Rare Replay

Release Date: August 4, 2015

Arcade, package, remasters/remakes, Xbox exclusive, Game Pass, multiplayer, singleplayer

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An exclusive bundle of thirty, more or less classic, games created by Rare studio (for some time also known as Rareware) between 1983 and 2008. Those include titles like Sabre Wulf, Knight Lore, Killer Instinct Gold, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, Kameo: Elements of Power or Viva Pinata. Sadly, some of their iconic productions, like Donkey Kong, are still owned by Nintendo, and thus they are not included in Rare Replay.

Rare Replay is an usual set of games available on Xbox One that contains 30 more or less classic titles created by Rare (later on also known as Rareware). The studio was established in 1982 by Chris and Tim Stamper. Throughout three decades, they created such famous series as Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong, Perfect Dark and Viva Pinata. Rare Replay consists of 30 productions released on various platforms between years 1983 and 2008.

The following games come with Rare Replay set: Jetpac (1983), Atic Atac (1983), Lunar Jetman (1983), Sabre Wulf (1984), Underwurlde (1984), Knight Lore (1984), Gunfright (1986), Slalom (1987), R.C. Pro-Am (1988), Cobra Triangle (1989), Snake Rattle N Roll (1990), Digger T. Rock (1990), Solar Jetman (1990), Battletoads (1991), R.C. Pro-Am II (1992), Battletoads Arcade (1984), Killer Instinct Gold (1996), Blast Corps (1997), Banjo-Kazooie (1998), Jet Force Gemini (1999), Perfect Dark (2000), Banjo-Tooie (2000), Conker’s Bad Fur Day (2001), Grabbed by the Ghoulies (2003), Perfect Dark Zero (2005), Kameo: Elements of Power (2005), Viva Pinata (2006), Jetpac Refuelled (2007), Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008) and Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (2008). Alas, the pack misses a few legendary titles, for example: Donkey Kong. The reason for that are copyright issues.

All of the games of Rare Replay were naturally remastered under supervision of their creators and adjusted to Xbox One and its gamepad. The whole is complemented by a big set of Xbox Live achievements that allow the players to improve their Gamer Score even with 10.000 points.

Last updated on August 14, 2015

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[1:39] Rare Replay E3 2015 - trailer