From my experience of playing this oh so fun, wonderful and exciting game; there is quite a lot to talk about in this review of mine.

      In Banjo Kazooie, there sure are a lot of objects to collect; but other than that, the bear and bird combo are really quite charming;
and to my mind, it is rather sad when I fail and they die. However, that no longer matters to me now; what really matters is that I managed
 to get all the way to the final fight with Grunty at last. The end quiz may have been hard enough; but the final battle took me a while until I managed to beat her. Of course, it sure is scary to have to listen to Gruntilda's wicked laughter every time I save my game and quit;
when I lost the final battle, that sure beats all the times I have to hear that; especially when I get hit multiple times or fall off the tower.

            Nonetheless, this is an excellent game for one to try; and I sure wish other players luck, as through my experience, quite a
bit of luck is needed to get through some of the obstacles that I have been through. One thing though, I wonder why part of her name is Winkybunion?


Graphics: 8

On how well the graphics of this game are done by Rare, I would say that they are decent; of course, I can very well compare a good number of enemies in this game (such as the carrot, cauliflower and onion at the beginning) to the type seen in "Conker's bad fur day" according to Rare's style. I can also compare the graphics easily to other Nintendo 64 games; such as "Donkey Kong 64" or "Conker's bad fur day".  Except for a few instances in which the graphics would totally go out, everything went totally fine for me; thank goodness. In the end, though Rare did a decent job; and thus am I satisfied with what the company has done.

Sound: 10

The sound in this game is just superb; the sound and music technicians at Rare sure have done a great job in this area. How they do it is through making the appropriate effects through the musical instruments and synthesizers to make me feel that I am right in the game with Banjo Kazooie; especially in the opening theme song, the villain's lair and the final battle music. But, of course there are other instances
too. I will leave this for other players to find out. One thing that I have noticed throughout the entire game is that Rare uses interesting variations of "The teddy bear's picnic".  Also, certain instruments used can easily be compared to Donkey Kong 64. All in all, the soundtrack of this game is well done; therefore making this game one of the best of its kind.


Addictiveness: 9

This game is O.K. for starters, but overall, though I do encourage others to try this game out, I myself have found this game to indeed be very addicting. Most of the time, I would not play any other game until this one was complete; because in this game, one really can be moved to keep trying until Banjo and his bird friend make it. Also, if one is a perfectionist, as I am myself, the game is even more addicting;
because everything must be collected at all costs; or else if the poor emulation fails the player (such as DK64 barrel blast levels for me),
than I do not know what can be done about fixing the game. Nevertheless, there are hardly ever any moments, other than the graphics, which ever do fail me or other players; only on rare occasions. This game is a great addictiveness starter for some people indeed; in entire game completion. Of course, addictiveness is good sometimes for game-players; but most people should not get too overly addicted with this game.

Story: 6

The story, as I have heard, is indeed an interesting Snow White variation; Banjo's sister, Tooty, is captured by Grunthilda for beauty reasons
because of the stupid magic pot giving away Tooty's beauty to the witch; just like the magic mirror in Snow White. Of course, however, you play as the bear and bird combo, (who represent the prince in Snow White) trying to rescue her; in the hopes that their efforts will not prove to be futile, through rescuing the lovely damsel/sister from the utter destruction of her beauty. Eventually, Rare sure makes the perfect Disney's Snow White comparison with Grunthilda's falling down. Also, just like the original story of Snow White, events do eventually turn out to become much happier; with regards to happy endings and such. Thanks to Rare, the story is excellent and hopefully, everyone is satisfied with how the story tends to unravel throughout the course of the game.

Depth: 9

Indeed this game does have a lot to offer in its extreme depth of gameplay; because this is what the game lives for. There are a lot of places, nooks, crannies and secrets to be explored and found throughout the game. Here is where I also wish the player much luck in finding everything; because if you don't, you will quickly find yourself to be outsmarted by the witch's traps in the lair. Here, there are also lots of objects to be collected in order to process through the game and not fail utterly: Jiggies, Jinjos, Musical notes, blue eggs, red feathers and invincible yellow feathers await the aspiring player of one of the best games that I consider was ever made by Rare. Thank-you, Rare, for making such an awesome game; and I sure hope, though you may have been bought out by another company,
 that you continue; or if you haven't, start now to continue in making such great games like this one is.

Difficulty: 8

This is another factor of what the game lives for. For me, this game was hard and some of the controls and parts of the game, like flying in the air, doing the beak-bomb attack and using the talon trot to jump on the roof of a store-house in winter, are hard to master. I definitely wouldn't be surprised if the aforementioned controls and part have been hard for other people who are game-players too. Only once have the controls ever been irritating for me; and that was when the C-pad buttons were switched with the D-pad buttons; which can easily be switched back; thank goodness. This game is also one in which to expect a lot of dying if you do not have all the essential skills by which to survive the levels, or if the stupid camera angles are flaking out on you; as they have done to me sometimes, much to my dismay. Therefore, sometimes there is no choice but to have to do the task of getting across the game's difficulties the hard way; by going through the school of hard knocks in video-gaming and making the camera cooperate with your wishes. This is the life of all inexperienced gamers who are doing this and other games for the first time, and do not have any idea of how to make life easier; but don't worry, eventually people do get used to game controls and life becomes a whole lot better than what it was before. 


Overall: 10

This game is great, and I definitely encourage others to try it. Long live Banjo the bear and Kazooie  the breegull!

Your review was interesting. It was structured very well, you have good details and you make comparisons with other games. However I feel that this latter point could have been improved. How well do the graphs compare to DK 64 (quality, attention to details)? What about the music?

With these fewer details added, you would have earned at least a 4