GoldenEye 007 (2010)

GoldenEye 007 is a 2010 first-person shooter developed by Eurocom and published by Activision. It is a remake of the Nintendo 64 game of the same name and was released for the Wii in 2010 with an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 enhanced remake in 2011. A Nintendo DS port was released in 2010, being developed by n-space.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Great and detailed graphics for the Wii and it looks even better in the HD remake.
 * 2) Great voice acting, especially from Daniel Craig.
 * 3) This game shines with its stealth mechanics and levels. The levels have just the right balance of difficulty and fairness and you can perform silent knockouts and find air ducts to sneak through. A huge step up from the original where there, the stealth was clunky at best.
 * 4) New cinematic cutscenes that add more to the depth of the story.
 * 5) Levels are more expanded compared to the original's with different paths and extra segments.
 * 6) Weaponry from the original is brought back with additional new weapons and the ability to add attachments like sights and Grenade launchers.
 * 7) Unlike the original game where you had to stop in order to shoot enemies and move with only one analog stick, the gameplay is completely redesigned to fit more of the style of Call Of Duty's but still adds unique features and improvements:
 * 8) * You can now use dual analog sticks (when played with the Classic Controller, Classic Controller Pro or GameCube Controller), removing the whole "stop and shoot" mechanic.
 * 9) * The Wii Remote & Nunchuk and Zapper controls allow for more precise aiming and adds the ability to lean from the wall, allowing you to shoot enemies without taking damage.
 * 10) * You can now aim down the sights and snap onto enemies.
 * 11) * Unlike Call Of Duty (or any FPS at the time), you can hold up to three weapons at once.
 * 12) You now have the ability to use your smartphone, allowing you to hack through various systems like Valves and Sentry Guns. You can also take photos with it and answer calls from MI6.
 * 13) Great soundtrack. The intro theme was done by Nicole Scherzinger as a replacement for Tina Turner.
 * 14) Great multiplayer mode that brings back various modes from the original like Paintball and Golden gun. Additional features are online play, XP progression, unlockables and multipliers.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) While the game received good reviews from critics, many fans of the original game derided it as yet another Call of Duty clone due to the numerous gameplay changes.
 * 2) * The game is entirely linear as opposed to the open design of the original that allowed to go almost anywhere in the levels.
 * 3) * The gunplay now consists of the stop-and-pop design of military shooters instead of the more fast-paced gunplay of the original.
 * 4) Along with this criticism were the changes to the story and the characters. Some choices made sense, such as the removal of Trevelyan's Cossack backstory, which just barely made sense at the point the original film was released, but others like Onatopp were altered to the point they were basically in name only versions of the characters. The biggest change was Bond himself being portrayed and voiced by Daniel Craig, which some fans greatly disliked because they expected Pierce Brosnan to retain his role.
 * 5) The Nintendo DS port isn't really that good, especially with the clunky controls.
 * 6) You can't dual-wield like the original.
 * 7) The GameCube controller lacks buttons requiring you to press more than one for certain actions like subduing.
 * 8) One combat accolade in Wii's online play, Injury to Insult, can be a royal pain to achieve as it requires you to kill enemies while you are blinded by Flash Bangs. The catch is kills toward Injury to Insult only count during the five seconds the white flash is on your screen due to a Flash Bang going off near you. Kills when your vision is blurry after the white flash fades do not count to Injury to Insult. If you want this accolade be prepared to run Distraction for a long time to blind yourself since Distraction is not a common gadget used by other players.
 * 9) *Another very difficult accolade to get is "Improvised", which is gotten by killing another player by the impact of a thrown grenade.
 * 10) The online connectivity can be very spotty at times, like sometimes taking you out of the match instantly.
 * 11) The final battle against Alec felt anti-climactic, since it's non-stop quick-time events with a Fast draw shootout to finish it.