In Donkey Kong Bananza, practically everything can be smashed by the player except for solid areas which are like bedrock. This freedom makes it easy to lose your way while digging and exploration. If this happens, don’t panic! Just press the + button on the map screen to reset your terrain. By doing this, it clears the paths and replaces the gold, which offers new chances for treasure hunters.
Terrain Varieties and Their Impact
It is important to understand each type of terrain. To inspect an area of land, players can grab a section – using the ZR button and holding onto it to aim. This image does not only give you a view of the material of the product but also its durably. If it has no toughness, it is probably indestructible, which indicates that players have hit bedrock and should dig elsewhere.
Turning the Environment Into a Weapon
Chunks of terrain are not just obstacles but also projectiles. When you throw an environmental object at a stronger enemy, you deal more damage than a normal attack. You can also use it to break through armour on tougher enemies. If you know how to use this properly, it can make fighting skeletons and other things much easier.
Key Developments in Currencies and Collectibles
In Donkey Kong Bananza, mastering the currency system is essential to progress steadily. Here’s what players need to know.
- The Banandium Gems (bananas) grant additional skill points, which are gained through the story and hidden in each layer. Collecting them speeds up character growth, though not necessary to beat the game.
- New costumes can be unlocked by using fossils for cosmetic updates, mainly in larger layers that cater to various fossil options. Upgraded outfits provide valuable bonuses.
- Gold can be used to shop in the Hilltop Layer. You can unlock various useful constructions including fast travel and shortcuts using this item.
- You can get banandium gems at the exchange shops with the help of banandium chips. With each trade, their value increases, and they each only contribute once to each collectible marker maximum per layer.
Uncovering Riches Beneath the Surface
Digging through earth may feel random but it is full of rewards. They don’t appear at once. At some point, there is Gold, Banandium Gems, and treasure chests. Chests can contain gold, items like Balloons or Apple Juice, and sometimes maps to treasure, including valuable fossils.
Building Getaways for Progress and Convenience
Upon reaching the Canyon Layer, players will find small house-shaped NPCs there. These NPCs can construct getaway homes that give various perks as you have more constructed, including healing boosts and easier access to shops. Fast traveling on the map can be accomplished with these getaways.
Maximising the Bananza Ability
Using Bananza mode increases the power of your digging or combat considerably. It doesn’t cost you much gold to refill the meter so players are encouraged to often use the enhanced form for harder Challenges or simply quicker Progress.
Strategic Use of Skill Points
Skill points are valuable and should be used thoughtfully. Upgrading straight away may sound tempting, but more often, saving your points for a major unlock or for investing into the new Bananza abilities is a better long-term strategy. This will especially be the case when entering new layers.
Using Enemies as Tools
Never underestimate smaller enemies, they are great ammo. When monsters appear, they can knock them into other monsters or objects, so as to unleash chaos and allow them to proceed ahead.
Teleportation: Your Safety Net
When you are stuck at an impossible location, you can always fast travel. When you warp to your checkpoint or build a getaway, you will not get too frustrated.
Managing Gold and Balloon Purchases
Smart gold management is essential. Upon defeat, 10% of gold is lost (up to a maximum of 500). Buying balloons from the Stuff Shop means any time a player falls off a ledge, they will be deposited back on the last stable platform. This will prevent the player from losing any hard-earned coins and allow them to take more risks.
Mastering Movement: Roll and Jump
Movement is not just about speed—it’s about strategy. Once you come off the edge, you can jump midair, almost like in Donkey Kong Country. Players can chain roll-jump-roll maneuvers to travel larger distances like with other platformers.
If new players learn these strategies, it will make their experience a lot better while progressing through Donkey Kong Bananza.