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Banjo-Kazooie (X360)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Action/3D Platform

RELEASE DATE

03/DEC/08

ESRB RATING

DEVELOPER

Rare Ltd., 4J Studios

PUBLISHER

Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Game Studios

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

Cartoon fantasy 45
Fantasy 14

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

Grunty 37

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

Nasty witch Gruntilda has stumbled upon the perfect invention: a machine to transform ugliness into beauty. Since mirrors shatter whenever she draws near, Gruntilda was looking for a new makeover, especially after years of watching her sister get all the choice warlocks. Alas, before the transformation could begin, she first needed a volunteer: the hopelessly cute Tooty, beloved sister of a banjo-strumming bear.

Thus begins the story of a dim-witted honey bear named Banjo, a rambunctious breegull named Kazooie, and the rhyming witch Gruntilda. All characters play crucial roles as you explore the colorful worlds of Mumbo's Mountain, Treasure Trove Cove, Clanker's Cavern, Bubblegloop Swamp, Freezeezy Peak, Gobi's Valley, Mad Monster Mansion, Rusty Bucket Bay, and Click Clock Wood. Your goal is to defeat the wily witch and rescue Tooty from a makeover most extreme.

Before players can enter these lands, however, they must first find the requisite number of jigsaw pieces or musical notes, both of which are found scattered throughout the worlds. If this seems daunting, keep in mind Banjo is not alone in his journey. Since Kazooie rests inside Banjo's backpack, players can swap between the two at any time to make use of each character's special abilities.

As Banjo, you'll be able to climb, punch, jump, swim, and somersault to reach new areas or to defeat enemies. As Kazooie, you'll be able to fire eggs, perform beak barges, run up steep slopes, glide through the air, and perform beak stomps. Together, Banjo and Kazooie can fly, flip, and perform other aerial acrobatics. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Banjo-Kazooie (X360)

GENRE/STYLE:

Action/3D Platform
RELEASE DATE:

03/DEC/08
TOP TRAITS:

platformer, humorous, Banjo-Kazooie
DESCRIPTION:

Nasty witch Gruntilda has stumbled upon the perfect invention: a machine to transform ugliness into beauty. Since mir... more

players 801

followers 0

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POPULARITY: X360 PLATFORM

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Banjo-Kazooie (X360) by: Heallbot

“great old game”

created 10/SEP/2009

Holty played Banjo-Kazooie on 09/AUG/09

“This is a great classic old game that I downloaded today from the Xbox 360 marketplace. Same old classic gameplay, with even easier controls than before, some achievements thrown in and some...”

created 10/AUG/2009

Banjo-Kazooie (X360) by: Blacksen

“Banjo-Kazooie is one of my favorite platformer games out there. If you've ever played Super Mario 64 (the game where you go around collecting stars), this game is remarkably similar. The puzzles are fun to solve. Lots of content to keep you busy.”

created 02/JUL/2009

Banjo-Kazooie (X360) by: BRAINFREEZERRR

“One of my favorite games growing up, I expected every game to be as good as this. Not only that, but I recently found out that it won "Game of the Year 1998.".”

created 13/JUN/2009

Bottles Bonus 7 Answer Key

“This is a guide to solving the last secret Bottles Jigsaw puzzle in Banjo-Kazooie. In case you didn't know how to access these, you go stand in banjo's house, on the rug, and go into first person...”

Added by: Karunamon
Date: 25/MAY/2009
Views: 209
Votes: 0

created 25/MAY/2009

B-KFullGamerscore

“After a long and huge grind, i've unlocked all achivements on BK and completed it 100%!”

Added by: Karunamon
Date: 24/MAY/2009
Views: 115
Votes: 1

created 24/MAY/2009

Retodon8 was the last to comment - 6 months ago... show previous hide previous

“Congratulations! :)”

Banjo-Kazooie (X360) by: Karunamon

“Fun and addictive.. for me, a bit nolstagic, as I got this game as a present many, many years ago. Awesome music, great sense of humour, memorable characters, and later on, very, very challenging. Highly recommended to all.”

created 24/MAY/2009

Karunamon earned achievements in Banjo-Kazooie on 24/MAY/09

“All 900 notes, spent TWO HOURS on the last freaking bottles jigsaw puzzle, but I have now 100% completed this game! All books, honeycombs, notes, jiggies, etc. W00t!”

created 24/MAY/2009

Banjo-Kazooie (X360) by: alsotop

“Finally on the 360. What a great game, and still looks really good in HD and super-fast-framerates. The same old fun is in there, and its quite a big game, even for 1200 points.”

created 16/APR/2009

Crackrjakk played Banjo-Kazooie on 26/MAR/09

Karunamon was the last to comment - 5 months ago... show previous hide previous

“Hey, nothing to be ashamed of :D”

created 27/MAR/2009

Banjo-Kazooie (X360) by: Crackrjakk

“A legendary game who's gameplay is truly showing its age.”

created 24/MAR/2009

Banjo-Kazooie (X360) by: MasterBrief

“ Grunty has stolen your sister to take her beauty and make her ugly self beautiful. On a mission that spans over 8 worlds to get jiggys and notes to save your sister from Grunty's clutches. AWESOME GAME!”

created 11/FEB/2009