I waited 8 years for Banjo-Threeie. I imagined it being like Super Mario Sunshine only not horrible. And hot damn, I was right .

***Teh Graphics*** 10/10
Banjo-Kazooie has always been my favorite game series because of their level design and art style. But Nuts & Bolts just blows that out of the water (the nice, soft, blue water. Mmmmm...). Each game globe contains a piece of art. My personal favorite: Terrarium Of Terror. T.O.T. may be the most beautifully designed level I've ever seen in a video game. It's just plain stunning. Even the rest of the game is stunning. There are very few to no rough patches at all in the game. The characters are all animated and full of life, it's like an interactive Pixar film. It's good. When it goes from day to night in Showdown Town is when you really see how beautiful the game can get. It makes exploring for items and secrets a pleasure. So, what I'm getting at is: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is definitely Rare's best looking game to date. Period.

***Teh Sounds*** 8/10
The music is fantastic. Absolutely amazing. Again, Terrarium Of Terror seems to offer the best in the music department too. Most of the music has a Danny Elfman feel, while some of it has a calm Viva Pinata sound to it. Now I do love the music in the game, but it is fair to say it's not as epic or memerable as Kazooie or Tooie. But it really is fantastic. Banjo has to be one of the few games I won't play my Zune over. But enough about music, how about the sound effects and such? Well those are spot freakin on. Perfect. Some of the characters like Blubber have different mumble sounds, but they fit and make the game perfect. So what am I rambling on about in this part: The music is great for the game, not as epic as the tunes in Tooie, but pretty damn good.

***Teh Gameplay*** 10/10
This is what it all boils down to. The gameplay. We all know it's not a typical Banjo game in any way. You make cars and you drive them. That's as advanced as it gets really. No Kazooie breathing fire or shooting fire eggs or doing a screw attack. But the gameplay fits. I loved Banjo-Kazooie and I looooved Tooie, but Nuts & Bolts really works best with the new gameplay mechanics. I love them. I've been having a great time trying to figure out how to solve some of these brutal puzzles, and some still have me stumped. But it's amazing. I definitely say Nuts & Bolts lives up to the Banjo name and really needed an upgrade from the past games. So yea. What I'm trying to say is: Don't let the blocky cars and bikes fool you. It's Banjo-Kazooie. It really is. And it's f-ing brilliant.

***Teh Summary*** 9.5/10
Overall Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is an amazing game. I mean it's not perfect. No game really is. But it's pretty damn close to perfect. I'd be bold as to say Tooie > Nuts & Bolts > Kazooie. Yup. That's just my personal opinion of the game. Fantastic. If you don't own it, throw your 360 at the wall because you're killing it by depriving it of such beauty.

Hearts, Mr.Patch

I loved the way Banjo-Kazooie's gameplay, sound, story and well every thing worked I just knew they had to make a sequel to this wonderful game. Banjo-Tooie had wonderful gameplay as well, great environment (but some stages were a little too big), wonderful sound, and the story and multiplayer was fantastic. And finally came Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts this game had it all! FANTASTIC story, FANTASTIC gameplay, FANTASTIC sound, FANTASTIC multiplayer, and FANTASTIC graphics this game had it all. Over all I loved Kazooie, and Tooie, but Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts just makes those two games like last LAST gen. It's just too bad some Banjo fans just judged this masterpiece by its looks instead of its outstanding gameplay and all its other features. Wating eight years was worth it 9.7/10

I want some of what you guys are on......the air must be thin where you guys live

I agree with most everything you said, except for the part about Mario Sunshine being horrible.

Nuts and Bolts was overrated in your review. Far too short, not many contents, and after you're done, there's not much to do, even with the whole "building your own vehicles". IMO: Kazooie = Tooie > > > > > > > > > > Nuts and Bolts.

I'd give Nuts and Bolts around a 7/10.

ok I'm not going to harass you for not liking this game anymore but... seriously, you are one from the extremely small population that does not enjoy this game. We know you don't like this game, everyone else is enjoying themselves though and I don't know why you feel the need to post something like this every time someone says something good about it.

If you don't like it fair enough, people have different tastes, but just about everyone else on this forum is enjoying the game so stop acting like its such a surprise when people say good things about it. /rant

Well said paul couldn't say it any better my self.

OK you guys are right I won`t say say anything else about this .....Horrible, ruined, short, childish no where near as good as the first two games piece of cartoon drivel.... you all enjoy yaselves

ok thanks.

I'm the only one here that will (reluctantly) agree really. I didn't find N&B much of a good game. Average at best unfortunately.

eh, well at least you didn't feel the need to post it five times in every topic and express your rage at everyone else who's enjoying it.

Boy, I haven't even played it and from what I hear, it's a completely different game than the original Banjo-Kazooie and Tooie, for that reason alone I doubt I'll like it very much. I know the characters as they are... and to not have the same moves and abilities and end up driving around the entire game just is too much of a let down. At least you guys love it though.

To be honest it's a good game and probably the best Rare's made so far on the Xbox and 360.

The only problem with it i have is the worlds, i like them but they just don't feel like how they should. I preferred the large scary houses and dangerous circus' compared to a giant olympics arena or a nostalgia-ridden globe. Don't get me wrong, the worlds in N&Bs are good but they're not good enough. Plus the lack of discovery through learning special techniques kinda ruins this game for me. I preferred the direction Banjo-Tooie went even if it did turn the game into a ultra long jiggy-fest. This game is great but it's definately a different kind of game compared to the originals.

6.5/10 no tooty no platforming and no blackeye and overall I just didn't think it was very fun and overall it just was pretty meh.