Rare: Banjo Kazooie 3 won’t be a typical platformer

Are you excited about Rare’s upcoming Banjo Kazooie 3 game for the Microsoft Xbox 360? A lot of people are, and we’re licking detail morsels like tasty chops. In a recent Scribes post over at the official Rare site, it was hinted that the latest installment to the famed franchise won’t be a typical platformer. Full details after the jump.

Here’s an interesting tidbit of information that we found in Rareware’s “Scribes” page: The famed developers hinted that the upcoming Banjo Kazooie title for the Microsoft Xbox 360 won’t be a platformer.

In the Scribes’ usual question and answer session, it was noted by a Rare rep that “Banjo won’t be a shooter (unless we sell no copies like Ghoulies and out of desperation give him a gun for the next game) but it also won’t be a traditional platformer.”

Rare adds “we somewhat grandly like to think that it will be a different take on the genre. Some would say a brave gamble but I’m confident it’s the right decision.”

Pretty amusing stuff, if you ask us. Banjo Kazooie has built a nice reputation for itself ever since its Nintendo 64 breakout, and we’d love nothing more than to see it rock again. We’ll update you as soon as new word hits.

Via Rareware