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Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge

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475:, Grunty's henchman, Klungo, who has been unable to free Grunty from underground, creates a robot called the "Mecha-Grunty" for Grunty's spirit to enter. Mecha-Grunty decides to kidnap Kazooie and travel back in time to when Banjo and Kazooie met in order to prevent it from having ever happened. Mumbo Jumbo, who overheard this plot, rushes to Banjo and Kazooie's house to warn them about Gruntilda's return, only for the witch to arrive and abduct Kazooie. Mumbo casts a spell that causes Banjo to teleport to the same time in order to prevent Mecha-Grunty from succeeding with her evil plan. 429:; and lost creatures called Jinjos, which will give the player a Jiggy when each one in a level is found. Progress is tracked on a statistics screen showing maps of each location and collected items. Other collectibles include totems and coins; overall, there are more than 750 collectibles. If Banjo gives totems to Mumbo Jumbo, he will gain the ability to transform into other creatures, including a mouse, octopus, candle, or tank, each with its own unique abilities. Some areas in levels are inaccessible unless Banjo buys new abilities or transformations. Every level features an " 483:. After they beat the game, Banjo and Kazooie confront Mecha-Grunty on the top of the lair, where they manage to destroy Grunty's robot suit and defeat her spirit, which returns to her body underground. Afterwards, Mumbo sends Banjo and Kazooie back home via a spell; if the player failed to collect all of the game's Jiggies, Mumbo gets the spell wrong and causes several Banjo clones to appear, but if all of the Jiggies are collected, Banjo, Kazooie, and all their friends celebrate their victory. 3119: 2407: 3081: 2514: 3107: 752: 850: 845: 840: 747: 742: 737: 732: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 549:, Gruntilda curses Bottles the mole and Mumbo Jumbo, and kidnaps Kazooie and turns her into a monster; to save them, Banjo must find several magic ingredients. As he has not adventured in a long time, Banjo sets out to be retrained by Bottles' grandfather Grampa Mole (who became Bozzeye in the final version). The original plot is referenced as an 1078:
emphasizing this while the original games' issues of camera and backtracking were address: "Every level offers new challenges and new abilities, so the quest continues evolving and new areas are continuously unlocked. The minigames were also praised as an addictive and fun diversion that added depth
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scattered around levels will enable Banjo to purchase three additional abilities from a mole named Bozzeye. Eventually, Banjo rescues Kazooie, who rides in his backpack for the remainder of the game. With Kazooie, the player can purchase seven new abilities, such as temporary flight. While
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cited issues related to the isometric perspective, such as the inability to judge heights of surfaces and seemingly invisible collision, which caused several missed jumps. Reviewers were surprised by how similar the audio was to the N64 games.
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Banjo travels through five worlds, freeing them from Mecha-Grunty's control and soon reuniting with Kazooie, who aids in stopping Mecha-Grunty's plan. Eventually, Banjo and Kazooie reach Grunty's lair, where she once again hosts a quiz
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agreed the racing minigame would have worked well in a multiplayer mode. Other complaints were levied against the overhead view—which was said to make it difficult to judge heights—and
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games. Others described it as too confusing, lame, "ludicrous", and failing to add anything innovative to an experience already fill with recycled elements in its gameplay. However,
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The low difficulty and short length were primary aspects of criticism. Reviewers estimated that the game could be completed within a matter of hours, and also felt it lacked
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The visuals were acclaimed for their successful recreation of the 3D games into 2D, in addition to the animation, use of vibrant colours, and faithfulness to the N64 games.
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called it "half-baked", weak, and poorly written; they felt it did not use the time travel aspect well and should have had more in-jokes and references to the two previous
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and changed the plot so it would fit better in the series' universe. It was announced and showcased along with Rare's other GBA games they were working on at the time at
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when production halted in late 1999, but it was revived after Nintendo released the GBA. It was the first game in the series to not be published by
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in the final game; when Banjo finds Kazooie, he says he is surprised Gruntilda did not turn her into a monster. Originally conceived as a
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received mixed reviews; although its visual style and gameplay were praised and favourably compared to those of the N64 games, its low
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found the environments vast. The transfer of the gameplay depth of the N64 to a handheld console with less hardware was praised,
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celebrated it as a "rare treat" given the low amount of "fully featured platformer/adventures" available on the handheld device,
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Spiral Mountain. In each world, players must collect items scattered around the environments. These include the musical notes;
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noted were commonplace in Rare games; they were criticised for their uninspired nature and lack of challenge, although
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features a minigame where the player can earn tokens, which can be used to purchase and replay unlocked ones in an
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called Jiggies, which unlock levels and progress players through the game; empty honeycombs, which extend Banjo's
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to the main game. On the negative side, reviewers were disappointed the promised multiplayer mode was absent;
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suggested the low number of levels was a result of limited memory and the huge amount of graphical detail.
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was nearly complete at the time, but Rare chose to continue to fine-tune it during their transition to a
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calling it "fast-paced and enjoyable" and many favourably comparing it to that of the original games.
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called the game boring. Boss fights were singled out as one of the game's biggest failings, which
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alongside Rare's other GBA projects. The game was released for the GBA in September 2003 and a
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appreciated that Rare brought "Banjo's hilarious and indescribable jibber-jabber" back.
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did not merely mimic the N64 games and, unlike other platformers, was never repetitive.
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with Gruntilda or her minion, Klungo. Aside from the platforming, some levels feature
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s visuals were well-done, although they thought the backgrounds were lacklustre.
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thought the series' gameplay transitioned well from the N64 to the GBA, with
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Production restarted after Nintendo released the GBA. Rare retitled the game
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received "mixed or average reviews". Some reviewers, such as those from
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with a strong emphasis on collecting items. The player must control the
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also thought it was inferior to other GBA platform releases, such as a
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are largely the same as those from the N64 games, it is presented in
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There are five levels (called worlds), which are accessed from the
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called the music catchy and the sound as a whole impressive, and
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for Nintendo. Although it was developed and released on the GBA,
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believed the best aspects of the game were "overshadowed by its
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was planned but cut. In 2003, Microsoft was collaborating with
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felt the colours were odd and the text was hard to read, and
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retains the focus on collecting items and most of the other
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Reviewers were more generous towards its gameplay, with
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was initially planned for the system's predecessor, the
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also wrote it was easy to get lost in the game world.
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Kazooie
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