Bonk's return to prominence and glory (one would hope) in Bonk: Brink of Extinction has been detailed more thoroughly in the November issue of Nintendo Power magazine (via NeoGAF).

The game, which will be available for WiiWare, Xbox LIVE Arcade, and the PlayStation Network, sounds like it will have a pretty good amount of ground to cover as downloads go, with 30 stages laid out across three worlds. This will be expanded further thanks to downloadable content, allowing for a second adventure mode and two multiplayer modes.

And speaking of multiplayer, some good news is that this Bonk will feature "drop-in, drop-out" cooperative play for two players. Better still, it's available in both local play and online, and a good thing, too: there are some areas which can only be accessed through cooperative play.

Finally, as we've been able to determine from the game's leaked screens, the game plays in 2D, but carries 3D graphics. As Bonk traverses the game's 30 levels, he can also acquire new forms, allowing him to use fire, ice, or ram his way through walls.