Video: Digital Foundry’s Technical Analysis Of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

The folks at this Digital Foundry have this week taken a look at the latest Switch release Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.

In brief, the resolution and frame rate are “surprisingly solid”. This Unity-powered game runs at 1080p docked and 720p in handheld mode on the Switch – with reasonable image quality and sharper textures. Unfortunately, it’s not all intact – with “some oddities” and hiccups like reduced effects and sloppy animation.

As for the frame rate, this version of the title runs at 60fps at 1080p, which is a step up on the 3DS entry which was dropped back to 30fps. Digital Foundry sums this release up as both “good and disappointing” – while the remastering efforts have been “largely successful” the areas where it falls short apparently “feel less acceptable” given the age of the original release.

You can get the full rundown in the video above, and check out our own thoughts in our review here on Nintendo Life: