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Amazon.co.uk Review
Using the name GoldenEye for this latest 007 game could be one of the most ill-advised choices in marketing history, since it beggars all sorts of unkind comparisons to Rare's seminal N64 title, which to this day remains one of the best games ever made.
The choice of name is all the more puzzling because the game has nothing to do with the film or, save the first person perspective, Rare's magnum opus. In fact the rather unlikely reasoning behind everything is that you are an evil ex-MI6 agent who after a fight with Dr No is given an, err… golden eye by Auric Goldfinger.
The game's premise is such that all of Bond's greatest bad guys are still alive and caught up in a sort of underworld civil war, in which your character seeks to be the real beneficiary. Ignoring such nonsense though, and looking purely at the game, the AI seems quite good and the replacement of Everything or Nothing's "Bond Moments" with scripted "Death Trap" sequences is fairly amusing. Unfortunately though the developers seem to have forgotten that the original game was as much lauded (at least a year before Thief or Metal Gear Solid) for its stealth gameplay as much for its shooting and this element seems total absent from Rogue Agent.
The multiplayer is also unconvincing with no radar and rather sprawling level design. It might turn out all right when it's finished but at the end of the day this is no GoldenEye. -- David Jenkins
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In GoldenEye 2, players will explore the dark side of the Bond underworld, playing an agent who was a candidate for 00 status before being dismissed from MI6 for reckless brutality. Players will join ranks with the legendary super-villain Auric Goldfinger, fighting for control of the world's greatest criminal organisation.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Inspector Gadget
VINE™ VOICE
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I'm really rather sick of first person shooter games. They are a dime a dozen and with all the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty games out there do we really need another? If you really want a cutting edge FPS with the 007 brand name then go for Goldeneye 007 - Collector's Edition (Wii). Rogue Agent is just a quick cash-in product.
There is a bit of a twist though. It's fun to play a villain, there's a little bit of RPG (only a touch) and the villains from the older movies (such as Dr No, Blofeld, Oddjob, Goldfinger and Francisco Scaramanga) come back, even though they are supposed to be very, very, long, long dead. But this novelty didn't last long and I quickly became bored of the game.
Plus there is too much going on. Hooked up to a home theatre this game is loud and thrilling but it will easily induce epileptic seizures so beware. Plus the targeting is terrible. If you have a gun that sprays bullets everywhere you will still have trouble killing a lone enemy in the distance. This got highly irritating.
As these type of games go even Die Hard Vendetta was better. Nice music though. Pick it up cheap if you must.
Graphics B-
Sound B
Gameplay C
Lasting Appeal D+
There is a bit of a twist though. It's fun to play a villain, there's a little bit of RPG (only a touch) and the villains from the older movies (such as Dr No, Blofeld, Oddjob, Goldfinger and Francisco Scaramanga) come back, even though they are supposed to be very, very, long, long dead. But this novelty didn't last long and I quickly became bored of the game.
Plus there is too much going on. Hooked up to a home theatre this game is loud and thrilling but it will easily induce epileptic seizures so beware. Plus the targeting is terrible. If you have a gun that sprays bullets everywhere you will still have trouble killing a lone enemy in the distance. This got highly irritating.
As these type of games go even Die Hard Vendetta was better. Nice music though. Pick it up cheap if you must.
Graphics B-
Sound B
Gameplay C
Lasting Appeal D+
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By "uftydufty"
i thought that this game was good in some ways and bad in other ways for example,the graphics of explosions are brilliant and u beign able to be bad for once in a game but it onlyn took me 4 hours to complete on the hardest setting, but it is great fun to play all the less //(great when bond dies)//
the bad side is the time it takes to complete it and that u can re heal which makes it far to easy to win but then u do need it for the shere amount of enermies u face.
your eye is a brillient wepon letting u create force fields,gravitational pulls looking through walls etc it is great.
u can have about 200 wepon combonations and can also knock enamies unconsious and then use them ase a shield or hurl them into there mates well i wont spoil it any more for u but i hope u will now run out and bie the game just to experience the stunning game play...
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
this is not a sequel to RARE's goldeneye 007. whoever came up with aim control with a thumbstick should be shot in the knees, it is frustrating if you are used to PC FPS's like doom 3 and CS. i played for about 30 minutes and dont have a desire to turn it back on.
By C. Groome
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Goldeneye Rogue Agent is excellent.Every time I get home from school I just can't recist turning on my cube and playing on it.You can have two guns,one in each hand,grenades and much more.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By L. Cooper
When I heard that this game would soon be appearing for my Gamecube, (and PS2 and X-Box of course) my eyes lit up and I had many flashbacks of spending hours, even days, on my N64 playing the original Goldeneye to death.
After purchase of Goldeneye: Rogue Agent, I rushed home to play it. As I started up the game, I think my jaw almost hit the floor. Not in an admiration kind of way - I was disgusted at how the name "Goldeneye" had be used to market such a poor game, to fool gamers (as it had done me) into thinking this would be anything like the original game.
The main character, once a member of M16 alongside the lengendary James Bond, suffers in an accident whilst on a mission and is helped by Goldfinger, who - yep, you guessed it - gives "Rogue Agent" a Golden Eye. Hmm... So, having been rejected from M16, you must guide the "Rogue Agent" through the world of evil against the erm... other world of evil. It doesn't feel like a Bond game - it's more like a random first-person-shooter, and a bad one at that.
After each of the first few fantastically-easy levels (which sometimes don't even last 5 minutes, even on the hardest difficulty setting) our "Rogue Agent" acquires a new power for his Golden Eye - but each is as useless as the next, with only four to choose from, such as a magnetic field. The only fairly decent one is a shield, but this wears out after a few seconds and is rendered useless. But, with only 8 levels, the game is almost over by the time you gain your new abilities.
The levels are divided into a series of rooms, corridors etc which make the action come in short, sharp bursts - you enter a new area, take out a few guards that happen to be standing out in the open and then dive behind a piece of scenery whilst your energy bar refills.... Read more ›
After purchase of Goldeneye: Rogue Agent, I rushed home to play it. As I started up the game, I think my jaw almost hit the floor. Not in an admiration kind of way - I was disgusted at how the name "Goldeneye" had be used to market such a poor game, to fool gamers (as it had done me) into thinking this would be anything like the original game.
The main character, once a member of M16 alongside the lengendary James Bond, suffers in an accident whilst on a mission and is helped by Goldfinger, who - yep, you guessed it - gives "Rogue Agent" a Golden Eye. Hmm... So, having been rejected from M16, you must guide the "Rogue Agent" through the world of evil against the erm... other world of evil. It doesn't feel like a Bond game - it's more like a random first-person-shooter, and a bad one at that.
After each of the first few fantastically-easy levels (which sometimes don't even last 5 minutes, even on the hardest difficulty setting) our "Rogue Agent" acquires a new power for his Golden Eye - but each is as useless as the next, with only four to choose from, such as a magnetic field. The only fairly decent one is a shield, but this wears out after a few seconds and is rendered useless. But, with only 8 levels, the game is almost over by the time you gain your new abilities.
The levels are divided into a series of rooms, corridors etc which make the action come in short, sharp bursts - you enter a new area, take out a few guards that happen to be standing out in the open and then dive behind a piece of scenery whilst your energy bar refills.... Read more ›
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
i do agree they shouldnt of called it golden eye 2 as it is nothing like the 1st one,however this is the best 007 game since the original golden eye lots of weapons and upgrades ect stacks of enemies to blast and quite a grown up game,it comes in 2 discs and at the moment i am plying it on easy mode and this is quite difficult,it is very fast paced it is the best 007 game since goldeneye 1,one of the best games,along with the 1st zelda game that there has ever been,i feel a 5 stars is worthy as they have really put in alot of effort with this game and i am really enjoying it .
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Boris
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
For me, Goldneye: Rouge Agent has a dual personality when it comes to the enjoyment you'd gain from purchasing it. On the one hand, the story mode is repetetive and your tasks are almost always the same. The option of having different guns in both of your characters hands and the different affects your mechanical eye has, are enjoyable for about 10 minutes. You quickly realize that every level involves dozens upon dozens of enemies coming at you at once. If you're a fan of traditional Bond stealth and tactics then don't even consider this game because it's full on action all the way through. Unfortunately in this game, constant action makes it monotonous and tedious.
The Multiplayer however, doesn't live up to the negatives of the story mode. Most multiplayer levels are taken from Bond films, so whether you decide to battle on top of the Golden Gate Bridge, Dr No's layer, or Scaramanga's secret island, you always get an additional sense of excitement from being in the scenes you remember from the films. Another welcome addition to multiplayer is the option to press buttons and cause things to happen. For example, you can press buttons and open trap doors, set off explosions and innovative weapons.
Overall, i'd only really consider buying this game if you felt like you had to. It would probably be better going back to your N64 and playing the original Goldeneye than this poor attempt at recreating the classic Goldeneye magic.
The Multiplayer however, doesn't live up to the negatives of the story mode. Most multiplayer levels are taken from Bond films, so whether you decide to battle on top of the Golden Gate Bridge, Dr No's layer, or Scaramanga's secret island, you always get an additional sense of excitement from being in the scenes you remember from the films. Another welcome addition to multiplayer is the option to press buttons and cause things to happen. For example, you can press buttons and open trap doors, set off explosions and innovative weapons.
Overall, i'd only really consider buying this game if you felt like you had to. It would probably be better going back to your N64 and playing the original Goldeneye than this poor attempt at recreating the classic Goldeneye magic.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
not bad....
this game is ok...the good points are the large arsenal of weapons you can get your trigger happy little mits on the 'goldeneye' upgrade is good also and is something different the... Read more
Published on 22 May 2006 by agent makky
5.0 out of 5 stars
OK....OK....OK, IT IS VERY GOOD!
Ok, it may not be a sequel to RARES PERFECT N64 Goldeneye 007 but this is one of the best EA James Bond games and typical you end up being the bad guy though! Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2005 by Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars
Couldn't Get much Better!
Goldeneye relays on a very flimsy stortline, as the original was easily one of the best games available on the Nintendo 64, and the sequel is completely different. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2004
2.0 out of 5 stars
Bond is back, and this time he is bad...in more than one way
We admit it, we were fooled. Something in our minds just made us believe that this game could be good. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2004 by Frances E. Temperton
5.0 out of 5 stars
its good its damn good
to tell you the truth i thought this would be the worst mistake made ever taking on the title goldeneye which is known as one of the best games ever made for the N64 but the game... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's good it's damn good
To tell you the truth i thought this would be the worst mistake made ever taking on the title goldeneye which is known as one of the best games ever made for the N64 but the game... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2004 by "thekillips"
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