Topic: Goldeneye Wii

[GoldenPhoenix]

Picked up Goldeneye today. I'll try to get my friend code up shortly

[Manthony Chopkins]

After spending a week exclusively playing Golden Gun mode online, I finally won a match. A few short minutes after that, my Wii made a bunch of clicking sounds and went black . Now whenever I try putting in any of my Wii games, I get the infamous "error has occurred" message....sigh.

[Mop it up]

What are the multiplayer maps in this game like? I know I could look up some videos but I'm too lazy... Are the designs indoor levels similar to Nintendo 64 shooters, or are they more outdoor, wide-open spaces like practically every recent shooter?

[bustin98]

There's a range of designs. There are some indoor, some outdoor, and then some with both. Definately not as corridor-y as The Conduit. There is a jungle, there is a facility type building with multiple levels, there is a monument park. One level takes place in a construction area. Maps are voted so I'm sure I haven't played every map.

[Retro Deckades]

After spending a week exclusively playing Golden Gun mode online, I finally won a match. A few short minutes after that, my Wii made a bunch of clicking sounds and went black . Now whenever I try putting in any of my Wii games, I get the infamous "error has occurred" message....sigh.

Sorry to hear that, Mr. Chopkins. The game has frozen on me twice while playing online. I recently input your friend code, but I guess I won't expect to see you online for a little while.

There's a range of designs. There are some indoor, some outdoor, and then some with both. Definately not as corridor-y as The Conduit. There is a jungle, there is a facility type building with multiple levels, there is a monument park. One level takes place in a construction area. Maps are voted so I'm sure I haven't played every map.

There aren't a whole lot of maps, but I think the variety is pretty good. You have the Facility and Archives, which are exclusively indoors and should conjure a certain image in your mind; you have a Nightclub which is also completely indoors; you have an old Industrial building, mostly indoors. There is a dimly lit Sewer level, an indoor/outdoor level on the Docks, a train Station under construction, the old Severnaya outpost, the Jungle, and the Memorial (aka Statue Park). The last four take place outside and offer some excellent sniping opportunities, although all stages have their sweet spots (but still leave you just vulnerable enough to others).

That's 10 stages in all, unless I am forgetting some. There actually turned out to be more than I thought as I sat here listing them. I really like their designs and layouts. I've come to love stages I used to hate as I've gotten better at them.

[Mop it up]

Oh, I remember what I wanted to ask: Is there a proper grenade launcher in this game? It isn't Goldeneye without one!

[broodwars]

Oh, I remember what I wanted to ask: Is there a proper grenade launcher in this game? It isn't Goldeneye without one!

I haven't seen one in the Single-player, though I've seen an RPG and machine guns with a grenade launcher attachment (but they seem to hold at most 3 grenades).

[Caterkiller]

http://www.n-europe.com/news.php?nid=14589
 

Nintendo UK's Head of Communications Rob Saunders has stated that the success of Goldeneye: 007 proves the "core gamers" are out there.
 
The idea that Wii owners are only after smaller mini-game compilations or first-party titles isn’t true. A good quality title, supported well by both publisher and retail, has just as much chance of performing well as any Nintendo title.

 

[Mop it up]

It also helps to have a recognizable brand name like James Bond and Goldeneye, but I can see why that would be overlooked.

[Killer_Man_Jaro]

Posted my Friend Code in the official thread. I'll try to add everyone else's codes tonight.

[Dirk Temporo]

It also helps to have a recognizable brand name like James Bond and Goldeneye, but I can see why that would be overlooked.

How much of it is James Bond and Goldeneye, and how much of it is Activision's hueg marketing budget?

I get the feeling that quite a few people playing the new Goldeneye could barely even hold a controller when the original came out, much like Call of Duty.

[KDR_11k]

It's like Call of Duty with more action and not as serious a tone. Sure the brand name helped but do you think CoD Black Ops would do the numbers it did without the Call of Duty name? It's not like successful franchises are a rarity, every third party has some big names it could field (preferably not on a rail shooter).


The name gets people looking, the game gets people buying.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Finally got a chance to go online with the game, had a blast. The battle maps are pretty well designed from what I seen, not too big, not too small for the most part. I just hope the game doesn't get trashed by hackers like COnduit did online. Overall I am very impressed with the game, the single player campaign is well done, and online is addicting. Not much more I could ask for.

[Seacor]

I wonder why Goldeneye is absent from the Nintendo Channel database.  I thought something was odd a couple of months ago when no Goldeneye videos were featured on the channel.  There was only the E3 trailer and it was never linked to a Goldeneye game entry.

[Mop it up]

I've heard that games do not show up in the public database until they reach 50,000 total hours played, but I can't confirm if it is true.

[Seacor]

I've heard that games do not show up in the public database until they reach 50,000 total hours played, but I can't confirm if it is true.

That cannot be true.  Conduit 2, Epic Mickey and Lost in Shadow all have entries.  Well, looks like it is not just Goldeneye missing - Resident Evil 4 Wii edition is also nowhere to be found.

[Mop it up]

I see, I don't know then. I guess the 50,000 hours thing might be for games released before the Nintendo Channel existed. I know I've got a few games not listed in the database, but they're all no-name games that sold poorly.

[Kytim89]

Majora's Mask is one title that never shows up either.

[KDR_11k]

Is it just me or are heroes extremely underpowered? They give 10 points to the enemy team when they die and their boosted stats don't make up for having their position announced and the whole enemy team hunting for them, the best a hero can do is hide away somewhere and hope the other players work well as guards. Since heroes only spawn when a player opts to be the hero a smart team would never call in their hero and just prey on the players foolish enough to do so. Maybe if the hero gave a point bonus to his team for being used well (e.g. 3x score for all friendly kills in his area?) there'd be a benefit to having one. As it is one shotgun blast can kill the hero and since the hero cannot hide someone will sneak up on him.

[Stratos]

Renting the game for a day or so through Redbox. I'll post my code if anyone wants to get some game on tonight or tomorrow.

[Link1984kzoo]

Goldeneye Wii Friend Code:  DAN - 4242-5705-7809

Is there any Goldeneye Friend Code threads or do i have to sift through this thread to add people?

[King of Twitch]

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=32706.0

[Mop it up]

I would try renting it but there isn't a Redbox anywhere remotely close to here that rents games.

[Stratos]

I would try renting it but there isn't a Redbox anywhere remotely close to here that rents games.

Renting games is still a pretty new feature. They might be working on adding them to the ones in your area...or they decided that your area would be a poor market for game rentals somehow.

Playing online is quite frustrating. Controls are floaty and unresponsive, especially with the running. And there are random scraps of paper almost floating in the air. I'm assuming it is like the shreds of paper that float in some of the Modern Warfare levels except those were believable ones. These just seem to hang there for no reason. I also don't like how your vision blurs when you reload. It's cool for single player but makes it impossible  to see enemies when playing online.

Still having fun overall with it but it can also be aggravating. Graphics are also terrible. Lots of texture popping and poorly rendered areas.

@ Mop it up
I've been playing the game with those thoughts of 'arena shooter' versus 'real-life shooter' you talk about. And I really think that this would not fill your desire for the arena shooters. Way too much like CoD to be able to give you what you want.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I would try renting it but there isn't a Redbox anywhere remotely close to here that rents games.

Renting games is still a pretty new feature. They might be working on adding them to the ones in your area...or they decided that your area would be a poor market for game rentals somehow.

Playing online is quite frustrating. Controls are floaty and unresponsive, especially with the running. And there are random scraps of paper almost floating in the air. I'm assuming it is like the shreds of paper that float in some of the Modern Warfare levels except those were believable ones. These just seem to hang there for no reason. I also don't like how your vision blurs when you reload. It's cool for single player but makes it impossible  to see enemies when playing online.

Still having fun overall with it but it can also be aggravating. Graphics are also terrible. Lots of texture popping and poorly rendered areas.

@ Mop it up
I've been playing the game with those thoughts of 'arena shooter' versus 'real-life shooter' you talk about. And I really think that this would not fill your desire for the arena shooters. Way too much like CoD to be able to give you what you want.

That's odd, I've no problem with the controls online, usually when I died it was because of I just sucked. I've had zero complaints with online so far. It is fast paced and fun.