Posted Thu May 8, 2014 at 09:44 AM PDT by Brian Hoss
Banjo-Kazooie, Battletoads, Blast Corps and more.
'Kinect Sports Rivals' released one month ago and to celebrate, Rare has a very special update for May. Rare, of course, was once partially owned by Nintendo, and in the NES, SNES, N64 era, produced a series of memorable titles before going on Microsoft. Lately, the company has been working on Microsoft's Avatars.
From Rare, "fans of classic Rare titles from Battletoads to Perfect Dark can now purchase Challenge Packs featuring familiar characters and institutions as in-game sponsors. Complete the challenges to earn the approval of dataDyne, Zitz Blitz, Mumbo, Buzzlegum or Blast! – which in turn will net you exclusive gear for your Champion. You can find the packs on the Marketplace for download:"
- Banjo-Kazooie Challenge Pack
- Battletoads Challenge Pack
- Blast Corps Challenge Pack
- Perfect Dark Challenge Pack
- Viva Piñata Challenge Pack
Rare also announced some free parts of their May update, team stories. "If you've played through the team stories and made your choice between Eagle Legion, Viper Network and Wolf Clan, you'll now have access to a newly added stream of team-specific stories."
Source: Rare
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