims to revive this classic with heaps of memory inducing fun with all the mod-cons of a modern video game.  Fans of Donkey Kong  will feel right at home with Drowning Monkeys take on the classic formula. It's a great take on the legendary title and features the same sanity punishing levels that made Donkey Kong such a hit. Castle Kong's story is also reminiscent of old. You play as a hapless Pauper who's attempting to save the Princess from the evil King. Of course, the King isn't too pleased at this and will attempt to throw everything in the Paupers way to stop him reaching the Princess.  The inspiration doesn't stop with the story either. Castle Kong is excruciatingly difficult too. You only get three lives and a one continue to complete your 22-level quest. Once these have gone, your then thrown back to the start to...

Castle Kong, the Donkey Kong inspired platformer is making it's way to Nintendo Switch... Castle Kong is a celebration of the classic Nintendo arcade game, Donkey Kong , recreating the same kind of looks, retro graphical world and stages, while presenting completely new addictive challenges that were presented in bygone times. Castle Kong features 22 levels traversing four different stages. The twist? You have just 3 lives to complete your epic quest. To celebrate the launch developer Drowning Monkey Games is launching a tournament with a $3500 grand prize.  Launching a tournament to coincide with the game's launch is a clever piece of marketing and is sure to grab the attention of pro and amateur gamers alike. The high score tournament starts on the games launch day and will run until May 25th, 2021. The players with the top 10 scores set after launch day will be the ones who walk away with the prizes.  Full terms and conditions as well a...