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Banjo-Kazooie
Nintendo 64
Released On: Jun 29, 1998
9.1
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
92
100% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
92
100% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
A breath of fresh air, a wonderful diversion, a good use of puzzle-solving energy. It’s like "Mario 64," but better. Any improvement over a game that got little but perfect ratings when it was released is an improvement to be applauded.
Features the best graphics we've seen on the console, it one-ups Mario 64 in terms of gameplay, it sounds astounding and it may just be the most clever title we've ever played.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 688 User Ratings
9.1
92% Positive
633 Ratings
633 Ratings
5% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
3% Negative
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 688 User Ratings
9.1
92% Positive
633 Ratings
633 Ratings
5% Mixed
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
3% Negative
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
I would recommend this game any day over Super Mario 64. While both games set out to do roughly the same thing, there are a few key differences. First of all, the story in Banjo Kazooie is far less generic than Super Mario 64, which continues the worn out plot of Bowser kidnapping Peach. This game is similar in that respect, with the damsel in distress factor, but it does it slightly better. Tooty, Banjo’s sister, is captured by Gruntilda, who wants to make herself pretty by stealing Tooty’s beauty, and Banjo progresses through the Which’s lair. This is already a great plot. But there’s also the level design. The Jiggies, which are the puzzle tpieces are required to open up new worlds to get music notes, which allow you to progress through the lair. This introduces a dual goal, get the music notes and the Jiggies. It results in interesting gameplay, and makes exploring the entire world more encouraged. The final difference ispretty interesting. Since this game is more difficult since you have to get 2 different things from a world, it doesn’t need boss fights to be engaging. I think that’s what Banjo Kazooie does right compared to Super Mario 64 and most games. It flows in a way that works really well. And not to mention, the sounds this game makes are the funniest.
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If you know who I am, I am a fan of Ice Climbers and climbing ice. But this game is just as good as that game. Sure, Ice Climbers is all I care about in life, but this game is my go-to when I want to play Ice Climbers 3D, as there are many ice areas in the game for ice climbing, such as Freezeezy Park or Click Clock Woods (Winter). This games ice levels are fun and expansive, and all of the other levels also contain ample climbing which I also love. Overall, It's great.
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The kind of game that sends reviewers thumbing through their thesaurus in search of new words to describe its greatness. I can honestly say that it’s as true today as it was the day of release.
Brilliant, plain and simple, and another example of why Nintendo have become so dependant on Rare -- the company produces games that are every bit as good as Nintendo's own, if not better.
While not necessarily breaking down walls in innovation, Banjo-Kazooie takes us down a path we've been before and makes the ride a whole lot smoother.
While it fails to achieve the lofty status of greatest platform game of all time, still held by an overweight plumber, Banjo Kazooie is a close second, and that ain't half bad.
Banjo-Kazooie isn't going to win any awards for originality, but who really cares? If you have to borrow a little to make a fun, absorbing adventure, so be it.
Dunkey was right, playing this game just makes you happy. This is my favorite platafformer on the 64 (home of the platafformers in general) so that speaks volumes of what this game achives. It's pretty simple and straight foward, levels are compacted with objectives that respect your time, the scal is just right on this one, the move set it's creative and overall a joy to complete. 10/10 play it now.
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I wanted to like this game as a kid but it lacked the substance that other platform games at the time had.
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I have just completed the Version on Switch Online and in my opinion this game doesn't aged well.
The graphic looks still great and the soundtrack throughout the game is still fantastic, sure.
However this game has a strange difficulty curve. The first seven worlds are perfect in line. Every world is a bit more challlenging than the world before. The jiggys itself become more and more challenging to collect and from world three there is the first one annoying or frustrating jiggy per world.
At this point, the game is still today a great and fun experience.
Unfortunately the world that now follows is Rusty Bucket Bay. A world full with troublesome enemies, an tiring boss battle. Seriously Boomer Boom Box needs in total 130 eggs to defeat, thats ridicolous.
The Jinjos are hidden in the most annoying places and the notes are difficult to find.
However Click Clock Wood is even worse. For eight of the ten Jiggys you have to climb up that big tree multiple times and the enemies and some of the quests itself are so designed that you easily fall off and have to climb up again.
The Quizshow is a surprisingly exciting and funny experience, which test your skills and your memory. I like it.
But the biggest flaw in this game is the final boss fight against Grunthilda. This fight has in total five different phases and none of them is really fun to play.
The first one is easy, the second one is boring and stupid designed, the third one is a poor dogfight with clunky controls and the fourth and fifth are simply unnecessary. In the last two phases the fireballs that Grunthilda shoot at you become unpredictable. It is so frustrating when you try to shot in the holes of the statues and get hit out of nowhere.
At last I must say that, although the transformations are being a nice and funny addition, especially the pumpkin, they do not give the game that amount of variety you might think it would.
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El juego esta muy bien! Es muy divertido! O lo seria, si no fuera por la p... cámara que tienen todos los juegos en 3d de N64, los controles y la curva de dificultad. Además, el juego no va anotándote los movimientos que vas consiguiendo a lo largo de la aventura, asi que tenes que acordártelos de memoria! Que vergüenza!!!
Seria muy bueno... si no fuera por esas mierdas.
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Tedious platforming, poor fighting mechanics, confusing swimming controls, horrible mini games, repetitive challenges, and an insulting pop quiz level comprise the complete failure that is Banjo-Kazooie. It is a nostalgia driven experience beyond anything else.
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Summary [Xbox Live Arcade] The classic Nintendo platformer stars a big, goofy honey bear named Banjo who wears tight yellow shorts and carries around a raucous, red-crested breegull named Tooie in his backpack. The bear-and-bird duo must use constant teamwork to rescue Banjo's sister from the evil Gruntilda who wants to steal her beauty.
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Nintendo 64
- Xbox 360
Initial Release Date: Jun 29, 1998
Developer:
- Rare Ltd.
Publisher: Nintendo
Genres: