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'''''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''''' is a ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' title released on [[Xbox 360]] in 2008. It is a direct follow-up to ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''.
'''''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''''' is a ''[[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|Banjo-Kazooie]]'' title released on [[Xbox 360]] in 2008. It is a direct follow-up to ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''. The game was announced at [[Microsoft]]'s X06 in 2006 at Barcelona, Spain and was released on November 11, 2008.<ref>http://play.tm/wire/click/1894716</ref>
 
The game was announced at [[Microsoft]]'s X06 in 2006 at Barcelona, Spain and was released on November 11, 2008.<ref>http://play.tm/wire/click/1894716</ref> It is the first game published in the series that is unaffiliated with [[Nintendo]], as it is exclusive to the [[Xbox 360]].


In early 2009, [[L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges]], a DLC for the game, was released for 400 [[wikipedia:Microsoft Points|Microsoft Points]].
In early 2009, [[L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges]], a DLC for the game, was released for 400 [[wikipedia:Microsoft Points|Microsoft Points]].


==Plot==
==Story==
Set eight years after the events of ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'', and due to Banjo and Kazooie's lack of adventures over the past few years, the duo have gained many pounds, and are now overweight and very unhealthy. When Banjo and Kazooie reunite with the decapitated head of Gruntilda, [[Banjo]] and [[Gruntilda]] compete to determine who is the true owner of [[Spiral Mountain]]. Banjo wishes to preserve his home while Gruntilda hatches an urban development scheme to replace the vegetated area with towers and malls. A new character named [[Lord of Games]] (also known as L.O.G.) attempts to settle the conflict between the two by devising a series of worlds and challenges. LOG transports the other characters to [[Showdown Town]], his headquarters, and starts the contest. The winner would be set to own Spiral Mountain; the loser must endure eternal hardship working at [[L.O.G.'s Video Game Factory|L.O.G.'s game factory]]. While Banjo and [[Kazooie]] seek to win by completing the challenges, Grunty uses a slew of vehicles she presumably has built, as well as an army of mechanical [[Gruntbot]]s to stop the duo from succeeding.<ref>http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/bknutsandbolts/</ref>
Eight years after the events of ''Banjo-Tooie'', Banjo and Kazooie became lazy and fat due to the lack of adventures. [[Gruntilda]]'s disembodied skull then reappears after finally reaching [[Banjo's house]] to settle their rivalry. Right before their fight starts, an entity known as the [[Lord of Games]] pauses the game and unpauses it to offer a way to decide who shall be the owner of [[Spiral Mountain]] and starts a game where many "pointless collectibles" appear throughout Spiral Mountain and the three must race to see who collects them all. Right after this starts, however, he states that this is "painful to watch" and instead takes them to a brand new Game World "considerably more impressive" than what they've seen before, but not after putting the duo in shape, giving the witch a new body and gifting both the duo and Grunty vehicles. Once they arrive in [[Showdown Town]], L.O.G. explains how the game will work: Banjo and Kazooie need to enter the Game Worlds through the Act Doors scattered throughout town to obtain [[Jiggy|Jiggies]] to open more Acts until they can enter Spiral Mountain again, where the final battle shall take place. To collect what they need, however, they need to use vehicles they can build themselves in [[Mumbo's Motors]] with the parts they obtain along the way or buy pre-made [[blueprint]]s from [[Humba Wumba]]. Gruntilda also obtains a new sidekick, [[Piddles]], and builds herself new minions, the [[Gruntbot]]s.
 
After entering different game worlds created by L.O.G., Banjo and Kazooie collect the amount of [[Jiggy|Jiggies]] needed to return [[Spiral Mountain|home]]. There, they will face Gruntilda to terminate this crazy adventure, but the witch will not be willing to lose.


However, as usual, Grunty fails miserably and is forced to work in L.O.G.'s factory until the end of her days, as agreed at the beginning of the game. Gruntilda promises that she will launch her own game, since she has all the necessary tools.
Once in Spiral Mountain, Banjo and Kazooie win against Gruntilda once again, forcing her to work forever in [[L.O.G.'s Video Game Factory]] and becoming the legal owners of Spiral Mountain. The witch, however, states that she will secretly make a "devious game" while there.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The game is not a traditional third-person platform game like the previous installments in the series, but instead utilizes vehicles to transport Banjo and Kazooie around the levels and complete challenges for Jiggies. According to Gregg Mayles about 20 percent of the game retains traditional platforming elements. There are however few "moves" for Banjo and Kazooie to use. The duo are limited to climbing, swimming, jumping and attacking with the [[Magic Wrench]] while other abilities, such as firing eggs have been mapped to vehicle parts instead.
The gameplay of ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' largely differs from the previous games. As Banjo and Kazooie have forgotten their moves and the bird's wings have been "clipped", they need to use vehicles in order to complete challenges and win their prizes. Outside a vehicle, they can use the newly-acquired [[Mumbo's Wrench]] to lift objects up or attack enemies. They can also climb things and swim.
 
===Vehicles===
Vehicles play a prominent role in the game. The player can build them from over 100 components available, such as body panels, engines, wheels, wings, propellers, fuel and weapons. Vehicle presets are available as blueprints. Vehicles can be created when starting a challenge as well so as to make the perfect vehicle with which to win.
 
===Items===
The game features six worlds (excluding [[Spiral Mountain]]) where the player can pick up [[Notes]], [[Jiggy|Jiggies]] and T.T. Trophies.
 
The notes are used quite differently from previous installments. They are the game's currency, used in [[Showdown Town]]. The notes can be used to buy vehicle parts, vehicle blueprints, hints, and even bribe the corrupt sheriff. In addition, there are three different types of notes: copper, silver and gold, which are worth one, five, and ten notes respectively. There 5,230 notes in the game. With [[L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges]] the player can get 120 more notes.
 
The Jiggies have the same use as in previous games. When Banjo wins a Jiggy in a game world challenge, this puzzle piece is moved to that world's respective Jig-O-Vend in Showdown Town. Kazooie, using her Magic Wrench, collects the Jiggies from the machine and Banjo takes them to the [[Jiggy Bank]] in the middle of Showdown Town. There are a total of 131 Jiggies in the game.
 
The T.T. Trophies are the most difficult items to get. [[Trophy Thomas]], a super-competitive cheetah, is the 'best in all the challenges of the game' and is willing to challenge Banjo for those who can do it faster. Banjo must complete the proposed test in a time limit to get all the prizes available. Four trophies will get the player a Jiggy. In total, there are 92 Trophies in the game (but the player can get all the Jiggies with 91).
 
===Abilities===
Almost all abilities learned in previous games will not be at Banjo and Kazooie's disposal for ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''. This approach was first mentioned in the December 20 of Rare's Scribes column, which stated, "Banjo and Kazooie haven't got many of the abilities that they used in previous games".[8] The ability introduced in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]'' to split up Banjo and Kazooie as separate playable characters will be unavailable in ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts''. A previous Scribe mentioned that they "thought about using two different controllers" to account for the new moves and all the old moves as well, but that a simpler system had been used for the game. It was eventually revealed that the approach involves using vehicles instead of the previous attack moves.


According to Rare, the in-game explanation is that most of the older abilities were forgotten after eight years of not using them and L.O.G. did not allow the duo to remember them. The only abilities Banjo still has are the grip grab (no attack), swimming (Banjo only), climbing, and the single jump. The Magic Wrench is used as a new attack, for the platforming elements of the game.
Inside a vehicle, Banjo has many more possibilities. He can build them inside [[Mumbo Jumbo]]'s garage in the Town Square of Showdown Town with parts acquired from [[Mumbo Crate]]s such as engines, wings, propellers, wheels, fuel, ammo and weapons among other things, making for a wide variety of possible creations to complete objectives in multiple different ways.


The player can disembark from a vehicle and explore the environment in a manner similar to that of the previous games. In a screenshot, Banjo and Kazooie are seen walking on a tightrope crossing a river.
Collectibles from previous games also return, although now having different functions. Throughout the Game Worlds, [[Musical Note]]s can be found and collected to be used as currency in Showdown Town. They can be spent to buy Humba Wumba's blueprints, work out in [[Boggy]]'s [[Boggy's Gym|Gym]], bribe [[Pikelet]] or buy [[Jolly Roger|Jolly Dodger]]'s black market Jiggies, among other things. Jiggies are used to open Act Doors and obtain even more Jiggies in order to reach Spiral Mountain and face Gruntilda. [[T.T. Trophy|T.T. Trophies]], the highest rewards in regular challenges, are used to obtain even more Jiggies at [[Trophy Thomas]]' [[Jig-O-Vend]]. [[Jinjo Token]]s are used to obtain Musical Notes and vehicle parts in [[King Jingaling]]'s [[Bingo Palace]].


===Multiplayer===
===Multiplayer===
The idea of multiplayer options was first discussed at the Rare Witch Project, where Mayles said that there would be multiplayer capability in the game unlike that found in ''[[Banjo-Tooie]]''. He also noted that there would not be any first-person shooter sections in the traditional action-adventure game. It was later revealed that multiplayer will be purely vehicle-based where players will be able to take their custom built vehicles to Xbox Live and compete in online races and activities. An announcement stated that the game features a co-operative mode and offline multiplayer options.
''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' features a multiplayer mode where players can compete in various games using both custom and pre-made vehicles.
 
List of multiplayer games (by category):


====Race====
====List of multiplayer race tracks====
*Short Circuit
*[[Air Straights]]
*Nutty Airways
*[[Drag Kings]]
*Speedway
*[[Egg 'n' Spoon Race]]
*Small Spiral Circuit
*[[G-Zero]]
*Drag Kings
*[[Hurdles]]
*Pool Prix
*[[Nutty Airways]]
*Egg 'n' Spoon Race
*[[Nutty Cruises]]
*Super Spiral Circuit
*[[Pool Prix]]
*Air Straights
*[[Short Circuit]]
*G-Zero
*[[Small Spiral Circuit]]
*Hurdles
*[[Speedway]]
*Triathlon
*[[Super Spiral Circuit]]
*Nutty Cruises
*[[Triathlon]]


Added with '''L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges''':
=====Added with L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges=====
*Terrarium Tussle
*[[Don't Lose Your Nuts]]
*Iced Prix
*[[Iced Prix]]
*Don't Lose Your Nuts
*[[Terrarium Tussle]]


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Returning characters===
===Returning===
*[[Banjo]]
*[[Banjo]]
*[[Kazooie]]
*[[Bawl]]
*[[Boggy]]
*[[Bottles]]
*[[Captain Blubber]]
*[[Cheato]]
*[[Clanker]]
*[[Dingpot]]
*[[George Ice Cube]]
*[[Glowbo]]
*[[Golden Goliath]]
*[[Gruntilda]]
*[[Gruntilda]]
*[[Mumbo Jumbo]]
*[[Humba Wumba]]
*[[Humba Wumba]]
*[[Jamjars]] (voice only)
*[[Jinjo]]s
*[[Jolly Roger]]
*[[Jolly Roger]]
*[[Bottles]]
*[[Kazooie]]
*[[King Jingaling]]
*[[King Jingaling]]
*[[Captain Blubber]]
*[[Klungo]]
*[[Jinjo]]s
*[[Weldar]]
*[[Clanker]]
*[[Loggo]]
*[[Loggo]]
*[[Mildred Ice Cube]]
*[[Minjo]]
*[[Mr. Fit]]
*[[Mr. Patch]]
*[[Mr. Patch]]
*[[Mumbo Jumbo]]
*[[Snowman]]
*[[Snowman]]
*[[Bawl]]
*[[Klungo]]
*[[Jamjars]] (voice only)
*[[Mr. Fit]]
*[[Boggy]]
*[[Golden Goliath]]
*[[George Ice Cube]]
*[[Mildred Ice Cube]]
*[[Dingpot]]
*[[Cheato]]
*[[Minjo]]
*[[Targitzan]]
*[[Targitzan]]
*[[Glowbo]]
*[[Weldar]]


===New characters===
===New===
*[[Gruntbot]]s
*[[Lord of Games]]
*[[Piddles]]
*[[Pikelet]]
*[[Pikelet]]
*[[Trophy Thomas]]
*[[Trophy Thomas]]
*[[Lord of Games]] (L.O.G.)
*[[Piddles]]
*[[Gruntbot]]s
==Worlds and Levels==
Many levels have been introduced in Nuts & Bolts, many new, while some old levels from previous games being redesigned in a whole new way.
There are 6 new levels (not including Showdown Town and Spiral Mountain). Each new world is split into 6 acts (à la ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series) each with a number of Jiggies obtainable (L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges has no Jiggies to obtain, since they go to the picture). Like the other console games, the levels can be accessed from the hub world and themed music will play when neared. Each world has its own intro that plays when you enter the world for the first time.
*[[Showdown Town]] - The hub world. Showdown Town is a huge city with seven different districts, filled with residents not very different in appearance but very different in their views (depending on which part of the city they live). The [[L.O.G.'s Video Game Factory]] is located at its highest point. Mumbo has a [[Mumbo's Motors|workshop]] in the city square, [[Humba Wumba]] runs a shop where she sells blueprints and vehicle parts, [[Bottles]] works as a tour guide and [[Boggy]] operates his own [[Boggy's Gym|gym]].
*[[Nutty Acres]] - An artificial grassland level located in Nutty Island. A tropical setting where coconuts have a reputation as the biggest and best in the world. In the center of the island is Mumbo's farm, to south of which the shaman has his own coconut plantation. In the swamp, growing on a tree, the Coco Loco grows. Gruntilda tries to steal it, but this is prevented by Banjo. Nutty Acres also has its own volcano, where the player can get an Achievement if a bull is thrown inside it.
*[[LOGBOX 720]] - A level that resembles the inside of a video game console (obviously the Xbox 360). It has 6 levels, and has its own power supply system (grape flavored). Much data is processed and, occasionally, the firewall removes any trace of life. The LogBox also is full of small green creatures, which are bugs.
*[[Banjoland]] - A museum of levels, people, and scenery from the first 2 games. The music changes
*[[Jiggosseum]] - A level taking place in a large sports-themed colusseum.
*[[Terrarium of Terror]] - A space-themed level, taking place in a series of domes filled with overgrown plants.
*[[Spiral Mountain]] - The starter world of all Banjo-Kazooie games, including Nuts and Bolts. Here, it also serves as the final world.
*[[Test-o-Track]] - Mumbo's vehicle test area, which also hosts the additional DLC [[L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges]].
==Easter Eggs==
During the game, you will see a lot of things that are references to other [[Rare]] games, consoles, and gaming things such as:


<poem>
==Game Worlds==
*Kazooie is playing Hero Klungo Sssavesss Teh World on an Xbox 360 in the opening movie.
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*In two windows in Showdown Town there are newspapers with pictures of Conker the Squirrel.
|-
*A Lickatoad from Viva Piñata appears in the game. It appears as a vehicle part named "Papery Pal", and L.O.G. turns Banjo into it once.
!colspan=2 | Hub
*In the aforementioned Papery Pal's description, Mumbo says that, "Trouble in Paradise is good game. Mumbo recommend player buy it tomorrow." ''Trouble in Paradise'' is the 2<sup>nd</sup> Viva Piñata game.
|-
*When LOG announces himself as the grand creator of all video games, Kazooie responds with "Even ones that don't sell very well, like ''Ghoulies''?", a reference to the fact that the Rare game, ''Grabbed by the Ghoulies'', was a large commercial failure. During this part, a small portion of the main theme from ''Grabbed by the Ghoulies'' is played.
!World
*L.O.G. tells Banjo and Kazooie that they're failures. Kazooie says that they've been in lots of games, to which L.O.G. says the they haven't been in nearly as many games as "that Italian gentleman", an obvious reference to Mario.
!Summary
*When you're building a vehicle with a tray, it contains a Viva Piñata Lickatoad, 5 Grabbed By the Ghoulies video games, and a skeleton arm from ''Grabbed by the Ghoulies.
|-
*When you first arrive at Klungo's Arcade, Klungo tells you about his game, and claims he is a big star, and he is "bigger star than Massster Chief...", a reference to Master Chief from ''[[wikipedia:Halo|Halo]]''.
|[[File:Showdown Town overview.jpg|200px]]<br><div style="text-align: center;">[[Showdown Town]]</div>
* One of LOG's random quotes says that he invented the first person shooter and regretted it, then he mentions "a certain Space Marine", most likely referencing Master Chief from "Halo" or the unnamed guy from "Doom".
|Showdown Town is a large city where the Act Doors are located. It contains many stores and characters to interact with in its various districts, but only the Trolley can be used to drive around.
*There are many game disks to be found in [[LOGBOX 720]], including Viva Piñata, It's Mr. Pants, and Grabbed by the Ghoulies.
|-
*At one point, Banjo mentions that he once was in a race with "a genie and a giant pig", a reference to [[Diddy Kong Racing]] (the genie is Taj and the pig is Wizpig)
!colspan=2 | Levels
*In [[Banjoland]], floating in the large lake, there is a ''Grabbed By The Ghoulies'' case behind the Test of Strength cactus and [[Cloud Cuckooland]]'s Garbage Bin is filled to the brim with copies.
|-
*In the [[Jiggosseum]], there is a scoreboard marquee sitting at the top of the colosseum, which shows fake scores from fake sports teams (the teams are named after Banjo characters, and there's even one named "Twycross Athletic", which is where Rare is based). Eventually, it will read, "Is anyone actually reading this?"
|[[File:Nutty Acres.jpg|200px]]<br><div style="text-align: center;">[[Nutty Acres]]</div>
*The achievement for unlocking the space-themed level, [[Terrarium of Terror]], is known as "Super Banjo Universe", a play on the title of the Mario game set in space, "Super Mario Galaxy".
|Nutty Acres is a large coconut farm located in an artifical island and owned by Mumbo Jumbo. Him and his employees are often in need of help, and reward Banjo if he aids them.
*The Nintendo 64 can be seen in the beginning of the game, although it appears to be stowed away, a reference to Banjo & Kazooie's transition to Xbox 360.
|-
*In Spiral Mountain (Intro or Game World), if you jump in the large dumpster you can see Fudgehogs and Ghoulies in it.
|[[File:LOGBOX 720.jpg|200px]]<br><div style="text-align: center;">[[LOGBOX 720]]</div>
*In the background of Showdown Town, you can see a mansion in the distance. The mansion is the Ghoulhaven Hall, from ''Grabbed by the Ghoulies''.
|LOGBOX 720 is a giant video game console where the manager Pikelet and his workers work at. It is filled with various chips that when hit glitch the game (like making the screen static when hitting the graphics chip) and has various [[bug]]s wandering around.
*One of the parts is named "Fulgore's Fist" Fulgore, which was the name of a fighter in '''Killer Instinct''', an arcade fighting game by Rare which was also ported to the SNES.
|-
*A weapon called the Freezeezy (shaped like a fridge, and named after the [[Banjo-Kazooie]] world [[Freezeezy Peak]]) has "KI3" on the front in magnetic letters, another reference to ''Killer Instinct''.
|[[File:Banjoland.jpg|200px]]<br><div style="text-align: center;">[[Banjoland]]</div>
*When you find [[Jolly Dodger]] in [[Showdown Town]], he opens a case with copies of ''Killer Instinct 3''.
|Banjoland is a large museum with many exhibits referencing previous games. The curator Bottles and other workers are often in need of help, as the location needs constant maintenance.
*A back alley in Showdown Town has a stack of green crates with Rare Ltd.'s logo. The alley is in a construction site, between the center of town and the docks.
|-
*In [[Banjoland]], if you fly behind Mumbo's skull, you can see the words "This is not a photo opportunity" written on the wall. This is a reference to the well-known British graffiti artist Banksy.
|[[File:Jiggosseum.jpg|200px]]<br><div style="text-align: center;">[[Jiggosseum]]</div>
*At the opening movie, when Banjo is eating pizza and Kazooie is playing the Xbox 360, the radio is playing the tune from the Windy level in Conker's Bad Fur Day.
|The Jiggosseum is a large stadium where many sports are practiced. The various characters in this Game World challenge Banjo in a variety of ways using the empty area for different games.
*In Banjoland there is a copy of Grabbed By The Ghoulies in the water, and there are crates that have Banjo-Kazooie on them.</poem>
|-
|[[File:Terrarium of Terror.jpg|200px]]<br><div style="text-align: center;">[[Terrarium of Terror]]</div>
|The Terrarium of Terror is a space station where many overgrown plants are kept. Klungo has a farm of floaty berries here that he uses to make his Floaty Fruit Juice.
|-
|[[File:NnB Spiral Mountain.jpg|200px]]<br><div style="text-align: center;">[[Spiral Mountain]]</div>
|Spiral Mountain is where the game started, and also where it ends. Gruntilda is faced here in the final battle to decide the owner of the Game World.
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is impossible to die, as when Banjo runs out of health, Kazooie just slaps him in the face until his health bar is full. One of the loading screens does say if you lose all your health in a mission it is game over. In gameplay if you lose all of your health you fail the mission and have to restart from the begining.
*To promote the release of the game, the Lunchables included small models of its vehicles in boxes.
*To promote the game, the Lunchables company included small little models of ''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' vehicles in the boxes.
*''Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'' is the only ''Banjo-Kazooie'' game to be translated to Polish.
*There is an easter egg under Spiral Mountain, you will see a pair of evil eyes. If you fly into the eyes you will be in L.O.G.'s video game factory, which shows strange games, such as "Grabbed by the Ghoulies ll" and another Banjo-Kazooie game, however these games are just possibly there for no reason.
**This is less likely an easter egg and more an oversight. The cutscene of Gruntilda in LOG's game factory is loaded directly underneath the visible geometry of Spiral Mountain, likely to save time and remove the need for the game to load a new section. Using a glitch, the player can break through the ground in Spiral Mountain and view the game factory. Titles include "Grabbed by the Ghoulies II" a fictional sequel to the aforementioned Xbox title, "Killer Kake Instinct", a parody of Killer Instinct and cooking games that seems to star Humba Wumba, "Killer Instinct 3" the same as the games Jolly Dodger is holding, and "Banjo Bash Buddies" likely a parody of Super Smash Bros.
*The game was once a Banjo-Kazooie remake, a racing game, and even a Banjo-Threeie.
*In the loading screens, the Pause theme from Battletoads sometimes plays in the background.
*Banjo can still preform the [[Jump]] and [[Grip Grab]] abilities in this game. Additionally, using the [[Magic Wrench]] while in the air is very similar to using the [[Rat-a-tat Rap]] attack and using it on the ground is similar to using the [[Forward Roll]] attack.
*In the development of this game an idea was formed of Gruntilda repeatedly messing with and trying to impede your progress as you go collect things throughout the levels and even collect things herself. <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R2sCzlT5Uc</ref>
*This is the only game from series, that was translated to Polish. However the language appears only if you bought the game in Poland. It does not work on the XBOX Live Version.


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==

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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Nuts & Bolts NA cover art.jpg
Developer Rare Ltd.
Publisher Microsoft
Designer Gregg Mayles
Console(s) Xbox 360, Xbox One (Rare Replay)
Release date(s) NA: November 12, 2008
EU: November 14, 2008
JA: December 11, 2008
AU: November 20, 2008
Genre Vehicle Platformer, Action/Adventure
Mode Single player, Multiplayer
Rating ESRB: E10+
PEGI: 7+
CERO: A (All Ages)
OFLC: G (General)
Media DVD-DL
Input Xbox 360 Controller

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is a Banjo-Kazooie title released on Xbox 360 in 2008. It is a direct follow-up to Banjo-Tooie. The game was announced at Microsoft's X06 in 2006 at Barcelona, Spain and was released on November 11, 2008.[1]

In early 2009, L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges, a DLC for the game, was released for 400 Microsoft Points.

Story

Eight years after the events of Banjo-Tooie, Banjo and Kazooie became lazy and fat due to the lack of adventures. Gruntilda's disembodied skull then reappears after finally reaching Banjo's house to settle their rivalry. Right before their fight starts, an entity known as the Lord of Games pauses the game and unpauses it to offer a way to decide who shall be the owner of Spiral Mountain and starts a game where many "pointless collectibles" appear throughout Spiral Mountain and the three must race to see who collects them all. Right after this starts, however, he states that this is "painful to watch" and instead takes them to a brand new Game World "considerably more impressive" than what they've seen before, but not after putting the duo in shape, giving the witch a new body and gifting both the duo and Grunty vehicles. Once they arrive in Showdown Town, L.O.G. explains how the game will work: Banjo and Kazooie need to enter the Game Worlds through the Act Doors scattered throughout town to obtain Jiggies to open more Acts until they can enter Spiral Mountain again, where the final battle shall take place. To collect what they need, however, they need to use vehicles they can build themselves in Mumbo's Motors with the parts they obtain along the way or buy pre-made blueprints from Humba Wumba. Gruntilda also obtains a new sidekick, Piddles, and builds herself new minions, the Gruntbots.

Once in Spiral Mountain, Banjo and Kazooie win against Gruntilda once again, forcing her to work forever in L.O.G.'s Video Game Factory and becoming the legal owners of Spiral Mountain. The witch, however, states that she will secretly make a "devious game" while there.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts largely differs from the previous games. As Banjo and Kazooie have forgotten their moves and the bird's wings have been "clipped", they need to use vehicles in order to complete challenges and win their prizes. Outside a vehicle, they can use the newly-acquired Mumbo's Wrench to lift objects up or attack enemies. They can also climb things and swim.

Inside a vehicle, Banjo has many more possibilities. He can build them inside Mumbo Jumbo's garage in the Town Square of Showdown Town with parts acquired from Mumbo Crates such as engines, wings, propellers, wheels, fuel, ammo and weapons among other things, making for a wide variety of possible creations to complete objectives in multiple different ways.

Collectibles from previous games also return, although now having different functions. Throughout the Game Worlds, Musical Notes can be found and collected to be used as currency in Showdown Town. They can be spent to buy Humba Wumba's blueprints, work out in Boggy's Gym, bribe Pikelet or buy Jolly Dodger's black market Jiggies, among other things. Jiggies are used to open Act Doors and obtain even more Jiggies in order to reach Spiral Mountain and face Gruntilda. T.T. Trophies, the highest rewards in regular challenges, are used to obtain even more Jiggies at Trophy Thomas' Jig-O-Vend. Jinjo Tokens are used to obtain Musical Notes and vehicle parts in King Jingaling's Bingo Palace.

Multiplayer

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts features a multiplayer mode where players can compete in various games using both custom and pre-made vehicles.

List of multiplayer race tracks

Added with L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges

Characters

Returning

New

Game Worlds

Hub
World Summary
Showdown Town overview.jpg
 Showdown Town is a large city where the Act Doors are located. It contains many stores and characters to interact with in its various districts, but only the Trolley can be used to drive around.
Levels
Nutty Acres.jpg
 Nutty Acres is a large coconut farm located in an artifical island and owned by Mumbo Jumbo. Him and his employees are often in need of help, and reward Banjo if he aids them.
LOGBOX 720.jpg
 LOGBOX 720 is a giant video game console where the manager Pikelet and his workers work at. It is filled with various chips that when hit glitch the game (like making the screen static when hitting the graphics chip) and has various bugs wandering around.
Banjoland.jpg
 Banjoland is a large museum with many exhibits referencing previous games. The curator Bottles and other workers are often in need of help, as the location needs constant maintenance.
Jiggosseum.jpg
 The Jiggosseum is a large stadium where many sports are practiced. The various characters in this Game World challenge Banjo in a variety of ways using the empty area for different games.
Terrarium of Terror.jpg
 The Terrarium of Terror is a space station where many overgrown plants are kept. Klungo has a farm of floaty berries here that he uses to make his Floaty Fruit Juice.
NnB Spiral Mountain.jpg
 Spiral Mountain is where the game started, and also where it ends. Gruntilda is faced here in the final battle to decide the owner of the Game World.

Trivia

  • To promote the release of the game, the Lunchables included small models of its vehicles in boxes.
  • Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is the only Banjo-Kazooie game to be translated to Polish.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
French Banjo-Kazooie: Écrous et Boulons Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
German Banjo-Kazooie: Schraube Locker Banjo-Kazooie: Screw Loose
Italian Banjo-Kazooie: Viti & Bulloni Banjo-Kazooie: Screws & Bolts
Japanese バンジョーとカズーイの大冒険 ガレージ大作戦 Banjo and Kazooie's Adventure: Garage Operation
Spanish Banjo-Kazooie: Baches y Cachivaches Banjo-Kazooie: Potholes and Junk

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.

External links

Videos

References

  1. ↑ http://play.tm/wire/click/1894716
Banjo-Kazooie series
Video games Main games Banjo-Kazooie • Banjo-Tooie • Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges)
Spin-offs Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge • Banjo-Pilot (Diddy Kong Pilot)
Ports Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mobile / Missions • Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade) • Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade)
Browser Banjo-Kazooie Memory Game • The LUNCHABLES "Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts" Aerial Challenge
Tech demos Space World 2000 tech demo • Banjo-Kazooie (SXSW 2015 Gaming Awards) • Hairball Heroes
Canceled Dream: Land of Giants • Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Curse • Banjo's Jiggy Juggle • Banjo X • Banjo-Karting • The Fast and the Furriest (racing game) • The Fast and the Furriest (party game)
Club Nintendo comics Super Mario in Aloha Hawaii • Mitternacht Imhexendom • Das Horrorhaus der Gerfangenen Jinjos • Freeze Frame • N-Gang vs. Nintendo • Die Hexe lacht um Mitternacht
Miscellaneous Banjo-Kazooie (cartoon) • Diddy Kong Racing: 4-koma Gag Battle • Merchandise • Nintendo Power • Rare on Xbox Promo Movie • References • Stop 'n' Swop • Website
Related games Diddy Kong Racing • Diddy Kong Racing DS • Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie • Rare Replay • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Characters Playable characters Banjo • Kazooie
Supporting characters Boggy • Bottles • Captain Blubber • Ghost • Humba Wumba • Jamjars • Jinjo • Jolly Dodger • King Jingaling • Klungo • Lord of Games • Mr. Fit • Mumbo Jumbo • Pikelet • Supporting cast • Trophy Thomas
Antagonists Gruntbot • Gruntilda • Minjo • Mr. Patch • Piddles • Showdown Town Police
Cameos Bawl • Captain Blackeye • Cheato • Clanker • Colliwobble • Dingpot • George Ice Cube • Glowbo • Gobi • Golden Goliath • Loggo • Mildred Ice Cube • Moggy • Roysten • Saucer of Peril • Soggy • Tanktup • Targitzan • Tooty • Topper • Weldar
Items Jiggy • Jinjo Token • Mumbo Crate • Musical Note • T.T. Trophy • Vehicle parts
Objects Jig-O-Vend • Jiggy Bank • Laser Door • Mumbo's Wrench • Trapdoor Tower • Vehicles • Wrench-it Bolt
Locations Spiral Mountain (Banjo's House • Gruntilda's Lair) • Showdown Town (Mumbo's Motors • Test-o-Track • Klungo's Arcade • Boggy's Gym • Bingo Palace • L.O.G.'s Video Game Factory) • Nutty Acres • LOGBOX 720 • Banjoland • Jiggosseum • Terrarium of Terror • L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges
Minigames Hero Klungo Sssavesss Teh World • Hero Klungo Sssavesss Teh Universsse
Other Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Original Soundtrack • Gallery • Glitches • Pre-release and unused content • Stop 'n' Swop
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