Bongos replaced with carpal tunnel in DK Jet preview

Posted Jul 2nd 2007 3:20PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Video

The game looks okay, and despite reservations, we're open to the idea ... but the video preview of DK Jet at Jeux France makes us wince in anticipated wrist pain. There's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on there, and we're not sure that's really a good thing. Bongos, at least, were a little easier on the arms. However -- the good folks at Jeux France do make the point that maximum shaking motion is only necessary to gain max speed at the beginning of a race, and if you're stopped or slowed by obstacles during the race. Once you've achieved maximum speed, with no interference, you have only to concentrate on the rest.

The long preview offers a nice walkthrough of the menus and gameplay (albeit in French; where's My French Coach when we need it?), and the game itself looks good. We'll just have to give the controls a try for ourselves at some point to see just how intense they really are.

Also, we really need to steal that plush Donkey Kong featured in the video.

Tags: bongo blast, BongoBlast, dk jet, DkJet, paon, preview, racing, video, waggle

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

7-02-2007 @ 5:29PM

WhatIsThatThing said...

These Jeux France videos don't work for me! Is there a YouTube link or something?

7-03-2007 @ 8:50AM

WizarDru said...

Did you ever play Jungle Beat? The Bongos were easier on the wrists, perhaps...but they were much, MUCH harder on the hands. Jungle Beat was the first game where I had to stop playing at times because my hands hurt too much and my arms were too tired.

7-03-2007 @ 11:37AM

kintaro said...

i hope thats hard mode.....because the computer players were very fast, and that guy waggled the heck outta his arms to no availe

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