| rdfs:comment | - In 2010, during one of Nintendo's most successful E3's in recent years, Activision dropped this bombshell. A remake of the N64 classic GoldenEye. The story and setting have all been brought into the 21st century and the latest Bond, Daniel Craig, takes over the original Pierce Brosnan role. Considering Craig's 007 is a darker, grittier agent, the overall tone of the game reflects this difference. As a result things like Alec Trevelyan's motivations have changed as the character's backstory involving a Lienz Cossack father would make him at least 71 years old and Valentin Zukovsky is no longer connected to the KGB.
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| abstract | - In 2010, during one of Nintendo's most successful E3's in recent years, Activision dropped this bombshell. A remake of the N64 classic GoldenEye. The story and setting have all been brought into the 21st century and the latest Bond, Daniel Craig, takes over the original Pierce Brosnan role. Considering Craig's 007 is a darker, grittier agent, the overall tone of the game reflects this difference. As a result things like Alec Trevelyan's motivations have changed as the character's backstory involving a Lienz Cossack father would make him at least 71 years old and Valentin Zukovsky is no longer connected to the KGB. Naturally, considering the original was groundbreaking 15 years ago, the gameplay has been significantly altered to reflect modern advancements in the FPS genre. Heavily inspired by the much loved multiplayer of its predecessor, the game also features not only the classic four player split-screen gameplay of old but adds 8-player online to the experience. The multiplayer also includes 8 classic Bond characters (Jaws, Baron Samedi, Oddjob, Francisco Scaramanga, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Red Grant, Rosa Klebb, and Dr. No), several classic and brand new game modes, and even enhanced versions of classic multiplayer maps from the original game. a special edition of the game is also available with a "golden" Wii Classic Controller. Recently, Activision announced that the game will have an Updated Rerelease in the form of the PlayStation 3/360 bound Goldeneye 007: Reloaded," though they were originally meant to be released alongside the Wii/DS version, but the latter versions were released first as a nod to the N64 version. A synopsis of the updated story can be found here.
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