Profiles Donkey Kong Country Returns ' The Ruins is the island's third world. 3-K Shifty Smashers (secret Key Temple level unlocked by collecting all K-O-N-G Letters in this world).3-4 Damp Dungeon (level unlocked by buying the Map Key from Cranky Kong's Shop in this world for twenty Banana Coins (or ten coins in the 3DS version New Mode)).The Ruins are on the right side from Monkey Mines which was digged by Kremling Krew to find ore. The enemies in the Ruins include Stilts, Tiki Bombers and Tiki Tanks. The egg hatches and gives birth to the giant bird Stu, which attacks the Kongs. The Tiki Tak Tribe leader Gong-Oh takes the giant egg and put it in the cauldron, then the Tiki hypnotizes and possesses it. In the boss level, Ruined Roost, there is a giant egg and a big golden cauldron filled by bombs. And in Temple Topple, the heroes need to ride Rambi the Rhinoceros to destroy obstacles blocking the path. The level Itty Bitty Biters seems to keep imprisoned mysterious and agressive creatures, the Toothberries and their variants. In Damp Dungeon, there are moving waterwheels with platforms through the level for the Kongs to use. In Mast Blast, a crab pirate fleet tries to blow the primates using cannonballs and explosive crates. in Button Bash, the heroes must ground-pound and use barrel cannons at the right moment to activate buttons which change obstacles and open paths. In Wonky Waterway, there are vine switches for the Kongs to pull and reveal items and open passages.

These ruins have also a still-running waterway and an artificial waterfall which falls into the sea. This world is a group of ruins and monuments, build by an ancient civilizations.

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