Banjo-Kazooie: Gruntopolis

Banjo-Kazooie: Gruntopolis

Banjo-Kazooie: Gruntopolis, known is Japan as Banjo-Kazooie no dai Bōken Toshi dai Sakusen (バンジョーとカズーイの大冒険 都市大作戦, roughly Banjo and Kazooie's Large Urban Adventure) is a game for the Nintendo Wii U. It is a sequel to Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, and more directly Banjo-Tooie. Three years after the events of Banjo-Tooie, Gruntilda Winkybunion, seeking revenge on Banjo and Kazooie, forces them on yet another journey through Gruntopolis, a massive metropolitan city built in the evil witch's image.

Gameplay

Plot

After three years, Grunty, now just a head, puts her brand new plan into action. She easily sneaks into one of Humba Wumba's Wigwams, and surprises the female Shaman with a body-switching spel. Admiring her new body, she quickly runs off, leaving Humba Wumba confused.

In order to take out two birds with one stone, Grunty uses the magic within Humba's body to conjure up a robotic clone of the bear and bird duo, and sends it after Mumbo Jumbo, while she gets to work creating a massive city in an unknown location. The robot catches Mumbo by surprise, but in its haste forgets the shaman's wand on the floor.

Seeking out Banjo and Kazooie for help, Humba enters Spiral Mountain, but is unable to convince the duo of her true character. When she tries to run away, Banjo and Kazooie follow her, thinking that they can stop their enemy once and for all. They chase her just outside of Spiral Mountain, to which they are greeted by Gruntopolis, the massive city constructed by Grunty.

Finally believing Humba, Banjo and Kazooie convince her to come with them to Mumbo's Mountain to seek help. Upon arrival, however, they are ambushed by the robotic clone of the duo, who proceeds to suck the moves right out of them, before returning to Grunty with Mumbo in tow. Recovering, Kazooie notices Mumbo's Wand and proceeds to pick it up. They follow the robot to Gruntopolis, before losing sight of it. Looking around, they realize that this is their next big adventure.

A little ways into the game, the group of three will run into Juddy Buddy, a shaman-in-training who agrees to look after Humba in exchange for transformation training, and he takes on the role of the shaman.

Gamemodes

There are three Gamemodes presented to Players of the game: Story Mode, Multiplayer Battle, and Multiplayer Mission.

Story Mode presents a singleplayer experience in which they play as both Banjo and Kazooie in an attempt to stop Gruntilda Winkybunion from stealing the magic powers of both Humba Wumba and Mumbo Jumbo, with assistance from Juddy Buddy. Players are not presented with alternate characters, unless Transformations are taken into consideration.

Multiplayer Battle is a mode in which up to two local, and four online, Players may battle each other on various maps. Each map is either a pure or re-arranged segment of one of the Story Mode's fifteen levels. Players can use any ability, regardless of whether or not they have actually unlocked it. Additionally, the Breegull Blaster replaces Egg Aiming. Players can choose to play as Banjo and Kazooie, or a recolor of them, among various other characters.

Multiplayer Missions is a mode in which two local, or up to four online, Players use teamwork in order to solve collect various Jiggies that do not count towards the grand total. The number of Players changes the available set of Challenges. For example, two Players will have different Missions than three Players, and four Players will have the most challenging set. Players can choose to play as Banjo and Kazooie, or a recolor of them, among various other characters.

Controls

Type	Control	Move	Usage
Standing		Move
		Jump
		Claw Swipe
		Pack Whack
		Wing Whack
		Breegull Bash
		First-Person View
		Egg Aiming
		Crouch
		Change Egg Type
		Pause
Crouching		Change Direction
		Flap Flip
		Failed Flip
		Super Flip
		Beak Barge
		Hatch
		Egg Shot
		Sack Pack
		Bounce Egg
		Shack Pack
		Talon Trot
		Taxi Pack
		Wonderwing
		Snooze Pack
		Talon Dig
Moving		Roll Attack
Mid-Air	(Hold)	Feathery Flap
		Rata-a-tat Rap
		Pack Swing
		Beak Buster
	(Hold)	Bill Drill
		Glide
Climbing		Climb Up/Down
		Jump Off
Hanging		Move Left/Right
		Let Go
		Peck
Swimming		Swim
		Dive
		Dive Fail
Underwater		Rotate
		Kick
		Wing Stroke
	+	Dual Swimming
		First-Person View
		Underwater Aim
		Torbreegull
		Talon Torpedo
Talon Torpedo		Charge
		Return
Flying		Rotate
		Rise
		Beak Bome
		Descend
		First-Person View
		Aerial Egg Aiming
Breegull Blaster		Move
		Angle
		Egg Shot
		Interact
		Beak Bayonet
		Change Egg Type

Locations

Spiral Mountain and Gruntopolis

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Spiral Mountain is the home of Banjo, Kazooie, and Grunty; a new entrance has opened to Bottles' House, where Jamjars is also staying. Goggles, Bottles' son, agrees to teach the duo moves in place of his father. The bridge to Grunty's Lair has now collapsed.

Gruntopolis is a large, metropolitan city crafted by Grunty in order to trap the duo in a game of her own design. The "poor district" is home to the ten Jinjo families: White, Orange, Yellow, Brown, Green, Red, Blue, Purple, Black, and Gold. Only one Gold Jinjo may appear per level, one cannot appear in Fulgore's Fountain, and one must appear in Galactaventure. There are many common site within the city, such as a City Hall, Park, Mechanic, Factory, Harbor, Sky Scraper, Graveyard, Power Plant, and Sewer. There are fourteen Jiggies scattered throughout.

Fulgore's Fountain

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Fulgore's Fountain is the very first level in the game, and as such, is very small. It is the only level without a set of Warp Pads, and re-introduces Banjo and Kazooie to many of their original abilities. The level is located within City Hall, and Juddy Buddy's House is to the immediate right. A massive fountain stands at the center, dedicated to Fulgore, who stands in front of it. There is a Shock-Jump Spring Maze, Natural Cavern, and Quarry Zone circling the fountain.

Tree-Tall Trunk

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Tree-Tall Trunk is the second level level in the game. It takes place at the very top of a tree, which later turns out to be the very same tree from Click-Clock Wood. It has grown much larger, and it is now inhabited by a community of Breegulls. A level in which it is easy to fall off and die, Players are advised to take caution while traveling across the branches and leaf canopies. The inside of the tree contains a giant maze, as well as entrances to Eyrie's New Nest, Terry's New Nest, and Vultree's Nest.

Creeper's Mansion

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Creeper's Mansion is the second level level in the game. A huge, unexplored mansion located outside of the Gruntopolis Graveyard. Unlike Mad Monster Mansion, however, it is proportionally correct when compared to Banjo and Kazooie. It holds many rooms, and is haunted by ghosts. Some of the rooms contain illusions, such as false walls, false floors, distorted air, etc.

Surf-Foam Fracas

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Electrocen Islands

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Fogbottom Swamp

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Magma Flows

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Icicle Canyon

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Sugarock Mountain

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Timezora

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Mushroom Mayhem

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Blockatopia

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Computor Bombutor

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Minten 4DS

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Galactaventure

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