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Donkey Kong Country:
Tropical Freeze
10 Accessibility Features

We've documented 10 accessibility features for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, including Large Text, Custom Difficulty, Visual Directional Cues, Multiple Buttons & Single Stick and High Contrast Text. Its accessibility is strongest in Reading and Controls but it also has features in Visual, Difficulty, Getting Started and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a running, jumping and collecting game where you control Donkey Kong. A second player can control the Diddy Kong sidekick. The challenge is getting to the end of each level, but there are also letters and items to collect along the way for bonus points. Some of these items need you to unlock other characters to reach them.

Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze accessibility 2 years ago.

NotesAccessibility Notes

This Switch version is more accessible than the Wii U game in the following ways, as detailed by Effect pZTEHxwoAY.

There's a Funky Mode where you can select to play a Funky Kong mode that makes the game substantially easier. You can buy and select items to take into the level via your Inventory.

There are only two control options, however, the same controls are mapped to multiple buttons. You need to double-tap and hold buttons, as well as hold buttons and press buttons simultaneously.

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 04/05/2018

Out Now: Switch and Wii U

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Players: 1-2

Genres: Action, Platform (Collecting and Traversal)

Accessibility: 10 features

Components: 2D Side-On

Developer: Retro Studios (@RetroStudios)

Costs: Purchase cost

 

ControlsControls

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.

Gamepad

Can play with the following:

Multiple Buttons & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.

Remap Controls

Can customise the controls for the game as follows:

Select Preset Controller Mappings: You can select preset button layouts from options provided by the developer.

 

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DifficultyDifficulty

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deals with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play.

Difficulty Options

Customise Difficulty: Customise different aspects of the game to create a challenge of an appropriate level. Adjusting elements individually enables you to tailor gameplay to suit your needs and style of play.

 

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Getting StartedGetting Started

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deals with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.

Assistance Getting Starting

These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.

Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.

 

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ReadingReading

We've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.

Reading Level

How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.

Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.

Text Visibility

Large Clear Text: All essential text is large and clear or can be adjusted to be. The general text used throughout the game in menus, instructions and other key information (excluding subtitles that are assessed separately) is at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height on landscape screens and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters.

High Contrast Text: Text colour contrasts to the background or can be adjusted to be. The text in menus, instructions and other information is presented in high contrast with a solid background.

 

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NavigationNavigation

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deals with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces.

Clarity

Visual Directional Cues: Additional in-game visual cues that signpost where to go next and how close you are to arriving. This can be with camera movement to focus on your destination or important items. It can use light, breadcrumb trails, in-world pointers to identify your mission's target location.

 

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VisualVisual

We've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.

Contrast

Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.

Interactive Elements

Large Game Elements: Game characters and other elements are large and distinguishable. Enemies and player characters are at least 1/6 of the height of the screen. Or there is a zoom feature to make them larger.

 

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AudioAudio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see. The following games are similar to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

System Accessibility Settings

In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:

Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games.
 
Nintendo Wii U
The Wii U has some limited settings, such as disabling rumble and selecting mono audio.
 
Read more about system accessibility settings.

VSC LogoAccessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson


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