I believe Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts is a must own for any Banjo fan.
Gameplay
The game consists of usual Banjo Kazooie stuff, collecting jiggies to open up new worlds, collecting musical notes ect. Most of the characters from past games make a return here and are all very well done. The big twist in this game is that you no longer run around game worlds with your usual action moves. In this game you have to build cars with parts you find around showdown town (the main hub world). Building cars isn't as tedious as one might think, in fact building the cars is rather easy. There are several blue prints that you can use to load up a car. You can then add or remove parts as you wish.
Where the game really shines is with it's variety of missions. You would think that because you are building cars that most of the missions would be races but this is not the case. Rare has gone out of the way of thinking up crazy ways for you to earn your jiggies. Now because these missions are so creative you will have to be just as creative while creating your vehicles.
Graphics
Rare has really done a good job of bringing Banjo to next gen. The graphics in this game a great. The game is meant to be cartoony so there is only so much they can do but everything looks wonderful. Each game world is well designed and full of color. This game is definetly one of the more prettier games out there.
Storyline
Unfortunetly there really isn't much of a storyline involved in this game. You gotta collect jiggies to defeat Gruntilda. That is about it. The lack of plot doesn't really hurt the game because of how much humour there is in the game. The game makes fun of video games in general and it does a good job of making fun of itself at the same time.
Controls
The controls of the game are very simple. The right trigger is for acceleration and the left trigger is for deceleration. The x y b a buttons control your vehicles functions. While the basic controls work well I did have some problems with the way vehicles control at first. It takes some time to get used to. You also have to be careful with the way you build a vehicule because if it is built poorly it will control poorly.
Conclusion
I believe Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts is a must own for any Banjo fan. Even people who have never played a Banjo game should play this one. You may be put off by the fact that it is not a platformer like the old games but do not let that bother you. Deep down this game is still a Banjo game and it is loads of fun. There are hours of gameplay in this game and with the price being so low everyone should jump in and play it.