The gameвЂ™s camera controls also frustrated reviewers. Some cited its similarity in gameplay and visuals to RareвЂ™s 1998 predecessor, Banjo-Kazooie, despite Donkey Kong 64 вЂsВ mandatory memory add-on. Reviewers noted the gameвЂ™s exceptional size and length, but criticized its emphasis on item collection and backtracking. It won the 1999В E3 Game Critics awardВ for Best Platform Game, and multiple awards and nominations from games magazines. The game received universal acclaim from reviewers and was NintendoвЂ™s top seller during the 1999В holiday season, with 2.3 million units sold by 2004. The game had an exceptionally large marketing budget that included advertisements, sweepstakes, and a national tour. It was the first game to require the Nintendo 64 consoleвЂ™sВ Expansion Pak, an accessory that addedВ memoryВ resources. A 16-person team, with many members recruited from RareвЂ™s BanjoВ group, finished the game in 1999, when it was published byВ NintendoВ for North America in November and worldwide by December.

Rare, who had previously developed the Donkey Kong Countrygames, began development on the 3D Donkey Kong in 1997.

In a separateВ multiplayerВ mode, up to four players can compete inВ deathmatchВ andВ last man standingВ games. The player completesВ minigamesВ and puzzles as five playable Kong characters-each with its own special abilities-to receive bananas and other collectibles. As the gorillaВ Donkey Kong, the player explores the themedВ levelsВ of an island to collect items and rescueВ his kidnapped friendsВ fromВ K. Donkey Kong 64В is a 1999В adventureВ platformВ video game for the Nintendo 64В console, and the first in the Donkey KongВ series to feature 3D gameplay.

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