EA Cranks Up Villainy For GoldenEye 'Sequel' 50
Thanks to Yahoo for reprinting an Electronic Arts press release officially announcing the first-person shooter GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for PS2/Xbox/GameCube, a title "being developed by EA's Los Angeles studio" (and clearly hoping to trade off the immense popularity or Rare's original GoldenEye FPS for Nintendo 64), with the new game featuring a plot that allegedly "breaks all the rules by transporting players to the dark side of the Bond universe to experience life as a high-rolling, cold-hearted villain." With screenshots not yet forthcoming, Eurogamer drills a little deeper into the previously rumored game's name, explaining: "The idea apparently is that Goldfinger is locked in a war with Dr. No for control of a massive criminal organisation... so then, you might be wondering, why is it called GoldenEye? Because, it says here, your nameless henchman lost an eye in an encounter with Dr. No, and Goldfinger's technicians replaced it with... a... golden... eye... Nice one, EA." Update: 05/05 23:38 GMT by S : GameSpot has a few more details on the title, which they note "revolves around run-and-gun action."
Looks like the others. (Score:1)
Re:Looks like the others. (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Looks like the others. (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Looks like the others. (Score:2)
Re:Looks like the others. (Score:2)
Re:Looks like the others. (Score:2, Informative)
www.tombaker.tv [tombaker.tv]
It seems like I found out at gallifreyone but I could be mistaken. Oh, and I never said the voice was decently acted.
Re:Looks like the others. (Score:2)
Drilling deeper, my ass (Score:1)
WTF - it says the same thing in yahoo's copy of the official release.
"Drilling deeper" / "my ass" jokes in (Score:1)
Just when I thought EA couldn't get any worse.... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Just when I thought EA couldn't get any worse.. (Score:2)
If Rogue Agent gets good reviews, and turns out to be worthy of the name - which I doubt - then I will buy this game. However, right now my plan is to go into Game, pick up the game, um and ahh for a bit, and then leave, possibly buying another copy of the original GoldenEye just to spite EA.
Re:Just when I thought EA couldn't get any worse.. (Score:2)
http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/gaming_ge2_ talent.php3
that seemed particularly intriguing, as much as I despise EA I think they might try a bit with something like this that attracts so much attention. It is good to see EA involving outside developers for once, much in the way Wideload Games is basing its business model.
GoldenEye sequel. (Score:5, Interesting)
When I not so long ago wanted to play a sequel to GoldenEye, I purchased Rare's PerfectDark at EB's used bin for $10-$15
Re:GoldenEye sequel. (Score:1)
Re:GoldenEye sequel. (Score:2)
Give the Thief games a go!
You should be able to pick up Thief 2 in one of the bargain labels cheaply. It has its flaws, but it's well worth what you'd pay for it today.
Some of the missions --- steal a certain amount of stuff _without_ killing anyone; sneak through the streets to your home; follow someone through the streets without being seen.
The game lets you adjust the difficulty on a mission-by-mission basis; the higher difficulty levels are usually characterised by requirements that you steal more a
Re:GoldenEye sequel. (Score:2)
Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:5, Insightful)
As much as I would like a new Bond game of the quality of goldeneye, I sincerely hope that this is a huge failure - simply because of the marketeers or execs at EA that think they can pull stunts like this. It would have been bad enough to make a sequel to Goldeneye since the first game covered the entire span of the film, but to use the name Goldeneye in a Bond game and to justify it by making up such a lame story is unbelievable.
Re:Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:1)
This is just the game indstry using the same marketing scum tactics that work in other industries: if you have a brand name then capitalize on it.
For example, the GM "Hummer H2 [fuh2.com]" or the Dodge truck "Hemi" engines have little if anything to do with what they are named after. It is just the manufacturer trying to cash in on brand populatrity.
Not that I don't agree with you: I loved the N64 Goldeneye and I hope whomever thought of this marketing tactic at EA rots in hell.
Re:Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:1)
"Hemi" engines are called such as they have hemispherical combustion chambers, i.e. the top of the cylinder is a hemisphere instead of a wedged plane.
This allows for better placement of the spark plugs, thereby increasing combustion efficiency. It's widespread use today has nothing to do with sequels, and more to do with Americans wanting
Re:Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:2, Informative)
Actually the H2 is just a hummer made street legal
Absolutely incorrect. The AM General "H1" (a.k.a the original Hummer) already came in a street legal version. GM bought the rights to the "Hummer" name and then proceeded to take a Chevy Tahoe and put square body panels and fake plastic lift hooks on it and call that an "H2". The "Hummer H2" has absolutely nothing to do with the military HWWMV (Hummer) or the street legal version thereof. It is just GM selling an overproced SUV and cashing in on the nam
Re:Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:2)
All I can say is, thank goodness for Project 64 (http://pj64.emulation64.com/iedefault.htm)!
Re:Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:1)
I bet you didn't saw "Die Another Day"...
Re:Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:2)
Can you really say that the story is "lame" at this point in time? From what I've learned, games can change quite a bit before they're released. It's possible that the actual storyline will be very different when the game comes out. Beyond that...they could have a lot of fun with this premise...especially if we can kill Bond. :)
And what happens if the game is as good as Goldeneye is (or wa
Re:Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:4, Insightful)
But since they were going to all the trouble of coming up with a whole new storyline and a brand new main character, they had absolutely no reason to call him Goldeneye, other than to cash in on the success of the original Goldeneye game. They could have given this character any other name and succesfully expanded the Bond universe, but by using the name Goldeneye they will only confuse people as to what Goldeneye is, is it a satellite or a person?
I was slightly annoyed earlier when I posted because its things like this that really give marketers and such a bad name and I would like it if it was a good game, but I just wish they didn't have to go down this road of tricking the public - the game should be good enough to stand by itself and create its own reputation without having to trick people into buying it
You do realize (Score:2)
It isn't tricking anyone, although it is stupid. I really don't see how linking the names is a 'trick' myself.
Re:Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:2)
Re:Ladies and gentlemen.... (Score:1)
The new games story may be great, but the use of the Goldeneye name will still be lame if it has nothing to do with the original Goldeneye.
I've got some bad news for you then... (Score:3, Insightful)
EA's Bond games have been progressively [gamespot.com] getting [gamespot.com] better [gamespot.com]. (The latter being declared as the best Bond game to date, by some.)
Another game they can market with 'Goldeneye' (Score:5, Funny)
Say the walls behind you and your opponent are the goals.
Also say you and your opponent are pirates who happen to say 'aye' every time you hit the ball.
gol - den - 'aye'
aka Pong
(except that some programmer will have to spend a few mintes replacing the 'bip' sound with a semi annoying 'aye' sound.)
Creative... (Score:2, Funny)
Finally! (Score:2)
Alternate endings? (Score:2)
Ok on second thought, maybe not such a good idea.
Re:Alternate endings? (Score:1)
Re:Alternate endings? (Score:1)
W26K
R5KN SIBK
Darn, can't remember the rest of the ultimate cheatcode for the best game ever.
Ok so lemmie get this straight (Score:3, Funny)
(sniff)...(sniff)... I just wanna play the game mommy.
Re:Ok so lemmie get this straight (Score:2)
how shameless (Score:1)
Being able to play a villain could be interesting, especially if they have both a hero and villain story line for the game.
So if he only has one eye... (Score:1)
I would like this game if you killed good guys (Score:4, Funny)
Elan Sleazebaggano: You wanna buy some death sticks?
Obi-Wan: You don't want to sell me death sticks.
Elan Sleazebaggano: I don't want to sell you death sticks.
Obi-Wan: You want to go home and rethink your life.
Elan Sleazebaggano: I want to go home and rethink my life.
The 007 game I'd like to play is one where you're Jaws and you go around biting things, and maybe lifting and throwing other things. Make that game EA, and I'll buy it.
Re:I would like this game if you killed good guys (Score:2)
Scorpio you're totally mad!
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Literary 007 (Score:3, Interesting)
I would love to see Ian Fleming's James Bond appear in games, rather than Brosnan. You could even cast a digital Sean Connery, since I don't think EA owns him.
Re:Literary 007 (Score:2)
Fleming's Bond did a whole lot less shooting than Brosnan, plenty of intrigue and spy stuff and sex, but not much in the way of firefights, which, while not making up the whole game, should at least be the main emphasis of a first-person shooter. Still, a baccarat sub-game could be nice.
I don't know who owns the rights to the books, but almost of all of them have been adapted into movies by United Artists, who may still own those rights. However, a remake of Casino Royale - the only Bond novel not to be t
Re:Literary 007 (Score:2)
http://geocities.com/simonbermuda/page2.htm l
Orsen Welles almost finished making a movie out of Moonraker in the fifties. The movie looked like it would have been great had it been completed. It'd be a long shot but I think some game company might be able to license that film out from under UA. Not only would it be an opportunity for more Bond but it would show fans a new story that had been massacred by United Artists.
And a Bond game doesn't necessarily have to be a shooter. It was a bi
Re:Literary 007 (Score:1)