OXM UK writes: "There comes a time in every gamer's life where we have to admit to feeling old. And this is mine: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts isn't made for the same audience who grew up with the original N64 games. In fact, the people it will appeal to most probably weren't even born when those games came out. Sigh.
This isn't so much a sequel as a complete reboot of the franchise. In fact Rare's legendary double act does very little platforming this time around. Robbed of their abilities, they have to build rickety vehicles out of various bits and pieces, using them to complete some extremely silly, but admittedly fun, mini-games."
Jared writes: "With the Battletoads having made a triumphant return, let's look at the rest of Rare's back catalog for which series deserves a return to form next."
Donkey Kong Country is probably my favorite game of all time but I've not connected with much else Rareware has made since other than maybe Killer Instinct. Sea of Thieves has got to be close to my worst $60 purchase I've ever made.
Wonder why some series just seem to feel lackluster as time goes on? Well, it's because some later installments really mess up the formula. Check out ten times sequels really screwed everything up.
Ugh Musashi: Samurai Legend is so meh. Don't understand how you can go from Brave Fencer Musashi to that. I really want a Brave Fencer Musashi HD Remake or a true sequel. It's one of the best games I've ever played.
Grant Kirkhope, the composer of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, explains what he thinks the issue was with the often-criticized Xbox 360 title.
I actually liked it for what it was. But then again I'm not a Banjo fan. I actually hated a lot of the N64 style games that all followed the same Mario 64 style. Except for Conker.
I really enjoyed this game, the building was fun, I thought it was a well made platformer.
I kind of agree. The game had many new ideas that would have worked better in a new IP as people wouldn't be so upset that Nuts & Bolts played so differently from the older titles.
I seriously hate how angular the redesigns are for so many of the characters in the game
The X06 trailer built people’s hopes only for the final release to ruin those dreams
Damn right it should have
Can we just get Banjo Threeie and write this game off as Kazooies bad dream or something. An in game joke.
To anyone who played the original, don't expect the same type of gameplay. This review is definitely correct in that this sequel totally for a different type of gamer.
At least the original is up for download, but I kind of feel like that isn't enough.