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Rating Reviewed By Dragon (1000) Review Date 03/05/2005 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Value Rating  0 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 3 votes Rate this review? Summary This game, along with Halo 1 and Super Mario 64, is one of my favorite video games ever. This game took what was great about Goldeneye and brought it to a whole new level. The single-player game is fun and addictive and it has co-op, a big change from some of the games today. So many weapons so little time, this game is packed with weapons like: Sniper Rifle,crossbow ,Tranquilizer gun,rocket launcher,remote mines,throwing knives, labtop gun,machine guns,grenades,alien weapons and more! Also an exellent addition to the game was giving all the weapons a secondary fire, this means more varity in ways to kill people. But The greatest part of the game is the stunning Multi-player, which is still one of the best multiplayer games I have ever played.There are so many game modes to choose from like:King of the Hill,Capture the Bag,Data Uplink,Combat,etc.There are also great classic levels from Golden Eye (the Facility,Complex,Temple,etc) as well as great new levels. But what makes the multiplayer fun is the simulants.You can have 8 simulants playing with you at a time, which means you dont have to wait till saturday to invite your friends over to play multiplayer.You can set the Simulants difficulty,technique,team,appearance,etc. Overall this game is almost perfect, and if you never played it you missed out on one of the best shooters of all time!Sound Sound is great.The gun sounds are amazing(for the N64).And the single-player game has voice overs!(something that not even Golden Eye had)Its alwas fun to hear your foes yell when they are shot or killed.The only problem is that some of the music is a bit too relaxed and may get repeditive.Gameplay The gameplay is near perfect. Truly easy controls,exellent muliplayer,co-op mode,simulants and great weapons makes this game a classic.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By SkippyFrom Greensburg, Pa Review Date 03/31/2003 Overall Rating  3 of 5 Visitors rate this review 2.25 of 5, 4 votes Rate this review? Summary Perfect Dark is an okay game. However, since I lack an expansion pack, I couldn't do much with it. The summary of the game is to complete challenges while being attacked by Killsims (or something along that title). Because I couldn't do much with the game, I found myself bored very quickly.Sound I didn't pay much attention to the sound, sorry.Gameplay Gameplay is good, it's standard one person shooting. It flows at a good tempo, making it look like you're playing as a stealth assassin.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By VanceFrom michigan Review Date 12/12/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Visitors rate this review 4.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Summary This game is great! I have had it for about two years and I'm still not bored with it. With all of the missions, combat simulator, and challenges, this game is by far the best first person shooter on the Nintendo 64.Sound The sound is really fits the game and the missions well. Some of the music is fast paced and exciting. Then some is quiet and scary for certain moments. Overall I really enjoy the sound.Gameplay The gameplay is what makes this game great. The combat simulator is the only thing I really play anymore but it is still one of the most fun and exciting things about this game. My friends and I always make up all kinds of games that we can play on the combat simulator but after two years I'm still coming up with even more things to do on that darn game! I have played the combat simulator so much that my character, VaNiLaRiCe, which I made up, has about 17,000 kills and still going strong. So,the replay value on this game is endless and you never get bored. Now the missions are great too but sometimes get frustrating, but overall the missions are good too. The missions are even more fun with cheats!Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By whompyFrom iowa Review Date 07/16/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Visitors rate this review 4.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Summary perfect dark is simply an awesome game with a nearly infinite number of ways to play. like FPS with clear directives and goals? then play the solo mission. finish that? then try it again at the next hardest level, complete with more intelligent enemies, and more goals to accomplish in each mission. if you get bored with solo missions, team up with a buddy and beat the game while working together.if you want to take a break from the missions, try the combat mode with up to 4 players. select exactly the number and type of weapons available, and the number and difficulty of sims to fight against! Sound the sounds and music are great! good music, fits the game very well.Gameplay very good gameplay- your character is very easy to control.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By erick Erick&JoeFrom Michigan, USA Review Date 05/27/2002 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary First of all, this cannot be compared with computer FPS's, and in that regaurd it isn't the best FPS. But if you want to talk console FPS's then that is where it shines (yes it is better than Halo you Microsoft Fanboys). I can't believe how over hyped Halo is. This game is just so much more balanced and the controls are much easier to learn (same as Goldeneye's).Sound Sound again is sufficient. Not the greatest out there (anymore) but it's very goodGameplay Best console FPS, and in some ways better then most PC FPS's. The only reason it can't compete with the PC is because of the N64's limitationsWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Joseph WadeFrom Oak Ridge, NC Review Date 12/01/2001 Overall Rating  4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary When I bought Perfect Dark, I thought it would be just a Goldeneye sequel and nothing more. Boy, was that a mistake. Once I finally started playing, it was like playing the best Sci-Fi film I had ever seen. The story was very engaging, and each level, or mission, played itself out very smoothly. I highly recommend this game to ALL video gamers.Sound Sound effects and music are two factors that make the game. In Perfect Dark, sound and music are not a problem. Each weapon has a distinct firing sound, and the voices can be heard according to the closness of the enemy/ally. Sometimes, footsteps can be heard, as well as a gun hitting the floor. This gives the game an added sense of realism. Then, there is the music. The music corresponds with the sitution you are in. If you're in an intense firefight, or in a frantic race to get out before the bomb goes off, the music will be equally frantic. If your character has to be stealthy and calm, the music reflects it. The music puts you 'in the mood.'Gameplay The single-player mode is very solid. You have your missions, you carry them out. Simple enough. Each mission has its own set of strategies and tactics. The flow of the game was very smooth. I rarely got bored, and that was out of my own ignorance. It was very challenging to complete the single-player mode. Once that was over, I discovered Co-op and Combat Simulator. Co-op is exactly what it sounds like, a cooperative version of the single-player game. But Combat is worthy of being its own video game. The deathmatch (or capture the flag, uplink, king of the hill, etc.) is fully customizable. You get to choose the weapons, the setting, and even your characters face and outfit. You can also use simulants, or Sims, to aid or oppose you in the deathmatch. This aspect is, by far, the greatest of the game.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary This game is PERFECT, see below. If you own an N64 and don't own this, you are not fit to call yourself a gamer. I bought it the day it came out, waited for the store to open.I have played this game for 100+ hours, and my rank in Multi is 4:Elite. I have beaten all of the challenges, and run my own team of players. I train every day, and can beat Perfectsims without a lot of work ( I'm not lying). Give me an Email if you want to join. Sound Its Dolby Pro Logic Surround encoded! Everything is very clear and loud, music can be played in the select tunes screen, as it is very good. Lots of techno. I play this game with my $1000 audio system ( but its stereo)Gameplay Gameplay is much more deep than Goldeneye, weapons have secondary functions, MANY, MANY modes. PS2, Xbox, and GC games DON'T have as many gameplay varieties as this. Theres Single player, Combat Simulator ( multiplayer, w/ very good bots!) Co-Operative, Counter-Operative, and Institute ( lets you walk around where Joanna works for, try talking to some of the people)This game works for hours on end, without losing appeal. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary PD rules! I mean 007 seems so monotonous when comapared to this beautiful game. What a f**ked up game. PD is worth all your money and I MEAN IT!Buy this game it is so cool! Sound Very bad voices- I mean the actors/actresses did a poor job in showing emotion. However the soundFX are clear and very LOUD!Gameplay I love the multi-player it just makes the game so much more. There are also a plethora of tricks and other tid bits to discover. The gameplay is far greater than 007.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Matthew CarrFrom St Helens, Merseyside, England/UK Review Date 09/02/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Goldeneye has nothing when compared to this little gem. Perfect Dark without a doubt is the best shoot 'em up game ever, and that is no lie. If you have not got this game I suggest you get it NOW.WARNING: AN EXPANSION PAK IS REQUIRED TO PLAY. Sound Cool soundtrack that keeps you enthralled. Who am I kidding? The soundtrack only contributes to your fun. You won't be dissapointed!Gameplay Playing exactly like Goldeneye due to its engine Perfect Darks is increibly easy and fun to play in regard to control. Starting easy and progressing to more moderately difficult levels and unbelievably difficult levels using its three difficulty settings. Getting all of the cheats and completing the game is a challenge everyone must at least attempt, though many many hours of play are required to get the most from it.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Luke SharrattFrom London Review Date 08/30/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary If there is one game to own on the 64, this is it.Bar none.RareWare have managed to do it again, creating such a classic first person shooter. Perfect dark improves over goldeneye in every aspect, gameplay,graphics,sound,guns,more levels! I dont understand how rare managed to do it! Every one of Rares titles are classics,Goldeneye,banjo tooie and kazooie,conkers bad fur day,diddy kong, donkey kong,jfg,and of course, perfect dark. I have only just recently purchased perfect dark in the last couple of months and have completed all the missions on agent and secret agent. I have aqcuired most of the cheats and only need about 3 more to obtain. Now, the game. The objective of the game is to stop datadyne and the dastadly skedar(a shape shifting alien race)from getting there hands on a ufo that has crashed into the ocean. This ufo is equipped with a nuclear device which is capable of destroying the world(i presume). Carrington institutes top agent Joanna Dark has to infiltrate bases, kill datadyne goons, rescue aliens from area 51 and generally blast her way through some top action packed levels. The plot is excellent and the voice overs are great considering its for the n64. the graphics are also superb (they need an expansion pack to run)and are ps2 standard. other than the solo missions there is a co-operative mode, where you and a friend or a computer simulant can complete the missions together, a counter operative(probably the weakest mode in the game)where one player is Jo and the other takes control of the datadyne guards which only take one shot to kill and are all holding suicide pills, quite luckily just in case they want to , well, kill themselves i guess. there are many other modes aswell, a shooting range, if you complete all the tasks you get a few classic weapons from goldeneye(which have kind of lost there edge)there are stealth missions, an area where you can try out all your gadgets and read up on the story. But the best mode in my opinion is the combat simulator.Inside the combat simulator you can select custom weapons unlocked by completing previous levels in solo mode, and use them against your friends in multiplayer. in multiplayer mode you can create your own character and each time you win a game or get a certain amount of points, you win a medal. You also have a rank depending on how good you are.your rank starts on 21(i think) and goes down depending how good your accuracy is, how many medals youve obtained, how many games youve won etc. My currant rank is 11:veteran, my brothers is 12:expert.the best rank ive seen so far is my nineteen year old brother's mate, who is on 6:assasin. (i suspect no1 is perfect agent.) any way, this is definetely the game to own on the n64 and is possibly the best game ever.do the right thing if you dont already own this.go buy it. Sound the sound is very impressive considering it is on a cartridge based format and i was suprised the characters actually talked in the sequences. The levels music suites the game great and the little alien dude elvis' voise is cool!Gameplay the control mechanism is almost exactly the same as goldeneye, except by pressing and holding the b button you can change your guns feature to a secondary function, i.e the superdragons first mode is burst fire, hold down b and it will switch to a powerful grenade launcher. I think this is one of the best features in the game.the gam also features some of the coolest looking guns ever, like the Rc-p120,K7-Avenger and callisto NTG but to name a few. Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary I got this game since it came out, and I am still never tired of it. That's assuming that I played an average of 2 hours a day for 2 years, which leads to aproximately 1460 hours of gameply. It is one of the the best N64 games ever made. I am one of those hardcore gamers, that would never stop until every secret is unlocked in a game no matter how bad, or how good the game is. If you own an N64, there is no excuse not to buy this game.Sound Sound is definately important to me. To me, sound is just as important as the graphics, which is just as important as the gameplay. This game has good surround sound. I can easily take advantage of Dolby Surround since I have a Dolby Digital/DTS ES surround sound system. I could here gun fire from behind me and people screaming left and right. And the bass just kicks you hard! It's just amazing for what system can do that isn't supossedly CD quality, and it's only Dolby Surround not 5.1 Dolby Digital. If you don't have a surround sound system, do yourself a favor and buy one; even a cheap one will do. It counts.Gameplay I'm mainly gonna focus on the difficulty rating in this game, since I love playing hard games even if the computer cheats, which shows that it takes cheating A.I. to get the best of me. And I noticed the company that made this game: Rare. This company is known for insane difficulty levels, and I knew that this game will be a challenege. Agent mode: Waaaay too easy. This is only for losers. Secret agent mode: kind of easy, kind of hard, give or take. You should start with this difficulty. Perfect Agent mode: Insanely hard! Yet insanely the best and the most fun difficulty! Ever played Goldeneye in Double-O Agent mode? Compared to Perfect Dark's Perfect Agent mode, Goldeneye is just child's play. When I first played this it on Perfect Agent mode, I struggled and died a few times in just the second level. Then I got my butt kicked totally in the fourth level with those snipers. Of course it took me a matter of months before I managed to beat all the levels in Perfect Agent mode without using any cheats, unlocking all the secrets until there is nothing left to do in the game, and getting all of the cheats in this game, which is also insanely hard. And that's a feature most games should have: earning your cheats. For those of you who in general do cheat, you should be ashamed of yourself cheating in the beginning. You're sucking the fun out of it. You should only cheat when you beaten the game at the highest difficulty possible and unlocked all the secrets. Or you should cheat if you admit you totally suck at gaming. Come on now. You shouldn't be bested by stupid A.I. as long as you practice.I only have one complaint about the gameplay. The solo missions are too short. 17 stages? Not enough. Seems like I'm contradicting myself when I said it took me months to beat this. But still. That's why we have the combat simulator. The best A.I. are those Dark Agents. They cheat so much! I love it! They can head shot you and kill you like 200 feet away! It's just amazing. Reason why I love cheating A.I. is so I can easily defeat human players =). Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Perfect Dark is the best game ever made for the N64.This game was made by Rare the same people who made Goldeneye and I have to say that PD is better in every way possibile.The voices in this game are excellent.This game has it all.Sound The sounds in this game are very good. The voices sound excellent.People scream when they are shot.When aliens are hit they make a weird sounding cry.Now thats cool.You can hear people call for help when they are in danger.Gameplay The gameplay is awesome.There are so many things you can do in this game.You can go through the solo mission which you play as Jonnana Dark.You have to complete 17 missions and 4 bonus missions.You have to complete them all on Agent, Special Agent,and Perfect Agent.You can also do the Combat Simulator,Co-Operative,and counter-operative.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By matthew de henninFrom australia Review Date 08/16/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary I think that Perfect Dark is the best game on N64. None of this stupid golden eye stuff. Golden eye went out years ago and it has usless multi player and usless guns. It is pretty dam obious why PD is the best game ever!!Sound Coolest sound ever!! i like to hear the screaming sounds of my dead opponent!!Gameplay The most fun ever!! in golden eye they had dumb oppo. At least in PD they have brains and can actually shoot!! also i like to put a run of machine gun bullets into the oppoWould you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Rare has done it again. Three years after the major success of Rare's 007 Goldeneye, Rare and Nintendo have once again created a First Person Shooting game that would give 007 Goldeneye on the N64, a run for its money. This game is no other than Perfect Dark. While many still believe that 007 offers a better Single Player Mode, what Perfect Dark does have that 007 Goldeneye doesnt, is depth and a lot of it. This in-depth review of Perfect Dark will hopefully manage to point out all the important aspects of the game and somewhat help breakdown every aspect of Perfect Dark in an easy and understandable fashion.PD offers a solid Single Player experience, a great and an in-depth Multiplayer Mode, Training, and a lot of other extras that would have even the most experienced Gamer playing this title for weeks or even months and still have a reason for coming back for plenty more. What PD manages to do very well is improve upon every aspect and more that made 007 Goldeneye so popular and so great. Perfect Dark also manages to put the lights out on many other First Person Shooting games including the popular and great, 007 Goldeneye. Fortunately, PD is not overshadowed by 007 Goldeneye's presence. First Person Shooting fan or not, Perfect Dark is an incredibly complete package that cant be missed and could very well be the number one reason to own an N64 in the first place even this late in its life time. Perfect Dark stands as a Perfect example of how a Perfect First Person Shooting game should be crafted. Very Simple...You wont be disappointed. Period. The PC has Half Life, the DC has Soldier of Fortune, the PS2 has Red Faction, the PSOne has Medal of Honor, and now the N64 respectively has Perfect Dark. Note: *Perfect Dark requires an Expansion Pack in order to experience the whole game. Without the Expansion Pack, you will only get 35% of the game and 100% with the Expansion Pack.* Overall Outlook: Each Score Given Is Out Of A Possible 10: Graphics: 10 Sound: 10 Control: 10 Fun Factor: 10 Replay Value: 10 Story: 10 Single Player Mode: 10 Multiplayer Mode: 10 Depth: 10 Originality: 8 Overall: 10 Perfect Sound Perfect Dark supports Dolby Surround Sound which is very good. The varied soundtrack with great music themes that get you right into the action, the British accents along with the overall voice acting and enemy taunts sound very clear and are well executed, and the sound affects from each gun in the game sound very realistic and impressive. Though, some enemy taunts sound amusing and but can sometimes become very annoying. For example, right when an enemy is shot at and killed with about a whole round of ammo, he/she falls to the ground in a realistic manner but says something amusing and unrealistic such as this, " Why Meee?! " This may seem amusing at first but quickly becomes rather annoying and unrealistic. Some other screams and taunts can also get annoying, but with an outstanding soundtrack that could be rearranged in which ever way you'd like and with a support for Dolby Surround Sound, Perfect Dark sounds as amazing as it plays.Ok, now that this in-depth review of Perfect Dark is finally over, if you have Perfect Dark, get your N64 out of the closet because you have a very good reason to play it again...If you still dont have Perfect Dark...Then what are you waiting for? Gameplay Perfect Dark's Perfect Menu is split up into six different modes which open up into other different modes and extra features. Here is an in-depth outlook of PD's Perfect Menu and what each Mode stands for and offers.Note: *All the Menu Screens in Perfect Dark are user friendly and are very understandable.* -Carrington Institute: This is the Central Headquarters of the game and in it, you can test your shooting skills with every gun in the game at the Shooting Range and if your really good and you manage to complete every weapon training with a Gold Rating, you'll be awarded with a few special things ( and its well worth it ). You can learn how to use the different gadgets you encounter in the game, learn how to use special items in the Lab, go through some survival tactics in the VR Training Room, and just explore your wonderful base. -Solo Mission: This is where the main aspect of PD takes place as you go through seventeen levels, plus a few secret ones, which include three difficulty settings which are Agent, Secret Agent, and Perfect Agent ( including one secret difficulty setting ). The levels range from realistic places like Chicago to an Alien Planet such as the Skedar Ruins. While the main character in 007 was a male, the main character in PD is an attractive female, named Joanna Dark, that works for the Carrington Institute. Joanna Dark must fight her way through a group of terrorists and their secret plans and discover the truth behind the conspiracy theory and the aliens that are involved. While PD's gameplay resembles 007 Goldeneye in every possible way, Perfect Dark manages to be very unique with its Sci-Fi. storyline that includes very well scripted in-game cinematic cut scenes and a very enjoyable in-depth Multiplayer mode. The Controls in Perfect Dark welcome you right at home as they are exactly similar to 007 Goldeneye and become Second Natured very quickly. Though, PD has a new very useful and easier way to equip a new item or weapon in the game, called the Quick Menu. Once you hold down the A button, the Quick Menu screen comes up with a list of your first 8 weapons and/or items that you can easily equip or use by moving to your desired weapon or item while holding the A button and then finally release the A button once you have chosen what you want. Also, if you hold the down B button, the weapon that you are equipped with will go into secondary fire or secondary use as every gun in the game offers a secondary fire or a secondary use. Some guns offer great secondary fires, while others are practically weaker compared to their primary fires. For example, the Laptop guns Secondary Fire can have you turn the Laptop gun into a Sentry Watch-Guard gun which is very benefitial, while a gun such as the CMP 150, its Secondary Fire gives you the opportunity of shooting Part-Guided Bullets with the lock on, though this isnt as benefitial. This creates more strategy and gives you more control of the game. PD offers atleast double the amount of weapons than 007 Goldeneye which range from regular pistols to incredible powerful Alien firearms. Reloading in PD is also a very cool feature as every gun has their own way of reloading and you can see when your gun is being reloaded on the screen. Overall, PD offers a great cinematic Single Player experience with a solid story and very rewarding gameplay. -Combat Simulator: This is where the Multiplayer mayhem begins! Selecting this mode opens up another menu screen with other modes which require 1-4 players in order to play. There are four new modes on this menu screen and these modes are Challenges, Load/Preset Games, Quick Start, and Advanced Setup. In the Challenges Mode, there are a total of 30 Challenges in which you can play by yourself or with up to three other friends. Successfully completing Challenges rewards you with new levels, weapons, and gadgets in the actual Multiplayer Mode. The Load/Preset Games Mode gives you the choice of loading saved game setups that you have created or you can choose from a list of Preset Games that the computer already has in store for you. The Quick Start Mode brings you straight into the game whether its by yourself or with three other friends without having to set to many options. And finally, the Advanced Setup mode. The core of PD's enjoyable Multiplayer experience. Here you are in control of the whole in-depth Multiplayer setup! Once you have entered the Advanced Setup Mode, a new Game Setup's menu comes up with many different customizable options. You can choose from different scenerios to play ( Hold the Briefcase, Capture the Briefcase, King of the hill, ect. ) and arenas ( 16 arenas total which include 3 Classic Multiplayer Levels from 007 Goldeneye ) and access further options screens, choose from a long list of different weapons and gadgets that you want to use in the game in the Weapons screen, set the limits for Maximum Time, Individual Score and Team Score in the Limits screen, choosing whether you want up to 8 Simulants ( Bots ) or not in the Simulants screen ( I will explain more about Simulants in a little bit ), create different teams in the Teams screen, and finally Save or Load Settings that you have setup in the Multiplayer Modes. Now back to Simulants. Simulants are computer controlled players that have different skills and characteristics. You can choose from different types of Simulants with different skill levels that range from Meat ( the easiest ) to Perfect Darkness ( the hardest ). You can also put Simulants on your team as well as control what they do in the Simulant Combat Select Menu. While holding down the A button and pressing the R button twice, you can bring up the Simulant Combat Select Menu. You can order Simulants on your team to Hold, Defend, Protect, Follow, Attack, or just keep them on normal and let them do things on their own. While having Simulants is a big plus for PD, it is probably its weakest aspect. Sometimes, you may feel as if very hard Simulants just cheat, while the very easy Simulants are not even a bit challenging. There is also a Player Setup Screen which enables you to customize your character by tinkering with several parameters such as you characters Name, Team, Character Head and Body, Control and Player Options. Player Statistics are also available, as are the Load and Save player functions. If you save the created player, your Game Pak will store its statistics and the body/head combination. These stats will increase with successive games, resulting in a higher player level rating ( ratings start at Level 21-Beginner-and move upward toward Level 1 ). The Statistics menu is very in-depth and it gives you a very good reason to come back for more. There is also a Stuff page options for Soundtrack, Team Names and Choice Lock ( None, Last Winner, Last Loser, Random or a specific Player ). Choice Lock allows only the selected player ( last winner, last loser, ect. ) to set up the game. PD still congratulates players with different awards and honors after each game just like 007 Goldeneye did ( Most Honorable, Most Dishonorable, ect. ). PD's Multiplayer is the most in-depth and probably the most enjoyable aspect of the whole game and while many still believe that 007 Goldeneye had the best Single Player experience, what Perfect Dark has on the N64 Videogame Console as a First Person Shooting Game, is without a doubt, the best and most in-depth Multiplayer experience ever. -Co-Operative: Selecting the Co-Operative Mode from the Perfect Menu allows you to access a level in much the same way as you would in a Solo Mission-however, there is one additional options menu. Completing a level in Co-Op Mode will open up the next level in both Co-Op and Counter-Op Modes ( but not in the Solo Mission Mode ). After you select the difficulty level, the Co-Operative Options screen will appear. You can choose to have a Radar on or off, to be able to hurt your Perfect Buddy or not ( Friendly Fire ), and whether your Buddy will be another human player or a computer-controller Simulant. Once the choices have been made, you'll go to the Mission Overview screen and from there into the game. This is a great and enjoyable Multiplayer aspect in PD that adds more strategy, team work, as well as more replay value, and it is also an easier way to complete the game. This is an aspect that has lacked to make any kind of appearance in any other First Person Shooting Games before it. -Counter-Operative: This mode is totally the opposite of Co-Operative. A Counter-Operative game of Perfect Dark allows one player, as Joanna Dark, to fight through the Single Player missions against a second player, who inhabits the body of various enemies out to stop her. Each of the enemy characters has a relatively small amount of health , a weapon and a suicide pill. When a character under the Counter-Operative's control is killed, another enemy close to Joana is controlled, and the chase is on again. If the enemy player becomes trapped or to far from the action, the suicide pill can be used to force the jump to another body and location. Joanna wins if the mission is successfully completed; the enemy player wins if Agent Dark is stopped in her tracks. Only levels unlocked in the Solo Missions or Co-Operative mode will be playable in the Counter-Operative Mode. When Counter-Operative is selected, the available levels will be displayed. After you select a level and set the difficulty, you'll go to the Counter-Operative Options screen. There you can choose whether or not you want the Radar on in the Radar Option and determine which player will actually become the Counter-Operative. Selecting Continue takes you to the mission Overview screen, as featured in a regular Solo Mission. From there you can check the mission objectives and briefing as normal. Then you can Select Accept to play the game or Decline to return to the Level Select Screen. This is also a great Multiplayer aspect of PD which adds intense action as well as more replay value. This is also another aspect that has lacked to make any kind of appearance in any other First Person Shooting Games before it. -Change Agent: While your in the Change Agent Screen, you can cycle left or right to get the Game Files Screen. There you can choose to copy or delete Perfect files on the Game Pak or on a Controller Pack. Note: *There is also an Options Screen that can be accessed by moving left or right from the Perfect Menu. Here you can go into Audio Options, Video Options, Control Options, Display Options, Cheats Options, and Cinema Options.* Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Overall a good game, interesting, and prbly more fun than goldeneye. and that says something. i only got to play it for a little while, so i didn't get a full feel for it, but it was good.Sound the sound was great, much better than any other game i have every played. i think this takes the game to a new level, w/ voices and such. everythings very realistic.Gameplay the gameplay was very good. i esp. liked how in this game, u have a health meter. in goldeneye, u have to basically guess how close to dead u r.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Richard Bucher RichieFrom United states Review Date 07/28/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary Perfect Dark is way better than most other first person shooters like Turok and T.W.I.N.E because of its almost perfect graphics,sound,and replay value.Most other shooters dont have all that.Sound Unfortuneatly I dont have Dolby Surround Sound but I bet it sounds great.From what it sounds like on my mono television Rare put a lot of time into it.The music really matches the mood of the game.The sound like footsteps,door openings,and explosions can really help you locate the enemy.The voices was the best sound addin.Just try to picture the game with subtillies but no voices.It would be terrible(sorry goldeneye fans).Gameplay Perfect Dark is a very easy game to play.The first day I ever played it I made it all the way to Area 51 Infiltration in about a hour.Sometimes you get so involved in a mission that it seems that you cant take youre eyes off the screen for one second.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By Pete KellermanFrom Las Vegas, NV, USA Review Date 07/24/2001 Overall Rating 5 of 5 Rate this review? Summary My friends, my brother, and I all agree that Perfect Dark is as good as can be done on the N64 Platform. I at own least 60 games on N64, and 210 on Playstation, along with 22 on Dreamcast, so I should know! I give it 5*****!Sound I Love the weird Theme Song. Sound is great in full stereo.Gameplay The innovative gameplay, level design, and NEW, totally unique equipment in this game give it a feel all its own. Playing Multiplayer mode is where it shines however. The Laptop gun IS THE BEST!!! (Theres nothing like luring a buddy in a hallway FILLED with Proximity Mines and having him be finished off at the end by a Laptop gun!) | |||||||||||
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