the 3D games into 2D, in addition to the animation, use of vibrant colours, and faithfulness to the N64 games. Nintendo Life favourably compared the pre-rendered graphics to Donkey Kong Country. Eurogamer said that while it was not the GBA's prettiest game, most of Grunty's Revenges visuals were well-done, although they thought the backgrounds were lacklustre. Jeuxvideo.com and Pocket Gamer were more critical; Jeuxvideo.com felt the colours were odd and the text was hard to read, and Pocket Gamer argued the art style was too cute. Cube, Nintendo Power, and ONM cited issues related to the isometric perspective, such as the inability to judge heights of surfaces and seemingly invisible collision, which caused several missed jumps. Reviewers were surprised by how similar the audio was to the N64 games. IGN called the music catchy and the sound as a whole impressive, and GameZone appreciated that Rare brought "Banjo's hilarious and indescribable jibber-jabber" back. The low difficulty and short length were primary aspects of criticism. Reviewers estimated that the game could be completed within a matter of hours, and also felt it lacked replay value. ONM suggested the low number of levels was a result of limited memory and the huge amount of graphical detail. GameSpot, for example, believed there were not many areas where players could slow down and interact with the environment, and Eurogamer called the game boring. Boss fights were singled out as one of the game's biggest failings, which Cube noted were commonplace in Rare games; they were criticised for their uninspired nature and lack of challenge, although IGN and Nintendo Life considered the final boss a highlight. Pocket Gamer also wrote it was easy to get lost in the game world. Notes References External links at the Internet Archive 2003 video games Single-player video games Interquel video games Banjo-Kazooie THQ games Mobile games Rare (company) games Game Boy Advance games Cancelled Game Boy Color games Video games about bears Video games about birds Video games about revenge Video games about time travel Video games about witchcraft Video games featuring female protagonists Video games developed in the United Kingdom In-Fusio games