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Eurogamer-Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Review

Cars, as a rule, don't hop up and down. It's not very good for them or the people inside them. Given the option though, we obviously would put springs on the bottom of ours, so when we stumbled into Banjo-Kazooie's Jiggoseum for the umpteenth time and were asked to join a three-lap checkpoint race of the arena, we were pleased to discover there would be hurdles. Made of bricks. But, alas, our satisfaction was only fleeting, as we turned out to be rubbish at car hurdles, because we only had two springs available at Mumbo Jumbo's garage, and it's rather difficult to balance the up-thrust of a pair of ACME Tigger-tails against the delicate immediacy of jet propulsion. Still, we weren't stumped for long. New solution: snow plough. Bye bye bricks.

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Drealmcc0y5666d ago (Edited 5666d ago )

And people say Eurogamer is biased and being paid. and yet im sure PS3 fanboys will try and claim ownage saying this site is worthy now.
Why would M$ pay for reviews, or any other company for that matter?
Reviews do very little to what sales a game gets.

thor5666d ago

Eurogamer usually gives unbiased reviews IMO.

Looking at it, their scores are (for the most part) in line with my own personal ratings of games.

I don't trust them as much as other sites since they don't provide a video review to clarify their criticisms/compliments.

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DiabloRising5666d ago

Why would M$ pay for reviews, or any other company for that matter?

- Better reviews usually equate (but not always) to better sales, more press time and notice/word of mouth.

- Every company will do something to slant reviews. Outright pay? No. But say... swag bags full of items (Halo 3) or special trips to review the game (MGS4). Everyone does it, and its all politics, which is sad.

xaviertooth5666d ago (Edited 5666d ago )

you can see how eurogamer is so much biased towards shiit60.. i mean this game deserves a 5 out of 10...

ah well, this site will never change and will always be microsoft slaves!

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blooodFrenzy925666d ago

NOT A FLOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

Avg score = 8.2 inst that what motortorm is!

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xaviertooth5666d ago

banjo is a flop! don't be sad.

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5 Neglected Rare Franchises That Also Deserve a Comeback

Jared writes: "With the Battletoads having made a triumphant return, let's look at the rest of Rare's back catalog for which series deserves a return to form next."

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GaboonViper1354d ago

I want a new Perfect Dark, Banjo and Jet Force Gemini.

Bathyj1354d ago

I actually don't want them. I'm not a big fan of Microsoft rehashing IPs they had nothing to do with creating just because they happen to own them.

Before you call me fanboy tell me a game they did that to that actually lives up the the original?

Just leave our beloved memories alone. You want to bring something back, redo crimson Skies or Brute Force. At least they were your games and they need updates.

gamer78041354d ago

I'm all for The Initiative rebooting perfect dark as a third person though, sounds like its trying something new and not just rehashing with a new coat of paint with this idea. Hope we see a tease of it in the next showcase.

gamer78041354d ago

Rumor is The Initiative is working on rebooting Perfect Dark in third person, normally I wasn't a fan of taking existing IPs but if its something new like this I'm up for it.

jznrpg1354d ago (Edited 1354d ago )

Don’t give them the Battletoads treatment .

TravsVoid1354d ago (Edited 1354d ago )

Donkey Kong Country is probably my favorite game of all time but I've not connected with much else Rareware has made since other than maybe Killer Instinct. Sea of Thieves has got to be close to my worst $60 purchase I've ever made.

sagapo1354d ago

Viva pinata was kinda fun imo.

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Top 10 Game Sequels (That Ruined Everything)

Wonder why some series just seem to feel lackluster as time goes on? Well, it's because some later installments really mess up the formula. Check out ten times sequels really screwed everything up.

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rhdugjcjrnddu1752d ago

Don't bother. 10 pages to click through and all of them written very poorly

Relientk771752d ago

Ugh Musashi: Samurai Legend is so meh. Don't understand how you can go from Brave Fencer Musashi to that. I really want a Brave Fencer Musashi HD Remake or a true sequel. It's one of the best games I've ever played.

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Banjo-Kazooie Composer Grant Kirkhope Says Nuts & Bolts Should Have Been a Different IP

Grant Kirkhope, the composer of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, explains what he thinks the issue was with the often-criticized Xbox 360 title.

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gangsta_red1768d ago

I actually liked it for what it was. But then again I'm not a Banjo fan. I actually hated a lot of the N64 style games that all followed the same Mario 64 style. Except for Conker.

IRetrouk1768d ago

I really enjoyed this game, the building was fun, I thought it was a well made platformer.

Vits1768d ago (Edited 1768d ago )

I kind of agree. The game had many new ideas that would have worked better in a new IP as people wouldn't be so upset that Nuts & Bolts played so differently from the older titles.

PhoenixUp1768d ago

I seriously hate how angular the redesigns are for so many of the characters in the game

The X06 trailer built people’s hopes only for the final release to ruin those dreams

-Foxtrot1768d ago

Damn right it should have

Can we just get Banjo Threeie and write this game off as Kazooies bad dream or something. An in game joke.

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