Review: GoldenEye 007

[Siuki]

Looks like I'll be bringing the Wii out of retirement

Same here... I've been waiting for a good Wii game to come out and this looks like the game I've been waiting for.

Same here. This, and Kirby's Epic Yarn will resurrect the dusty old corpse that is my Wii.

My words exactly. Problem is, which one should you get first...

OT: Still deciding whether to get it or not. I'm tempted by the free multi-player a little, but remembering SSBB, I have my doubts. In single player, I'm almost sold. I just can't get how you would position a pinpoint shot into someone's face. It's easy on the PC, somewhat less controlable on the console, and "dependent on your surgeon hands" for the Wii.

 

[thiosk]

Why does, Greg Tito, always pause, mid sentance, all the time?

Anyway, I think I shall, give this game, a try, when I get, access to my, Wii, again.

Greg Tito is William Shatner.

You'd better, get used to, the idea.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

I'm sorry, but I can't do this. Goldeneye was an epic, amazing game in my childhood, and I spent many, many hours running around with moonraker lasers, shotguns, and whatever weapons the various owners of N64's decided we should have. I can't try to replace that in any way, no matter how good this game appears to be...

If you want to be reminded of just how good the original is.

Play this new one.

Then play the original.

Then try to figure out why I'd ever want to play this one again. It's gonna be tough, the online multiplayer is the only thing it does better.

But dude, the first one didn't even have multipla...ohhhh I see what you mean.

Ah, the good old days of split screen. Gotta love 'em!

In all honesty, it's mostly my lack of wii that prevents me from getting this. But also the fact that it's one of those games that I will always associate with multiplayer with people in the same room, and anything else would just be a little bit weird...

 

[Jirlond]

NO BORIS! I don't think I can buy this game.

 

[PlasticTree]

Review: GoldenEye 007

The James Bond remake offers the best multiplayer on the Wii and an updated campaign.

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Can I play the game with a normal Gamecube controller, or do I really need to pick up the Classic Controller Pro?

 

[Duffeknol]

Glad to hear good things, but that multiplayer gameplay looked beyond clunky...

 

[Mr. Fister]

Review: GoldenEye 007

The James Bond remake offers the best multiplayer on the Wii and an updated campaign.

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Can I play the game with a normal Gamecube controller, or do I really need to pick up the Classic Controller Pro?

Yeah, you can use Gamecube Controller, but I'd imagine that the C-stick won't be the most comfortable out of all the control choices.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Looks like I'll be bringing the Wii out of retirement

Same here... I've been waiting for a good Wii game to come out and this looks like the game I've been waiting for.

Same here. This, and Kirby's Epic Yarn will resurrect the dusty old corpse that is my Wii.

My words exactly. Problem is, which one should you get first...

OT: Still deciding whether to get it or not. I'm tempted by the free multi-player a little, but remembering SSBB, I have my doubts. In single player, I'm almost sold. I just can't get how you would position a pinpoint shot into someone's face. It's easy on the PC, somewhat less controlable on the console, and "dependent on your surgeon hands" for the Wii.

For me it's not that hard, since Kirby isn't coming to Europe until March next year! D:< *cries in a corner*

 

[JediMB]

you will only turn when the cross hairs hit the extreme right or left of the screen.

WHAT.

Did they really not learn the lesson that Red Steel taught every single FPS that has been made for the Wii since its release?

Metroid Prime got it right. The Conduit got it right. Medal of Honor (Heroes 2) got it right. GoldenEye didn't?

 

[CaptainCrunch]

you will only turn when the cross hairs hit the extreme right or left of the screen.

WHAT.

Did they really not learn the lesson that Red Steel taught every single FPS that has been made for the Wii since its release?

Metroid Prime got it right. The Conduit got it right. Medal of Honor (Heroes 2) got it right. GoldenEye didn't?

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we didn't have a whole lot of time to screw around with bounding boxes and other control settings when we captured the video. It's possible that they included these features, but running mulitplayer 'out of the box' was clunky at best.

 

[JediMB]

you will only turn when the cross hairs hit the extreme right or left of the screen.

WHAT.

Did they really not learn the lesson that Red Steel taught every single FPS that has been made for the Wii since its release?

Metroid Prime got it right. The Conduit got it right. Medal of Honor (Heroes 2) got it right. GoldenEye didn't?

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we didn't have a whole lot of time to screw around with bounding boxes and other control settings when we captured the video. It's possible that they included these features, but running mulitplayer 'out of the box' was clunky at best.

Alright. Yeah, I just found out on my own that the game does have sensitivity settings:

Khan button layout (shake chuck to reload, Dpad-Down melee, etc)
Minimum Dead Zone
Maximum Turn Box at Full height and width of screen
Cursor sensitivity at half the bar's length
Horizontal turn speed at 60% of the bar
Vertial turn speed at 10% of the bar

With this you should be able to turn on-a-dime and kill an enemy behind you in under 1 second.

Sitting closer to the sensor bar helps sometimes too.

 

[firemark]

When the phrase "It's comparable to modern day first person shooters" is in the review can't take it seriously. It is a modern day first person shooter!!! Come one, seriously, when you compare it to MW2 or other FPS's on other consoles it just can't stand on it's own merit. Every single aspect that you pointed out can be found elsewhere, done better. Granted, it's a Bond game, meaning it has a unique story; albeit one that was already written 13 years ago. I will most likely end up picking it up because I want to have something to play when I visit my girlfriend, but I'll stick to my 360 and my PS3, where my games don't have to come with clarifications that say that they are modern day shooters.

 

[Weaver]

I want to play this just because deadmau5 & Kaskade was playing in the nightclub!!

 

[Aptspire]

looks neat indeed

 

[CornP]

Thanks but no thanks, for me buying this would mean wasting my money.

The N64 version was truly a step forward in gaming, this isn't at all.

 

[Bullfrog1983]

I didn't see any 4 player split screen... hmm

 

[RobCoxxy]

NO BORIS?!?!?!

But he is invincible!

This.
Also, I heard some Deadmau5.
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

I somehow doubt this game will have all the extra characters and stuff for multiplayer, if anyone can remember the unlockable "Scientist" skins and "Moonraker Henchmen" and things?

 

[Covarr]

This game is pretty fun, but it could be better. It's got a charming simplicity, gorgeous graphics by Wii standards, and great level design, but it still feels kinda dated. I'd still rather play this than Halo.

P.S. Thanks

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Snip

Who are you fighting against?

Whoever it is, they have the twitchiest aim I have ever seen.

 

[Dommyboy]

Reskinned CoD.