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Banjo Kazooie

Banjo-Kazooie is a 3D platformer and collectathon game from developer Rare, the same company behind Donkey Kong 64. In this release, players will control Banjo and his feathered friend Kazooie as they attempt to rescue Banjo's sister from the witch Gruntilda.

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Banjo-Kazooie

Platform(s)
N64 , Xbox 360
Released
June 28, 1998
Developer(s)
Rare
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Genre(s)
3D Platformer
ESRB
E for Everyone

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