Rare Limited is a British video game developer and a studio of Xbox Game Studios based in Twycross, Leicestershire. Established in 1985 to focus on the expanding console market, Rare partnered with Nintendo and quickly sealed a reputation for quality with titles including Battletoads, Donkey Kong Country, and GoldenEye.
The acquisition of Rare by Microsoft Game Studios came about in 2002 after a colossally successful run of titles throughout the 1990s. They went on to support the Xbox 360 debut with two of the three launch games, Kameo: Elements of Power and Perfect Dark Zero.
