007: GoldenEye


"GoldenEye" Box Art
Developed by:  Rare Ltd.

Released by:  Nintendo

Year Created:  1997

Released on: Nintendo 64

Game Synopsis:

GoldenEye closely follows the action depicted in the film of the same name.  You control Bond through twelve different levels of action, all from the first person perspective popularized by Doom.  This game was (is) tremendously popular due to it's incredible graphics, perfectly mixed background music, and faith to the subject matter.  The single player mode is great fun, but cannot compare to the hours of time one can spend on the multiplayer mode.  


Film References within the game:
  • Dr. No - Controller Setting 1.1 "Honey" is named after Honey Ryder.
  • Goldfinger
    1. Upon completing the single-player game, Oddjob is unlocked and available for use in multiplayer scenarios.
    2. Once unlocked, Oddjob can be used in multiplayer mode.  Oddjob makes his appearance in Goldfinger.
    3. Controller Setting 2.2 ("Galore") is named after Pussy Galore.
  • Thunderball - Controller Setting 2.3 ("Domino") is named after Dominio Derval.
  • You Only Live Twice
    1. Controller Setting 1.3 Kissy is named after Kissy Suzuki, the Bond girl in You Only Live Twice.
    2. The Multiplayer scenario You Only Live Twice comes from the movie of the same name.
  • Diamonds are Forever - Controller Setting 2.1 ("Plenty") is nammed after Plenty O'Toole.
  • Live and Let Die
    1. Upon completing the single-player game, Baron Samedi is unlocked and available for use in multiplayer scenarios.
    2. Controller Setting 1.2 ("Solitaire") is named after the Bond girl of the same name in Live and Let Die
    3. The ultra-powerful, magnetic watch used in the game was introduced in Live and Let Die.
  • The Man With the Golden Gun
    1. Controller Setting 1.4 ("Goodnight") is named after Mary Goodnight.
    2. One of the multiplayer scenarios is called "The Man With the Golden Gun".
    3. The Golden Gun in the game is modeled after the one in the movie. 
    4. References to "Scaramanga passing into legend" appear in the Mission Briefing for the Egyptian level. 
  • The Spy Who Loved Me
    1. Upon completing the single-player game, Jaws is unlocked and available for use in multiplayer scenarios.
    2. The "Egyptian Temple" level was loosely modeled after the Egyptian ruins that Bond visits in the movie.
  • Moonraker
    1. Controller Setting 2.4 ("Goodhead") is named after Holly Goodhead.
    2. The Moonraker Laser was used in the movie.
    3. Parts of the"Aztec" level are actually modeled after locations from the film Moonraker.
    4. All references to the Drax Corporation and the Moonraker Elite in the Mission Briefings come from Moonraker.
    5. The yellow Moonraker guards in the movie carry M16s, and the yellow guards in the game carry AR33s, the rough equivalent of the M16.
    6. Bond's camera with the "007" logo that you use in the Bunker and Silo is seen in the film Moonraker.
  • Octopussy - The red handled throwing knives that are used in the game are identical to those used by the assassin twins in Octopussy.
  • A View to a Kill Upon completing the single-player game, Mayday is unlocked and available for use in multiplayer scenarios.
  • The Living Daylights - One of the multiplayer scenarios is called "The Living Daylights".
  • License to Kill - One of the multiplayer scenarios is called "License to Kill".

Screenshots:

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