Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, known as Donkey Kong Jet Race in PAL regions, is a video game released for the Wii. 
This racing game, unlike most other racing games, takes place in the sky, where three dimensions of navigation are used rather than two. Players race around courses using rocket-powered bongos, and during a race, players are able to use items, Wild Moves and shortcuts in an attempt to reach first place. The items are used to give players advantages over their competitors, similarly to the Mario Kart series, though the game has various other elements unique to it, such as using Wild Moves to gain a speed boost or riding on Animal Friends to smash through obstacles. The game makes heavy use of motion control during the race, where players are required to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk accordingly to perform various moves, such as accelerating or jumping. The game supports up to four players, but only in the Jungle Grand Prix and Single Race modes; the other game modes are for only one player. Jungle Grand Prix, the main mode of the game, features eight racers in a multi-lap race to the finish line on a given race track.
This game requires twenty-two blocks on the player's Wii system to save game data, and the game data can also be copied and moved to an SD card or transferred to another Wii.
==Gameplay==
The vehicular form of transportation in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast are rocket-powered bongos; due to their aerial nature, the racers are unaffected by the course's grounded terrain, but they move slower underwater and automatically reach their top speed inside a wormhole and when entering a Launcher Barrel. As with all racing games, players pick a character with varying stats, strengths and weaknesses, and race around an obstacle filled course in an attempt to finish in first place out of eight competing racers. During a race, players can obtain items from balloons and use them to interfere their rivals progress, which draws inspiration from that of the general Mario Kart series. Additionally, also drawing inspiration from the Mario Kart series, more powerful items are awarded to racers who are further behind; players in first place are likely to get either the weaker Banana Bunches or Backward Barrels items, while those near last place may get a Crystal Coconut, Mega TNT Barrel or Quawks. When a race is completed, players receive a certain amount of points depending on which position they finished a race in. The player with the most amount of points at the end of the set of races is the winner.
Bananas are found on the racetracks and are used to fill up a gauge that contains Wild Moves, which give players a small speed boost when used; this move can be extended by repeatedly crashing into barrels, certain enemies like Zingers or other players, making them lose ten bananas. Players can carry up to six Wild Moves. Players are also able to attack obstacles and other players, and any player hit by an item loses ten bananas. Additionally, players can perform a jump to avoid obstacles.
A unique feature in this game is the ability to ride a Toboggan, a Minecart, as well as Animal Friends. The former two pits the player in a small bonus game were they can obtain more bananas and use the bonus area as a shortcut, while the latter allows a player to break through obstacles. Several types of barrels are also present, each with a different purpose. Normal barrels are weak obstacles that are essential to Wild Move combos, Iron Barrels significantly slows down a player who bumps into them while Launcher Barrels can be used as shortcuts. Players also encounter some wooden panels with a red !-mark on them. These are known as Surprise Panels, and they summon a wide variety of items after being touched. Some examples are Golden Bananas, barrels, and Launcher Barrels. Three difficulty levels not only control the difficultly of CU players during a race, but how fast a player will move once they reach their top speed, with Rookie being the slowest, Pro being medium and Expert being the fastest.
Point spreads works identically to Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart DS. In multiplayer mode, only four racers are present but the point spread remains the same.
== Characters ==
===Kongs===
*Donkey Kong
*Diddy Kong
*Dixie Kong
*Lanky Kong: Unlockable by beating the Topaz Cup with a Kong
*Tiny Kong: Unlockable by beating the Sapphire Cup with a Kong
*Funky Kong: Unlockable by beating the Diamond Cup with a Kong
*Wrinkly Kong: Unlockable
*Cranky Kong: Unlockable
*Ultra Barrel Donkey Kong: Unlockable
===Kremlings===
*Kritter
*Kip: New character
*Kass: New character
*Kopter: Unlockable
*Kalypso: New character, Unlockable by beating the Sapphire Cup with a Kremling
*Kludge: New character, Unlockable by beating the Diamond Cup with a Kremling
*Klump: Unlockable by beating Candy's Challenge 16.
*King K. Rool: Unlockable
== Enemies ==
These act as obstacles and tries to attack racers. Racers slow down when struck by their attack or by colliding with them directly. A defeated enemy rewards a racer with ten bananas. Defeated enemies respawn after a while.
==Gallery==
===Characters===
File:DonkeyJet.jpg|Donkey Kong
File:DiddyJet.jpg|Diddy Kong
File:WrinklyJet.jpg|Wrinkly Kong
File:DonkeyKongJet.jpg|Donkey Kong
File:TinyJet.png|Tiny Kong
File:Ultra_Barrel_Donkey_Kong.png|Ultra Barrel Donkey Kong
File:LankyJet.jpg|Lanky Kong
File:KroolJet.jpg|King K. Rool
File:KopterJet.jpg|Kopter
File:KlumpJet.jpg|Klump
File:KludgeJet.jpg|Kludge
File:KalypsoJet.jpg|Kalypso
File:FunkyJet.jpg|Funky Kong
File:Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong Barrel Blast).png|Cranky Kong
File:KritterJet.jpg|Kritter
File:KipJet.jpg|Kip
File:KassJet.jpg|Kass
===Boxarts and Logos===
File:JapCover DKBB.jpg|Japanese boxart
File:DKBBScene.png|Cover Art
File:DKBB Logo.png|Logo
de:Donkey Kong Jet Race
fr:Donkey Kong Jet Race
pl:Donkey Kong Barrel Blast
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Category:Wii games
Category:Games in Donkey Kong franchise
Category:2007 games
Category:Spin-offs