Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

The third game in the main series, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, was released in 2008 for the Xbox 360. An ending sequence in Banjo-Tooie suggested the title would be Banjo-Threeie, while early press releases tentatively named it Banjo-Kazooie 3. The original trailer sported a more angular artistic design for the characters and complete fur and feather detailing on Banjo and Kazooie. The game's release on 12 November 2008 marked the tenth anniversary of the series.It is the first original Banjo-Kazooie game released on a non-Nintendo system. The gameplay is also a departure from the previous games in that, rather than learning new moves in order to continue, the player must instead build vehicles of all shapes and sizes to complete challenges. These challenges included either races, transporting an object, fighting an enemy or a variety of different tasks. Gruntilda is still the main antagonist, but this time the Lord of Games (L.O.G.) has swept Banjo, Kazooie, and most of the cast into an all new world.