| Before we can explain how the game is played we must first explain how the levels work. There are a total of nine levels plus one huge world (called Gruntilda's Lair) that connects them all. Levels are represented by unfinished puzzles hanging in various areas of Gruntilda's Lair. Players must go into the levels, beginning with Mumbo's Mountain, and collect various items in order to fill in these puzzles and open up new levels and areas. Sound complicated? It's actually not so bad. As Banjo and Kazooie travel to various levels they need to accomplish a set list of objectives: retrieve 10 puzzle pieces (called jiggies) per level, collect 100 musical notes per level and rescue five stranded Jinjos (colorful creatures) per level. The jiggies work to fill in unfinished puzzles and open up new levels. The musical notes, when enough are collected, enable access to blocked-off areas of Gruntilda's Lair which players must access in order to open up new levels. And the Jinjos? Well, when players collect five of them in a level they receive a jiggy. Simple enough. |
