Rare is a British videogame developer known for several games and franchises, including Battletoads, Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct, Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo-Tooie, and Viva Piņata. It has developed for a wide variety of platforms including the BBC Micro, the Commodore 64, NES, SNES, Game Boy, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS. It has developed in many genres including shooter, driving, platforming, action-adventure, simulation, and action. It was acquired by Microsoft in 2002.