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'''''Banjo-Tooie''''' is a port of the [[Banjo-Tooie|game of the same name]] for the [[Xbox 360]] as part of Xbox Live Arcade, a digital video game download service. It was published by [[Microsoft]] in 2009 and, much like ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''{{'}}s [[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Xbox Live Arcade port]], made multiple minor changes to both the game's graphics and gameplay, as well as adding some extra content through [[Stop 'n' Swop]]. This version was later included in ''[[Rare Replay]]'' and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Project xCloud) service.
'''''Banjo-Tooie''''' is a port of the [[Banjo-Tooie|game of the same name]] for the [[Xbox 360]] as part of Xbox Live Arcade, a digital video game download service. It was published by [[Microsoft]] in 2009 and, much like ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''{{'}}s [[Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade)|Xbox Live Arcade port]], made multiple minor changes to both the game's graphics and gameplay, as well as adding some extra content through [[Stop 'n' Swop]]. This version was later included in ''[[Rare Replay]]'' and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Project xCloud) service.


==Differences and changes==
==Changes==
*The main menu has received many changes including: a way to rewatch cutscenes; a way to fight bosses; a viewable tutorial; and the ability to replay mini-games again. The volume and sound effects can be decreased, and the empty save files still have pictures of characters. These portraits also have the [[Stop 'n' Swop II]] logo at the corner.
===New Features===
*The pause menu has also received some changes, with many new options such as "Leaderboard and [[Achievements]]," "View Totals" and "[[Jiggy]] Tips," which repladced the [[signpost]]s in [[Jiggywiggy's Temple]].
*The main menu has received many added features:  
**A portal to rewatch cutscenes
**A mode to fight previously defeated bosses.
**A viewable tutorial.
**The ability to replay completed mini-games.  
**The volume and sound effects can be adjusted.
**The empty save files still have pictures of characters. These portraits also have the [[Stop 'n' Swop II]] logo at the corner.
*The pause menu has also received some changes:
**"Leaderboard and [[Achievements]]" has been introduced.
**"View Totals" has been introduced.
**"[[Jiggy]] Tips" has been introduced, which repladces the [[signpost]]s in [[Jiggywiggy's Temple]].
*Stop 'n' Swop, a feature originally scrapped in the original game, is now fully functional and works with both the Xbox Live Arcade port of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]''. Stop 'n' Swop II, a new feature, has also been implemented.
 
===Gameplay===
*Some of the changes made in the Japanese version were standardized, while others were reverted.
*Most glitches from the original version have been fixed.
*Most glitches from the original version have been fixed.
*As the original music and sound effects had been made with lag in mind, some no longer play correctly as the port removes all the lag.
*[[Klungo]]'s potions are no longer random, with him always using the red potion in the first battle, the green potion in the second battle and the blue potion in the third battle.
*[[Gruntilda]] has some new questions in the [[Tower of Tragedy Quiz]], as well as few old ones changed.
 
===Presentaition===
*The game is now compatible with High Definition resolutions and a higher frame rate, up to 1080p, 60 frames per second.
*The textures have been redone to be a much higher fidelity.
*Almost all instances of frame rate drops and lag have been removed.
**This causes issues with the audio in cutscenes and other moments being out of sync with the visuals, as the original music and sound effects were choreographed with the original game's lag in mind.
*Some music is modified, for example [[Witchyworld]]'s music has some instruments play at a different pitch and a wave effect in the song is removed.
*Some music is modified, for example [[Witchyworld]]'s music has some instruments play at a different pitch and a wave effect in the song is removed.
*[[Klungo]]'s potions are no longer random, with him always using the red potion in the first battle, the green potion in the second battle and the blue potion in the third battle.
*The spinning [[Nintendo 64]] logo on the title screen was removed.
*The textures are in a much higher resolution.
*All [[Nintendo]] references have been removed or replaced.
*The dialogue is in a different font, Andy Bold, instead of Comicrazy.
*The dialogue is in a different font, Andy Bold, instead of Comicrazy.
*Stop 'n' Swop, a feature originally scrapped in the original game, is now fully functional and works with both the Xbox Live Arcade port of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]''. Stop 'n' Swop II, a new feature, has also been implemented.
*[[Humba Wumba]], after transforming [[Kazooie]] into a [[Dragon Kazooie|dragon]], mentions [[L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges]].
*[[Humba Wumba]], after transforming [[Kazooie]] into a [[Dragon Kazooie|dragon]], mentions [[L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges]].
*[[Gruntilda]] has some new questions in the [[Tower of Tragedy Quiz]], as well as few old ones changed.
*Originally, Boggy says he's watching a movie called "Bear Babes 'n' Eskimos". In the Xbox 360 version, this is changed to "Bear Babes 'n' Bigfoot". This is likely due to the term "Eskimo" being used as an offensive slur to the Inuit people.


==Achievements==
==Achievements==

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