Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts Hype Thread (56k)

Release Date: November 14, 2008

Countdown to release

Rating: Everyone 10+ (Pending I believe)

E3 2008 Trailer (HD)

Previews:

Gamespot Number 1

Gamespot Number 2

IGN

Eurogamer

Given the choice between yet another 3D platform game where you collect stars or jigsaw pieces or bolts, performing the same tired old rituals in high definition and hoping against hope for a bit of innovation, and Rare's alternative, we'll take this for now. We can always play Banjo-Kazooie again on Xbox Live Arcade, after all. And while Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts may not be what Rare's ardent fan-base thinks it wants, it's different, the sections we've played are compelling, and it appears to be very well thought out.

Interviews/Commentary:

Andy Wilson and Sean Reed

Chris Chamberlain (HD)

Ken Lobb (HD)

IGN: Banjo Land Walkthrough

IGN: Showdown Town Walkthrough

Features:

• Competitive and Cooperative multiplayer gameplay
• Share vehicle blue prints with friends and strangers
• Working Stop n Swap between the Banjo Kazooie on XBLA
• Unlock new things in the XBLA version of Banjo Kazooie through Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
• Hundreds upon hundreds of parts to allow a variety of gameplay and design when creating vehicles. For those slightly less creative, there are blueprints ready for use to begin.

Other Videos:

Gameplay Montage (HD)

Goal Scoring (HD)

Eurogamer: Vehicle Editor

Eurogamer: Showdown Town

Eurogamer: Challenges

Eurogamer: Multiplayer

Pre-Order Info:

Ready your spring-loaded propeller boat and fasten your seatbelt, "Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts" is hitting U.S. store shelves on November 14, and pre-orders begin today. For the retail price of $39.99, those who pre-order at participating retailers will get in on all the Banjo fun right off the starting line, and as a special bonus, will also receive a free download code for the original "Banjo-Kazooie," launching on Xbox LIVE Arcade later this fall.

As Kazooie likes to say, "The early bird gets the worm." Since the original "Banjo-Kazooie" will not debut on Xbox LIVE Arcade until a couple weeks after "Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts" releases, pre-ordering the game gives you a two-week head start on the Arcade title and the opportunity to take advantage of "Stop N' Swop" before anyone else. "Stop N' Swop" rewards players' accomplishments in the new game with extra content and features in the Xbox LIVE Arcade game, giving fans who pre-order "Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts" the chance to experience more Banjo action than ever.

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=54925

Retailers to pre-order from:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/buynow/b/bknutsandbolts/

Miscellaneous:

The Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts demo will be available over XBL before the game's release.

http://www.spiralmountain.co.uk/site_viewnews.asp?id=213

Banjo should have been 100% platformer not vehicle

No thanks.... LBP will blow this game away sorry...jdt532

Here's to hoping. I'm buying both. Don't underestimate Rare.

Banjo should have been 100% platformer not vehicle

mingo123

Still, i can't wait for this game. It should have no problem getting atleast a 9.0. Once i figure out where the free Banjo Kazooie deals will be, i'm definately gonna preorder N&B.

AAAE on IGN
AAE here (8.5)

Banjo should have been 100% platformer not vehicle

mingo123

:roll:

Because platforming in vehicles != platforming

Banjo should have been 100% platformer not vehicle

mingo123

OMG here we go with this crap, your platforming in a vehicle

its still got the same platforming elements your just not on foot is that really so bad?(to me it sounds great especially after seeing how hte vehicles are used)

Banjo should have been 100% platformer not vehicle

mingo123

No thanks.... LBP will blow this game away sorry...jdt532

I'm expecting AA. Can't wait to play this. It looks great. Haven't played the original games (will download the first one from XBLA), so I'm not blinded by nostalgia about how great this game will be.Hungry_Homer111

If you've played the originals you'll know why we hype this AAA.

Check the pre-order section.

AA - 8.5

My most anticipated game of the year

Banjo should have been 100% platformer not vehicle

mingo123

I suck some male genetailia for a PS3 port :DRichard_V2

LMAO

I suck some male genetailia for a PS3 port :DRichard_V2

:lol:

I suck some male genetailia for a PS3 port :DRichard_V2

Ahaha

this thread is now complete

[QUOTE="Richard_V2"]I suck some male genetailia for a PS3 port :DGame_Druggy

Ahaha

this thread is now complete

Beats having to pay $300 for another system!

[QUOTE="Hungry_Homer111"]I'm expecting AA. Can't wait to play this. It looks great. Haven't played the original games (will download the first one from XBLA), so I'm not blinded by nostalgia about how great this game will be.SSCyborg

If you've played the originals you'll know why we hype this AAA.

Check the pre-order section.

It's not like the originals though, which is why some of us hype it AA.:?

No thanks.... LBP will blow this game away sorry...jdt532

so wait, the original on XBLA comes out earlier for preorders?

I am confused about this, because it says that the XBLA version comes out weeks after BKNB but then it says you can get a head start with the original? :?

[QUOTE="jdt532"]No thanks.... LBP will blow this game away sorry...Willy105

Better? Hold on now...

its a bear with a bird in his backpack.... I will be shocked if it gets a 7.0POJO_MOFO

It's ok... I didn't have a N64 either. I feel your pain!

its a bear with a bird in his backpack.... I will be shocked if it gets a 7.0POJO_MOFO

[QUOTE="POJO_MOFO"]its a bear with a bird in his backpack.... I will be shocked if it gets a 7.0Richard_V2

It's ok... I didn't have a N64 either. I feel your pain!

I just found out recently that the game will retail for $39.99 USD.. That's reason enough for me to pick it up... I wonder if Viva 2 will retail for the same amount. Anyway, It looks fantastic... and it's vehicle building aspect seems like something more than your "run of the mill" platformer... SOLD!!!

Not too concerned with the score but I believe it'll get atleast an 8.0-8.5 here..

AA - 8.5

My most anticipated game of the year

zepman71

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Me thinks 8.5. Krigon

I'd still get it. :D

[QUOTE="POJO_MOFO"]its a bear with a bird in his backpack.... I will be shocked if it gets a 7.0hopesfall2own

[QUOTE="SSCyborg"]

[QUOTE="Hungry_Homer111"]I'm expecting AA. Can't wait to play this. It looks great. Haven't played the original games (will download the first one from XBLA), so I'm not blinded by nostalgia about how great this game will be.Lionheart08

If you've played the originals you'll know why we hype this AAA.

Check the pre-order section.

It's not like the originals though, which is why some of us hype it AA.:?

Given the choice between yet another 3D platform game where you collect stars or jigsaw pieces or bolts, performing the same tired old rituals in high definition and hoping against hope for a bit of innovation, and Rare's alternative, we'll take this for now. We can always play Banjo-Kazooie again on Xbox Live Arcade, after all. And while Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts may not be what Rare's ardent fan-base thinks it wants, it's different, the sections we've played are compelling, and it appears to be very well thought out.

-Eurogamer

[QUOTE="zepman71"]

AA - 8.5

My most anticipated game of the year

JPOBS

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I don't think it will be huge critically, but know I am looking forward to it and will love it more than any other game this year

I'll suck some male genetailia for a PS3 port :DRichard_V2

....

anyway great thread tc.

I just found out recently that the game will retail for $39.99 USD.. That's reason enough for me to pick it up... I wonder if Viva 2 will retail for the same amount. Anyway, It looks fantastic... and it's vehicle building aspect seems like something more than your "run of the mill" platformer... SOLD!!!

Not too concerned with the score but I believe it'll get atleast an 8.0-8.5 here..

OhSnapitz

its a bear with a bird in his backpack.... I will be shocked if it gets a 7.0POJO_MOFO

And Mario is a plumber who stomps on mushroom people, grows big when eats regular mushrooms, gains an extra life when he eats a green mushroom, rides on a dinosaur, flies with a raccoon tail, cape, cap with wings, or a star, fights a giant lizard person, and can breath in space, among other many crazy things. And yet, he got a 9.5 game which won GOTY last year. Unrealistic doesn't necessarily mean bad. It's one thing if you don't like it, but saying it won't get higher than a 7.0 because of the unrealistic nature is just absurd.

[QUOTE="hopesfall2own"][QUOTE="POJO_MOFO"]its a bear with a bird in his backpack.... I will be shocked if it gets a 7.0POJO_MOFO

I agree that Helghast is compelling, very compelling. They look so cool. Sackboy on the other hand, not so much.