I grew up with Banjo-Kazooie. For some reason, I had a problem with Tooie because it seemed too different from its predecessor. I called BK my favorite game from 1999 to 2014. Then I finally decided to play Tooie, and I 100%-ed it.

It was incredible.

Everything BK can do, Tooie can do better. The only issue is the framerate, as (like other Rare games) Tooie pushed the 64 to its limits, and that leads to some performance issues. But if you play Banjo-Tooie on Xbox, it plays like a dream, though it's really funny how they didn't change Jamjars's rhymes to match the new buttons. For example:

On N64, he said "First hold Z then press down-C, protected in liquids you will be!"

On Xbox, he says "First hold LT or RT then press Right Stick Down, protected in liquids you will be!"

WHACK THE BEAR!

Reviewed on May 27, 2022


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1 year ago

Could not agree more. This game receives the short end of the stick constantly and once I finally decided to give it a shot, I was enlightened by just how much better it improves upon everything from the original.