Yooka-Laylee
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| Studio | Playtonic Games | ||
| Publisher | Team17 | ||
| composer | Grant Kirkhope | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
macOS , Windows , PS4 , Xbox One : April 11, 2017 Switch : December 14, 2017 |
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| platform | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Nintendo Switch , macOS , Linux | ||
| Game engine | Unity | ||
| genre | Jump 'n' run | ||
| Game mode | Multiplayer , single player | ||
| control | Gamepad , computer keyboard | ||
| medium | digital distribution , download | ||
| language | including English, German, French, Spanish | ||
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Yooka-Laylee is a Jump 'n' Run - computer game , which of Play Tonic Games developed and in April 2017 Team17 for Linux , macOS , Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One was released. In December of the same year, a version for Nintendo Switch was released . The protagonists of the game are the chameleon Yooka and a bat named Laylee .
development
To finance the game, development studio Playtonic launched a campaign on Kickstarter.com in which they planned to raise £ 175,000. Ultimately, the campaign was successfully completed and the studio ended up taking in £ 2.1 million. After the game is released, all backers should receive a free DLC.
In March 2017, Playtonic stated that the opponents of the US YouTuber Jon "JonTron" Jafari would not be used because he had made racist comments on a live Twitch stream.
The game is a spiritual successor to the Banjo Kazooie series .
Grant Kirkhope, who also composed the music for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle , created the score for the game. A version for Kickstarter supporters and two CD versions were released. A variant of this was also released on LP and as a digital download.
publication
The game was released in spring for macOS, Windows, Playstation 4, Xbox One and in December for Nintendo Switch.
successor
On October 8, 2019, a successor was released with Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair .
reception
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Yooka-Laylee received a mediocre reception from the trade press . On the rating website Metacritic , the Nintendo Switch version of the game, based on 21 ratings, has a Metascore of 75 out of a total of 100 possible points. The PC version 73 out of 100 points, the X-Box-One version also 73 out of 100 points and the PS4 version 68 out of 100 points.
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andre Linken: Yooka-Laylee - Kickstarter campaign with 2.1 million pounds completed , gamestar.de June 18, 2015 (accessed January 17, 2020).
- ↑ Samit Sarkar: JonTron being cut from Yooka-Laylee after spouting racist views , polygon.com March 23, 2017 (accessed January 17, 2020). Archive version from March 24th, 2017.
- ↑ Maurice Weber: According to racist comments - Yooka Laylee developer is discontinuing collaboration with well-known Youtuber , gamestar.de March 24, 2017 (accessed January 17, 2020).
- ↑ Seth Macy: Former Rare Developers Working on Banjo Kazooie Spiritual Successor - IGN , ign.com February 10, 2015 (accessed January 17, 2020).
- ↑ The Yooka-Laylee Soundtrack is available for pre-order now! , team17.com February 21, 2017 (accessed January 17, 2020).
- ↑ Andreas Bertits: Yooka-Laylee: release date for Nintendo Switch known , pcgames.de November 28, 2017 (accessed on January 25, 2020).
- ↑ Ryan Craddock: Yooka-Laylee And The Impossible Lair Leaps Onto Nintendo Switch On October 8th , nintendolife.com September 2, 2019 (accessed January 25, 2020).
- ↑ Yooka-Laylee (Switch) , metacritic.com ( undated ) (accessed January 25, 2020).
- ↑ Yooka-Laylee (PC) , metacritic.com ( undated ) (accessed January 25, 2020).
- ↑ Yooka-Laylee (X-Box One) , metacritic.com ( undated ) (accessed January 25, 2020).
- ↑ Yooka-Laylee (PlayStation 4) , metacritic.com ( undated ) (accessed January 25, 2020).