Customer Reviews

Goldeneye Rogue Agent

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

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!!

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.

"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.

This is a great FPS game. You can hold two weapons at once, allowing combinations that can be fun and helpful. Unlocking items can be difficult if that's what you're going for. Overall, it's a FPS Bond game. Working as a Rogue Agent is a little more appealing than saving the world, but that's just me.

From my 12 year old son: It's got great graphics and I like how you can hold 2 guns at once. The guns are really cool. It's just the best game -- you should get it!

Wow, the first 007 game you can play as the bad guy. First, Don't let the title fool you because its NOT a sequel to 007: Goldeneye AND you do NOT play as 006. In the beginning, you must push James Bond off a building,YOU must push JAMES BOND 007 off a building to let him fall to his doom (you should be like ???). Because you did that, MI6 suspends you. Soon you meet Goldfinger, who is in a war with Dr. No. Later you lose your eye, courtesy of Dr. No, and it gets replaced with a golden one, thanks to Scarmanga(aka The Man with the Golden Gun). So mostly the game is about revenge, punishment, and Psychic powers, (yes you heard me correctly). You can use powers such as Telekinesis and the ability to see through walls, plus, you can hold duel weapons such as machine guns, pistols, and genades. Well I can't wait for this game[...]. Well bye-bye for now.

yeah, this game is pretty awesome. This is pretty much what u do for all the levels- get an uzi in each hand and just blow dudes away left and right.Seriously u take on about 100 people in each level and amazingly win.But if u dont no what yur doin u will die real quick. There some real hard levels but this game is great to play with a friend when ur hanging out. The two player is about the coolest for any shoOter iv ever seen. U have a choice of at least ten awesome places and u can modify what guns u what, time,# of kills blah blah.U can play it for hours just going one on one . THe weapons are the best part of the game to me. Heres a little bit of your arsenel-uzis(probably one of the best guns in the game),assualt rifles,rocket launchers(1 hit kill),lazer rifles(one hit kills),remote detonation bomb pistols(u shoot a bomb on someone and then press fire again to blow thier hineys sky high),grenades,mag rails(these babies jsut pretty much just shoot rails of steel at people and impale the mess out of em,one hit killer), and of course the famous goldengun, in multiplayer.one more thing-if you have seen the matrix u no the part where hes on the helicopter and hes coming to save morpheus and he has like a minigun- well theres one just like that in the game. yeah didd i mention u can have a gun in each hand,which is so awesome its unbelievable.if u buy this game, which u probably will if your reading this, the best gun combo is definately a mag rail and an uzi. another good one is two pistols,just taking em out old western style.
ok so

PROS-Gansterfabulous rambo scarface gameplay.Lets be honest though its so impossible to kill like twenty dudes in the same room with u, but in this game u can do it with ease.

-one on one showdown awesome multiplayer(the best iv ever seen since the original goldeneye on that little ghetto N64.

-AWESOME GRAPHICS

-supergangster arsenal of firepower

-youll play it for hours with friends

-little hint- the best multiplayer level is the funhouse if u buy this game

CONS-some of the levels are really hard on one player.youll be stuck in alot of situations where its u against like twenty guys with assualt rifles all in one room and all u have is a little sissy pistol. u litterly have to avoid most of that gunfire and whoop one guys butt real quick,steal his gun and then try to take out like the other twenty guys. it will take u twenty trys sometimes just to get thru one section of a level.

-there arent that many health packs. u pretty much have this one little bar of health and u have to be real careful or youll die real quick. but ur health slowly regenrates, and there is armor u can take off jacked up carcasses u have demolished(just kidding the dudes dissapear once u waste em)

well thats about it. all in all this is a great game to get if your just starting off with a ps2 or ur a old veteran. its the funnest game i have to play with friends so get it fo sure.

The game is fun and all but it could probably get boring after a while.I was glued to the ps2 for 3 hours and by the time i got off i had ot on the last level.the graphics are not that good but the gameplay is exciting.For some reason Scaramanga is Goldeneyes Q even though he gave you the goldeneye by shooting youre real one out.i like to take hostages and throw them into fire 20 feet below but i never noticed the whole EVIL thing the physics are not good but some times it can be funny to shoot barrelson elevated platforms where enemy bots are hiding with a bazooka and see all the FLYING carcasses fall into the rocky gorge below.Bad physics make the game a little bit more entertaining for example i shot a mine onto an enemys chest and then detonated it while his back was facing a 200 foot fall off a dam and he paused and then was tossed so fast i could hardly see it.And another example threw a grenade behind a desk where an enemy was hiding and then 3 mangled corpses come saliding out of the desk like somebody would slide a book across a florr.Pretty Entertaining. But EA made a masterpiece out of this compared to Everything or Nothing{the worst bond game.AI bots arnt as smart as there supposed to be they can communicate at least.But it is more violent then any other ps2 bond game{a good thing]I would this game a 4.5 instead of a 3 just because all the unneccesary destuction and all the overly elaborat and exotic deaths that "tragicly" occur during the game.

The game is great. Played 12 hrs straight. Graphics are excellent the movement of the characters are fluent and smooth. I hope there's a part 2!???

Most people believe this game is absolute trash. I beg to differ, the creative storyline playing out Dr. No and Goldfingers turf war was interesting and compelling the whole way. The weapons are mostly original too. The traps are one of the coolest parts of the game it makes taking out the enemy's henchman all that much funner. Overall the entire game was great. Whats sad is that people always try and compare it to GE007 and it's not. So what it shares a name with a previous generations game it's still great in its own way. Although in my opinion multiplayer is better then the original goldeneye.