You can't even
control Diddy Kong, he is merely a power - up.
For example: when Diddy Kong is riding on the back of Donkey Kong, both players have the ability to
control Diddy's jetpack hovering move.
First of all, Donkey and Diddy are separated (player two
controls Diddy), which means whoever is in charge of Donkey has stunted controls.
One player controls either Donkey or Funky Kong depending on the selected game mode, while the other
controls Diddy, Dixie or Cranky Kong.
Not exact matches
This month's Wii game Donkey Kong Country Returns, which lets players
control Donkey and
Diddy Kong, will feature special appearances by Super Kong.
If you suffer a couple of hits, you lose
Diddy until you find another barrel, and
controlling Donkey Kong by his lonesome makes things trickier.
Invite a friend to take
control of
Diddy Kong for two - player cooperative play!
One benefit of two - player mode is that
Diddy can shoot his peanut gun while riding on DK's back; the jet pack
control is thankfully relegated to DK averting a coordination disaster.
Take
control not only of Donkey Kong and
Diddy, but also Tiny, Lanky and Chunky Kong.
Diddy is shown to
control exactly as in the previous game, though now he can swim again, and has access to a new «pluck» move, allowing him and the other Kongs to alter the environment.
Some of these coins are devilishly placed, requiring tight
control and clever item usage in order to gain or maintain the lead — especially when
Diddy Kong Racing seemingly doesn't have rubber - banded AI opponents.
In co-op multiplayer, a second player can
control Cranky,
Diddy or Dixie directly (an additional controller is required for multiplayer play, and is sold separately).
An addition has been made to the tag team setup, as
Diddy and Dixie can now climb on each other's shoulders for team - up moves, with the currently -
controlled Kong able to throw their teammate to defeat enemies or reach places that are otherwise unreachable.
Meanwhile, players can take
control of
Diddy for farther jumps and greater speed.