Tooie is controversial for being significantly harder than the first game in that, besides tougher obstacles and platforming challenges, it places a higher emphasis on puzzle-solving and backtracking, often requiring the player to revisit previous worlds to complete them. Saving the day once again, the bear and bird cause the destruction of most of Gruntilda's skeletal body, leaving only her skull. Now reduced to a skeleton, Gruntilda plans to drain the life energy from the entirety of the game's hub world, the Isle O' Hags, to restore herself to normal, leaving Banjo and Kazooie to stop her plans. Two years after Banjo and Kazooie defeat Gruntilda in the game's predecessor, two of her sisters arrive and free her from beneath the boulder.
series, while Banjo made his debut as a playable character in 1997 as part of the cast of Diddy Kong Racing.īanjo-Tooie was released in 2000 for the Nintendo 64 and was re-released in 2009 for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade.
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The franchise has been represented in crossovers such as Sega's All-Stars Racing series and Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. The three main titles then saw a release on Xbox One as part of Rare Replay. The franchise debuted on the Nintendo 64 and subsequent entries in the series also appeared on Game Boy Advance and Xbox 360. The first game, Banjo-Kazooie, was released in 1998 to critical acclaim and was followed by three sequels and a spin-off racing game.
Throughout the various games, they are tasked with thwarting the various evil schemes of a witch named Gruntilda. The games feature a male bear named Banjo and his friend, a large female red bird called Kazooie, who are both controlled by the player. Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, mobile phone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switchīanjo-Kazooie is a series of video games developed by Rare.