Banjo-Tooie

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• ASIN: B00004SWLT
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 20, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (109 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,111 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

Product Description

Banjo and Kazooie, that bear and bird platforming pair from their beloved, eponymous game, are back in Banjo-Tooie. Their second adventure will take them through eight new worlds, full of hulking bosses, minigames, and the series' trademark goofy gameplay. There are plenty of new moves to learn, but this time Banjo and Kazooie can work some missions independently, utilizing special skills. Banjo-Tooie features a multiplayer element to some of the minigames, in some cases supporting four players!

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If you remember the ending of Banjo-Kazooie, it looked as if Kazooie wouldn't be part of any sequel. Quite on the contrary, the annoying little red-crested breegull Kazooie is back in action in Banjo-Tooie, and will be sporting a host of more than 40 new abilities, including Claw Clamber Boots, Breegull Blaster, Bill Drill, and the wacky Clockwork Kazooie Eggs. It's a good thing, because players will need all of the firepower that they can muster as they confront the 10 new, huge bosses.

Banjo the bear is alive and kicking, too, with some awesome enhancements and new abilities. Also, Mumbo Jumbo the shaman makes an appearance with his amazing bag of spells. He's even a playable character in some levels.

It will come as no surprise to gamers that Gruntilda the witch is once again up to no good, spreading her bad breath and venom across eight new worlds. Besides the returning cast, gamers will be introduced to more than 125 new characters.

In this sequel, Banjo has the ability to get Kazooie off of his back--literally. The dynamic duo of Banjo and Kazooie must separate in order to solve the many puzzles and overcome obstacles that'll confront them in this game. Both of them also can transform into different creatures, each of which has specific abilities that allow it to perform special tasks that otherwise would be impossible to execute in its native form. Banjo, for example, can turn into a washing machine or a submarine, but he still wears the familiar yellow shorts and blue backpack to which gamers have become accustomed.

The gameplay has more of a cinematic approach this time around--there's support for widescreen and surround-sound--and the camera system has been tweaked to provide better shots of the action. What's more, Banjo-Tooie is loaded with 10 multiplayer games that'll accommodate--get this--four players. Two favorites are the unique, egg-blasting, first-person shootouts and one called "Bottles Revenge." --Todd Mowatt

Customer Reviews

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Greatest Games Ever..., November 28, 2000

By	D Strecker - See all my reviews

It's gonna be a great Christmas this year! Banjo-Tooie is without doubt one of the greatest games I've ever played! It's one of those all-too-rare (no pun intended) games that constantly puts a smile on your face and a glow in your heart, and reminds you just how fun games can be. The graphics are phenomenal - each landscape is so epic and beautiful to look at that you could live there! The size of the levels is surely on the very limit of the machine's capability and the levels themselves are supremely designed. The gameplay is a perfectly balanced blend of action and puzzles which are interspersed by some great little fun and wacky mini-games (including some hilarious 1st-person shooting sections like Goldeneye) and awesome bosses (just wait until you see the giant, snake-like welding torch Weldar - surely a candidate for most brilliantly original boss of all time). There is also a varied set of multiplayer games for up to 4 players which stand up as good games in their own right. It's easy to pigeon-hole Banjo-Tooie as another 3D platform game but it is so much more than that. It is more like a fully-fledged adventure game as there are so many genuinely funny and charming characters to talk to and interact with. Add to that some really innovative gameplay touches and the ability to control Banjo and Kazooie independently of each other at certain points in the quest and you have perfect entertainment for the holiday season (and of course for the rest of the year too!). The structure and humour means it's a game for kids and adults alike - just how all the best games should be. Forget PS2 and its disappointing collection of money-grabbing remakes. Banjo-Tooie is a game obviously made by people with a passion for games and therefore it's a game the player will be passionate about while playing - which is a feeling only the greatest games can create. Surely this is Rare's, if not Nintendo's, finest hour.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have game for any N64 owner, December 18, 2000

By	Lisa Shea "LisaShea.com" - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

I was a huge Banjo Kazooie fan - the dialogue was fun, the action was great, and the bizarre creatures you turned into and puzzles to solve were amazing. I wondered if the Tooie sequel could live up to the original - and it does!

The graphics are great. The characters each have their own personalities, and now each can become quite a range of other shapes and sizes in order to get through the game. It's not just a find-100-of-this game either - there are combinations of things to do, and puzzles to solve, creatures to rescue and mazes to explore

The mini-games are amazingly fun by themselves. My boyfriend got hooked on the kickball game and kept going back for more! There are more egg varieties, more jinjos of various colors, more of everything.

Each world is nicely put together with its own theme, with all sorts of really funny things going on in it. These developers didn't just work on honing the gameplay so it was perfect - they made every aspect, from the way the graphics were drawn to the way the characters talk to you - so funny that I was laughing half the time we played.

A great game for the N64, for all ages. Be sure to grab yourself a copy!

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too good for word's., December 7, 2000

By	Hjjf (Cambidge OH USA) - See all my reviews

Did you like Banjo-kazooie? Well, Banjo-tooie is ten time's better! We'll take My favorite level in this game, (Jolly Roger's lagoon) You can walk around, Town and try to find these little Gold coin's that will let you, But thing's in the shop's around town. Then, you can take a dive in the awesome lagoon, And take a swim down where your'll find a whole new world! U.F.O's plunged in the deep sea, An old city totally under-water, A huge man-eating fish And more!! And, that is just ONE level! And, getting gold coin's to shop, Only goes for that one level. Which should tell, You every cool level has it's own theam! And, you can bet on, Lot's of fun mini-game's, Like a Target-shooter where your in a U.F.O! And, I still havn't found all the "Jiggy's" in the game or anything! The, game is just awesome, Nothing less. And, like Rare always does, You can bet there will be a lot of secret's, To find! Needless to say, It's a really great game.