This just in - a free playable demo of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts has just been posted on Xbox LIVE. Go get it! Ours is already downloading…

This chunky sample - just over a Gig’s worth - provides a goodly taste of the sort of action in store, with players given the opportunity to create their own vehicle from the parts supplied, use it to take on a number of the game’s ‘Jiggy’ challenges and to share their madcap automotive creations online. If that sounds like a laff, trust us, it really is.

In fact it’s all good, but for a couple of small frustrations - the demo is only available to Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers and once you’ve been tantalised you’ll still have to wait until November 14th for the full game to be released. Oh well.