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Banjo-Kazooie Jumps Aboard the Hype Train

By Warren Stallworth on Monday, February 18, 2008 at 2:00 AM EST  

Banjo Kazooie for Unique Multiplayer

Seems Rare is looking to introduce a “unique” multiplayer mode in Banjo-Kazooie 3, according to their website.

The Head of the Banjo team dropped these gems of wisdom at the Scribes portion of their website:

“Banjo won’t be a shooter (unless we sell no copies like Ghoulies and out of desperation give him a gun for the next game) but it also won’t be a traditional platformer. We somewhat grandly like to think that it will be a different take on the genre. Some would say a brave gamble but I’m confident it’s the right decision, and when people see it I’m sure they will say ‘although the old games are clearly brilliant, this new one is even better. So good in fact that I am going to sell all my worldly possessions and give the money to the Banjo team’.

“We aren’t in the business of crushing little boys’ dreams so your multiplayer hopes will be answered. The ‘new direction’ that Banjo is taking should offer a multiplayer experience unique to anything currently available.

“Each year, stalwart members of the Banjo team don their rose-tinted glasses and play one game of Banjo-Tooie’s multiplayer. We eat our Christmas lunch and then play all the games back to back. We still know all the answers to the quiz even after seven years, and I’m pleased to say that I successfully defended my title this year and the others will have to wait all year before they get another shot at the champion.”

Looks like the Banjo-Kazooie hype train is beginning to roll. Earlier this year, Shane Kim of Microsoft Studio fame let slip that Banjo-Kazooie would see a “holiday” release this year. For fans of the series, it’s a long time coming. Can Rare re-establish its good name in the industry with the release? Here’s hoping they can.

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