Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
| Donkey Kong Barrel Blast | |
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North American box art | |
| Developer(s) | Paon |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Kenichi Imaeda |
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| Composer(s) | Takashi Kouga |
| Series | Donkey Kong |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast is a 2007 racing game developed by Paon and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The game was shown at the E3 convention in May 2006 for the GameCube under the title of DK: Bongo Blast, but this version was ultimately cancelled in favor of a Wii release. It was released for the Wii in Japan and the United States in 2007, and in PAL regions in 2008 with the title Donkey Kong Jet Race.
The game was originally developed to be controlled using the DK Bongos for the GameCube. Barrel Blast was faced with generally negative reviews after its release, with critics criticizing the replaced bongo control scheme with controls using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, as well as the last-generation visuals.