Okay, after a long while of procrastinations, I finally got around to playing this game in-depth, and it's awesome. It is a shame that:
-There are no Kremlings
-Only Donkey, Diddy, and Cranky are in it
-Only Ramib and Squawks are in it
But:
-the Tiki Tak Tribe is awesome
-the new original enemies are pretty cool
-Cranky is actually funny and cranky again
-Rambi freaking rocks
-The music is great
-the levels are beautifully detailed
Of course, the game's as hard as Hell. Luckily, there's tones of opportunities to get extra lives, and as Cranky put it, you're going to need them.
For example, right now I'm on the fourth world, the Cave. The Rocket Barrel parts are a pain in the ass. In fact, during 4-5, Crowded Cavern, after I died for, like, the 25th time in a row, the game suddenly stopped and an error occurred, so I had to stop playing. And I was like 2/3 into the level! I keep dying mostly because I try to get the K-O-N-G tokens, and I'm either too early or too late in trying to get them because I always end up crashing. With the puzzle pieces it's easier, because once you get one, you don't have to get it again, but with the K-O-N-G tokens, every time you die, until you reach a checkpoint or the end, you have to keep going after the tokens.
Still it's fun, which is all I can ask for, I suppose.