Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze review — a Funky-fresh Switch update

Every once in a long while, a game rewards you for lingering in its levels and hunting for every little detail the designers have hidden away. If that sounds appealing, and you’re up for the challenges of a truly old-school platformer, Nintendo’s new Switch port of the Wii U game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze should be on your must-try list when it’s released on May 4.

But if you’re thinking of buying this just for kids to play, you might want to think twice.