Banjo-Kazooie: Platforming 101

NeoNemesis
NeoNemesis
Since 7288 Days
Rare followed the Super Mario 64 blueprint, and then built on it to create open, non-linear levels with lots to explore and tons to do.
Along the way, Banjo and his pal Kazooie would meet assorted characters who would offer tasks and mini-games, gain access to new
and hidden areas, and collect as many jiggies as possible to progress through the game.

That basic gameplay design hasn't changed.

This adventure begins with Banjo and Kazooie lounging around Spiral Mountain. The duo aren't exactly the same as we left them.
With Grunty out of the picture, the two have been doing quite a bit of lounging. Now they're fat and out of shape. Just when it seems
that the pair will be the victims of sloth and overeating, Gruntilda (sans body) crawls out from a pile of rocks and tries to pick a fight.
Before one can begin, the Lord of Games (Log) intervenes. Log is sick of the fighting between these guys and sets up a series of
challenges with the victor being granted the spoils of Spiral Mountain.
Videos:

Showdown Town Walkthrough http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/15334/banjo-kaz...

Banjo Land Walkthrough http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/15334/banjo-kaz...

Banjo-Kazooie: Platforming 101 - http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/886/886432p1.html

Some Images:

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/...

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/...(LOL the whole trash can is full of grabbed by the ghoulies)

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/...(N64)

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/...

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/...

http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/...

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This game looks fucking awesome. <3 Rare.
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Jollipop
Jollipop
Since 7459 Days
LOL was just about to post this :P
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szaromir
szaromir
Since 7333 Days
Posted by Jollipop
LOL was just about to post this :P
You can't beat NeoNemesis these days :P
Videos look cool, but the streaming is a bit too slow for me so I watched only first minutes of both.
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NeoNemesis
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Posted by szaromir
You can't beat NeoNemesis these days :P
Videos look cool, but the streaming is a bit too slow for me so I watched only first minutes of both.
Servers are getting hammered. Oh and yes you can't beat meh.
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Jollipop
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Well to be fair I did stumble across it over at GAF first lol :P
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NeoNemesis
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And how do you know that?
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KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6980 Days
the game looks very nice stylistically, and graphically. i just dont like the whole vehicle thing much at all and i cant put my finger on why. i guess i just wanted more of the same and this just pulls it in a very strange direction. sort of like perfect dark zero i guess.
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Jollipop
Jollipop
Since 7459 Days
Yea I totally hear ya, can't say I'm a fan of the vechicle part, it seems to detract from the platforminess of the game.

I'm sure it will click when I play it though, like making a submarine to go under water etc is a nice idea.

And I guess having a vechicle in that huge area is a bonus :D
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NeoNemesis
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Since 7288 Days
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts is built on an updated version of the Viva Piñata engine. Yes, that was surprising to me, too. What it means is that, just like Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, Banjo will feature a camera mode and a community site to share pictures of your creations. Lobb wouldn't go into details other than to confirm that it exists. We should learn more as the community site comes together.
Sweet.
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Phaethon360 - Mr Pant<s>s</s>ies
Phaethon360
Since 7422 Days
This sounds great.
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Schmooboo
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Since 7133 Days
Looking good, im looking forward to this, heck even more than gears, there i said it.
"walks up and runs"
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NeoNemesis
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Since 7288 Days
Posted by Schmooboo
Looking good, im looking forward to this, heck even more than gears, there i said it.
"walks up and runs"
It's ok. I feel the same. :D
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NeoNemesis
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Ok, I have a little pet peeve. How come all these other sites give 640x480 vids for FREE, but IGN fucking doesn't. I FUCKING HATE NEWS CORP.
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Optimusv2
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Since 7468 Days
The game looks so damn awesome!
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October 20th 2007 (A good day)

Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of the greatest books ever.

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NeoNemesis
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Posted by Optimusv2
The game looks so damn awesome!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1187973...

LOL. ;)
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Phellan_Wolf
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Since 6921 Days
Awesome!!!! Cant wait for it.
I hope that Rare solve a bit the inconsistent frame rate that is present during thee game, but so far the game looks gorgeous.
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NeoNemesis
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Posted by Phellan_Wolf
Awesome!!!! Cant wait for it.
I hope that Rare solve a bit the inconsistent frame rate that is present during thee game, but so far the game looks gorgeous.
They'll fix that. No worries.
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LEBATO - IS WRONG
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Since 7698 Days
The graphics are kind of all over the place, but otherwise looking good. I also would like to have seen more actual gameplay not just showing the levels, but it's welcomed anyways.
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Jin187
Jin187
Since 7320 Days
Just watched the vids I'm very impressed with what i'm seeing, wasnt expecting much from this game after the previous current generation of RARE games, but this look pretty damn good, graphics are fantastic and the level designs look great.

Unlike some of you, I really like the whole vehicle thing, brings a different/unique edge to the platforming genre and it seems to work really well.
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dcdelgado
dcdelgado
Since 7436 Days
Looks good, and it some other sites are now saying this game will be using the new MS wiimote type gadget?
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Jollipop
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Since 7459 Days
Posted by dcdelgado
Looks good, and it some other sites are now saying this game will be using the new MS wiimote type gadget?
Yea he mentions it in one of the videos.
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Optimusv2
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Since 7468 Days
Wow I had to check and make sure he wasn't talking about Banjo, but apparently he was :o
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Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of the greatest books ever.

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NeoNemesis
NeoNemesis
Since 7288 Days
Posted by Optimusv2
Wow I had to check and make sure he wasn't talking about Banjo, but apparently he was :o
Ha yea.

New video!

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/15334/banjo-kaz...
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szaromir
szaromir
Since 7333 Days
After watching these gametrailers videos:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37029.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37027.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37026.html
I have to say Banjo is EASILY the best looking 360 game this year. Physics are very precise as well. Rare once again proved that they are technical gods.

And this game has very similar feeling to old-style BK. Art style is similar despite obviously huge advancement in graphics, sound design is the same and the set of activies in these videos also looks pretty much the same as in original BK (I never played Tooie), even though some (most?) of activities are now done in vehicles. And I have a feeling most players who'll play the game will love creating their own vehicles.:D
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Optimusv2
Optimusv2
Since 7468 Days
Holy crap no kidding!

I was waiting for some decent banjo gameplay videos.


I knew it would look good, but wow.
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