Note: I played this on my 360 when it originally came out. I booted it up to remind myself of some things. As the sequel is also on Rare Replay, I have opted to focus on that one instead, as I have not played it. Viva Pinata is a garden “tycoon simulator” type game (although…
Perfect Dark Zero has a feeling that it doesn’t quite know what it wants to be. It’s a prequel to the much loved Perfect Dark on…
The criminally overlooked Banjo game – even by myself. Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie are loved by many, Nuts & Bolts get unfair hate (it’s a brilliant game)…
Rare’s take on an epic fantasy, Kameo: Elements of Power gives us a story of Elves and trolls, although interestingly, there are no humans in this…
The spiritual successor to GoldenEye. Without the Bond license, Rare made their own spy thriller, set in the near-future with the kick-ass Joanna Dark. Then on…
Banjo-Tooie is much bigger than Banjo-Kazooie, with vast, interconnected levels, more variety in terms of minigames, new transformations and worlds with some more amazing music from…
A remake of Conker’s Bad Fur Day, I was curious to see how different they feel. In terms of the crazy plot, rude dialogue and all…
The only thing I really knew about Grabbed by the Ghoulies before going into it is that even Rare themselves mock the game, making fun of…
GoldenEye 007 Note: this is a bit of a “what if” review. In 2008, Rare were working on a remastered version of GoldenEye on Xbox 360,…
When Rare first showed off Conker 64, it was criticised for being too close to Banjo-Kazooie: a cutesy and cuddly platformer. Rare took this on board…