- Play as 007 himself in this first person shooter game.
- Complete missions based on the film.
- Use weapons, stealth and cunning to outwit the enemy soldiers.
- Features characters from the film including Q and Moneypenny.
- For 1-4 players.
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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 recognise the first-person shooter perspective, but there
the similarity ends. James Bond 007 has too much style to simply
blast everything in 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 (
/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004CX4V/${0} ) closely, and so Bond must use
stealth and cunning as much as brute force. But if you see a
Kalashnikov 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. Bond can run
and walk at variable speeds, duck, pivot, hide, attach mines to
enemy helicopters, block doors from opening, and more. The
optional auto- 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 s.
The game's faithful tribute to the Bond legacy includes briefing
dossiers on each mission, complete with wisecracks from Q and
flirtatious comments from Miss Moneypenny. And the 3-D
representation of locations and characters from the movie is very
impressive.
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
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 nents, 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 four players
* Auto- feature helps novice players feel like a sharpshooter
* Rich, complex gameworld filled with detail and variety
* Great bonus missions
Cons:
* Sometimes cinematic scenes for fulfilling mission objectives
are a bit anticlimactic
Manufacturer's Description
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GoldenEye 007 brings the world's most famous secret agent, James
Bond, to life on the Nintendo 64--complete with license to kill.
Using the full power of the Nintendo 64, GoldenEye 007 puts you
right into 007's tux and bow tie in a first-person action
spectacular. But there is more to it than just blowing away bad
guys--you will have to accomplish a variety of espionage
objectives, like ing covert modems, copying top secret
documents and diverting the destructive course of the rogue
GoldenEye satellite system.
GoldenEye 007 puts would-be double "O" operatives through the
paces in 20 challenging missions, each with three different
difficulty levels. With each difficulty level, the intelligence
of your nents increases and the complexity and number of
objectives grows. Following and expanding on the story line of
the hit movie, GoldenEye 007's missions span the globe; from a
secret base in arctic Russia to the a giant satellite antenna
cradle suspended over the steaming jungles of Cuba.
While the actual game's budget is of course, Top Secret, Nintendo
have spared no expense in creating one of the most immersive
gaming experiences ever. Almost two years in the making, the game
is worth the wait. To capture the atmosphere of the movie, the
game's developers visited the movie sets several times during
production to gather research materials. The designers used
photographs, movie footage and actual blueprints of the sets to
create the complex level layouts. The result is one of the most
realistic 3-D, first-person games ever. GoldenEye adds an
unbeatable license to thrill.