Donkey Kong Bananza is one of Nintendo's most ambitious projects, as it uses voxels in order to simulate its wide-scale destruction, one of the game's most incredible features. And it's this level of detail and depth that leads to Bananza's most incredible moments of discovery and exploration,

At any point, players can flip on co-op mode from the main menu. Once activated, a second player gains control of Pauline as she sits on Donkey Kong’s shoulders. Their job? Simply point a cursor using mouse controls and blast rocks to help DK defeat enemies and blast through the environment.

Expedition 33" to big console exclusives like "Donkey Kong Bananza" and "Death Stranding 2," NPR staff and contributors round up their favorite games of the year so far.