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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts E3 Details and Screens

Brand new eye candy images for the old school fans

By Calin Ciabai, Games Editor

15th of July 2008, 19:06 GMT

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Everybody seems to love Banjo Kazooie, otherwise Rare's franchise wouldn't get a third installment this November. They do risk a bit with the game's mechanics
and the "build whatever vehicle you want" thing, according to some of the more traditional gamers, but we all know that, in the end, any change is good and you can't hit the jackpot unless you try. And, as far as we can see, Rare is trying very hard with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.

Among the E3 features, we find out that over 100 items will be available to us and our 100% customizable vehicles and the developers promise that no two vehicles in the game should look the same (unless, of course, you decide to use the ones already created by the producers).

Also, for the first time in the series, both competitive and co-op play will be included via Xbox Live. And since the game "understands" Microsoft's service, this means that players will also be able to share vehicle blueprints in order to further improve their game playing experience.

One more thing that got our attention is the fact that, whenever you accomplish something in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, you will automatically unlock some extra features in the XBLA classic, the original Banjo Kazooie game. Pretty cool marketing, right?

However, you should know that in the new title, throughout their adventure, players create their own abilities by building vehicles for Banjo to pilot over land, sea and in air and, as I've said, this is a decision contested by some fans of the series. Anyway, vehicle parts, which range from simple devices to more unusual equipment (like springs and egg guns), are earned and collected throughout the game. Players use their imagination to combine parts in any order to create whatever vehicle they choose (a kind of vehicle-Spore at a different level). Then, by exploring worlds and solving puzzles, players both young and old will be rewarded with more advanced and diverse vehicle parts in their quest to defeat Grunty once and for all and lay claim to Spiral Mountain. It's all about the cars, baby!


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