"You still get the same eye-popping graphics, super sounds and unbelievable control... games like this are making the most of what time the good ol' SNES has left."
- Bitstorm

"If you were one of the millions of DKC fans last year, it's time to jump back on the banana wagon, because this year's monkey business is the best platform game yet."
- Nintendo Power

"Although you may find yourself breezing through the easy, pattern-reliant bosses, you definitely won't be able to finish this in one sitting. Easily the best SNES game this year."
- GamePro

"Just plain brilliant. Much improved over what was already a stonking product, thanks to the increased difficulty. We'd like to mark it higher - we really would, but Rare wouldn't have anything left to aim at for the next Kong game."
- NMS

"Like a rotting shark, DKC2 is something you'll return to again and again, because there's so much that isn't immediately obvious. It steals flowers from the graves of a hundred dead platformers, but is honest enough to pretend they were bought from a florist."
- Digitiser

"To say that it is better than last year's model is a severe understatement... Yes, DKC2 is a platform style game but it is so deep with atmosphere and so unavoidably fun, there's no way a game player can walk away from it... a graphically rich, diverse and aurally intricate masterpiece."
- Electric Playground