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DK: Jungle Climber is a 2007 puzzle-platformer for the Nintendo DS, developed by Paon and published by Nintendo. A sequel to DK: King of Swing, it has Donkey Kong climb peg-filled stages across both screens using the shoulder buttons as his hands, with Diddy Kong riding along for extra reach. Up to four players compete in mini-games via Download Play.

How To Play DK: Jungle Climber

Control Action
L Grab a peg with DK’s left hand
R Grab a peg with DK’s right hand
Hold one shoulder button Swing around the held peg (direction depends on hand)
L + R together Hang still on two pegs; release both to jump
Release a shoulder button mid-swing Launch DK in the swing direction
L + R on the ground Jump
A Spin attack
A twice (with Diddy) Launch Diddy upward to reach items
A (with enough gems) Activate Wings to fly briefly
D-Pad Walk on flat ground / move in menus
START Pause

About DK: Jungle Climber

Release date NA: September 10, 2007
EU: October 12, 2007
JP: August 9, 2007
AU: November 1, 2007
Developer Paon (with Nintendo SPD Group No. 4)
Publisher Nintendo
Platform Nintendo DS (later Wii U Virtual Console)
Genre Puzzle-platform
Series Donkey Kong
Modes Single-player; up to 4-player local wireless mini-games (DS Download Play or multi-card)
Also known as Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (Japan and Europe)

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