Banjo-Kazooie

 Nintendo 64
User Score
9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 627 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 587 out of 627
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 627
  3. Negative: 20 out of 627
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  1. JimW.
    Jan 3, 2008
    10
    Great graphics, great music, great storyline, great characters and great worlds. Overall my favorite game I have ever played even the best game ever made!. Please, please,please make games like this again today. Rare come back.
  2. RyanM.
    Feb 10, 2003
    10
    This game is truly one of the most addicting games there is. The basic storyline and the wide array of characters gives this game the title of a basic easy to understand best platformer ever. a one of a kind.
  3. AlbertR.
    Jul 6, 2003
    10
    It"s action and adventure I love it action aventure mixed together new monsters for each level and neat tricks for each level 2 thumps way way up.
  4. ZachG.
    Feb 20, 2004
    10
    Greatest game i've ever played! Rareware is a genious! Too bad they've been boughten by Microsoft though...
  5. JustinC.
    Sep 30, 2005
    10
    This game rocks. Thats it. You can't deny it.
  6. JaimeF.
    Apr 4, 2006
    10
    I really, really like this game.I use to like zelda better but now ive finishd both of my zelda games i like banjo and kazooie better!
  7. SiroldS.
    Jun 2, 2003
    10
    Challenging puzzles, lush graphics, cool moves, zany characters. THE best action game for N64, period.
  8. Donald
    Aug 20, 2003
    10
    Wooo yeah okay hooray yah...whatever. It's an awesome game, but it's too hard to find the empty honeycombs in the beach level...
  9. Uter
    Sep 5, 2003
    10
    A really long and well designed game. There's a lot of collecting, but it's made so fun I didn't mind at all.
  10. Char
    Feb 8, 2004
    10
    Though I played the game when I was quite young, I loved it. Stunning graphics for 1998, catchy music (you can find me humming the tune of 'Gruntilda's Lair' most of the time), and astonishing characters and villains. Though it resembles Super Mario, I think it's better. Of course, I didn't get very far in the game, but by reading the whole story on another site, Though I played the game when I was quite young, I loved it. Stunning graphics for 1998, catchy music (you can find me humming the tune of 'Gruntilda's Lair' most of the time), and astonishing characters and villains. Though it resembles Super Mario, I think it's better. Of course, I didn't get very far in the game, but by reading the whole story on another site, I could tell a LOT of work was put into this game.… Expand
  11. WayneP.
    Apr 3, 2004
    10
    Buy it NOW!!!!!!
  12. J.M.
    Jun 20, 2005
    10
    This is a neat game, and its replay value was good.
  13. NickS.
    Feb 15, 2006
    10
    I never give a rating of 10 for either games or movies. But 7 years onwards I cannot forget how good the game was, the best game on N64, Although the flexibility and moviement of Mario 64 is slightly better, Banjo is better in every other department. Buy it, even if you have the nintendo cube, this is one of the best games you will play in your life.
  14. BenF.
    Jul 6, 2006
    10
    One of the best games ever! Buy it. It is still available at stores. They still sell old products like old movies.
  15. EmilyRose
    Jun 5, 2008
    10
    This game is obviously one of the best games I've ever played. I got the game when i was 7 and it amazed me just as much, if not more, than zelda:orcarina of time. This game is truly a masterpiece. Rare has been focusing on other titles recently which is fine, when they released information about banjo kazooie: nuts and bolts i got excited....until i looked at the screenshots. I was This game is obviously one of the best games I've ever played. I got the game when i was 7 and it amazed me just as much, if not more, than zelda:orcarina of time. This game is truly a masterpiece. Rare has been focusing on other titles recently which is fine, when they released information about banjo kazooie: nuts and bolts i got excited....until i looked at the screenshots. I was very disappointed at first at the gaming *leap* they were making with this series but once I read a little about the game, I realized it hasn't changed and I'm currently waiting for it to hit shelves. But anyway back to Banjo Kazooie, the game had a kiddish look but it really did make you feel happy and it kept you playing until the sun came up. Def one of the best games made!… Expand
  16. Banjo
    Apr 17, 2003
    10
    What a great game!
  17. CourtneyB.
    Jan 22, 2004
    10
    This game is purely amazing. It's what makes N64 great. I've been addicted to it since the moment I bought it, and can play it over and over. Great graphics, easy to understand..and nothing is too complicated. Awesome.
  18. Banjokazooie
    Mar 13, 2004
    10
    A very good platformer,better than i had ever expected!
  19. JimmyC.
    Mar 3, 2004
    10
    This is quite simply the best game ever made, there is no, i repeat no faults in the game whatsoever. It is long, but not to spread out (like Banjo-Tooie), its worlds are ingenious and imaginitive, and capture the essence of bear country perfectly, the music is fantastic, and i can be found humming click clock wood every day, i even worked out how to play it on the piano, i commend Rare This is quite simply the best game ever made, there is no, i repeat no faults in the game whatsoever. It is long, but not to spread out (like Banjo-Tooie), its worlds are ingenious and imaginitive, and capture the essence of bear country perfectly, the music is fantastic, and i can be found humming click clock wood every day, i even worked out how to play it on the piano, i commend Rare greatly, and this game may never be beat.… Expand
  20. DDRManiac
    Apr 16, 2004
    10
    I love this game and think it is one of the most amazing works of all time. It is a true masterpiece in its simplicity and simultaneous difficulty. Although it seems to be clearly aimed at a young crowd with it's silly voices and names, it is enjoyable at any age. People who say it is similar to Mario or a copy of Mario should get it through their heads that BK is like a revised I love this game and think it is one of the most amazing works of all time. It is a true masterpiece in its simplicity and simultaneous difficulty. Although it seems to be clearly aimed at a young crowd with it's silly voices and names, it is enjoyable at any age. People who say it is similar to Mario or a copy of Mario should get it through their heads that BK is like a revised edition of Mario. True, Mario is a classic and was the first game for N64 ever, but Banjo Kazooie came so quickly after that it's hard to even say that RARE could have copied the design. I can play this game again and again and even when I have gotten each and every note and jiggy in the game, I go back and start a new game to do it all over again. I would call this game one of the true classics for the Nintendo 64 gaming console.… Expand
  21. SeanB.
    Jul 15, 2004
    10
    Simple idea, hilarious, and it'll just make you smile. :-)
  22. ArthurM.
    Aug 12, 2004
    10
    Banjo Kazooie was and still is a perfect game. The graphics are amazing for its time, the music i could hum along to all day and the gameplay...... just a masterpiece.
  23. LukeC.
    Aug 6, 2005
    10
    Good Game
  24. Edouble24
    Jun 16, 2007
    10
    Best N64 game ever.
  25. FlappyFlappy
    Jun 23, 2007
    10
    Best game in the whole world! I think they should make a movie on the first to games.
  26. MichaelJ.
    Aug 28, 2007
    10
    Absolutely amazing. I grew up playing this game- I loved it when I was 6, and I love it even more now. It may seem "kiddy", but trust me, there are some very challenging parts, and the ENTIRE game is constantly fun. You will never be bored.
  27. Banjo-KazooieForever
    Sep 14, 2007
    10
    Ah...the memories of good times. The first action platform game I ever got when I was 10. 9 years on and I still consider it to be the best platform game EVER. The beautiful, rich worlds amazed me when I first played the level Mumbo's Mountain at the shops. This was the N64 generation (a very special time to have been a part of....just watch the N64 Kid video...that's the kind Ah...the memories of good times. The first action platform game I ever got when I was 10. 9 years on and I still consider it to be the best platform game EVER. The beautiful, rich worlds amazed me when I first played the level Mumbo's Mountain at the shops. This was the N64 generation (a very special time to have been a part of....just watch the N64 Kid video...that's the kind of impact it had) and I still remember the day I got it for Christmas. I couldn't have been happier when I got my very own copy. I don't get that kind of satisfaction these days that I got then when I buy games...probably since the N64 was such a big technical leap. The rich worlds, lively characters, fantastic gameplay and music are what made it a very memorable game. (Damn the music was awesome! Rare always make good music.) I realise that a lot of games these days try ato be too cool and hardcore...but the truth is, they're often just depressing. Banjo Kazooie may have seemed kiddish, but it was a game that made you happy. The atmosphere of the whole world was amazing. I don't know what Banjo Threeie will be like (from the looks of the trailer it looks horrible) but I know that Banjo Kazooie along with Banjo Tooie will always have a special place in my heart. :'( I'm sure many other people feel the same way. An absolute masterpiece...full stop.… Expand
  28. Maslab
    May 20, 2008
    10
    With all the praise and the fact that this game deserves it, easily one of the most under-noticed games ever.
  29. ToddS.
    Oct 14, 2009
    10
    Banjo-Kazooie is the best game Rare has ever made made. This is a game that has a great concept, a wide variety of moves, fantastic game play that never gets old, and best of all just the right amount of time you get into the game so you can easily replay it without the game getting old. Now a lot of people have compared it to Super Mario 64 because people claim that Banjo-Kazooie is a Banjo-Kazooie is the best game Rare has ever made made. This is a game that has a great concept, a wide variety of moves, fantastic game play that never gets old, and best of all just the right amount of time you get into the game so you can easily replay it without the game getting old. Now a lot of people have compared it to Super Mario 64 because people claim that Banjo-Kazooie is a rip-off of Mario 64 and Zelda Ocarina of Time because they both came out just five months apart from each other and they both won their fair share of game of the year awards (OOT getting more). After that I looked at all three of the games and said too myself, "Banjo-Kazooie blows Mario 64 out of the water and Zelda OOT out of the water temple (shudders). now I think all three of those games are good it's just that Banjo-Kazooie is a little less linear than Mario 64 because Mario 64 forced the player to do one episode in the level, getting kicked out of the level and having to go back in to play in the same level and Banjo-Kazooie has a original concept of being like a scavenger hunt unlike Zelda OOT which was just like a 3-D Link to the Past. You know what scratch that being Rare's best game, Banjo-Kazooie is the best N64 game of all time. God their is just so many great things about this game other than the ones I motioned earlier; the 9 unique, varied, and most of all huge levels that you don't necessary need a map for like in the sequel which is also a great game, the subtle humor and multiple personalities every character gets, the excellent music by Grant Kirkhope that matches as well as emphasizes on the environments that you are in, and that is just a few of the things that make Banjo-Kazooie a great game. My childhood memories with this game will be cherished forever and ever. Hey, forget Banjo Kazooie being the best N64 game, Banjo Kazooie for the N64 is the best game of all time. I love you Banjo-Kazooie, we all do.… Expand
  30. ChrisC.
    Nov 28, 2003
    10
    It doesn't list it, but I rate it a 100,000,000,000,000,000,000.
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Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best N64 Game of 1998
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#2 Most Discussed N64 Game of 1998
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#2 Most Shared N64 Game of 1998

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Nintendorks
    90
    Unfortunately, the sound is pretty much a mix of "Mario 64" and "Diddy Kong Racing" leftovers. A grunt here, a guffaw there, it's all been done to death.
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  2. Cincinnati Enquirer
    80
    Banjo-Kazooie isn't going to win any awards for originality, but who really cares? If you have to borrow a little to make a fun, absorbing adventure, so be it.
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  3. IGN
    96
    Features the best graphics we've seen on the console, it one-ups Mario 64 in terms of gameplay, it sounds astounding and it may just be the most clever title we've ever played.
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