Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Review

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (X360)

In this new spin on the platforming genre, Banjo and Kazooie return to battle Gruntilda under the watchful eye of the Lord of Games.

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58 Comments

gamer4life
on Nov. 21, 2008

i give this review 5 stars. well done brad.

ScrapMetalHead
on Nov. 21, 2008

I'll put it on my GameFly, to just check it out, I actually liked the other two so...I'm sure this would be no different.

Wright
on Nov. 21, 2008

Brad ALWAYS gets jiggy and jolly.

PlasmaBeam44
on Nov. 21, 2008

I love this game and this review!

Anthony_Galindo
on Nov. 22, 2008

Brad, all you had to write was that this game features a cameo from a Lickatoad. Instant Purchase.

Vager
on Nov. 22, 2008

The Price is Right contestant got owned.

toadstule
on Nov. 22, 2008

Nice video review Brad. Definitely glad I picked this game up.

BawaTheGamer
on Nov. 22, 2008

Awesome brad. Awesome. I love Gb reviews.

Death_Pigeon
on Nov. 22, 2008

Banjo Threeie..... LOL

Knurrunkulus
on Nov. 22, 2008

It's always the same with GiantBomb. Just when I thought that I could actually be fine without having played Dead Space, they came along and rated it with 5 stars. I purchased it. Just when I thought: "No, I really don't need a 360, after all even the new Banjo game doesn't seem to be that great" they come along and give it ... wait for it ... 5 stars once more. So: What am I supposed to do now? The video review is great, it sounds like a game I would like, but: I would have to buy a 360 first.

But: I can't. Or can I? Oh, you guys are so ... evil.

Unreal_dro
on Nov. 22, 2008

Love this GAME!!!!!!!!!!

ahoodedfigure
on Nov. 22, 2008

I'm getting a desire to bust out my lego sets just by watching this.

Hey, Brad! Can you rotate pieces? I thought in the old hands-on you couldn't rotate them, and in the impression I get from the videos you can't either, but you just said rotate. It'd be nice to know if that were possible, to get an idea of how flexible the engine is.

Vod_Crack
on Nov. 22, 2008

250,000! Funny stuff

Vitor
on Nov. 22, 2008

Here in the UK the game is still Full price... It would be a purchase for me at $40 (£20 here) but it's only dropped £5 ($10) from the RRP... most shops sell it at £39.99 ($80) with the RRP at £44.99 instead of the usual £49.99 ($100). But considering that no where actually has sold games at their RRP since the PS3 came out... the £5 reduction is not only pointless but a rip-off as well. It's still being sold at the same price as Gears, Resistance, LBP and the like. And it doesn't look to be worth that amount....