Yooka-Laylee Officially Announced - News

by VGChartz Staff , posted on 30 April 2015 / 4,845 Views

Playtonic Games today announced its first game: Yooka-Laylee. As a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, in Yooka-Laylee you play as two characters - Yooka the chameleon and Laylee the bat - designed by Steve Mayles (who also created Banjo, Kazooie, and the modern Kong family).

In fashion similar to Banjo-Kazooie, Yooka uses his tongue like a grappling hook, while Laylee can pick up his partner and fly for a short period of time and can unleash a sonar blast.

A Kickstarter to fund the game will start tomorrow, May 1st. Backers will be able to pick up the finished copy for £10/$15. There are also plans for extra tiers, which will include bonuses like the soundtrack, art books, and a special '64-bit' special edition.

Yooka-Laylee is planned to release for Windows, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U.

Source: [IGN]

15 Comments

Skullwaker (on 30 April 2015)

My hype can't be contained!

linkhouse (on 01 May 2015)

YES!

POE (on 30 April 2015)

I love this. The game im most hyped for !!

PsychSaenz (on 30 April 2015)

The game is planned to release on Wii U and PC ONLY right now. Not PS4 and XOne at this time. They're aiming for Wii U mainly.

Sixteenvolt420 PsychSaenz (on 30 April 2015)

I'll definitely back it, if and when they get to the stretch goal for PS4 release.

Podings (on 30 April 2015)

They're adorable. Are you sure they're both boys though? Would seem weird for Banjo-Kazooie descendant to not feature a guy/girl duo.

Slarvax Podings (on 30 April 2015)

Yooka looks like a female. But nothing talks about gender of the characters, sadly.

160rmf Podings (on 30 April 2015)

"Yooka uses his tongue like a grappling hook, while Laylee can pick up his partner" Anyway, both look awesome. This combo can make some great abilities!