Banjo-Kazooie
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| Banjo Kazooie | |
|---|---|
| The box art of Banjo Kazooie for Nintendo 64. | |
| Developer | Rare |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Genre | Platformer N64 |
| Perspective | Third Person |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Release Dates | North America: June 29, 1998
Japan: December 5, 1998 Europe: July 7, 1998 Australia: July 7, 1998 |
| ESRB Rating | E (Everyone) |
| Official Site | Click to access |
| Recent Banjo Kazooie Forum Posts | |
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Summary
One day, Banjo, Kazooie, and his sister are all minding their own buisness, and living a happy life. At the same time, Gruntilda Winkybunion is displeased with her looks. She wants to be the prettier in the world. The prettiest in the world, is Tootie. Tootie is Banjo's beloved sister, and Gruntilda is fed up with being ugly. She sets off to kidnap Banjo's brother. Determined, Banjo and Kazooie sets off to Grunty's lair to rescue his sister. Banjo and Kazooie fight vicious monsters, unlock doors, and get through dilemmas and rescue their sister, Tootie, before Gruntilda used her machine to transfer Tootie's prettiness to herself. Banjo Kazooie is the first video game to start the series, Banjo Kazooie.
History
Banjo-Kazooie was originally going to be called Dream for the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). It was supposed to star a boy named Edison who owned a wooden sword and got into trouble with some pirates led by Captain Blackeye. It was supposed to star a rabbit that looked like a man, a dopey dog and a bear (Banjo). Later the game then starred Banjo.
Banjo-Kazooie was re-released on the XBox LIVE ARCADE, as Banjo-Kazooie, now utilizing the dropped feature Stop 'N' Swop with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts,and with crisper graphics.
Pages
General Banjo Kazooie
Banjo-Kazooie Controls
Banjo-Kazooie Character Moves
Banjo-Kazooie Character List
Special Hints / Easter Eggs
Locations
Spiral Mountain
Grunty's Lair
Mumbo's Mountain
Treasure Trove Cove
Clanker's Cavern
Bubblegloop Swamp
Freezeezy Peak
Gobi's Valley
Mad Monster Mansion
Rusty Bucket Bay
Click Clock Wood
Furnace Fun
Other
Jinjos
Special Items
- Acorn
- Banjo Statue
- Beehive
- Caterpillars
- Eggs
- Feathers
- Flight Pad
- Jiggies
- Jinjos
- Mumbo Tokens
- Musical Notes
- Note Locked Doors
- Rare Honeycomb Pieces
- Running Shoes
- Switches
Critical Reception
| Ratings | |
|---|---|
| IGN | 9.6 out of 10 |
| 1UP.com | 9.6 out of 10 |
| Gamerankings | 92 out of 100 |
| Metacritic | 92 out of 100 |
| Gamespot | 9.5 / 10 |
| Neoseeker Net Score | 4.26 out of 5 |
| Neoseeker User Score | 4.60 out of 5 |
Banjo-Kazooie was highly successful upon release. The chart on the right displays the scores given from popular gaming sites, as well as Neoseeker's user score, which was created from averaging out the scores from the Banjo Kazooie User Reviews that were approved. The net score was created from the average scores from other gaming sites found in the resource page right here.





