Rare releases new Banjo-Tooie trailer on Xbox Live

by David Hinkle { Apr 21st 2009 at 2:00PM }

The release of Banjo-Tooie is quickly drawing near, and to keep the hype up, Rare has presented a new trailer for the game. Featuring FPB gameplay (first-person birding), you'll be able to scope out some boss fights and oh man that's a freaking playable washing machine and it shoots underwear. Now that's charm you can't put a price on.

Well, actually, you can. Banjo-Tooie is scheduled for release on April 29 for 1200

($15). Who's ready to Stop 'N Swop?

Gallery: Banjo-Tooie (XBLA)

Tags: banjo-kazooie, banjo-tooie, rare, stop-n-swop, xbla, xbox-live-arcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

mikazi @ Apr 21st 2009 2:06PM

any news on this being multiplayer over Live?
I would love to have some FPB death matches with my mates :)

Swede33 @ Apr 21st 2009 2:13PM

I just found Banjo-Tooie in a box the other day. Maybe it's time to break out my N64 and finally finish it.

dicknjane @ Apr 21st 2009 3:50PM

Looks fantastic! So many things to do. I'm almost done with Banjo-Kazooie, so this is perfect timing.

Disco Ball @ Apr 21st 2009 6:36PM

Just finished completing the DLC for Nuts & Bolts. Also, when you zone into the new DLC, it says Nuts & Bolts has been upgraded to use the Stop N' Swap feature for Banjo -Tooie!!! This can't come soon enough!

Thunderbuck @ Apr 21st 2009 8:31PM

I wonder how different this will be from the N64 version?

I loved the original (N64) B-K, which had a couple of levels I still consider to be high water marks for platformers. Diving to the VERY bottom of that mechanical shark's tank to get the last few notes was a truly nerve-wracking experience.

Banjo-Tooie? Not so much. It was okay, but I think I got bored with it about halfway through...

Premature ejaculation man @ Apr 21st 2009 8:52PM

I'm the opposite actually

Toji @ Apr 22nd 2009 12:45AM

Banjo-Kazooie was the first game I ever owned, and probably my favorite of all time. I waited with anticipation for Banjo-Tooie, and loved that shit as well.

This is my obligatory;

"PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER BANJO-KAZOOIE GAME THAT IS MORE LIKE THE ORIGINALS"

post.

In the vain hope that somebody at Rare actually comes to Joystiq to read comments, which they then take back and put into consideration.

ChooChooCharlie @ Apr 22nd 2009 2:11AM

I really wish they could make titles like the Rare of old, but I don't think that *that* Rare exists anymore. Too much of the original staff has left.

The new Rare is all about making things look pretty (PDZ, Kameo, Nuts & Bolts), but hasn't found a way to actually make their games fun to play. It seems the best they can do is to re-release the classics. :(