Note: iOS 9 + Facebook users w/ trouble scrolling: #super sorry# we hope to fix it asap. In the meantime Chrome Mobile is a reach around
hot  /  reviews  /  videos  /  cblogs  /  qposts

Banjo-Kazooie takes a trip to Showdown Town in brand new trailer

9:40 AM on 10.02.2008 // Jim Sterling
  @JimSterling

[video]105978:458[/video]

I think it's great how the original negative reaction to Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts has mostly faded away, with gamers having taken the stick out of their spiceholes long enough to see that the game is looking quite good.

Speaking of "looking quite good," this new trailer for the BK's "Showdown Town" area is pretty visually gorgeous. What I like about Rare games is how they are able to produce some of the best graphics available on the 360 through use of actual artistry as opposed to "photorealism."

This game looks like a lot of comic fun to me. Definitely the kind of thing Microsoft could stand to be branching into more instead of focusing entirely on SingStar rip-offs and Eyetoy parodies. 



Jim Sterling, Former Reviews Editor
 Follow Blog + disclosure JimSterling Tips
Destructoid reviews editor, responsible for running and maintaining the cutting edge videogame critique that people ignore because all they want to see are the scores at the end. Also a regular f... more   |   staff directory



 Setup email comments

Unsavory comments? Please report harassment, spam, and hate speech to our community fisters, and flag the user (we will ban users dishing bad karma). Can't see comments? Apps like Avast or browser extensions can cause it. You can fix it by adding *.disqus.com to your whitelists.

 Quickposts
Status updates from C-bloggers

Jed Whitaker
And another one. And another one. And another one. You smart.
ooktar
When did the Waifu War turn into a Pokemon debate?
Fuzunga
I think about this a lot for some reason.
Parismio
This is a PSA: Never trust anyone who doesn't wet their toothpaste before brushing their teeth! Those people are clearly evil and their waifus are probably shit too!
Lawman
Going back to Gravity Rush, I think I forgot how much I love it. The visuals, the interesting designs, the dreamy music, likable characters, and of course, just floating all over the place like it's no big thing. It blends together so well.
Gamemaniac3434
One of my personal favorite pokemon.
taterchimp
I had a rough night and I hate the fucking Eagles, man
Niwannabe
Okay, here's one last Fuck, Marry, Kill to determine the truest of waifus. Donald Trump, Jed, Dreamweaver. Go.
BaronVonSnakPak
I don't normally bitch about life on the internet, but I need to vent. It's been a REALLY shitty week. Hopefully life's been treating my fellow 'toiders better.
Torchman
Mandatory reading
Joe Parlock
Ursaring is the best pokemon, followed shortly by Meganium. Duh.
Roxas1359
Gotta go with Vaporeon as it is absolutely adorable and makes for a great Water-Type. I'd upload a photo, but my internet is being screwy.
Torchman
Regice!
Jcan
Cool site never heard of before
Torchman
absolutfreak
My new least favorite type of team mate in Heroes of the Storm: they guy that declares the game is over after the enemy succeeds on one objective completion.
Heat
Gengar!! Poison type FTW!
ScionVyse
Luxray is the only best Pokemon.
The Dyslexic Laywer
Quick post your favorite Pokemon!
Nekrosys
Hell yes. Nekro just pulled this from a Pokemon card booster pack. Don't judge me, I find the game to be fun, even if my deck is terrible.
more quickposts


Contest!


Seriously

Invert site colors

  Dark Theme
  Light Theme


Destructoid means family.
Living the dream, since 2006

Pssst. konami code + enter




Back to Top


We follow moms on   Facebook  and   Twitter
  Light Theme      Dark Theme
Pssst. Konami Code + Enter!
You may remix stuff our site under creative commons w/@
- Destructoid means family. Living the dream, since 2006 -
{"cc_re__cc_re__cc_by_2_0": ["></small><!- /pop threads -!><!--TEMPLATE _global_sidebar_contacts.phtml --><BR clear=\"all\"><h5>Seriously</h5><ul><li><a href=\"community-blogs-terms-and-conditions-77513.phtml\">Dicks</a><li><a href=\"/staff.phtml\">Staff</a></li><li><a href=\"/contact-us.phtml\">Contact</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.craveonline.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Ads</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.destructoid.com/ethics-statement-280654.phtml\" >Ethics</a><li><a href=\"destructoid-com-privacy-policy-28114.phtml\" >Privacy</a><li><a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/\" rel=\"nofollow\">License</a><li><a href=\"/?mode=atom\" style=\"color:orange; text-transform:capitalize\"><B>RSS&nbsp;</b><span class=\"fa fa-rss\"></span></a><li><a href=\"tag-cloud.phtml\">Site Map</a></li></ul><BR><h5>Invert site colors</h5><BR><a class=\"btn btn-default btn-xs\" style=\"color:#646464; border:1px #ccc solid; width:260px; margin-bottom:10px;\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"setActiveStyleSheet('alternate'); return false;\"><span class=\"fa fa-circle\">&nbsp; Dark Theme</span></a><BR><a class=\"btn btn-default btn-xs\" styl", "f=\"#\" onclick=\"setActiveStyleSheet('alternate'); return false;\"><span class=\"fa fa-circle\" style=\"font-size:15px;\">&nbsp; Dark Theme</span></a><div style=\"text-align:center; margin:50px 0 0 0;\"><small style=\"color:#666\">\n                        \t\n                        \t                         \t\t\n                        \t\t\n                        \t\tPssst. Konami Code + Enter!<BR>\n                        \t\t\n                        \t\t\n                        \t\tYou may remix stuff our site under <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/\" style=\"color:#888\" rel=\"nofollow\">creative commons w/@</a><BR><i style=\"color:#cc0000\">- Destructoid means family. Living the dream, since 2006 -</i></small></div></div><script type=\"text/javascript\">if(!NREUMQ.f){NREUMQ.f=function(){NREUMQ.push([\"load\",new Date().getTime()]);var e=document.createElement(\"script\");e.type=\"text/javascript\";e.async=true;e.src=\"https://js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-100.js\";document.body.appendChild(e);if(NREUMQ.a)NREUMQ.a();};NREUMQ.a=window.onload;window.onload=NREUMQ.f;};NREUMQ.push([\"nrf2\",\"bam.nr-da"]}