Goldeneye Rogue Agent

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Build your own personalized villain, equipped with a customizable synthetic eye and physical attributes
• rogue agent integrates single-player, multiplayer split-screen, and online gameplay
• fight with and against legendary villains and bond girls
• Travel to famous Bond movie locations, from the mountains of Switzerland to the streets of Hong Kong, from Fort Knox tot he Caribbean
• Upgrade your synthetic eye with new features as you rise up the ranks

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002IQCHU
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 12, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,637 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Why save the world when you can rule it? Going where no previous James Bond game dared to tread, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent breaks all the rules by transporting players to the dark side of the Bond universe to experience life as a high-rolling, cold-hearted villain. As an aspiring 00 agent dismissed from MI6 for reckless brutality, you hired as an enforcer by Auric Goldfinger, the wealthy super-villain with a lust for all things gold. Cross paths with such legendary allies and enemies as Oddjob, Scaramanga, Xenia Onatopp, and, of course, Pussy Galore on several globe-spanning missions of vengeance as you make your unrelenting rise through the ranks to the top of the villain world. Featured modes include story-driven campaign missions, deathmatch style simulator trials, and objective-based war games for single and multiplayer play.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars INTENSE FPS ACTION AT A NICE PRICE, October 25, 2005

By 

Unlucky Frank (Lalaland, CA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Goldeneye Rogue Agent (Video Game)

I was playing REVENGE OF THE SITH and got a little bored with it. I said to myself, "I need to put down this lightsaber and get me some guns." Even though I bought this a while ago for 50 bucks, it was just sitting around the house because I put so much time in on KILLZONE. I looked at the manual for the controls and popped it in. I wasn't expecting much. Not too many people liked it. Well, I have to say this one is definitely a lot of FUN!! And guns are way better than lightsabers anyway.

I've never played GOLDENEYE for N64, so I can't say how it stacks up. I thought EGM magazine said it was the same engine. I don't care, I'm having a blast with this!!

The character was a little clunky at first, but I got into the OPTIONS during PAUSE and ramped up the SENSITIVITY for the X and Y axis almost ALL THE WAY. Now the action is fast and I'm moving well. Getting a handle on the controls EARLY is essential. You can only carry one weapon in each hand at any one time and some weapons require 2 hands. 2 handed weapons have a ZOOM feature as well as the SNIPER RIFLE. You also need to pick up weapons that are dropped, very quickly and on the fly. Grenades look weird, but you can throw them far. The animation makes it look like you're throwing a candied yam. Yay. You can only throw grenades with your left hand and only when your left hand is empty. So I learned very quickly to drop my left-handed weapon and throw a grenade, then pick up the weapon again in my left hand in one quick movement. Again, learning the controls early is ESSENTIAL. I've never played an FPS with 2 handed weapons, so it was a nice change to have 2 triggers on the L1 and R1 buttons. Very nice.

The difficulty of this game goes up very quickly in a short amount of time and the game is hard going in places. Firefights are intense and cinematic. Keeping a cool head, using defilade, and reloading constantly is a must. The game is designed nicely to give you the proper cover in most situations. Someone here complained about the difficulty. It is hard and I would recommend the EASY setting for newbies. But, if you're an FPS veteran, you'll find that wading through the enemy is at times fast and furious. At other times, bumrushing the enemy will get you killed. The reviewer below said you'll kill at least 100 guys a level. I just completed the VERY LONG Hong Kong level last night and clocked in 262 kills. Wholesale slaughter at a very decent price.

You'll also receive BONUS POINTS for imaginative kills and taking enemies hostage for defilade is very cool. Enemy AI can be very smart or very dumb. Just like in real life. Enemy death animations are stylish and real looking. However, the game doesn't feel realistic, but more like a cinematic anime cartoon. Okay by me.

Health regenerates when you're hiding and you can pick up the armor from dead enemies if you haven't unloaded a whole clip into them.

Most of the weapons are standard fare. Don't forget to use the 357s. They have some punch I was not expecting. But, there are some clever weapons too. Some guy was shooting green darts at me, so I killed him and picked up his VENOM PISTOL in my right hand. I shot the next enemy with it, paralyzed him, then took him out with the uzi in my left hand. Very Bond.

One of the coolest features is the GOLDENEYE. With 4 different devices that you earn along the way. After completing 3 very long levels, I acquired 3 of them. One of the EYES sees through walls, stairwells, and objects. Which is very handy at times. Especially when you're looking to see how many enemies are hiding behind that barricade. And when you're using the RAILGUN which shoots through walls. Other times you won't need it. One of the best is the HACKING EYE, which can be used on the machine environment to kill, disable enemy weapons, or move objects. A welcome feature that makes you feel like a hightech killer. Mastering their use is essential to mastering the game. Learn to use them early.

I think the graphics are awesome. They can be a little trippy or weird at times. Not as good as the cell-shaded look of KILLZONE, but very anime none the less. My favorite environs so far where the Bathhouse in Hong Kong, the Snowdome, and the Vegas Casino.

The music is incredible and gives that cinematic Bond feel to the proceedings. Make sure you check out the song in the ending credits. Very funny lyrics. "I wanna stretch my limo." Use the THX PRO LOGIC if you have it. The surround effects work GREAT. The game also has a WIDESCREEN setting.

Why does everyone compare every game to HALO!?! Is this the only game people play? Okay, your loss.

I haven't played the multi-player and I don't have broadband for online play, so I can't comment on those functions. But, if you love FPSs this may be right up your alley. IT'S DEFINITELY FUN!! And the PRICE IS RIGHT!!

ENJOY!!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This game is fun, March 11, 2005

By 

bobby - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Goldeneye Rogue Agent (Video Game)

this game is a lot of fun, I don't really care if it is'nt lifelike it is still fun. in this game you can walk into a room full of enimies and just shoot them down with 2 guns. to me that is fun.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit like the Ugly Duckling of the EA 007 Chain., January 11, 2005

By 

Celest Castellano (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Goldeneye Rogue Agent (Video Game)

"Take EA Games back to School." Edited quote by Hai Fat: The Man With the Golden Gun.

After the sheer disappointment of "Everything or Nothing" being a *gag* Third Person Shooter, I was willing to play any 007 game to get back into the First Person Mode (FPS). While the game did have some logical errors with the Series (we'll get into that later). It was a small breath of fresh air, from the other side of the Gun Barrel.

Graphics: 8.5/10: EA Games brought itself into high water by advertising some of their locals for the game. Some of these include Goldfinger's Midas Casino, Goldfinger's Auric Enterprises (completely re-vamped for the 2000's) as well as the infamous Octupus lair from "The Spy Who Loved Me." Overall, EA does handle these challenges well, almost pushing the player into the world of Goldeneye.

Sound: 10/10 OR 0/10: I make the score different as EA enlisted the help of Techno/Trance DJ Paul Oakenfold to compose the tracks for the game. Obviously if you or the gamer-in-mind loathes techno music, the rating will be definately lower. My own opinion, the normal person will have no problem with the music. Two other plus' include that EA signed on Dame Judi Dench and, an aged, Christopher Lee to voice "M" and Scaramanga. Why they didn't find Honor Blackman for Pussy Galore, I'll never know, the stand-in didn't thrill me at all.

Gameplay: 6/10: The first five minues of the first level encompasses the calibration of your character. While I give EA a bit of innovation points, you shouldn't hold your breath. In addition, once I was able to level my crosshairs correctly, I was able to pull off one "head shot" after another. The controls get the job done, they aren't anything special. The dual wield feature is nice in the sence I can control a high powered pistol in one hand, and a fuly automatic weapon in the other hand.

Logic: 3/10: Anyone who has even remotely heard of the 007 series knows that the characters of Oddjob, Auric Goldfinger, Francisco Scaramanga, Dr. Julius No, and Ernst Starvo Blofeld are all dead. The first level is a 2004-ized simulation of the assault on Fort Knox from Goldfinger. You are on a 'chopper with 007 when a missile strikes and the 'chopper goes down. From the start of the level, you are safely on a platform, while 007 is hanging (somehow) from the wreckage of the crashed helicopter. Within seconds, 007 plunges and gets squished to his death. Afterwards M states that the player was directly responsible for the death of 007.

I've still yet to figure this out...really I am.

The training exercise is a bust, M says don't let the door hit your butt on the way out, and your character pulls out an offer to join Goldfinger. Somehow, you and Dr. No fight (I'm not quite sure on this one either) and No shoots your eye out. Scaramanga's "contacts" then seem to make a prostetic eye that has multiple functions. Although in The Man with the Golden Gun, Scaramanga states that science was never his subject.

Another one I haven't figured out yet.

Overall: 8/10 (with the 10/10 Sound): The game was a nice return to a normal First Person stance. The music and locals were nice, even if the logic was a bit... non-existant. Definately a Renter, but I'd wait until the prices drop a little before shelling out money to buy it.

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