Banjo-Pilot

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Banjo-Pilot

Developer	Rare
Publisher	THQ
Designer	Gary Richards
Genre	Racing
Mode	Single player Multiplayer (2-4)
Rating	ESRB: Everyone (E) PEGI: 3+
Media	128-Megabit Cartridge
Input	N/A

Banjo-Pilot is a 2005 racing game for the Game Boy Advance. It was developed by Rare and published by THQ; it is the only spinoff title of the Banjo-Kazooie series and has no storyline nor relation to the main series. As the name suggests, Banjo-Pilot primarily features characters racing in planes. The race courses are rendered using Mode7 technology.

Banjo-Pilot was originally under development as Diddy Kong Pilot in 2001. Its earlier iteration was cancelled because of the Microsoft acquisition in 2002, and that Nintendo was concerned over its quality. An earlier build of Banjo-Pilot utilized the voxel engine, which was later removed.

Playable Characters

• Banjo
  • Top Speed: 3/5
  • Acceleration: 3/5
  • Handling: 2/5

• Kazooie
  • Top Speed: 2/5
  • Acceleration: 3/5
  • Handling: 4/5

• Mumbo Jumbo
  • Top Speed: 3/5
  • Acceleration: 2/5
  • Handling: 3/5

• Purple Jinjo
  • Top Speed: 1/5
  • Acceleration: 4/5
  • Handling: 5/5

• Humba Wumba (unlockable)
  • Top Speed: 1/5
  • Acceleration: 5/5
  • Handling: 5/5
  • How to unlock: Beat Jiggy Cup in Bottles Grand Prix.

• Bottles (unlockable)
  • Top Speed: 5/5
  • Acceleration: 4/5
  • Handling: 4/5

• Gruntilda (unlockable)
  • Top Speed: 5/5
  • Acceleration: 1/5
  • Handling: 1/5
  • How to unlock: Beat Grunty's Grand Prix.

• Klungo (unlockable)
  • Top Speed: 4/5
  • Acceleration: 2/5
  • Handling: 2/5
  • Beat Skull Cup in Grunty's Grand Prix.

• Jolly Roger (unlockable)
  • Top Speed: 2/5
  • Acceleration: 4/5
  • Handling: 4/5
  • How to unlock: Beat Pumpkin Cup in Grunty's Grand Prix.

Cups

Honeycomb/Pumpkin Cup

• Spiral Mountain
• Jinxy's Dunes
• Freezeezy Peak
• Hailfire Peaks
• Boss: Kazooie/Jolly

Jiggy/Cauldron Cup

• Treasure Trove Cove
• Clanker's River
• Grunty Industries
• Gobi's Valley
• Boss: Humba/Mumbo

Beehive/Skull Cup

• Freezing Furnace
• Mayahem Temple
• Steamy Vents
• Jolly Roger's Lagoon
• Boss: Banjo/Klungo

Feather/Broomstick Cup

• Witchyworld
• Breegull Beach
• Terrydactyland
• Cauldron Keep
• Boss: Bottles/Grunty

Story

According to Rare, there is no story to the game, although it can be assumed that Cheato lost all of his pages and Banjo and his friends must retrieve them by completing race courses. As Grunty is still in her original form, it can also be assumed this is the first game in the series, apart from possibly Diddy Kong Racing.

Game Modes

Grand Prix

In this mode, the first player races against other characters in a series of tracks to earn points. There are four cups that each contain four tracks with an aerial boss fight at the end. The player is given a trophy determined on his/her rank. Different Grand Prixes include the Bottles GP, the Grunty GP, the Endurance GP, and the Jinjo GP.

Quickrace

In this mode, the player can do a quick single race with any character he/she has already unlocked. The player can choose tracks from the Bottles and Gruntilda Grand Prixes.

Time Trial

In this mode, the player races against the ghost of either Bottles or Gruntilda to try and beat their best time.

Trophies

Here, the player can view the trophies that he/she won throughout the game. There is also a photo album when the player completes all of the game's challenges.

Jiggy Challenge

In this mode, the player collects six Jiggies on tracks from the Bottles and Grunty Grand Prixes while trying to finish in first place. If they succeed, they can unlock Bottles, the most efficient racer in the game.

Cheato

Here, Cheato pages are used to purchase unlockables within the game.

Multiplayer

Head-To-Head

It's a multiplayer quickrace, with four players together in the same track.

Dogfight

Similar to a cup boss battle. Player can beat the opponent using weapons.

Items

When the player hits a Honeycomb, they receive an item. Items include:

• Golden Feathers: Grants the player temporary invincibility and boosted speed.
• Mumbo's Head: Despite his name, it its a Mingy Jongo-like head that temporarily disables all other racers.
• Turbo Trainers: Gives the player a short speed boost.
• Saucer of Peril: Targets in on the race leader and causes them to crash.
• Fire Egg: Homes in on the nearest racer in front of the player and causes them to crash.
• Ice Egg: Dropped behind your plane and causes any plane that hits it to crash.

Music

Banjo-Pilot music was composed by one of Rare's well known compositors, Robin Beanland and Jamie Hughes. According to Rare, as the game first title was Diddy Kong Pilot. The game's music track are based on Donkey Kong Country's soundtrack.

Cameos

Many characters from Rare's previous games make minor cameos in Banjo-Pilot. Characters like Tiptup, Gobi, and Master Jiggywiggy can be seen in various tracks. Sabreman, from Sabre Wulf, and Expresso, from Donkey Kong Country, appear in Jolly Roger's Lagoon and Jinxy's Dunes, respectively. Other non-playable characters include Cheato, King Jingaling, and Roysten.