Compared to the AKI wrestling games that were already available at the time of this release, WWF War Zone was a disappointment and frankly a below-average wrestling game.

Some interesting things about this game included its create-a-wrestler mode, graphics (for its time), and the fact that it allowed WWF fans to experience their organization for the first time (in an era where WCW was the top brand and got most of the attention).

What really brings this game down are the confusing and obtuse controls. AKI studio games excelled because of how intuitive the controls were, yet this game managed to go the complete opposite way with confusing controls and move sets.

This game took what Super Mario 64 brought to the table and improved on a number of things including graphics, presentation, and gameplay variety, making Banjo Kazooie one of the standout 3D platformers of its time and as a result, one of the most celebrated and highly ranked games of its genre.

Other components that made Banjo Kazooie stand out included good writing (despite the very limited dialogue within the game) that was enhanced by great character design, animations, and subtle touches such as the 'gibberish' speech sounds. Level design is superb and tied via an overworld where worlds are unlocked by the Jiggy pieces, so overall the setup is very similar to Super Mario 64. Gameplay-wise, the dynamic teaming between Banjo and Kazooie works very well and the amount of abilities they can perform provide good variety and even innovative ways of progressing through different worlds.

Banjo-Kazooie represents Rare at its 3D platforming design peak. Personally, I don't think any Rare releases after this game ever came close to this game's quality and presentation making this a must-play for any platforming and adventure game fans out there.