• New heroes Yooka and Laylee team up to put a stop to the nefarious machinations of Capital B and his sidekick Dr. Quack. Alongside a wacky supporting cast including mutated scientist Dr. Puzz, sentient minecart Kartos, and low-poly dinosaur Rextro Sixtyfourus, Yooka-Laylee's characters will continue to appear in future Playtonic games with the intention of creating a shared universe much like Diddy Kong Racing did back in 1997 with its inclusion of Banjo and Conker.
• Renowned Rare composers Grant Kirkhope, David Wise, and Steve Burke join forces to create the ultimate dream-team soundtrack. Each one scores their area of expertise - Grant on the world themes, Wise on the DKC-inspired mine cart segments, and Burke on the arcade minigames. They each do a boss theme or two as well!
• All of the Banjo hallmarks you know and love make an appearance - gibberish voices, speech impediments, copious amounts of puns, wacky transformations, loads of collectibles, and a hub world packed with secrets.
• There are 5 worlds to explore in Yooka-Laylee, each with the ability to be expanded to contain even more areas and challenges. These can also be tackled in a somewhat non-linear fashion - do you decide to expand worlds, or move on to see some new sights and collect new moves before returning? The choice is yours.
• New ”Play Tonics" allow players to augment their play style in various ways. Want to take less fall damage, have your power meter to last a little longer, or just see what the world looks like with 64-bit graphics? Complete tasks for nightmare-inducing vending machine Vendi and you can get a tonic to do just that.
• Looking for a multiplayer fix? Yooka-Laylee offers a Super Mario Galaxy style local co-op mode where Player 2 can join in as the Bee Team to collect quills, store butterflies, and stop traps. In addition, a Banjo-Tooie esque multiplayer mode where you and 3 friends can face off in 8 different minigames is included.
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There's a new DK Rap. ‘Nuff said.
