Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

 Xbox 360
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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 374 Ratings

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  1. enjoyablyC
    Oct 31, 2012
    4
    Seeing how beautiful the game world looks but being unable to platform in it and having to build stupid vehicles breaks my heart. It could of been an AMAZING platformer.
  2. Amora
    Aug 28, 2018
    2
    I'm gonna try to be as nice in this review, but it just annoys me that this game has so many defenders but when I played it, it was even that great. Anyways, Nuts & Bolts is an original idea and has very great graphics, but that's the only good things I can say about this game. The charm of the Banjo Kazooie games are now gone for this boring car mechanic which is really boring. Also, thisI'm gonna try to be as nice in this review, but it just annoys me that this game has so many defenders but when I played it, it was even that great. Anyways, Nuts & Bolts is an original idea and has very great graphics, but that's the only good things I can say about this game. The charm of the Banjo Kazooie games are now gone for this boring car mechanic which is really boring. Also, this is probably just my game, but the game is really glitchy sometimes, and also they packed a ton of things into this game, but basically 65% of the things that are added into this game have no charm and no purpose. Overall, others can like this game, but this game is not for me and will never be.… Expand
  3. kawrght
    Jun 3, 2013
    1
    positives:town can be fun to navigate, designing your own vehicles is lots of fun,
    negatives: worlds are barren of EVERYTHING. seriously theres nothing in them. what your supposed to do isn't made immediately clear, the worlds look horrible and fake, the 'game master' is annoying, the characters are represented very poorly, for what reason did they make banjo and kazooie fat?. a trolley.    positives:town can be fun to navigate, designing your own vehicles is lots of fun,
    negatives: worlds are barren of EVERYTHING. seriously theres nothing in them. what your supposed to do isn't made immediately clear, the worlds look horrible and fake, the 'game master' is annoying, the characters are represented very poorly, for what reason did they make banjo and kazooie fat?. a trolley. really? a trolley? WHY?its horrible!, inability to change the trolley at all despite being able to in the demo, inability to use anything but the trolley in town, stop and swap eggs do nothing but unlock useless parts,weapons can be hard to aim. as if there was anything to aim at. the whole game just feels like something else should have been there, but isn't(this game should have been banjo threeie before some idiotic decision making backstage and an engine change)the whole game feels like an alpha stage game, and unfinished at that.    … Expand
  4. MrTacoBob
    Oct 16, 2017
    1
    I hate when people defend this awful game. Number one, the story is not charming and the characters too. Number two, this game is number two so stop defending it. Number three, the game glitches a lot at least for me. Number four, CARS WTF THIS IS BANJO KAZOOIE! Number five, the car mechanic isn't even good. Number six, what are with these huge open worlds when nothing really happens.I hate when people defend this awful game. Number one, the story is not charming and the characters too. Number two, this game is number two so stop defending it. Number three, the game glitches a lot at least for me. Number four, CARS WTF THIS IS BANJO KAZOOIE! Number five, the car mechanic isn't even good. Number six, what are with these huge open worlds when nothing really happens. Number seven, face it, this game sucks. The only good thing about Nuts and Bolts are the graphics. Yes, even the controls are kinda mediocre. Overall, Nuts and Bolts makes me want to get killed by a lightning bolt.… Expand
  5. BanjoK
    Aug 7, 2009
    2
    Ever since Rare moved to Microsoft they have gone into the shadows and their games have gone by unnoticed. This game is another example of the once brilliant developer that has gone downhill. I absolutely loved the first 2 banjo games and have fond memories of playing them when I was a kid. This game however is nothing like those 2 and so I can't relate with it
  6. hollowfication
    Aug 30, 2012
    0
    This game got score 79 for what it this game not good game i mean racing flying making cars and plane meh what the point.....

    Oh yes i am banjo kazooie fan only first 2 where best ones i said nuts and bolt game i said why not got it free with xbox but when i stuck it on i was so disappoint this not like first 2 pathetic of course u cant die which stupid
  7. Metaru
    Sep 26, 2013
    3
    Betrayals to their predecessors

    the game was formerly gamecube that was postponed to xbox 360, the game that "supposedly" is the direct sequel to Banjo-tooie much betrayed his predecessors in large part because of the following, you have to see the vehicles with banjo and kazooie?, you have to see the improvements and demases with banjo?, no movement, no attacks together or separately,    Betrayals to their predecessors

    the game was formerly gamecube that was postponed to xbox 360, the game that "supposedly" is the direct sequel to Banjo-tooie much betrayed his predecessors in large part because of the following, you have to see the vehicles with banjo and kazooie?, you have to see the improvements and demases with banjo?, no movement, no attacks together or separately, realemnte happened with banjo-theerie ie us analyze the points

    - Supposedly the saga banjo kazooie is of platforms, but not vehicles, ie considering the whole vehicle is pure jeugo are few times when you do it on foot.

    - The characters are not what they were like before, each character once had a job but not matched, each head in a wrong position to the extreme.

    - The music is the only thing for people who actually played the game or two anteriomente deliveries will know that the legendary composer Grant Kirkhope will know it is their talent in the melodies in Rareware games were glorious and they still are but not with pint the game that was born in their roots fed back

    - Maybe for some eprsoans gameplay that did not play the two deliveries would say that this would be good but not haci, for my car is using looks good, you can give to the car arta creativity among other things, but profane much that was really banjo-kazooie....    … Expand
  8. GamecubeLover
    Jul 2, 2016
    3
    Yay new Banjo game! I played this game and I can completely say WTF. The story is not really cliche. But the controls are really complex at some parts. The graphics are good but they don't seem..right. I think also the game is boring. The characters now are really bland. Just like superman he was a good character at start but went downhill. Overall this game is not the worst but this gameYay new Banjo game! I played this game and I can completely say WTF. The story is not really cliche. But the controls are really complex at some parts. The graphics are good but they don't seem..right. I think also the game is boring. The characters now are really bland. Just like superman he was a good character at start but went downhill. Overall this game is not the worst but this game I just don't like most of the time. One more thing.....the controls.....they suck.… Expand
  9. Slight0
    Aug 25, 2013
    1
    God... do I even need a reason to give this game a 1/10? I'd just be beating a dead horse to go over what this game did wrong. Long story short, Microsoft forced Rare to cancel BK: Threeie for this betrayal of the IP. I don't think microsoft understands the concept of games franchises being tied to their gameplay genre. You can make innovations sure, but you can't release Starcraft III andGod... do I even need a reason to give this game a 1/10? I'd just be beating a dead horse to go over what this game did wrong. Long story short, Microsoft forced Rare to cancel BK: Threeie for this betrayal of the IP. I don't think microsoft understands the concept of games franchises being tied to their gameplay genre. You can make innovations sure, but you can't release Starcraft III and have it be an FPS. It's just absurd to even try to justify what they did.… Expand
  10. ikereview
    Nov 2, 2014
    2
    i was expecting more from a racing game were you get to make your own cars but you cannot race with other people online what madness is that a racing game with no online pathitic WORST XBOX RACING GAME EVER
  11. Jackiesstories
    Jan 2, 2014
    2
    If we look at all the things that made Banjo Kazooie, we quickly see that there is none of that in Nuts & Bolts.
    The basic idea of Nuts & Bolts is to turn a platformer like Mario 64 into a Lego cars racer. And if anyone says that it`s genius, fun and good as a Xbox game, thats because he/she never played the original, most of the time play or watch stupid and overrated games or just    If we look at all the things that made Banjo Kazooie, we quickly see that there is none of that in Nuts & Bolts.
    The basic idea of Nuts & Bolts is to turn a platformer like Mario 64 into a Lego cars racer. And if anyone says that it`s genius, fun and good as a Xbox game, thats because he/she never played the original, most of the time play or watch stupid and overrated games or just simply don`t really know what is a good game.
    Don`t get me wrong there can be smart gamer that like this game, but Banjo Kazooie: not at all.
    The huge world is empty, you have to talk to someone to do missions WWWWHHHHHYYYYY?) ect.

    Besides that I apologize for that the graphics are wonderful, the controls of Banjo are better then ever and overall it looks great. "The real part is boring" -Jontron    … Expand
  12. Coolamanen50
    Mar 30, 2016
    4
    Banjo kazooie nuts and bolts is not what we banjo fans wanted.

    This game isn't about exploring which kills the purpose of banjo and the game feels like mission and mission level completed. Banjo kazooie nuts and bolts is a boring and not fun banjo game but hey it's a good game right? right? actually no Doing only missons and getting to the next world is not fun atleast not in    Banjo kazooie nuts and bolts is not what we banjo fans wanted.

    This game isn't about exploring which kills the purpose of banjo and the game feels like mission and mission level completed.

    Banjo kazooie nuts and bolts is a boring and not fun banjo game but hey it's a good game right? right?

    actually no

    Doing only missons and getting to the next world is not fun atleast not in my opinion.

    4/10    … Expand
  13. jpatric
    Aug 5, 2017
    0
    Completely irrelevant to previous titles in the series and tries to be a standalone type of entry by exploiting nostalgia while completely ignoring any potential improvements for a standalone. Basically, it's a money grab with no incentive to explore and no real platforming.

    Some of the developers themselves were disappointed with this entry and went on to attempt to faithfully    Completely irrelevant to previous titles in the series and tries to be a standalone type of entry by exploiting nostalgia while completely ignoring any potential improvements for a standalone. Basically, it's a money grab with no incentive to explore and no real platforming.

    Some of the developers themselves were disappointed with this entry and went on to attempt to faithfully replicate the real Banjo-Kazooie experience in another game. Just play the first two, as Nintendo appears to be the only company capable of delivering sequels to main franchises with consistent quality, e.g. Mario and Zelda.    … Expand
  14. MathieuC
    Feb 9, 2009
    3
    This game's a big big mistake by Rare. They should have made a classic platform game with some new stuff, instead of a crappy lego grand theft auto version with an absolute shitty scenario. I grew up playing old banjo games, and I'm sure every true fans of BK and BT will understand my frustration.
  15. LoganPredy
    Nov 13, 2008
    4
    The game fails to recapture the magic from the sublime first game in the series. Platforming has been mostly eliminated and levels made too big to just walk around in. The old Rare that used to make spectacular games really doesn't exist anymore and this game proves that even further.
  16. AndrewL
    Dec 5, 2008
    2
    While fun on its own, why call it a Banjo-Kazooie game? It would've been more suitable to be called Banjo-Kazooie Racing. When did they decide that forcing lovers of the past titles to fall asleep creating machines to fly and speed through extremely boring and linear levels. It was shameless for them to take such a great name (that most of us gamers grew up on nonetheless) and spitWhile fun on its own, why call it a Banjo-Kazooie game? It would've been more suitable to be called Banjo-Kazooie Racing. When did they decide that forcing lovers of the past titles to fall asleep creating machines to fly and speed through extremely boring and linear levels. It was shameless for them to take such a great name (that most of us gamers grew up on nonetheless) and spit all over it.… Expand
  17. DavidC
    May 24, 2009
    2
    One of the most tedious games I have ever played. This is really nothing new from the criminally overpraised developer Rare. Appropriately enough the new Banjo now focuses on vehicle creation, including aeroplanes. Let me say now that you would sooner learn to fly a real 747 before you make sense of this boring, convoluted mess of a sandbox game. Yes, you heard right. This is a sandbox One of the most tedious games I have ever played. This is really nothing new from the criminally overpraised developer Rare. Appropriately enough the new Banjo now focuses on vehicle creation, including aeroplanes. Let me say now that you would sooner learn to fly a real 747 before you make sense of this boring, convoluted mess of a sandbox game. Yes, you heard right. This is a sandbox game with a vehicle creation mode or we can only hope as I would be frankly embarrassed to call this a platformer. The graphics aren't bad, they're gorgeous in fact. The characters and worlds are extremely well designed and these are probably among the best graphics I've ever seen on the Xbox 360, but it's all window dressing.… Expand
  18. AlexD
    Aug 12, 2009
    0
    The text is so small and goes by so fast I can't read it. While I'm trying to read it, I miss the graphical action. It's impossible to know what you're supposed to do. I've never played a Banjo-Kazzoie game before and appreciate that it's part of a long-running franchise, but I'm not gonna play this annoying shit. Why didn't the developers catch The text is so small and goes by so fast I can't read it. While I'm trying to read it, I miss the graphical action. It's impossible to know what you're supposed to do. I've never played a Banjo-Kazzoie game before and appreciate that it's part of a long-running franchise, but I'm not gonna play this annoying shit. Why didn't the developers catch this aweful design flaw? I started off playing it optimistically, looking forward to getting to know what BK is all about, but after 5 minutes I gave up in frustration. Fortunately I got the game as part of a 360 Pro bundle so I didn't really pay for it. A zero may seem harsh because graphically it didn't seem too bad, but if the game turns me off, I turn it off and a zero is all it deserves. Tomorrow I'm taking it to Cash Converters and see if I can swap it for something good.… Expand
  19. Shady313
    Mar 22, 2015
    4
    4/10 (Disappointing, Rare used to be so good) ...........................................................................................................
  20. Brandon96
    May 2, 2009
    3
    Way to go for Rare to rape my childhood. Everyone looks so retarded. I mean, Humba doesn't even look like an Indian anymore! But I think the worse redesign is the Jinjos. They now look like girly dwarfs. The Missions are the most boring missions I've ever seen in my life. All it is is Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Way to go for Rare to rape my childhood. Everyone looks so retarded. I mean, Humba doesn't even look like an Indian anymore! But I think the worse redesign is the Jinjos. They now look like girly dwarfs. The Missions are the most boring missions I've ever seen in my life. All it is is Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Fetch, Defend, Race, Fetch, Defend, god. Oh, and there is only FIVE worlds...The only interesting world in the game is Banjo-Land, and even that's too small.… Expand
  21. Broyax
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Les jeux Rare sont rarement bons et souvent très mauvais ! ainsi, ce nouveau Banjo gogol en est-il une nouvelle preuve à verser au dossier des daubes démoulées par Rare, fournisseur de jeux gogols pour enfants en bas âge, chiards atteints de mongolite chronique, pré-ados attardés, ados drogués et défoncés à la mauvaise herbe pakistanaise et enfin, adulescents éternellement attardés ainsiLes jeux Rare sont rarement bons et souvent très mauvais ! ainsi, ce nouveau Banjo gogol en est-il une nouvelle preuve à verser au dossier des daubes démoulées par Rare, fournisseur de jeux gogols pour enfants en bas âge, chiards atteints de mongolite chronique, pré-ados attardés, ados drogués et défoncés à la mauvaise herbe pakistanaise et enfin, adulescents éternellement attardés ainsi qu'étudiants de gauche en histoire de l'art et en cinéma-télérama.

    Voilà, on a fait le tour à peu près, je crois, vive Rare et ses sales jeux de merde à gogols ! et ses univers mongolos à golios mongoloïdes, ses personnages qui parlent uniquement le langage mongolo-mongoloïde-mongolito, son gameplay (hein, où ça ?) directum sorti du fion, ses couleurs criardes qui font s'émerdveiller les **** enfants un peu autistes... et tout ça en caca euh en 4K sur ta Xbox One ! sur la version X plus précisément. Jamais vu un tas de merde aussi gros : en 4 K le tas de merde, bah putain !    … Expand
  22. Bodom
    Sep 12, 2019
    1
    I really disliked this one. Does not feel right. Rather play the classics on N64.
  23. Parkerfer
    Jul 23, 2020
    0
    Nada que ver con sus juegos anteriores, un golpe muy bajo hacia los fans de la saga.
  24. danlmao
    Jul 13, 2020
    0
    Slap in the face to fans of the original, and anyone who plays it expecting an even mediocre game in general. Just awful.
  25. Musicfreak36
    Mar 1, 2021
    2
    Character models look like they were pulled out from an ice cube tray and left out in the sun to melt. The worlds are empty and lifeless, to almost post-apocalyptic levels... After a full hour I'm still not sure what I'm supposed to be doing or how, and I'm wondering when the fun is supposed to start. The cart customization is actually decent but that's the only positive thing I can say.Character models look like they were pulled out from an ice cube tray and left out in the sun to melt. The worlds are empty and lifeless, to almost post-apocalyptic levels... After a full hour I'm still not sure what I'm supposed to be doing or how, and I'm wondering when the fun is supposed to start. The cart customization is actually decent but that's the only positive thing I can say. Everything else is white literally a mockery of the series and an insult to the charm and character of the original games... Ultimately, it barely feels feels like a game that even if worth playing as a $10 indie title from a Walmart bargain bin, but sadly this is Rare, a studio that has built up a legacy of quality and innovation, and this is a massive blunder on an otherwise stellar lineage.… Expand
  26. DefinitiveDubs
    Jan 7, 2023
    2
    Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is a bad game, but I don't think you understand just how bad it actually is. It's not bad because it isn't Banjo-Threeie, and it's not bad because it isn't a platformer. It's bad because it doesn't know what it wants to be, and it sucks at whatever it IS trying to be. Taken entirely on its own merits, divorced from the rest of the series, N&B simply isn't fun.Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is a bad game, but I don't think you understand just how bad it actually is. It's not bad because it isn't Banjo-Threeie, and it's not bad because it isn't a platformer. It's bad because it doesn't know what it wants to be, and it sucks at whatever it IS trying to be. Taken entirely on its own merits, divorced from the rest of the series, N&B simply isn't fun. It's not a fun kart racer, and it's not a fun platformer. It doesn't work as a sequel, yet it also doesn't work as a standalone product.

    The vehicles control like hot garbage. Imagine trying to drive a freight truck and make turns at 80mph. You know that one scene in Austin Powers where he's trying to drive a luggage cart and endlessly tries to make a three-point turn in a tight hallway? That's the entire game. The handling is like Stephen Hawking going down the Rocky Mountains. You will spin out, you will crash, and you will get stuck. Yes, you CAN make vehicles that DON'T control like that and handle better, but you'll never win those elusive trophies if you do, because that necessitates slowing your vehicle down. There's no drifting mechanic like in Mario Kart or something, so "gitting gud" at driving is out of the question. You have to handle this like you would an actual real life car, and isn't that fun? Hope you like feeling like you need training and a certified license to drive in your wacky cartoony kart game.

    The vehicle creation system is a farce. It's very robust with a ton of parts to choose from, and an intuitive interface, which you'd think would be cool, but any parts that are not necessary only serve to weigh your vehicle down, so you aren't going to want to use them anyway. Half the time, the only vehicle you need is something with an engine, fuel, and wheels, and you can end any challenge quickly and easily. There are many situations where the main antagonist, L.O.G., will build a custom vehicle to force you to use in a mission, and clearly it's meant to give you some ideas on building, but the best thing to do usually is to hop out and edit the vehicle to remove all the unnecessary parts before continuing. One mission can be won in 10 seconds by removing everything except your seat, and putting a spring under your seat, and just shooting straight up into the goal. Building Gummi Ships in Kingdom Hearts 2 has more utility than this, and almost as robust a creation system, and that was 3 years earlier. And it was a minor part of the game.

    Speaking of those missions, those suck too. You'll be doing one of three things, every time: either you're carrying an object from point A to point B, doing a race in a level that doesn't make a good racetrack, or occasionally an actual enemy will show up and you need to shoot it down. Of course, all of these challenges range from being frustrating and annoying to being a total cakewalk, with most leaning towards the latter given how easy it is to make a vehicle that breaks any sort of challenge. The ones that are annoying are mostly due to the wonky physics, which will make it seem like you have almost no control over whatever object you're supposed to be carrying.

    You find these missions through completely empty levels that feel like they were made for platforming, on foot, not vehicles driving around. You can't die and there's no failure state beyond losing a mission, so the only reason there are enemies around the level is to waste your time. Otherwise you're driving around a giant cramped wasteland looking for missions to do. Missions coming from the same 6 characters recycled ad nauseum through the whole game. Hope you weren't expecting new and memorable characters.

    These missions also have some of the most cynical writing I've ever seen from a game. In previous games, Banjo was a nice fellow who was happy to help out anyone who needed it, and he played nicely off Kazooie, who was a dismissive jerk towards everyone. Here, they're both jerks and clearly don't want to be there. The plot is so disconnected from the Banjo world that I keep expecting Kazooie to wake up and tell Banjo what a horrible dream she just had.

    A lot of the time, the writing is outright spiteful towards anyone who was expecting or wanting platforming gameplay, which is ironic considering how much fanservice and how many references to older Banjo games there are in this game. The writing often points out the game's own design flaws and tedious setup, as if that makes it any better. Any subtlety in the humor goes out the window with this game. There's even a masturbation joke at some point. Seriously.

    This is not simply a bad game like Sonic 06 is. This is the kind of game that just makes you feel bad, and cynical towards life. Playing this made me want to take up drugs. I have never played a more depressing, miserable, and boring experience in my entire life. Please, if you are at all curious about this game, stay away.

    At least the music's good.    … Expand
  27. Marolender
    May 24, 2019
    2
    I would honestly have had this franchise die than get this steaming hot garbage. Firstly, this game doesn't feel like a platformer, it just feels like you have to do mission after mission after mission, which can get pretty boring after a long time of playing. Even when you do have some time to look around, you quickly realise there is almost nothing to all the places you visit, they justI would honestly have had this franchise die than get this steaming hot garbage. Firstly, this game doesn't feel like a platformer, it just feels like you have to do mission after mission after mission, which can get pretty boring after a long time of playing. Even when you do have some time to look around, you quickly realise there is almost nothing to all the places you visit, they just kind of have a "unique" texture. Also when you are doing missions, the game keeps on glitching, which can get pretty annoying after a while. At least building a car can be pretty fun, but I would have preferred if that would have been a totally different game as it doesn't follow the traditional Banjo-Kazooie style gameplay. Banjo and Kazooie also look a lot stranger than in the two games before.… Expand
  28. SirPlerple
    Sep 8, 2019
    2
    This game is not only a bad Banjo Kazooie game and a disgrace to the series, but just generally a bad game. It’s filled with huge worlds with absolutely nothing to do in them, not to mention the fact that you’ll be in a decently well made but generally uninteresting “car maker” half the time. I don’t know why I’m gods name anyone would purchase this game in 2019, but I’m begging you notThis game is not only a bad Banjo Kazooie game and a disgrace to the series, but just generally a bad game. It’s filled with huge worlds with absolutely nothing to do in them, not to mention the fact that you’ll be in a decently well made but generally uninteresting “car maker” half the time. I don’t know why I’m gods name anyone would purchase this game in 2019, but I’m begging you not to. #GiveUsBanjoThreeie… Expand
  29. canij
    Jul 30, 2020
    3
    microsoft no supo hacer bien un banjo kazooie s enota que compro rare solo por dinero y nuts and bolts es una cagada junto a las otras
  30. Megster3000
    Apr 20, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's nothing like the original banjo-kazooie or in tooie,in fact all you do is making **** cars and exploring a weak wasteland with a bad plot that sucks after 3 minutes of gameplay, speaking of gameplay,there's a moment where banjo shouts "we have a lot of games" but the new guy with a pong tv saying "do you have more than the Italian guy" which is mario,he has like 125 games with his name, banjo-kazooie barely have 5 at some point. Speaking of wasteland, go play Fallout,it has better "wastelands" plus Microsoft and Rare Ltd could have made a banjo 3 based off the Nintendo 64 games,just stop it Microsoft,make good games for once,you suck "Micro" ass at making golden games.… Expand
  31. MarkusZ
    Aug 5, 2023
    2
    As a longtime Banjo Fan i played it in Rare Replay. I really tried to open my heart for this game because i heard it will be very different to the classic Banjo-Kazooie games. But as hard i tried i really cant play this game. Its so lame and empty. I got bored so fast. Its so sad that Rare scarified Banjo-Kazooie to release this kind of game.

Awards & Rankings

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#48 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
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#19 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2008
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 71 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 71
  3. Negative: 0 out of 71
  1. NZGamer
    90
    With so many vehicle parts, places to go and people to see, Nuts & Bolts is going to be a game you keep going back to. Just getting to the end will require hours of commitment, but, it’s not like you need an excuse, right? Apart from a confusing premise (the story is a little bit weak) and the small text, this game is a massive success.
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  2. GamePro
    80
    The game's new vehicle-based emphasis will probably turn off some long-time fans, but I really enjoyed the game's premise. [Dec 2008, p.95]
  3. Meristation
    85
    Banjo is back. A whole new adventure featuring several old friends and some new characters, but in a completely new world. It's great to see Banjo this well, as Nuts & Bolts is really funny, but the new gameplay is something users must get used to. Vehicles are fun, but not as much fun as they should be.
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