User Score
8.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 77
  2. Negative: 8 out of 77

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  1. GaborA.
    Nov 13, 2003
    4
    A million tasks. Not one of them rewarding.
  2. MoleyM
    Oct 1, 2008
    0
    This game is really boring, I agree with Rusty. Not really as bad as a "0" but I feel obliged to bring it down a peg or 2! This was the first clue that rare was losing the plot.
  3. RustyS.
    Jul 13, 2005
    3
    I think this game is highly overrated and its a piece of crap. All you do for the whole time is collect these stupid bannanas and blueprints...hey Rare, I don't give a damn! Oh yeah, and when it came out it was not worth 70 bucks.
  4. Mar 1, 2012
    3
    It was fine. The huge problem that I had with the game is that it was insanely difficult and often resulted in a ton of cheap and annoying deaths. I found myself stuck on the same parts for hours just trying to figure them out. The final boss in the game is also incredibly difficult to defeat. While the game had potential to be a lot better, The difficulty ruined it for me.
Metascore

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Rewarding gameplay, extremely deep control mechanics, beautiful graphics and sheer gameplay variety are just some of the elements that make this game a triumph.
  2. Though some view this as just Banjo-Kazooie with some minor improvements, take it from me, it is far from that. Definitely a candidate that is well deserving of being this years "Game of the Year".
  3. There is so much to do in this enormous, indepth game that you could get sucked into its fantastically animated absorbing world and stay there for weeks. Donkey Kong 64 deseves the fanfare of being the most eagerly-awaited game since Zelda.