After making your way through the first three layers of Donkey Kong Bananza, the fourth layer is something completely different. Rather than asking you to go forth in search of bananas and fossils, you instead come to a crossroads, where you need to make a choice. But which choice should you make?

To your left, there is a snowy path, which takes you to a frozen tundra layer, Freezer Layer. Meanwhile, on the right there is a leafy path, which takes you to a foresty layer, Forest Layer. The names aren't exactly a work of art. You don't know much more than their aesthetics at this stage, but we're here to make the choice easy for you.

Should I Take The Snowy Or Leafy Path In Donkey Kong Bananza?

The easiest answer here is that it's up to you. You won't be closed off from either layer just because you pick the other one, there's not a notable difference in difficulty, and the powerup you get on each path won't help you much in the other. The choice is as simple as it seems - jungle or snow first?

The snowy path features a lot of challenges that specifically rely on the end of level powerup, but the jungle level has a toxic lake that can do a lot of damage very quickly if you fall off the islands. The jungle area also features a boss that is more annoying than it is difficult, whereas the snowy boss is more likely to deal damage.

Can You Take Both Paths On Donkey Kong Bananza Layer Four, The Divide?

We're giving this its own section to be clear, because it's not entirely a straightforward answer. The short version is 'yes'. Not only can you take both paths, you must. After completing one path, you'll arrive at the seventh layer, which is covered in that classic purple shell. You need to complete both the layers in order to access the eighth layer.

Once you make your choice though, you are stuck on that level until you complete it, so make sure you're not planning to go back to earlier levels to collect resources for a while.

What Are The Rewards For Freezer Layer And Forest Layer?

Both levels take a similar amount of time, offer basically the same Bananadium Gems (72 to 74) and an identical amount of fossils. However, both layers also have a unique powerup, which is the biggest difference between them.

On Freezer Layer, you get a new power that turns you into a zebra, allowing you to run faster - in this case, so fast that you can outrun cracks in the ice to traverse fragile bridges. On Forest Layer, you get a new power that turns you into an ostrich, allowing you to hover and drop eggs from above. It's most effective where there are specific updrafts of air, so it's situational, making the zebra power marginally better for regular play, at least until you level the ostrich up for longer, stronger flight.

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Donkey Kong Bananza

Action Adventure Platformer Systems

Released

July 17, 2025

ESRB

Everyone 10 // Fantasy Violence

Developer(s)

Nintendo

Publisher(s)

Nintendo

Number of Players

Single-player

Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date

July 17, 2025

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