Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on May 05, 2004, 05:38:53 AM
Villains to Rule in EA's GoldenEye: Rogue Agent Videogame
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2004--Why save the world when you can rule it? Going where no previous James Bond(TM) game has dared to tread, the upcoming GoldenEye: Rogue Agent(TM) first-person shooter from Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) 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. The highly anticipated game is scheduled to ship this fall on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft, and the Nintendo GameCube(TM) under the EA GAMES(TM) brand.
As an aspiring 00 agent dismissed from MI6 for reckless brutality, the player is hired as an enforcer by Auric Goldfinger, the wealthy super-villain with a lust for all things gold. Goldfinger is locked in a ruthless war against his archenemy, the brilliant scientist Dr. No. The prize is control of the world's greatest criminal organization. A brutal encounter with Dr. No costs the player an eye, but Goldfinger's technicians replace it with a gold-hued, synthetic eye, earning the player the name 'GoldenEye'. Players have the ability to customize and upgrade their villain persona and wreak havoc as they make their unrelenting rise through the ranks.
With a radical twist to the Bond franchise that makes the player's goal to rule the world rather than save it, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent is the ultimate thrill ride through the 007 underworld. Players will cross paths with such legendary allies and enemies as Oddjob, Scaramanga, Xenia Onatopp, and, of course, Pussy Galore on globe-spanning missions of vengeance and demolition. Players will travel to famous and original Bond locations from the mountains of Switzerland to the streets of Hong Kong and from Fort Knox to Dr. No's Crab Key lair in the Caribbean. Enemies will react intelligently in combat situations and use the environment to their advantage for intense and unpredictable shootouts.
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent seamlessly integrates single-player, multiplayer split-screen, and online gameplay for the PlayStation 2 console(a) across all game modes. Featured modes include story-driven campaign missions, deathmatch style simulator trials, and objective-based war games. Officially licensed by MGM Interactive, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent is being developed by EA's Los Angeles studio. This game has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
(a) PlayStation 2 online play requires Internet connection, Network Adaptor and Memory Card for the PlayStation 2.
Post by: Segnit BGS on May 05, 2004, 05:49:26 AM
I'm sorry, i really must have missed something here...
I'll go back to my Golden-bed and and rest my Golden-head on my Golden-pillow and, and.... rest Goldenly.
EA... no thank you.
Edit: Correcting typo's.
Post by: JonLeung on May 05, 2004, 05:54:53 AM
Which is pretty stupid, in my opinion. It's like they're selling it with the GoldenEye name solely to catch the attention of those who loved the movie (the best James Bond movie, IMO) and of course, the classic N64 game.
Since James Bond was the name of a bird watcher or something, that'd be like selling a bird-watching game with the James Bond name. Okay, maybe it's not that bad, but still...
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 05, 2004, 06:20:12 AM
Say what?
"A brutal encounter with Dr. No costs the player an eye, but Goldfinger's technicians replace it with a gold-hued, synthetic eye, earning the player the name 'GoldenEye'"
Come on EA, at least admit that you are calling the game "Goldeneye" to get morons who think of Goldeneye 64 to buy your crap...
Post by: Plugabugz on May 05, 2004, 06:31:43 AM
, leeching off the Goldeneye name.
Post by: Zero on May 05, 2004, 06:32:56 AM
Post by: Rize on May 05, 2004, 07:00:50 AM
Of course, on the off chance that the game is released and turns out to be excellent, I'm more than willing to play it. Let's just say that I have my doubts this will be anything more than another mediocre, or maybe "almost great/good" bond game.
Post by: Ian Sane on May 05, 2004, 07:03:16 AM
It's not "like" they're doing that they ARE doing that. This game probably was called Rogue Agent for the initial stages of development until some suit decided that they could sell more copies if they slapped the Goldeneye name on it. This game is a f*cking con. I hope it pisses off the Bond fanbase and completely kills the popularity of the franchise. Damn EA for ruining the name of a classic. Why does anyone support these boardroom corporate hacks?
I propose a boycott.
Post by: couchmonkey on May 05, 2004, 07:32:48 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on May 05, 2004, 09:33:11 AM
Post by: SPhil64 on May 05, 2004, 09:40:30 AM
Post by: vudu on May 05, 2004, 10:03:05 AM
Quotehahaha. awesome. if i didn't like my current signature so much i would definitely use this quote.
Maybe throughout the course of the game you somehow acquire one of the Goldeneye satellites. And maybe you somehow control it with your golden eye.
Post by: Bill Aurion on May 05, 2004, 10:12:26 AM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
I propose a boycott.
*brings out picket signs*
"And despite everybody whining how it has nothing to do with the original Goldeneye, how do you know?"
The point is that EA will never reach the quality of the original game, so the name is just there for more sales (and to tarnish the name of Goldeneye 64)...
Post by: fiveironalex on May 05, 2004, 10:31:50 AM
Post by: couchmonkey on May 05, 2004, 12:42:33 PM
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Originally posted by: SPhil64
And despite everybody whining how it has nothing to do with the original Goldeneye, how do you know?
I'm not passing judgement on the game itself, it could be an excellent game. If it is, I *might* consider buying it. My problem is that EA is blatantly using the Goldeneye name to try to sell a game that has nothing to do with the movie or the N64 title, it's pathetic. As for not knowing whether or not it uses the real Goldeneye...then why would EA waste it's time going through the whole lame explanation about the eye? If the game actually anything to do with the real Goldeneye property, I'll kick myself in the nuts.
Post by: JB on May 05, 2004, 01:36:07 PM
Also I don't understand how this game would work. The last boss in this game would have to be James Bond or Dr. No, so you would finish the game if you killed one of them. But that screws even more with the storyline of the franchise.
Nintendo have created a fund to take over other companies, I suggest they take over EA in order to stop them from doing this kind of thing again.
Post by: nickmitch on May 05, 2004, 01:37:25 PM
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Post by: LousySpy on May 05, 2004, 02:02:07 PM
Or perhaps in the end, the player ends up being killed? I admit it'd suck hard to try to survive through the game just to end up dying anyway, but it wouldn't screw with the story. And who knows how much crap they're willing to pull with this game.
Post by: Ian Sane on May 05, 2004, 02:39:49 PM
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 05, 2004, 03:02:27 PM
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Originally posted by: LousySpy
Or perhaps in the end, the player ends up being killed? I admit it'd suck hard to try to survive through the game just to end up dying anyway, but it wouldn't screw with the story. And who knows how much crap they're willing to pull with this game.
Oh, kind of like every MK4 and 5 ending ever
Post by: ulix on May 05, 2004, 04:28:18 PM
Post by: Felis Demens CCXXI on May 05, 2004, 08:00:10 PM
Ugh...
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 05, 2004, 08:02:21 PM
Post by: AManatee2 on May 05, 2004, 08:37:54 PM
Oh well, a game is a game. If it is AWESOME I might THINK of trying it out. But still... ehhhh, the only way this game would be somewhat interesing is if they pushed it back about a year or two like Rare would definately do, and attempt to make it playable.
Post by: oohhboy on May 06, 2004, 03:48:09 AM
Screw it, time paradoxes are sier to solve.
Post by: SPhil64 on May 06, 2004, 04:37:37 AM
Quote
Originally posted by: kingvuduQuotehahaha. awesome. if i didn't like my current signature so much i would definitely use this quote.
Maybe throughout the course of the game you somehow acquire one of the Goldeneye satellites. And maybe you somehow control it with your golden eye.
haha, I'll take that as a compliment!
