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GAMES Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze ACCESSIBILITY REPORT
We've documented 10 accessibility features for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, including Large Text, Custom Difficulty, Visual Directional Cues, Multiple Buttons & Single Stick and High Contrast Text. Its accessibility is strongest in Reading and Controls but it also has features in Visual, Difficulty, Getting Started and Navigation to reduce unintended barriers.
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Accessibility Notes
Game DetailsRelease Date: 04/05/2018
Out Now: Switch and Wii U
Content Rating: PEGI 3
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Players: 1-2
Genres: Action, Platform (Collecting and Traversal)
Accessibility: 10 features
Components: 2D Side-On
Developer: Retro Studios (@RetroStudios)
Costs: Purchase cost
ControlsWe've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Can play with the following:
Multiple Buttons & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.
Can customise the controls for the game as follows:
Select Preset Controller Mappings: You can select preset button layouts from options provided by the developer.
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DifficultyWe've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deals with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play.
Customise Difficulty: Customise different aspects of the game to create a challenge of an appropriate level. Adjusting elements individually enables you to tailor gameplay to suit your needs and style of play.
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Getting StartedWe've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deals with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.
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ReadingWe've documented 3 accessibility features for Reading in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Large Clear Text: All essential text is large and clear or can be adjusted to be. The general text used throughout the game in menus, instructions and other key information (excluding subtitles that are assessed separately) is at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height on landscape screens and at least 1/40 height on portrait screens. We base this on the full line-height, including the space above and below the letters.
High Contrast Text: Text colour contrasts to the background or can be adjusted to be. The text in menus, instructions and other information is presented in high contrast with a solid background.
If you want to play Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
NavigationWe've documented 1 accessibility feature for Navigation in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deals with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces.
Visual Directional Cues: Additional in-game visual cues that signpost where to go next and how close you are to arriving. This can be with camera movement to focus on your destination or important items. It can use light, breadcrumb trails, in-world pointers to identify your mission's target location.
If you want to play Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but it doesn't offer the Navigation accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Navigation accessibility:
VisualWe've documented 2 accessibility features for Visual in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Medium Contrast: Game uses generally well contrasting and bright visuals, or has a slider to make this the case.
Large Game Elements: Game characters and other elements are large and distinguishable. Enemies and player characters are at least 1/6 of the height of the screen. Or there is a zoom feature to make them larger.
If you want to play Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
AudioWe haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see. The following games are similar to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch has some built-in features, including a lockable zoom, that can be used on all games.
Nintendo Wii U
The Wii U has some limited settings, such as disabling rumble and selecting mono audio.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson
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