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NowGamer Review: Banjo-Tooie (XBLA)

Finally, Banjo Tooie is here to complete your Banjo compendium on the 360 – this, however, is the weakest game of the three. First released in 2000, very late on in the N64's lifespan, the 360 port has been extremely well done by 4J. The character models are clean and pleasantly chunky, while the framerate problems that dogged the N64 version are. In essence, the game looks like it's been painted with a really large paintbrush, a pleasant contrast to the visual styling of every other game on XBLA.

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Call of the Sea, Genesis Noir, and more get touch controls on Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft has added touch control support for several Xbox Game Pass titles for Android including (among others) Call of the Sea and Genesis Noir.

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Sayai jin1092d ago

Tocuh controls are usually iffy at best. I haven't tried them in while. I might give them a whirl.

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The January 2021 Rareware 301% Race

What will happen when 8 dedicated speedrunners take on one of the most grueling speedruns of all time? Only one way to find out! The Rareware 301% takes place this weekend, and it is bound to be a great showing. Check out Peteredea's intro for the event and learn how you can participate.

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Banjo-Tooie Shows That Bigger Doesn't Always Mean Better

Banjo-Tooie might be the perfect example of why bigger and longer might not always mean that the game will turn out to be better.

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AuraAbjure1429d ago

Haha these games were charming. I'm glad rare has their head above water again with sea of theives.

bouzebbal1429d ago

Normal like everything else xbox touches.. Killer instinct is forgotten, I don't know why cause I think x1 really had cool games at launch

xboxcult1429d ago

Love the Banjo series. Great article.

Sciurus_vulgaris1429d ago (Edited 1429d ago )

Banjo-Tooie was as big and expansive as it was due to internal competition at Rare. The Banjo-Tooie and Donkey Kong 64 teams wanted to see who could make the bigger, more content rich game.

NotoriousWhiz1428d ago

Donkey Kong 64 was definitely a top tier N64 game. I think I played Banjo Tooie once and never again. But I also wasn't able to finish Banjo Kazooie until after it was re released on Xbox 360.

Sciurus_vulgaris1428d ago (Edited 1428d ago )

Oddly enough I played the kazooie, Tooie and DK 64 when visiting other people. I never played through and beat Banjo-kazooie and Banjo-Tooie until the release of Rare Replay! I prefer Kazooie over Tooie. I found Tooie to be occasionally frustrating.

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