Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge

Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
Information
Developer(s)	Rareware
Publisher(s)	THQ
Designer(s)	Gregg Mayles
Platform	Game Boy Advance
Release Date	NA: September 15, 2003 EU: October 24, 2003 JA: Not Released
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single Player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone
Gender	64-megabit cartridge
Input Method(s)	N/A
Accessories	N/A

Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge is the third installment (second in timeline) in the Banjo-Kazooie series, made for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance. The game was developed by Rareware, like the two previous games in the series, and was published by THQ. The game used an overhead, looking down platform design to replicate the 3-D feel of the console entries in the series but on a smaller scale. It is the first Banjo-Kazooie game that was not released in Japan.

Plot

Two months have passed since Gruntilda fell from her tower, putting the events of the game before that of Banjo-Tooie in the timeline, and she is still trapped beneath the boulder. After several weeks of trying to push the boulder off, her loyal henchman Klungo decides that a different plan of action is required, so he builds a Gruntilda-shaped robot, the Mecha-Grunty, into which Gruntilda's spirit transfers. While her real body would still be stuck underground, she could now initiate a scheme of revenge against Banjo and Kazooie at will. Kidnapping Kazooie, she goes back in time two decades with the plan to prevent the bear and bird duo from ever meeting in order to erase her prior defeat from history and restoring her to her previous self.

Springing into action, Mumbo Jumbo uses his own powers to send Banjo back to the same time to put a stop to Gruntilda's evil time-space continuum altering motives. Now, with the help of Bottles' ancestor, Bozzeye, and a young Mumbo Jumbo, Banjo must thwart Gruntilda and rescue his pal Kazooie. He does so, and causes Grunty's spirit to return to her body under the rock, setting the events of Banjo-Tooie into motion.

Characters

• Bozzeye
• Mecha-Grunty
• Mumbo Jumbo
• Banjo
• Klungo
• Kazooie
• Jinjo Oracle
• Honey B.
• Jiggywiggy
• Mama Clucker
• The Bleaters
• Captain Blubber
• The Breegulls

Items

• Jinjo
• Musical Note
• Hollow Honeycomb

Worlds

• Spiral Mountain
• Cliff Farm
• Breegull Beach
• Bad Magic Bayou
• Spiller's Harbor
• Freezing Furnace
• Grunty's Castle

Gallery

Screenshots

Logo and box art

Logo

Box art

Character Artwork

Banjo and Kazooie

Klungo

Mecha-Grunty

Klungo and Mecha-Grunty

Support characters (The Jinjo Oracle, Master Jiggywiggy, Mumbo Jumbo, Bozzeye and Honey B.

Musical Note

A Jiggy

The five type of Eggs

Trivia

• Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge was the first Rare game released after being purchased by Microsoft from Nintendo, even though the game was released for a Nintendo game system.
• When the game was first released, there was a theory that the game was a "What If: Banjo-Tooie Had Never Happened" scenario, thus creating a parallel universe. This caused a bit of confusion as to why Gruntilda wasn't rescued. This may not be far from the truth, however, as it was completely neglected in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.
• This is the first game in the series where you can't fly.

Links

• Check out the Banjo-Kazooie Wiki's video walkthrough for Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge.

Games in the Banjo-Kazooie Series

Characters from Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge

Worlds from Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge