Smashing everything is the central conceit of Donkey Kong Bananza. Despite that, it's not the most fun part of the game.

There are clear references to past Donkey Kong games in Bananza, but there's no clear answer for where the new title fits on ...

Donkey Kong Bananza is a smashing time, but it took this brilliant Switch 2 exclusive to make me fall in love with Nintendo's great ape.