Playtonic Games has launched the Kickstarter campaign for Yooka-Laylee, the newly announced spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie from the series’ original developers.
The game is seeking £175,000 in funding, which guarantees an English language PC, Mac, and Linux release on day one, with console releases to follow. Then, there are the following strech goals:
£275,000 – A unique, epic boss battle on every level + awesome boss tunes from David, Grant, and Steve
£330,000 – A pre-final boss Quiz Show challenge level with a mystery prize
£395,000 – Transformations into ‘unexpected things’ with unique controls and abilities, plus a new NPC
£435,000 – A mix of 2.5D and 3D mine cart sections, not limited to mines
£535,000 – A local co-op “buddy” mode so a second player can help out
£665,000 – A two to four-player local multiplayer versus mode with four unique games
£715,000 – Professional French, German, Spanish, and Italian translations, plus extra languages voted for by backers
£775,000 – Exclusive character designs from ex-Rare artists Kev “Kong” Bayliss and Ed “Mumbo Jumbo” Bryan
£875,000 – Four more local multiplayer games added to the local multiplayer mode
£1,000,000 – Simultaneous Wii U, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 releases on day one