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Kikizo: Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Review

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts isn't quite a classic, and N64 patrons may be irked by what they consider Rare's wilful misuse of its back catalogue. For everybody else, it's an unusually well-developed attempt to jump-start a geriatric IP which stumbles only slightly in the process, that knowing charm and bottomless tool box offset by technical hiccups and repetitive design. Given a fair bit of imaginative effort on the player's part, it's a feast. Whatever Rare does next with the bear and the bird, Kikizo hopes it won't renege on its little genre experiment.

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The Matrix6033d ago

This game looks childish and has gone under the radar but it actually looks pretty decent. Give bubbles if you concur.

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5 Neglected Rare Franchises That Also Deserve a Comeback

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."

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GaboonViper1735d ago

I want a new Perfect Dark, Banjo and Jet Force Gemini.

Bathyj1735d ago

I actually don't want them. I'm not a big fan of Microsoft rehashing IPs they had nothing to do with creating just because they happen to own them.

Before you call me fanboy tell me a game they did that to that actually lives up the the original?

Just leave our beloved memories alone. You want to bring something back, redo crimson Skies or Brute Force. At least they were your games and they need updates.

gamer78041735d ago

I'm all for The Initiative rebooting perfect dark as a third person though, sounds like its trying something new and not just rehashing with a new coat of paint with this idea. Hope we see a tease of it in the next showcase.

gamer78041735d ago

Rumor is The Initiative is working on rebooting Perfect Dark in third person, normally I wasn't a fan of taking existing IPs but if its something new like this I'm up for it.

jznrpg1735d ago (Edited 1735d ago )

Don’t give them the Battletoads treatment .

TravsVoid1735d ago (Edited 1735d ago )

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.

sagapo1735d ago

Viva pinata was kinda fun imo.

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Top 10 Game Sequels (That Ruined Everything)

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.

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rhdugjcjrnddu2133d ago

Don't bother. 10 pages to click through and all of them written very poorly

Relientk772133d ago

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.

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Banjo-Kazooie Composer Grant Kirkhope Says Nuts & Bolts Should Have Been a Different IP

Grant Kirkhope, the composer of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, explains what he thinks the issue was with the often-criticized Xbox 360 title.

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gangsta_red2149d ago

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.

IRetrouk2149d ago

I really enjoyed this game, the building was fun, I thought it was a well made platformer.

Vits2149d ago (Edited 2149d ago )

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.

PhoenixUp2149d ago

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

-Foxtrot2149d ago

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.

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