Donkey Kong

Time limit for exercise - 20 minutes.

Answer these questions & post on your blog:

1) How would you describe the level of engagement compared to more action oriented games from the same period?

            The level of engagement in the game Donkey Kong is more player involving compared to the rest of the other action games in this period. You play as this plumber trying to save a blonde girl named Pauline from a gorilla who is throwing barrels down at you. Your goal is avoid the barrels and get to the princess. Its not really action based but more upon stratgy because you have time everything correctly so you can avoid the barrels. Other action games are based on survival and reaching a high score while here is about strategy and saving someone.

2) What role does setting and characterisation play in the game?

            Characterisations plays a great role in Donkey Kong because it also gives the player a chance to empathize for the character Mario. An overweight plumber trying to save a blonde kidnapped girl named Pauline from a gorilla named Donkey Kong. There is a small story line to this with a reachable goal so it gives the player a chance to empathize for Mario and his determination to save the kidnapped girl Pauline.

3) How do spells, pickups and power-ups assist the game play?

            There was no spells, pickups, or power-ups to assist the game play in this game Donkey Kong.