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World 2 — Beach

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD guide hub

The complete solution to Donkey Kong Country Returns HD for the world “World 2 – Beach”. On this page we help you search for all K-O-N-G letters and Puzzle Pieces.

2-1: Poppin‘ Planks

  • Puzzle Piece 1 Blow on the stake and another will appear. Use this to get to the platform. On the left you will find the first Puzzle Piece.
  • K Further on the right, the K floats on a wooden platform.
  • Puzzle Piece 2 also hit the next peg in the ground and jump into the appearing barrel. Destroy all the squitters in the ship to get a Puzzle Piece.
  • Puzzle Piece 3 — The next peg you hit into the ground makes a treasure chest appear, in which the third Puzzle Piece is.
  • O Use the wooden platform to reach the O.
  • Puzzle Piece 4 Blow to the peg directly behind the flag, for the next Puzzle Piece.
  • Puzzle Piece 5 Hau on the floor at the Cannon to open the entrance into another ship. Collect all the bananas there, for the last Puzzle Piece.
  • N Immediately after the first shark the N floats. Use the waves to jump high enough to reach the N.
  • G Shortly before the finish, the G is on a wooden platform at the orange nibble sharks.

2-2: Sloppy Sands

  • Puzzle Piece 1 Run forward and get the DK-Crate. Run back and throw them against the wall at the beginning. Behind there is the first Puzzle Piece
  • Puzzle Piece 2 Strike on the three contiguous pegs, for the second Puzzle Piece.
  • Puzzle Piece 3 Blow against the flower between the two Kalamarkanone
  • Puzzle Piece 4 Run further to the right to two large Kalmarkanons. Wait until two calamars are shot. Then run to the right to the wooden platform and use the Kalamar as a trampoline.
  • K Blow behind the flag on a wooden box where a treasure chest is hidden. Inside this is a barrel that leads you to the K. Roll against the sand block to reach it.
  • Puzzle Piece 5 Hau at the Cannon on the floor to reach the fifth Puzzle Piece.
  • O It floats between some bananas and calmark cannons.
  • Puzzle Piece 6 left of the N is an entrance to the bonus area. Collect all the bananas to get another Puzzle Piece
  • N Shortly before the checkpoint you can reach the N with a long jump.
  • G It hovers close to a squid shot. Hang on the grass to the letter block.
  • Puzzle Piece 7 — In a hidden area of a treasure chest, you can find the last Puzzle Piece behind a false wall.
  • Puzzle Piece 8 — Puzzle 8 At the exit of the bonus area you will see Awk. Jump on one to get to the platforms. On the left you will find another Puzzle Piece…
  • Puzzle Piece 9 — At the end of the level, you can go even further and find the last Puzzle Piece in a secret room.

2-3: Peaceful Pier

  • Puzzle Piece 1 blow against the plant directly at the start.
  • Puzzle Piece 2 Collect all 7 horizontal bananas one after the other so that the second Puzzle Piece appears.
  • K directly behind it is the K.
  • O It floats in the middle of the screen, just behind the K.
  • After the first cannon hail, the N floats in the banana row.
  • Puzzle Piece 3 Directly after the second cannon hail, the Puzzle Piece floats above.
  • Puzzle Piece 4 — After another hail of cannons, the next Puzzle Piece is this time below.
  • G When the ship is gone, you are on your own. Follow the banana row to G again.
  • Puzzle Piece 5 At the end of the level you hit the ground on the right side. The trapdoor leads you to the bonus area where you have to collect all the items again for the last Puzzle Piece.

2-4: Cannon Cluster

  • Puzzle Piece 1 Blow on the first peg to make another one appear. Blow on this one too, for the Puzzle Piece.
  • Puzzle Piece 2 Blow against the flower in front of the K.
  • K roll into the gorge and jump at the K again to make an air jump.
  • Puzzle Piece 3 Blow the stake in front of the treasure chest. Turn around and climb on the just-appeared stake. Now you are high enough to reach the Puzzle Piece.
  • Puzzle Piece 4 Behind the treasure chest is another peg, hit this one in the ground as well. Then blow up against the wind edge so that a platform appears from the ground. Now jump into the barrel and get all the items in the bonus area for another Puzzle Piece.
  • Puzzle Piece 5 Just before the O are two wooden boxes. Smash them for another Puzzle Piece.
  • O Spring to the platform to reach the O above the Treasure chest.
  • Puzzle Piece 6 — Puzzle 6 Get the Crate behind the checkpoint. Turn around and throw them at the target. Inside the ship is the last Puzzle Piece.
  • N Attention, do not destroy the crate on the ship part! Use it as a platform to reach the N.
  • After a hail of cannons, the G floats on the wall. Again use the wooden boxes to reach it.
  • Puzzle Piece 7 — Puzzle 7 After the cannon hail, get the barrel and carry it to the finish. You will first find a target on which you have to throw the barrel. Get in the bonus area again all items for the last Puzzle Piece.

2-5: Stormy Shore

  • K It floats between the grass walls, not to be overlooked!
  • Puzzle Piece 1 Climb the left grass wall upwards. On the rock floats the first Puzzle Piece.
  • Puzzle Piece 2 In the DK Barrel is a floor plate on which you have to hit. The trapdoor leads you to the next bonus area. Again collect all items for a Puzzle Piece.
  • O It hovers right behind the checkpoint. To achieve it, you have to jump right onto the platform. Otherwise you won’t get high enough.
  • Puzzle Piece 3 Jump into the Blast Barrel and shoot vertically up. This is the only way to reach the Puzzle Piece.
  • Puzzle Piece 4 Hau on the peg directly after the first floating platforms.
  • N jump to the upper part of the floating ship to reach the N.
  • Puzzle Piece 5 Climb the grass walls. On the rock you will find a treasure chest where the last Puzzle Piece is.
  • G This letter is really hard to reach. Jump to the Kalamare after the checkpoint to reach it.

2-6: Blowhole Bound

For this level, you must have bought the card key in Cranky Kongs store beforehand.

  • K It is on a wooden platform directly at the start.
  • Puzzle Piece 1 — Puzzle 1 In the background you see a ship. Hit the ground there and you fall through a trap door. In the bonus area, collect all items for a Puzzle Piece.Strike on the anchor at the whale so that it swims.
  • O It floats behind one of the wooden platforms. Use the platforms to reach it.
  • Puzzle Piece 2 — At the checkpoint, you hit the ground so that a Puzzle Piece falls from the palm tree.
  • Puzzle Piece 3 — In the second whale ride you jump on the calamars to reach the Puzzle Piece.
  • When you are on the whale for the third time, you have to face the air hole. Just before you’re under the N, hit the whale so you’re hurled up to the letter block.
  • Puzzle Piece 4 It floats on a wooden platform destroyed by the whale.
  • Puzzle Piece 5 It’s between the bananas on your last whale ride. To do this, strike the air hole again in order to be thrown upwards.
  • G Also the G floats between the bananas, but at the end of the chain.

2-7: Tidal Terror

  • Puzzle Piece 1 — Puzzle 1 It is in the treasure chest right at the beginning.
  • K Stand behind a stone and wait until you wave is over. Then jump on the crabs to reach the K. If the crabs have been washed away, you need to run to the left once for them to reappear.
  • O It is in the cave with the climbing ceiling.
  • Puzzle Piece 2 Blow on the peg in the ship’s frack so that the Puzzle Piece appears.
  • Puzzle Piece 3 Blow in the shipfrack to the ground to fall through a trap door. Again, collect all items in the bonus area for another Puzzle Piece.
  • Puzzle Piece 4 In the second cave is a treasure chest. Break it to get the Puzzle Piece.
  • N In the cave you have to stand on the rocks in front of the N. Then roll into the abyss and jump shortly before certain death. This is the only way you can reach the N.
  • Puzzle Piece 5 Just behind the second cave is a large bucket. Strike ahead of him until the last Puzzle Piece appears.
  • G It is close to the target. Use the calamar cannons to reach it.

2-K: Tumblin‘ Temple

For this level, you must have found all K-O-N-G letter blocks in the levels before.

  • Puzzle Piece 1 It is at the top of the first declining platform.
  • Puzzle Piece 2 Smash the Jar at the first lilan Spike Trap.
  • Puzzle Piece 3 It is under one of the sinking platform, just before the climbing ceiling. Only by a roll jump.
  • Puzzle Piece 4 Smash the Jar over the climbing ceiling.
  • Puzzle Piece 5 Also this Puzzle Piece is located in a jar. This time at the top of the first climbing wall.