Banjo Kazooie N&B Demo Hits Live Written Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by Geoff White The long awaited demo for Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts has finally dropped onto the Marketplace. Will Banjo’s return to our consoles live up to the hype? You’ll have to download it to find out… Content: Banjo Kazooie N&B Demo Thanks to Major Nelson. | |
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 | Comment #1 by Yung Lil Fly Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 07:38:19 AM This game looks pretty good. When I saw this, I thought 'I should go download this now.' Then I realized my 360 red ringed. |
 | Comment #2 by WhineyRabbit Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 07:40:16 AM 1.07GB for a demo =| Jeez. |
 | Comment #3 by Atomic Peenut Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 07:45:07 AM one of the best demos ive played in a while cant wait for this to come out and the original on the arcade is a must buy too |
 | Comment #4 by GeneralIzor Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 08:00:33 AM Never experienced Banjo Kazooies world, dont think i will either |
 | Comment #5 by Chpainkiller Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 08:00:50 AM its a awesome demo. I cant wait for it |
 | Comment #6 by leemorgan978 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 08:17:40 AM I didn't like it to be onist. That's my opinion anyway. |
| Comment #7 by Zmoke Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 08:29:04 AM I don't know will I even give it a try. It just looks too childish for me, unlike the first Banjo Kazooie (N64/XBLA). But if they'll advertise the demo enough, I might eventually download it. |
 | Comment #8 by Cowraffe Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 08:37:09 AM This game might kill the B&K series.... but I just have to download it. I loved the originals as a kid. |
 | Comment #9 by Ingles55 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 08:42:04 AM Downloading... NOW! I can't wait for this game to release! I've already got it pre-ordered from Amazon.com for like $4 U.S. dollars cheaper. I thought that was pretty cool! |
 | Comment #10 by Grinshanks Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 09:08:44 AM Well even if the game is good or not (havn't played it yet :P) at least they release a demo BEFORE the game came out. i am so sick of demo's for games coming out after they've been released |
 | Comment #11 by Hells Zargon Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 09:29:50 AM Excellent, glad this has come out now. I'll give it a go and if it's good, I'll preorder it tonight. |
 | Comment #12 by mjc0961 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 09:42:44 AM There's also a demo for the new Tomb Raider game, too. |
 | Comment #13 by Initium Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 09:52:13 AM The graphics are really good but the gameplay isn't: the vehicles are too present and it's hard to control them. Furthermore, N&B is more about mini-games than platform imo. I lost hope concerning Rare games (very disappointed by Perfect Dark, and now by B&K). :( |
 | Comment #14 by xTHSx Rascal Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 10:11:33 AM i didnt like it 1&2 best games ever n i diddnt like it ill give it a miss but def getting original on live arcade |
 | Comment #15 by rockhopper Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 10:34:31 AM I might check it out. I've never played any B&K games. Are they anything like Ratchet & Clank games? I really enjoyed Tools of Destruction on PS3 last year. Anyways I'm much more excited to hear about the new Tomb Raider demo #12 mentioned. I've already preordered that game so I'm interested to try that demo asap. |
 | Comment #16 by SuperGaz Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 10:34:37 AM c'mon rare you screw up conkers and perfect dark and now this. sigh. |
 | Comment #17 by kizwiz Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 10:55:22 AM @16 Oh come of it. How about everyone buy it and make it get loads of sales then tell Rare to make a sequel and they can just pretend gruntilda casted a spell on vechiles and kazooie has to do moves again. Adding vechiles is a bold step for the Banjo Kazooie franchise but so much negative comments isnt doing the game any good. Now whilst you complain about vechiles I will order and get Banjo Kazooie then kick the big fat butt of Gruntilda. And at the end it might say. 'See you at Banjo Four-iee lol. Anyway bout demo downloading now should be good |
| Comment #18 by ThePakirow Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 11:08:06 AM @SuperGaz i didnt think rare screw Perfect Dark and Conker (WTF, conkers screwd!?!? are u crazy?) , but this game look like dont get even near the original two from N64 ... just can wait to see what they going to do in Killer Instinct... |
 | Comment #19 by Jrinu Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 11:44:26 AM I want this to be good... I really do. But vehicles? Why??? Oh well... Downloading now. |
 | Comment #20 by WEEJOK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 12:18:11 PM Well I've had it pre-ordered for months but after playing the demo I'm in two minds over cancelling my order. Don't get me wrong it looks fantastic but it's just not a platform game is it? The 360 really needs a great hi-def platform game , you know like the original banjo-kazooie games! I just don't get why Rare felt the need to change it and add crappy cars. They don't even handle well, far too twitchy and the slightest touch of scenery or another car and your spinning out. The car building is also too basic and annoying. IT'S JUST NOT BANJO-KAZOOIE WHICH IS WHAT THE FANS WANTED! |
 | Comment #21 by ROA5T BeeF Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 12:44:48 PM You can't blame Rare for wanting to be different and not do just another platform game. But when ur trying to revive an old franchise, you know theres fans of the originals, so you just dont mess with it THIS much. I think if they wanted to do a vehicle/platformer, they should have come up with a new IP and if they wanted to do a BK game, they should have made it like the old ones. ...But then again, Rare prob thot of that and said yeah well nobody gonna buy this no-name vehicle platform game, so lets add Banjo Kazooie to it...Oh well. |
| Comment #22 by Cowraffe Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 12:50:37 PM @20 They said in an interview, it got too boring making a same-old Banjo game. So they scrapped the classic idea and thought of something new... seems like they thought of themselves before the consumer. :-/ Although if you think about it, it (re-visiting classic way) would've sucked. If you get a job you hate, are you going to be more efficent than one you love? No. Meh. This series should have stopped in it's prime. Let's hope it doesn't follow the same path Spryo the Dragon took... |
 | Comment #23 by narcolepticshee Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 12:52:09 PM I was SO excited for this but now I'm not going to buy it, I hated the demo - it's horrible. Peace |
 | Comment #24 by Yemeth Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 01:23:39 PM What is everyone talking about? The demo is BRILLIANT. |
| Comment #25 by Hells Zargon Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 01:41:22 PM It seems this is dividing gamers. |
| Comment #26 by Jrinu Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 02:23:47 PM Played the demo: it sucked. I knew it would... |
 | Comment #27 by berserkerninja Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 02:33:03 PM Ill try it out sometime, i really loved B-K |
 | Comment #28 by Mess98 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 02:49:08 PM It's about time. |
 | Comment #29 by Pinkubara Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 03:27:08 PM Seems like people who had misconceptions of it didn't like it. Honestly, I'm excited and my son seemed to like it. Get it for him, get the XBLA title for myself. Good trade off, right? And who knows, I may enjoy the full game. |
 | Comment #30 by fhsasbvp Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 03:28:48 PM Played it. Canceled preorder. |
 | Comment #31 by callofdutyachievements Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 03:29:03 PM 1 GB.. My old pro don't got no room.. Oh well, it'll probably suck anyways. |
 | Comment #32 by Darth Logo Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 03:29:48 PM I think it looks like a pretty neat game. The only beef I have is that the text is waaaaaaaaaay too small to read on my TV... and I have a decent-sized TV. 0_o |
 | Comment #33 by SegaSaturnSNK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 03:43:08 PM RIP Rare, had a great time with you in the N64 era and afterward .............. nothing but dookie. |
 | Comment #34 by evilfrenchguy Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 04:03:11 PM I think this one may have ruined the series... |
| Comment #35 by ANDY IS L33T Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 04:03:31 PM yes some of you are right it was disappointing... but im loyal to the series and it really makes me mad tht it was disappoiting... but maybe the real game will be better, after ive completed the game. and YES the cars are awful. but i already pre-ordered it for BK 1 and im sticking with it and buying it. peace! |
 | Comment #36 by hestar Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 04:29:57 PM downloading now....Hopefully it's alright never played a BK game before...but damn,Reading some peoples posts that's not good.. what ever happened to rare?.They used to put out some good games and now they just suck...Ohh well,Mirrors edge demo friday.Hopefully that game won't let me down! |
 | Comment #37 by xXx3NIGM4xXx Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 04:47:49 PM "You no run so much, that's what vehicle for" This quote from Mumbo is what ruined this game for me. Not that it wasn't bad anyway. I'm thankful that they gave a demo cause this game was bad. What ever happened to the epics that were Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie!? This game demo is garbage, I hope the actual product is fixed but this is just a large collection of racing mini games. There is virtually no platforming what so ever. I will just wait an extra week and get my XBLA version of BK..this game disappointed me so much..I feel as though my best childhood memory involving video games is best left in the past (and on XBLA). Microsoft ruined Rare. They tried to make it something it isn't, and failed. RIP Rare, and RIP my favorite gaming franchise, may you prosper on the Arcade for the |
| Comment #38 by xXx3NIGM4xXx Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 04:53:52 PM rest of your days =( |
| Comment #39 by WEEJOK Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 05:08:47 PM Cancelled my pre-order. Very dissapointed Rare! |
 | Comment #40 by A Satyr Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 05:31:01 PM I hated the little text and they talked the gibberish so fast i didnt get a chance to see half of it... |
| Comment #41 by A Satyr Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 05:32:45 PM And why is my only attack a crash bandicoot spin attack wannabe?... |
| Comment #42 by kizwiz Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 05:47:23 PM This demo kicks ass. The game looks awesome. Way better than originals actually! |
 | Comment #43 by D.scream Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 06:01:45 PM Terrible, butchered like perfect dark. It barely feels like a platformer not a crap car based game. |
| Comment #44 by berserkerninja Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 06:09:33 PM Wow wtf, the demo is god awful. They completely killed banjo kazooie... |
| Comment #45 by ANDY IS L33T Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 06:10:07 PM I see alot of people doggin' on this game. Well i don't blame them. It's looking pretty grim for me. Hopefully this will send a message to Rare and tell them that they slaughtered the game and if they think of making another, stick to them running around Gruntilda's Lair or Isle o' Hags. Nuff Said |
 | Comment #46 by Zacxx201 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 06:10:11 PM This Demo makes me sad... Vehicles? Why...? |
 | Comment #47 by minto91 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 06:16:29 PM I personally really like the demo, the graphics look good and you have to say that a vehicle based platformer is certainly an original idea. |
 | Comment #48 by bitt3rsweet Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 06:19:45 PM gah cartoonish games on 360 |
 | Comment #49 by jgomes32 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 06:49:24 PM this game is shit.never buy this game. |
| Comment #50 by Cowraffe Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 06:53:58 PM It's so stupid and illogicial (of course) but really.... you can walk next to Grunty and SPEAK with her? I guess after 10 years, Banjo & Kazooie decided to say f*ck it, she's not so bad. I thought the game was going to be okay. But the demo has shined a light - I will not buy this game. I will only buy the arcade version (thank god they didn't alter that....much) WHY WON'T DEVELOPERS LET good SERIES ALONE??? |
 | Comment #51 by blackout529 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 08:30:54 PM I don't think the game is that bad. Obviously its different from 1 & 2, but how long would it have been before people got bored of playing the same thing? There is still some original platforming elements, but its still a vehicle dominated game. As a fan to the series, I'll definetly be picking this game up. |
 | Comment #52 by Untitled1 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 10:29:12 PM I thought it was pretty obvious it wasn't going to be the same. open your eyes. I still liked it, but of course the originals were better. |
 | Comment #53 by Hexrapper Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 10:30:33 PM @blackout the thing is it's been so long since Kazooie & Tooie. The same old thing wouldn't feel so same old unless people decided to go back through the previous two games or something. Not to mention there's been a serious lack of 3D platformers on the 360 in its lifespan. It could've really used a platformer Banjo. |
 | Comment #54 by Zippy1313 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 11:08:50 PM A vehicle based platformer being original? Wait nope, Sony did that with Jak 3! |
 | Comment #55 by scythe275 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 11:39:22 PM i was kinda disappointed with the demo :(,if they fix how the vehicle's control then i would DEFINITELY get it,to easy to tip over and stuff |
 | Comment #56 by Bionik Kommando Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 01:02:35 AM I was a big fan of the original series. I downloaded the demo. I loved it. Y'all are on crack. And if you bothered to finish to the ened of the demo you see a vid of all kinds of cool stuff you can make. They had Banjo flying around in a GIANT power-ranger-esque battle droid machine thingy It was epic. |
| Comment #57 by Im4evasmart Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 03:59:48 AM i played it at the eurogamer expo. its ok... |
| Comment #58 by ThePakirow Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 05:53:32 AM i dont get why ppl get so angry ... i played and love it ... since i buyed the 360 i was looking for a good plataform game , and for sure this is the best buy ... pre-ordering now .. |
 | Comment #59 by VeteranPants Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 07:34:34 AM i liked the online part of the demo good work on the vehicles. But the single player is a bit fucked up. Still, im gonna buy it. Huge fan of B-K |
 | Comment #60 by mbraucher Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 08:05:48 AM @56 How can you say something is epic & compare it to Power Rangers? I'm pretty sure that's an oxymoron. My daughter loves the demo - I'm more into adult stuff like gears 2. |
| Comment #61 by BlackJack X Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 10:22:45 AM Most of you are just whining because of the different direction it's taken when you just wanted to feel a great sense of nostalgia. I just played the demo and it was good fun and am going to put in a pre-order. A similar thing happened with GTA IV... They made it a lot different to it's predecessors and people complained a lot yet it has still achieved great critical appraise. |
 | Comment #62 by Dynamite Dez Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 01:24:23 PM Gutted, i loved the Bk and BT, the demo is good for a completley different game. Why vechiles though..-.- why rare had to do that i have no idea. With the demo it looks more like a racing game with a free roam aspect, im gonna get it anyway just because i loved the old banjos but the demo has dissapointed me and the game probably will :( |
 | Comment #63 by hoernchen Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 06:38:32 AM @33: You are so right mate. Hope that at least the Arcade B&K will be fun. |
 | Comment #64 by Octobox Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 12:03:33 AM i didnt think the demo was very fun |
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