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Contents

  • How to Play
    • Introduction
    • Save Data Management
    • Understanding Game Screens
    • Controllers
    • Advanced Character Controls
    • Buddy Abilities
    • Game Modes
    • Level Progression
  • Important Items and Objects
    • Collectible Items
    • Inventory Items
    • Item Containers
    • Interactive Objects and Platforms
    • Hazards
  • Characters
    • Allies
    • Mechanical Allies
    • Domestic Enemies
    • The Snowmads
    • Boss Fights
  • Walkthrough
    • Island 1: Lost Mangroves
      • Introduction
      • Stage 1-1: Mangrove Cove
      • Stage 1-2: Shipwreck Shore
      • Stage 1-3: Canopy Chaos
      • Stage 1-4: Trunk Twister
      • Stage 1-A: Zip-Line Shrine
      • Stage 1-B: Busted Bayou
      • Stage 1-Boss: Big Top Bop
      • Stage 1-K: Swinger Flinger
    • Island 2: Autumn Heights
      • Introduction
      • Stage 2-1: Windmill Hills
      • Stage 2-2: Mountain Mania
      • Stage 2-3: Horn Top Hop
      • Stage 2-4: Sawmill Thrill
      • Stage 2-5: Alpine Incline
      • Stage 2-6: Wing Ding
      • Stage 2-A: Crumble Cavern
      • Stage 2-B: Rodent Ruckus
      • Stage 2-Boss: Mountaintop Tussle
      • Stage 2-K: Bopopolis
    • Island 3: Bright Savannah
      • Introduction
      • Stage 3-1: Grassland Groove
      • Stage 3-2: Baobab Bonanza
      • Stage 3-3: Frantic Fields
      • Stage 3-4: Scorch N Torch
      • Stage 3-5: Twilight Terror
      • Stage 3-6: Cannon Canyon
      • Stage 3-A: Rickety Rafters
      • Stage 3-B: Bramble Scramble
      • Stage 3-Boss: Triple Trouble
      • Stage 3-K: Precarious Pendulums
    • Island 4: Sea Breeze Cove
      • Introduction
      • Stage 4-1: Deep Keep
      • Stage 4-2: High Tide Ride
      • Stage 4-3: Amiss Abyss
      • Stage 4-4: Irate Eight
      • Stage 4-5: Sea Stack Attack
      • Stage 4-6: Current Capers
      • Stage 4-A: Rockin Relics
      • Stage 4-B: Shoal Atoll
      • Stage 4-Boss: Fugu Face-Off
      • Stage 4-K: Spinning Spines
    • Island 5: Juicy Jungle
      • Introduction
      • Stage 5-1: Harvest Hazards
      • Stage 5-2: Reckless Ride
      • Stage 5-3: Fruity Factory
      • Stage 5-4: Panicky Paddles
      • Stage 5-5: Jelly Jamboree
      • Stage 5-6: Frosty Fruits
      • Stage 5-A: Beehive Brawl
      • Stage 5-B: Jammin Jams
      • Stage 5-Boss: Punch Bowl
      • Stage 5-K: Platform Problems
    • Island 6: Donkey Kong Island
      • Introduction
      • Stage 6-1: Homecoming Hijinxs
      • Stage 6-2: Seashore War
      • Stage 6-3: Aqueduct Assault
      • Stage 6-4: Blurry Flurry
      • Stage 6-5: Forest Folly
      • Stage 6-6: Cliffside Slide
      • Stage 6-7: Frozen Frenzy
      • Stage 6-8: Meltdown Mayhem
      • Stage 6-A: Dynamite Dash
      • Stage 6-B: Icicle Arsenal
      • Stage 6-Boss: Volcano Dome
      • Stage 6-K: Slippy Spikes
    • Island 7: Secret Seclusion
      • Introduction
      • Stage 7-1: Levitation Station
      • Stage 7-2: Rocket Rails
      • Stage 7-3: Crazy Clouds

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Guide › Walkthrough › Island 2: Autumn Heights

Stage 2-B: Rodent Ruckus

Note

To unlock this map, you must complete stage 2-A: Crumble Cavern.

Stage Basics

You’ll spend most of your time in this stage piloting a Rocket Barrel. You can’t alter this vehicle’s speed, but you can control your altitude. Hold the jump button to raise the Rocket Barrel, and release the button to lower it. With a bit of practice, you should be able to keep the Rocket Barrel fairly steady. Avoid the enemies and obstacles that appear in your path until you reach the end of the map.

There’s a bonus room hidden behind the rocks at point 1. Hop over the spikes, then follow the path to the right to head inside.

Once you enter the bonus room, you have 30 seconds to collect all of the available bananas. If you succeed, a Puzzle Piece appears at the center of the area.

The first KONG Letter hovers at point 2. Fly above the cheese wheel rolling along the ground, then swoop down and grab the K. The space left by the cheese wheel’s missing wedge should allow you to accomplish the task without crashing the Rocket Barrel.

As soon as you pass under the tall cheese block at point 3, steer the Rocket Barrel toward the top of the screen. When the next cheese block drops into place, a Puzzle Piece appears above it—make sure you’re in position to grab it as you continue through the area.

As you approach the KONG Letter at point 4, you must drop low to avoid a wedge of cheese swinging from the ceiling. Stay near the bottom of the path until the cheese breaks free and passes over your head. When it does, activate the thrusters to swoop up and grab the O.

As you pass through the spotlight at point 5, collect all of the available bananas. If you succeed, more bananas appear ahead of you.

Follow the trail of bananas clear through the third spotlight to reveal a Puzzle Piece, then activate the Rocket Barrel’s thrusters to swing up and grab it. The Puzzle Piece only appears if you collect every banana in the area, so make sure you’re in position as you approach the first spotlight.

As you approach point 6, look for the KONG Letter floating in the spotlight. Stay near the top of the screen until you pass over the nearby Cheesy Chester, then swoop down and grab the N. The spotlight moves as you approach, so you’ll have to remember exactly where the KONG Letter is located.

The Cheesy Chester at point 7 leaps up as you approach. Stay near the top of the screen until you pass over the enemy, then drop down and collect the Puzzle Piece floating just past the rocks.

The last KONG Letter floats at point 8. You’ll have to dodge several obstacles during your approach, but make sure you’re in position to collect the G by the time you reach it.

After the Rocket Barrel crashes near the Slot Machine Barrel, move to the right and Barrel Roll Jump from the edge of the platform to find the Puzzle Piece at point 9.

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