Banjo-Tooie

Banjo-Tooie
North American Nintendo 64 box art
Developer(s)	Rare[a]
Publisher(s)	Nintendo[a]
Designer(s)	Gregg Mayles
Programmer(s)	Chris Sutherland Paul Machacek
Artist(s)	Steve Mayles
Composer(s)	Grant Kirkhope
Series	Banjo-Kazooie
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64 Xbox 360
Release	Nintendo 64 NA: 20 November 2000 JP: 27 November 2000 EU: 12 April 2001 Xbox 360 WW: 29 April 2009
Genre(s)	Platform, action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Banjo-Tooie is a 2000 platform game developed by Rare and originally released for the Nintendo 64 console. It is the second game in the Banjo-Kazooie series and the sequel to Banjo-Kazooie. The game follows the returning protagonists Banjo and Kazooie as they attempt to stop the plans of the witch Gruntilda and two of her sisters, who intend to vaporise the inhabitants of the game's island setting. The game features worlds significantly larger than those of its predecessor, requiring the player to complete challenges such as solving puzzles, jumping over obstacles, collecting items, and defeating opponents. It also includes a multiplayer mode in which up to four players can compete in several minigames repurposed from the main campaign.

Development of the game started in June 1998, directly after the release of its predecessor. Several new features were cut from the game due to time constraints and limitations of the Nintendo 64 hardware. Upon release, Banjo-Tooie received critical acclaim from video game critics, who praised its graphics and the size of its worlds. However, the game's inconsistent frame rate was criticized. In 2009, Banjo-Tooie was re-released as an Xbox Live Arcade game for the Xbox 360. The game was also included in the Rare Replay video game compilation, released for the Xbox One in 2015.
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