A spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie is in development at Playtonic Games, a new UK-based studio formed entirely of veteran Rare developers.
Titled ‘Project Ukulele’, Playtonic describes the platformer as a “worthy spiritual successor to those fondly remembered platforming adventures we built in the past,” and is built by “some of the core team behind Banjo-Kazooie”.
“We’ve got the bloke who programmed Donkey Kong Country, the character designer behind Banjo and Kazooie, and the artist who made your console fit to burst with lavish environments across a decade’s worth of adventure games,” the developer says.
While the game’s development is still at an early stage, Playtonic has released the first piece of artwork (below) teasing the game’s two new characters.
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“Over the coming months we’ll reveal more about our project and future growth plans, and we very much intend to get you involved and listen to your views on our game’s direction,” added Playtonic. “You’ll ultimately shape the destination of our project and we plan to continue exchanging sweet glances across cyberspace at you until we get there.”
More details on Project Ukulele are set to be revealed in the latest issue of Edge, which is due to go on sale later this week. A release date and platforms have yet to be announced.
Source: playtonicgames.com
