<s>
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Device
:	I-Device
Grunty	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2003	O
platform	O
game	O
by	O
Rare	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
series	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
(	O
N64	B-Operating_System
)	O
games	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
,	O
the	O
evil	O
witch	O
Gruntilda	O
travels	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
from	O
happening	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
bear	O
Banjo	O
and	O
his	O
bird	O
friend	O
Kazooie	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
stop	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
retains	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
collecting	O
items	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
game	O
mechanics	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
2D	O
rather	O
than	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
began	O
to	O
plan	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
in	O
August	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
titled	O
Grunty	O
's	O
Curse	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
different	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sprites	O
when	O
production	O
halted	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
revived	O
after	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
rival	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
purchase	O
of	O
Rare	O
in	O
2002	O
did	O
not	O
affect	O
their	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
negotiated	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
THQ	O
to	O
publish	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
alongside	O
Rare	O
's	O
other	O
GBA	B-Device
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
in	O
September	O
2003	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
;	O
although	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
praised	O
and	O
favourably	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
its	O
low	O
difficulty	O
,	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
were	O
criticised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
(	O
N64	B-Operating_System
)	O
predecessors	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Device
:	I-Device
Grunty	I-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
platformer	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
emphasis	O
on	O
collecting	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Banjo	O
games	O
and	O
employs	O
time	O
travel	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
plot	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
witch	O
and	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Gruntilda	O
,	O
transfers	O
her	O
spirit	O
into	O
a	O
mechanical	O
body	O
before	O
kidnapping	O
Kazooie	O
and	O
going	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
prevent	O
her	O
from	O
meeting	O
Banjo	O
,	O
thus	O
preventing	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shaman	B-Protocol
Mumbo	O
Jumbo	O
sends	O
Banjo	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
stop	O
Gruntilda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
golden	O
musical	O
notes	O
scattered	O
around	O
levels	O
will	O
enable	O
Banjo	O
to	O
purchase	O
three	O
additional	O
abilities	O
from	O
a	O
mole	O
named	O
Bozzeye	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenges	I-Device
game	O
mechanics	O
are	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
2D	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
with	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
3D	O
presentation	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
level	O
features	O
an	O
"	O
arena	B-Application
style	O
"	O
boss	O
fight	O
with	O
Gruntilda	O
or	O
her	O
minion	O
,	O
Klungo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
,	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
lasted	O
four	O
years	O
and	O
began	O
in	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
and	O
when	O
Rare	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
second-party	O
developer	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	O
Grunty	O
's	O
Curse	O
and	O
was	O
conceptualised	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grunty	O
's	O
Curses	O
story	O
was	O
different	O
:	O
it	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
involve	O
time	O
travel	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
taken	O
place	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
has	O
not	O
adventured	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
Banjo	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
retrained	O
by	O
Bottles	O
 '	O
grandfather	O
Grampa	O
Mole	O
(	O
who	O
became	O
Bozzeye	B-Device
in	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
,	O
Grunty	O
's	O
Curse	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
more	O
levels	O
and	O
power-ups	O
than	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
restarted	O
after	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
retitled	O
the	O
game	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
and	O
changed	O
the	O
plot	O
so	O
it	O
would	O
fit	O
better	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
showcased	O
along	O
with	O
Rare	O
's	O
other	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
at	O
E3	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
continued	O
even	O
after	O
Rare	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
rival	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
who	O
currently	O
does	O
not	O
make	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
was	O
nearly	O
complete	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
Rare	O
chose	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
fine-tune	O
it	O
during	O
their	O
transition	O
to	O
a	O
first-party	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
using	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
but	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
collaborating	O
with	O
THQ	O
to	O
publish	O
Rare	O
's	O
GBA	B-Device
projects	O
,	O
including	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Sabre	B-Device
Wulf	I-Device
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
Banjo	O
spinoff	O
Banjo-Pilot	B-Device
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
It	O
's	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2005	O
,	O
French	O
company	O
In-Fusio	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
alongside	O
another	O
mobile	O
game	O
comprising	O
the	O
minigames	O
,	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
Missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
,	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameZone	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
ONM	O
,	O
and	O
retrospectively	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
,	O
applauded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
splendid	O
effort	O
to	O
bring	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
to	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewed	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
celebrated	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
rare	O
treat	O
"	O
given	O
the	O
low	O
amount	O
of	O
"	O
fully	O
featured	O
platformer/adventures	O
"	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
device	O
,	O
Cube	O
labeling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
them	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
argued	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
;	O
Eurogamer	O
also	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
inferior	O
to	O
other	O
GBA	B-Device
platform	O
releases	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
2003	O
re-release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
half-baked	O
"	O
,	O
weak	O
,	O
and	O
poorly	O
written	O
;	O
they	O
felt	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
time	O
travel	O
aspect	O
well	O
and	O
should	O
have	O
had	O
more	O
in-jokes	O
and	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
more	O
generous	O
towards	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
calling	O
it	O
"	O
fast-paced	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
and	O
many	O
favourably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
thought	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
transitioned	O
well	O
from	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
with	O
GameSpy	O
writing	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
did	O
not	O
merely	O
mimic	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
platformers	O
,	O
was	O
never	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transfer	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
to	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
with	O
less	O
hardware	O
was	O
praised	O
,	O
Play	O
emphasizing	O
this	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
 '	O
issues	O
of	O
camera	O
and	O
backtracking	O
were	O
address	O
:	O
"	O
Every	O
level	O
offers	O
new	O
challenges	O
and	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
quest	O
continues	O
evolving	O
and	O
new	O
areas	O
are	O
continuously	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visuals	O
were	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
their	O
successful	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
games	O
into	O
2D	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
animation	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
vibrant	O
colours	O
,	O
and	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
favourably	O
compared	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	O
prettiest	O
game	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
Grunty	B-Device
's	I-Device
Revenges	I-Device
visuals	O
were	O
well-done	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
thought	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
were	O
lacklustre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cube	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
and	O
ONM	O
cited	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
judge	O
heights	O
of	O
surfaces	O
and	O
seemingly	O
invisible	O
collision	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
several	O
missed	O
jumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
surprised	O
by	O
how	O
similar	O
the	O
audio	O
was	O
to	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
