You're not doing anyone any good by talking about the stuff you're supposed to not be watching.
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This isn't a platform game, then. You can eke out hidden extras on-foot in the hub world, Showdown Town, but this is a driving, flying and boating game, with almost no player death or hairy jumps to worry about. You are collecting 131 jigsaw pieces (jiggies) - in much the same framework as Mario gathering stars - but every task begins by asking you to select or build a vehicle to fit the brief. You're never let loose on foot and then given the choice, and if you were, you wouldn't enjoy it, because the vast, ornately detailed openworld level environments would take several minutes to cross, and their thick bridges, riverbeds, hills, pathways, iceflows and buildings are impractical for platforming. They're either there to absorb your rubber, or look sexy as you deliver coconuts to a supply ship, barge Mr. Patch into a cactus with a biplane, or launch yourself off a ski-jump in a homemade toboggan.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is a game that never stopped being fun for me. It's an odd duck that doesn't fit into any conventional game genres and probably isn't right for everybody. Despite its friendly appearance, Nuts & Bolts isn't exactly easy to pick up and play and might be over the head of some small children. There's a lot of depth here and the vehicle creation tools allow you to flex your mind and your fingers at the same time. This is a great change of pace from the usual Xbox 360 fare and a game that will offer a lot of fun to those willing to invest some time in it.
Ultimately, there’s a great idea at the core of Nuts & Bolts and, from superb construction tools right through to lavish presentation, there are plenty of individual elements worthy of praise. When it fails though, Banjo fails badly and the lack of any fundamentally engaging framework to support the game’s creative elements renders the game pretty much obsolete for anyone looking for something to appreciate beyond the incredibly flexible building component in isolation. There’s one moment of delicious irony in Banjo as you hop from one bland task to the next though. Don’t like the vehicle-based gameplay on offer?, the loading screen enquires. Don’t worry, it says, before suggesting you might want to try downloading the original Banjo-Kazooie from Xbox Live.
The main issue is that there are a ton of games out this holiday season that are fun from start to finish, while Nuts and Bolts will probably take most of you up to a point before you lose interest in the Lego-like construction projects and the pursuit to beat all of the challenges.
Got a 6.5 from IGN UK
What amazes me is that people are only now getting on the Rare hate train. Did people not play SFA, GBTG, Kameo and PDZ or something? Nothing has punished my inner Xbot quite like Rare.
Hey guys I didn't get my fill of rare hater idiots on GAF, can I have some MORE?Seriously, we get it, now fuck off.
Hey guys I didn't get my fill of rare hater idiots on GAF, can I have some MORE?
Seems like a total piece of shit. Who could expect anything else from Rareware?
hopefully this will convince microsoft to shut down rare once and for all.
On both ends.
