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GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo 64)
GoldenEye 007 has been a huge success for Rareware, and it's easy to see why. More than a simple movie translation, this has earned its top-seller status on its own. Fans of Doom and Quake will recognize the first-person shooter perspective, but there the similarity ends. James Bond 007 has too much style to simply blast everything in sight and move to the next level. No, as 007, the player has a variety of different missions to perform, each with its own specific objectives. Each mission follows the film closely, and so James must use stealth and cunning as much as brute force. But if you see a Kalashnikov rifle lying around, by all means pick it up.
Controls are easy to master, which is impressive considering the variety of actions the onscreen hero can perform. James can run and walk at variable speeds, duck, pivot, hide, attach mines to enemy helicopters, block doors from opening, and more. The optional auto-aim feature is especially nice. Of course, James Bond is proficient in a wide variety of weapons. You get to use them all, from the trusty Walther PPK (with silencer) to double sets of full-auto machine guns.
The game's faithful tribute to the Bond legacy includes briefing dossiers on each mission, complete with wisecracks from Q and flirtatious comments from Moneypenny. And the 3-D representation of locations and characters from the movie is very impressive. The Rareware team spent time on the set with digital cameras, and it shows.
One of the distinguishing features of the game is the outstanding artificial intelligence of the enemies. When attacked, squads will rush to hit the alarm. If they make it, reinforcements come running. Enemy soldiers respond to being shot or blown up with chilling realism. According to Rareware, there are over 30 different animation routines that come into play, depending on where the soldier is hit. For those who prefer the challenge of human opponents, there are six clever multiplayer modes where up to four players can shoot it out, as teams or solo agents.
With excellent gameplay, intelligence, and style, GoldenEye 007 is a first-person shooter that'll keep you coming back for more. --Jeanne Uy
Pros:
- Built-in save capability for up to 4 players
- Auto-aim feature helps novice players feel like a sharpshooter
- Rich, complex game world filled with detail and variety
- Great bonus missions
- Sometimes cinematic scenes for fulfilling mission objectives are a bit anticlimactic
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Reviews
Classic game (9 out of 10)
2007-09-14 03:06:58
This game is a true classic, I can't tell you how many good times my friends and I had with this game. I primarily enjoyed the multiplayer aspect of it. Single player was good too but I found some rounds much too difficult.
In order to unlock some of the cool features of it, they forced you to go through impossible challenges whi...
Best shooter for N64 (10 out of 10)
2007-11-24 16:30:35
Wow. Even though getting every cheat in this game is ridiculously hard, It would still be considerable to get this game because it is just so damn fun to use all guns with infinite ammo and blasting through whole hordes of armed enemies without concern for your body due to invincibility while sprinting at 50 feet per second. That's why we play game...
Gimme da golden gun (8 out of 10)
2007-11-25 18:07:12
Classic that I consider like being the father to all modern FPS shooter, was a huge bang when it came out and still is reffered often as being one of the best game ever. Liked it, still like it though I'm all rusted out due to playing more rescent FPS wich has a use for the Y axis more... So basically I suck at it but it was a major part of my youn...
Halo who? (10 out of 10)
2007-11-28 13:52:12
This [for me] STILL remains the greatest FPS off all time. Just like any multilayer of today you have AMAZING multilayer, and the campaigne is actually good! (bungie...are we taking notes?) no doubt if you have an N64 GET THIS GAME...
The best game ever (10 out of 10)
2007-12-02 10:22:24
You just can't touch goldeneye, it's a classic and really made me fall in love with video games singlehandedly...
10/10. Perfect (10 out of 10)
2007-12-04 23:59:06
It gets a perfect 10/10. Long live the King. I will say no more....
<0' (10 out of 10)
2007-12-11 17:40:47
This game is amazing end of story. There are some parts where you have know clue what you are doing and it can be annoying. Pretty good graphics for a N64 game. Multiplayer is and was the best. Great if you have siblings or people are at your house all the time. Im still on a 1 on 1 winning streak. BEST FPS OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Great Game (10 out of 10)
2007-12-22 17:28:35
This game is so classic and is probably the best n64 game or best game ever made. The action is great and it basicaly desribes my childhood....
The Best Shooter, Ever. (10 out of 10)
2008-01-01 12:21:43
When I was a little tot this is the game that I used to practice for shooters to come. The arsenal of guns is one of the biggest in any game to date. The graphics for the time were good. There wasn't any blood except for the little blood stains on the clothing of the poor guy you shot and that was good or else mother wouldn't have let me play. Th...
badass game (10 out of 10)
2008-01-12 18:23:04
this is what started all the shooter games...... this game might have bad graphics, but its still has a great plot, and good game play. this game is worth buying over and over again...
Bring it to the Wii damn it! (9 out of 10)
2008-01-15 10:58:51
Talk about an instant classic. First great console FPS and one of the best movie to video game conversions. No other Bond game will ever achieve the same kind of high acclaim that this one had almost a decade ago. The golden gun kicked ass!!!...
Instant Classic (10 out of 10)
2008-04-09 09:18:04
Even fi your nto a fan of james bond this is the BEST game fro N64, not to mention insanely fun. Oh man do I ever get Nostalgia playing this lol. The sense of accomplishment after unlocking every cheat without use of a gameshark, and the urge to shoot the scientests in the fecility level....
The Greatest N64 Game Ever Made (If Not One of the Best Games Ever) (10 out of 10)
2008-05-06 05:16:44
Gameplay: 10
Graphics: 10
Sound: 10
Lastability: 10
Multiplayer: 10
Overall: 10/10...
OMG! (9 out of 10)
2008-08-30 21:17:08
Single Player - 9
Controls - 7
Multiplayer -10+
i love multiplayer, its just amazing!...
A Classic (9 out of 10)
2008-08-31 22:01:02
Probably the best FPS Ever!...
opennick (10 out of 10)
2008-09-24 04:15:36
magic...nuff said...
