GoldenEye 007 (2010)

More than just a remake, GoldenEye 007 lives up to its predecessor and then some by not only modernizing the story but the multiplayer as well.

It was going to be hard to do the original justice, but this remake does and then some. [Christmas 2010, p.68]

The merit of Eurocom was the realization that new concepts should be assimilated into gameplay. And this, along some concepts already established and some additions, enriched the final product, making an incredible, nostalgic experience.

Overall I'd say that Goldeneye is more than worth your time, in fact, it's probably one of the best FPS titles on the Wii at this point.

If GoldenEye 007 wasn't called GoldenEye 007, people would likely not know entirely what to make of it, perhaps viewing it as an interesting, entertaining curiosity.

Is it the best FPS on the Wii? That's a tough question, but even if it's for the splitscreen offline multiplayer action – then GoldenEye 007 is a must-own for any Wii gamer.

This is not your older brother's GoldenEye. It's been updated, re-skinned, had some control adjustments, and instead of reclaiming the crown of top four-player shooter, it's just another face in the crowd.

I personally think that this game is better than the N64 version. The AI is improved GREATLY, there are more weapons, the controls are better, and quite frankly, I like Daniel Craig more then Pierce Brosnan. The multiplayer is as good as ever. I only wish the modifiers could be used online. That would have been awesome. Either way, this is a must buy.

Attractive looking update of the groundbreaking N64 game that features all of the added polish you'd expect from the greater processing power involved. Not a classic like its predecessor, but a it's a good, solid FPS that'll please Bond fans.

Had very nice potential for a really fun multiplayer, but certain critical faults hold it back. I'll start talking about the campaign. Unfortunately I did not get to finish it, because the file got deleted. However I was pretty far into it. Throughout most of the campaign the game gives you the option to go about it in a stealth style or run/gun/cover. Bond always has his silenced P99, which is good for stealth kills. There are a bunch of enemies situated around every level such that you can go about it undercover. However, enemies can notice you very fast with just a mistake and you appear in the open, or if you shoot an enemy that is located in a group and you do not kill off the others fast enough. Personally, I always end up run/gun/cover. I find it more fun that way. I'm not much of a stealth player. The story was all right from what I've played of it. I found out the ending from reading up in forums, and I didn't see it coming. I don't know if it was really necessary for Activision to incorporate a nostalgic feel to this game to the N64 version. The story isn't even the same. Neither is the game play really. To me, they should have made the graphics better. I am sure the wii can handle much better than this. What I really want to talk about is the online multiplayer mode. I've put in a lot of play time here, roughly 11 days. I was about the 10~15th person to reach the top level(56). I think this is the best part of the game and the part that gives it the most replay value. The modes in the online multiplayer is very fun, but the gameplay suffers from some faults. The connection runs relatively smoothly unless you are the host ****. If you are the host you will lag most of the time. However some people don't lag if they have an amazing connection. My connection is pretty dam good, and I still lag. Now host lagging wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't "host quitting". Now, host quitting is when a host **** leaves. This makes the game end and no XP to be earned. Basically, when the host quits he has just wasted the time and effort you had spent in that match. Not to mention how much XP it takes to reach level 56, this just makes it even more of a pain in the ***. On average in one game, you can get 800, I would say. It is really annoying when you are doing very well and the host gets mad and rage quits. Your efforts have been all wasted. There is also a glitch on the friend list where if you add someone and they don't add you back that slot in your friend list is always going to be taken up until they add you back. So if you add someone and they end up quitting and not adding you back ever, then that slot will be forever void. In one of the modes, there is a major fault. That is Heroes mode. In that mode each player is given a chance to spawn as the hero. A hero gets extra health, and more power. Not too much though. The fault comes when each person gets a choice whether to be the hero or not. Because the perks of a hero isn't too high people do not have the incentive to spawn hero. Hence the entire match can end up having no heroes which turns into one long team conflict. This totally defeats the purpose of Heroes mode. Most important thing I want to talk about is "ADS snap". This is where the player's reticule will automatically snap to the core of the target when he or she aims down their sights. Alright, this would be completely fine if it were only in single player mode, so that novices can have a crutch. But no, it can be enabled in online play. I find this feature ridiculously broken. At a distance, without ads snap it actually takes a bit to aim and shoot for a headshot. With ADS snap, you can aim down your sights, tilt up a bit and boom, head shot, in no time. Only time it is not useful is close range combat, but overall I find it broken. Thank you for reading. If you enjoyed my review please add me and track me. I will write more.

I really wanted to like this game, honestly I expected to love it, but it has so many flaws I couldn't help but hate it, first off this feels more like a Call of Duty game than a James Bond one, and while there are several control options of the ones I had the options of using all were flawed, which is sad because I had always thought that the controls would have worked really well with the Wii controller, but they don't, having to drag the reticle around the screen to turn hurts your reaction time, so I used the GameCube controller most of the game which had some responsiveness issues, I've never played the N64 version, but I have seen the movie, and this is definitely a re-imagining of the movies plot made to fit more with the Daniel Craig interpretation of Bond, so you'll notice twist on familiar characters or moments from the movie, the graphics are decent for a Wii game, and the voice acting is awesome, the guns in this game aren't really enjoyable, some are completely overpowered, I was able to drop an enemy with one shot halfway across the map with one shot with 90% of the shotguns, other weapons feel completely useless, and the campaign also contains a tank driving level which was the most fun part of the campaign, and I actually found that the tank controlled a little bit easier with the Wii controller and Nun-chuck, also it does have multiplayer but the control problems are also here, and the maps aren't really impressive, there also isn't any voice chat option, but that's a minor disappointment, honestly I really thought I was going to love this game, but I can't recommend this to anyone, avoid at all costs.

I wanted to love this ... I didn't. First, the re-imaging is hard for me -- I don't believe in re-writing history. Second, the controls are dreadfully bad-- still don't know what people are talking about. Just move along, there's unfortunately nothing to see here ...