Banjo-Kazooie
Developer: Rare
Genre: Action / Adventure | Platformer
Platform: Nintendo
64 | XBLA
Release Date: June 29, 1998 (N64) |December 3, 2008
(XBLA)
What is it?
Banjo-Kazooie is a free roaming 3D platfomer staring a
bear named Banjo (in the game opening he actually play a banjo… guess pun was
intended), and a female bird with attitude name Kazooie. The game is similar to
Super Mario 64 as it has a free roaming overworld, and different worlds accessible
through it. You also have to collect jigsaw pieces to progress through the
game. Unlike Mario 64 this game packed with comic mischief and a story-line.
Pros:
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Graphics: Similar to that of Mario 64, they aren’t
stunning by today’s standards but back in 1998 they were game changing. Playing
the game today the blocky graphics won’t hamper the experience as in you will
get more of a nostalgic feel from it.
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Gameplay: I really don’t know why we can get the
same feel out of platforming games today as we did back in the late 90’s… The
game flat out just works, yeah there are camera issues but honestly they can be
overlooked.
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Funny likable characters
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Lots to do
Cons:
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No voice acting… this game would have benefited
for a voice cast.
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A little on the easy side…
My Thoughts:
In my opinion Banjo-Kazooie is probably one of the most underrated
games of that generation. Even I used to brush it aside as just a Super Mario
64 clone, which really isn’t fair. In many ways the game is superior to Super
Mario 64 and you got to hand it to Rare for the terrific job they did on it. It’s
a shame that Rare isn’t a 2nd party or even really a 3rd
party developer for Nintendo anymore because they really made game that pushed
their consoles to the limit and showcased what games should could be like (don’t
agree? Look at Conker: Bad Fur Day, Goldeneye, Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong
64, and Starfox Adventures). Enough of
Rare though and back to the subject, if you haven’t played game I highly recommend
playing it…
Graphics: 4.5
Sound: 3.5
Gameplay: 4.5
Replay: 4
Average (GameRankings): 4.6
Score:
21.1 / 25
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