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Part 22
Donkey Kong Country Returns

Part 22

Complete walkthrough for Donkey Kong Country Returns Part 22, covering levels 5-1 (Vine Valley) and 5-2 (Clingy Swingy), detailing puzzle piece and KONG letter locations.

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Complete walkthrough for Donkey Kong Country Returns Part 22, covering levels 5-1 (Vine Valley) and 5-2 (Clingy Swingy), detailing puzzle piece and KONG letter locations.

Walkthrough
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    Level 5-1: Vine Valley
    • Puzzle Piece 1: From the start, head left. The left wall will fall away, revealing a hidden puzzle piece.
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    Puzzle Piece 2: After bouncing out of the caves and into the forest, continue right. Beneath the second vine, there is a small cut-in. Walk through to the right to access a bonus area. After the bonus area, swing across the vines to the right. The first checkpoint is on the other side.
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    KONG Letter K: Continue swinging across the vines. When you see the K, jump to collect it, then land on the platform to the right.
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    Puzzle Piece 3: Before jumping onto the next big vine, look to the bottom of the screen. There is a plant with a barrel cannon behind it, underneath the vine. Jump into the barrel to get a puzzle piece.
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    Puzzle Piece 4: On the other side of this vine, continue underneath the next vine, to the yellow bulb on the right. Ground-pound it to find a puzzle piece.
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    Puzzle Piece 5: If you look carefully at the top of the screen on the other side of the vine (be careful, it's a chomp vine), you can see a small vine coming out of the foliage. Jump to it from the top of the first round climbable surface, then climb up it to go to another bonus area.
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    KONG Letter O: On the top of the third round climbable surface in the next area is the O. Climb up and around to get it.
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    Puzzle Piece 6: After checkpoint #2, collect all of the bananas on the first two vines. A puzzle piece will appear near the middle of the second vine. Climb up and swing back to collect it.
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    KONG Letter N: In the next area, you will see the N between two vines. Jump from vine to vine near the middle to get the N.
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    KONG Letter G: The G is also between two vines up ahead. Jump between the vines to grab the G.
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    Puzzle Piece 7: On the platform just before the exit barrel, blow on all three helicopter plants, and collect the bananas that pop out. Once you get all three, a puzzle piece will appear above the platform.
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    Level 5-2: Clingy Swingy
    • KONG Letter K: Shortly after starting, you will come across a quarter-log that has a huge swing radius. Stay near the middle of it, and you will get the K as it reaches the bottom of its trajectory.
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    Puzzle Piece 1: Use the squeeklies in the next area to get on top of the climbable ceiling. Ground-pound the yellow bulb up here to earn a puzzle piece.
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    Puzzle Piece 2: After checkpoint #1, use the squeeklies again to get on top of the left climbable ceiling. Head to the left to find a barrel cannon that leads to a bonus area.
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    Puzzle Piece 3: Once you are done with the bonus, continue to the right. On the first swinging climbable surface, there is a yellow bulb on the right side. Ground-pound it for another puzzle piece.
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    KONG Letter O: Continue right, then up. There is a set of two swinging climbable surfaces just before a checkpoint. You will need to drop off of the second surface with good timing in order to land on a platform underneath it. The O is on the left-most platform.
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    Puzzle Piece 4: After checkpoint #2, a little bit after the checkpoint is a large swinging climbable surface with a gap in it. It's the first swinging surface after the squeeklies. There is a puzzle piece on top of it, so jump on top before it starts swinging too quickly.
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    KONG Letter N: Underneath the same surface, you will need to land on a platform in the middle of the surface's trajectory. The N is under the platform; you can use a small platform to the right to jump to the N. Then, jump back up onto the right side of the swinging surface.
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    KONG Letter G: After a few circular climbing surfaces with cling cobras on them, the G will be on the underside of a climbable ceiling. Just drop down from the ceiling to grab it.
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    Puzzle Piece 5: There is a puzzle piece on the bottom of the next circular climbing surface. Simply climb around the surface to get it.

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