The devs took the criticism of DK being infinitely worse than Diddy in the first game and just replaced him with a better more agile Kong in Dixie and god damn do these characters just control like a dream. The game is lightning quick and unapologetically difficult but stays fair all the way through. It even manages to make getting 100% one of the most fair, fun and challenging experiences in any game I've played (even the also outstanding Tropical Freeze misses the mark on that front).

You probably saw this coming but it can't be overstated how beautiful the soundtrack is. It manages to be funky and catchy while retaining the breath taking ambience of the first game.

If you haven't already, do your self a favour and play this game. Even if you don't quite get the games legendary status on your first go around you're sure to realise on subsequent playthroughs.

I can comfortably call this one of my favourite games of all time.