The bear and bird duo are back in another classic N64 platformer to hit XBLA. Does Banjo Tooie live up to the original or even surpass it? Find out after the jump.

Banjo and Kazooie are back in Banjo Tooie, just months after the original game made its debut on Xbox Live Arcade. Rare once again have brought the Nintendo 64 classic sequel back into the limelight to perhaps give those younger gamers and fans a chance to have a taste at the Banjo-Kazooie franchise for the first time, while enabling us older gamers to experience that warm nostalgia feeling.

While Banjo Tooie improves over the original in most ways, I believe it took a few things too far, making a few parts of the game much more frustrating than they should be. However, even though there are some minor issues, Banjo-Tooie in the end represents one of the best value for money games currently on Xbox Live Arcade.

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