Banjo-Kazooie
a.k.a. Banjo to Kazooie no Daibouken
type: platformer
genre: Collectathon
series: Banjo-Kazooie
perspective: 3rd person
player options: single player
languages: eng fre jpn spa
genre: Collectathon
series: Banjo-Kazooie
perspective: 3rd person
player options: single player
languages: eng fre jpn spa
4.7/5
Official description
What are you supposed to think about a game that stars a big, goofy honey bear named Banjo who wears tight yellow shorts and carries around a raucous, red-crested breegull in his bright blue backpack? Sounds like a puzzling combination, right? Amazingly, the creative and kooky folks at Rare made all the pieces fit in Banjo-Kazooie, Rare's 3D prequel to Banjo-Tooie.
The action starts when wicked witchy-poo Gruntilda nabs Banjo's cute kid sister, Tooty, to use as a test subject for her beauty-stealing invention. Banjo sets out immediately to the rescue with his inseparable companion Kazooie stashed in his backpack. The bear-and-bird duo must use constant teamwork to overcome the many obstacles in Gruntilda's cavernous lair. Banjo's brute strength comes in handy in beating up on foes, while Kazooie's locomotive versatility enables the pair to scour the world in search of the necessary pieces to solve the puzzles of the place. And if controlling a bizarre bear-bird pair isn't enough, players can seek out witch doctor Mumbo Jumbo to undergo a variety of magical transformations. Banjo and Kazooie can learn more than 20 different moves, and they'll need them all to make it through the nine nightmarish worlds inside Gruntilda's Lair.
# 2014-07-17 18:09:33 - official description
The action starts when wicked witchy-poo Gruntilda nabs Banjo's cute kid sister, Tooty, to use as a test subject for her beauty-stealing invention. Banjo sets out immediately to the rescue with his inseparable companion Kazooie stashed in his backpack. The bear-and-bird duo must use constant teamwork to overcome the many obstacles in Gruntilda's cavernous lair. Banjo's brute strength comes in handy in beating up on foes, while Kazooie's locomotive versatility enables the pair to scour the world in search of the necessary pieces to solve the puzzles of the place. And if controlling a bizarre bear-bird pair isn't enough, players can seek out witch doctor Mumbo Jumbo to undergo a variety of magical transformations. Banjo and Kazooie can learn more than 20 different moves, and they'll need them all to make it through the nine nightmarish worlds inside Gruntilda's Lair.
# 2014-07-17 18:09:33 - official description
Technical specs
display: textured polygons
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Chris Sutherland (Programmer)Graham Smith (Programmer)Morten Broderson (Programmer)Paul Machacek (Programmer)Tags (37)
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External reviews (6) - average: 93.5% - median: 96%
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Related games
emulated by
Banjo-Kazooie (X360)
has influenced
The Last Tinker: City of Colors (Linux)
prequel of
Banjo-Tooie (N64)
similar to
Yooka-Laylee (Linux)
Banjo-Kazooie (X360)
has influenced
The Last Tinker: City of Colors (Linux)
prequel of
Banjo-Tooie (N64)
similar to
Yooka-Laylee (Linux)
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Becoro
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