"DKC2" - K. Rool's Keep...and Beyond Quiz

Answer: Swimming

Arctic Abyss is one of the final swimming levels found in the game, and in this one you need to take on the form of Enguarde the Swordfish, transforming early in the level to plow your way through the icy caverns below K. Rool's Keep. There is no shortage of enemies swimming through the frigid waters here, but with Enguarde's handy, piercing nose and the ability to charge across lengthy stretches you can make quick work of the level.

Answer: Yes

This time around, Klubba's Kiosk makes an appearance very early on, appearing (along with Cranky's Monkey Museum) immediately after completing the area's first level, Arctic Abyss. This final kiosk will take the Kongs to the Lost World level Animal Antics, which allows the Kongs to become five different animals companions-- Rambi, Enguarde, Squitter, Squawks, and Rattly, in an effort to reach the end.

When the relay is complete, so is the last level of The Lost World...until you force King K. Rool over.

Answer: Up

Windy Well is the final mine level of the game (and the first seen since late in Crocodile Cauldron). In this one, the aim of the game, as usual, is to reach the top of the course, weaving your way through Zingers galore. The only difference is that this time you have no choice-- a fierce wind from below will almost continuously propel you upward, often into enemies.

While the Kongs can maneuver themselves through the updrafts it can take a bit of getting used to. Luckily, they can also find Squawk's later on in the level to brave the gusts.

Answer: Two

Castle Crush is another new style of level for the game. Instead of having the Kongs weave their way through a level at their own pace, the stage continuously moves up on a rising platform, forcing the Kongs to maneuver along castle walls and ceilings to avoid getting crushed.

The platform doesn't discriminate; any enemies caught between two surfaces will get squashed. On the same note, players can find both Rambi and Squawks in this stage to help out. Watch out though: no one is immune to a gentle crushing.

Answer: Freezing it

In this stage, the last of the underwater stages (if you can call it that), the Kongs need to employ Clapper the Seal, last seen in Crocodile Cauldron's Lava Lagoon. While Clapper was originally used to cool boiling water to a suitable temperature for swimming purposes, his function is slightly different this time around; here he can actually freeze already chilly water so that the Kongs can use it as a surface.

This is especially helpful since the waters (which occasionally rise) are occupied by a hungry piranha.

Answer: Chamber

Chain Link Chamber is the penultimate platforming level of the area. In this one, the ascent to the top of the keep continues with the Kongs grabbing onto hanging chain links, some vertical and some horizontal, as they navigate through the passages. In some cases, the chain links cross over one another in grid patterns, forcing you to make your way through literal fields of Zingers and other creatures. With any luck you can use all of your jumping and maneuvering skills to weave through.

Answer: Rambi

In a true relay, the Toxic Tower level, the final one in K. Rool's Keep, the Kongs need to become three of their animal buddies in an attempt to outclimb the rising, green, toxic juice following from the floor below. Any touch on the green liquid will result in a Kong lost, so being ahead by any amount of time will help.

The first portion of the level is completed as Rattly, mainly with large jumps across Zingers and narrow platforms. The race continues with Squawks, flying through narrow bee-laden corridors and tunnels.

It ends with Squitter, webbing the way to the finish.

Answer: No

When you arrive at the top of K. Rool's Keep you'll reach the 'boss battle' for the area: Stronghold Showdown. Some victory music will play as your Kongs reach a tied-up Donkey Kong, but the game is far from over. K. Rool will raise DK up to his flying ship, The Flying Krock, and while you'll receive the typical victory Kremcoin for winning the boss battle, you'll have to continue onward into the airship to finish off K. Rool.

Answer: A bird

Screech's Sprint is the final level of the game before King K. Rool, and while the first half is your typical platformer-through-the-bramble-patch type of thing, the last half is a race. You end up transforming into Squawks the Parrot and have to fly yourself through narrow bramble paths to beat the dark bird, Screech, to the end. Failing to do so means you lose the course. And, go figure, the place is littered with yellow and red Zingers, some of which must be cleared away for you to proceed onward.

Other than the boss battle, this is the only track on the Flying Krock. You unlock Funky's Flights and a Kong Kollege immediately after.

Answer: Krocodile Kore

When you finally reach K. Rool Duel on The Flying Krock, you'll find K. Rool himself shooting DK with cannonballs from his blunderbuss. To win this battle, you need to use the tactic against the boss, blocking his blunderbuss with cannonballs and causing it to backfire.

The battle goes through several stages, most of which involve K. Rool shooting cannonballs, spiked balls, and, eventually, weird good that can have bad effects on Diddy and Dixie. After nine backfires, K. Rool will concede...at least until you fight him again in The Lost World. ...but to do that, you need all of the Kremcoins.