The 90s N64 classic, GoldenEye 007, returns on the Nintendo Wii.
But does this updated Bond retain the spirit of the original?
Ryan finds out…
Just what was it that made the originalGoldenEyeso great, anyway?
The slickly designed levels, open enough to encourage individual approaches, but linear enough to ensure progression.
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Then there was the blackly British sense of humour.
Characters yelped in pain if you shot them in the backside or hand.
Most of all, it was the sense of balance that madeGoldenEyesuch a delight.
Theres a cosseting sense of familiarity, but an added frisson of danger that is entirely new.
Its here you become aware of just how much Eurocom has wrung out of the Wiis humble architecture.
GoldenEye 007is out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
4 out of 5
