“Rare is one of the leading original content developers in the interactive space,” stated Alison Locke, senior vice president of value publishing at THQ. “With multi-million worldwide unit sales, Banjo-Kazooie is a perfect addition to THQ’s leading handheld catalog. We look forward to working with Microsoft in bringing Banjo-Kazooie and Rare’s other new titles to the Game Boy Advance market.”
"Rare has made world class games for both console and handheld,” said Ken Lobb, studio manager, Microsoft Games Studios. “This agreement with THQ will allow Rare to continue to offer top level content for the Game Boy Advance fans that know and love Rare. I'm really excited that we can bring all of these excellent games to fellow fans of the Game Boy."
About Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge
Developed by Microsoft’s acclaimed Rare game studio, Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge for Game Boy Advance marks the debut of the popular Banjo-Kazooie brand on any handheld system. Players follow the witch Gruntilda back through time, hoping to thwart her plans of preventing Banjo and Kazooie from ever meeting. Gameplay includes puzzle solving, battles, as well as encounters with familiar and all-new characters from the critically acclaimed, top-selling Nintendo 64 franchise.
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Features:
- The hilarious world of Banjo-Kazooie in the palm of your hand for the first time!
- Explore the dynamic environments of the Isle of Hags, six worlds packed with over 60 trials and contests
- Use Banjo's repertoire of over 20 moves to defeat Gruntilda's menagerie of 30 kinds of goon
- Seek help from characters like Mumbo the witch doctor with his power to transmogrify Banjo into a mouse, a tank, and other creatures
- The third game in the well-loved Banjo series, following N64 smash hits Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie (Over 2.2M units sold!)
- Rare: One of the world's most dominant developers (Banjo-Kazooie, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark)
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