Banjo-Kazooie

Banjo-Kazooie is an action-adventure platformer developed by Rare, then called Rareware, and published by Nintendo. It is the first installment in the Banjo-Kazooie series. It was released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 and re-released in 2008 for the Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360.
== Plot ==
Opening in Spiral Mountain, home of Banjo, Kazooie and the evil witch Gruntilda, otherwise known as Grunty. When speaking to Dingpot, Grunty's cauldron, she learns that Tooty, Banjo's sister, is more beautiful than she is. Enraged, Gruntilda kidnaps Tooty. Banjo and Kazooie learn Tooty was taken to Gruntilda's Lair from Bottles, a friendly mole.
At the top of the tower, Gruntilda intends to swap her level of beauty with Tooty, thus making her young and beautiful while Tooty becomes a monster, using a machine created by her minion Klungo. To save Tooty, Banjo and Kazooie must travel through various worlds that branch from within the lair. Aiding them on their quest is Bottles, who teaches the duo new moves and abilities, and the shaman Mumbo Jumbo, who transforms the two into various animals to accomplish certain tasks.
Deep in the lair, Banjo and Kazooie face Gruntilda in "Grunty's Furnace Fun", a trivia game made by the witch, with questions and challenges related to certain aspects of the game. If they win, they will win a prize of their choice, with Tooty being one of them; if they lose, they will be cast into a lava pit. The heroic duo win and rescue Tooty while Gruntilda escapes. Banjo and Kazooie return home and celebrate with their friends with a barbecue, until Tooty reminds everyone that Gruntilda had escaped.
Banjo and Kazooie confront Gruntilda at the top of her tower for a final showdown. With the aid of the Jinjos they rescued, who dispatch a giant blue Jinjo called the Jinjonator; the duo defeat Gruntilda, who falls to the ground and is buried underneath a boulder. Banjo and Kazooie return home and visit the beach with their friends, anticipating their next game. Gruntilda, with Klungo, attempt to move the rock covering her, swears revenge.
== Gameplay ==
The gameplay revolves around the nine non-linear worlds that the heroic duo can reach. Inside each world, there are ten jigsaw pieces called "Jiggies" that can be found, as well as a hundred musical notes and five Jinjos. There are also Mumbo Tokens that can be found, which are used to pay Mumbo Jumbo to transform the duo into other creatures.
Category:Games released on the Nintendo 64
Category:Games released in 1998
Category:Games that are rated E
Category:Games by Rare