<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
1995	O
James	O
Bond	O
film	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
secret	O
agent	O
James	O
Bond	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
criminal	O
syndicate	O
from	O
using	O
a	O
satellite	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
inexperienced	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
Martin	O
Hollis	O
developed	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
over	O
two-and-a-half	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
but	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
3D	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
inspired	O
by	O
Doom	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
visited	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
set	O
for	O
reference	O
,	O
and	O
Eon	O
Productions	O
and	O
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
sequences	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
1997	O
,	O
almost	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
but	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
Tomorrow	B-Device
Never	I-Device
Dies	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
eight	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third-bestselling	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
64	I-Device
game	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
demonstrated	O
the	O
viability	O
of	O
home	O
consoles	O
as	O
platforms	B-Device
for	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
signalled	O
a	O
transition	O
from	O
Doom-like	O
shooters	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
remake	O
developed	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
in	O
January	O
2023	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Secret	O
Intelligence	O
Service	O
agent	O
James	O
Bond	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
objectives	O
may	O
also	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
high-tech	O
gadgets	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
several	O
deathmatch	O
scenarios	O
via	O
split-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Bond	O
investigates	O
an	O
unscheduled	O
test	O
firing	O
of	O
a	O
missile	O
in	O
Kyrgyzstan	O
,	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cover	O
for	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
a	O
satellite	O
known	O
as	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Bond	O
visits	O
Monte	B-Application
Carlo	I-Application
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
frigate	O
La	O
Fayette	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
rescues	O
several	O
hostages	O
and	O
plants	O
a	O
tracker	O
bug	O
on	O
the	O
Pirate	O
helicopter	O
before	O
it	O
is	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
Janus	O
crime	O
syndicate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
both	O
escape	O
the	O
complex	O
seconds	O
before	O
it	O
is	O
destroyed	O
—	O
on	O
the	O
orders	O
of	O
Ourumov	O
—	O
by	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
satellite	O
's	O
EMP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bond	O
next	O
travels	O
to	O
Saint	O
Petersburg	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
arranges	O
with	O
ex-KGB	O
agent	O
Valentin	O
Zukovsky	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
chief	O
of	O
the	O
Janus	O
organisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bond	O
sneaks	O
Natalya	O
into	O
the	O
control	O
centre	O
to	O
disrupt	O
transmissions	O
to	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
satellite	O
and	O
force	O
it	O
to	O
burn	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trevelyan	O
attempts	O
to	O
re-align	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
attempt	O
to	O
restore	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Bond	O
destroys	O
machinery	O
vital	O
to	O
controlling	O
the	O
antenna	O
and	O
defeats	O
Trevelyan	O
in	O
a	O
gunfight	O
on	O
a	O
platform	O
above	O
the	O
dish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
studio	O
Rare	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Martin	O
Hollis	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
programmer	O
on	O
the	O
coin-op	O
version	O
of	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1994	O
,	O
after	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Rare	O
discussed	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
James	O
Bond	O
film	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
,	O
Hollis	O
told	O
Tim	O
Stamper	O
,	O
Rare	O
's	O
managing	O
director	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
1994	O
game	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
suggested	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Hollis	O
proposed	O
a	O
3D	O
shooting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
created	O
a	O
document	O
with	O
design	O
ideas	O
,	O
including	O
gadgets	B-Application
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
story	O
digression	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
that	O
would	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
named	O
Sega	O
's	O
1994	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
seminal	O
1993	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
launch	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
as	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
such	O
as	O
gun	O
reloading	O
,	O
position-dependent	O
hit	O
reaction	O
animations	O
,	O
penalties	O
for	O
killing	O
innocent	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
aiming	O
system	O
that	O
is	O
activated	O
with	O
the	O
R	O
button	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
were	O
adopted	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
considered	O
having	O
players	O
reload	O
weapons	O
by	O
unplugging	O
and	O
re-inserting	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
on	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
opposed	O
the	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
several	O
varied	O
objectives	O
within	O
each	O
mission	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
multiple	O
tasks	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
visited	O
the	O
studios	O
of	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
film	O
several	O
times	O
to	O
collect	O
photographs	O
and	O
blueprints	O
of	O
the	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
considered	O
implementing	O
both	O
on-rails	O
and	O
free-roaming	O
modes	O
because	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
how	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
would	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gas	O
plant	O
location	O
was	O
modelled	O
with	O
a	O
predetermined	O
path	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modified	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
controller	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
some	O
early	O
playtesting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
began	O
in	O
January	O
1995	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
hired	O
by	O
Hollis	O
:	O
programmer	O
Mark	O
Edmonds	O
,	O
background	O
artist	O
Karl	O
Hilton	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
artist	O
B	O
.	O
Jones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edmonds	O
focused	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
could	O
render	O
3D	O
graphics	O
from	O
art	O
packages	O
into	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
data	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
final	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
specifications	O
and	O
development	O
kits	O
were	O
not	O
initially	O
available	O
to	O
Rare	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
estimate	O
the	O
finalised	O
console	O
's	O
capabilities	O
using	O
an	O
SGI	B-General_Concept
Onyx	I-General_Concept
workstation	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
custom	O
NINGEN	O
development	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Doak	O
,	O
Ellies	O
"	O
sat	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
code	O
written	O
for	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
and	O
turned	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
into	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
could	O
render	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
faster	O
than	O
the	O
SGI	B-General_Concept
Onyx	I-General_Concept
workstation	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
using	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hilton	O
explained	O
one	O
method	O
of	O
improving	O
performance	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
lot	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
is	O
in	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
collision	O
detection	O
system	O
was	O
influential	O
for	O
Hollis	O
because	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
using	O
a	O
2D	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norgate	O
previously	O
penned	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Kirkhope	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
96-megabit	O
cartridge	O
on	O
25	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
was	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
film	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
benefited	O
from	O
publicity	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
James	O
Bond	O
film	O
Tomorrow	B-Device
Never	I-Device
Dies	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
cartridge	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
a	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
emulator	B-Application
with	O
ten	O
Rare	O
developed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
took	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
to	O
complete	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
US$2	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
low	O
expectations	O
among	O
the	O
gaming	O
media	O
and	O
an	O
unsuccessful	O
showing	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
Atlanta	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
received	O
widespread	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
eight	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third-best-selling	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
game	O
,	O
behind	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
varied	O
and	O
detailed	O
environments	O
,	O
realistic	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
glass	O
transparencies	O
and	O
lingering	O
smoke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
was	O
high	O
,	O
while	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
somewhat	O
choppy	O
and	O
sluggish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Doug	O
Perry	O
called	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
an	O
immersive	O
game	O
which	O
"	O
blends	O
smart	O
strategy	O
gameplay	O
with	O
fast-action	O
gunmanship	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
intuitive	O
than	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
earlier	O
well-received	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
first-person	O
shooter	O
Turok	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dinosaur	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
though	O
some	O
found	O
the	O
cursor	O
targeting	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
noted	O
that	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
"	O
takes	O
it	O
for	O
granted	O
that	O
you	O
have	O
already	O
seen	O
the	O
movie	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
players	O
may	O
get	O
stuck	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
orientation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
"	O
edging	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
by	O
a	O
hair	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
"	O
will	O
have	O
you	O
shooting	O
your	O
friends	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Next	O
Generation	O
highlighted	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
,	O
calling	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
"	O
a	O
surprising	O
killer	O
app	O
,	O
if	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
smashing	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
numerous	O
signature	O
Bond	O
gadgets	B-Application
and	O
weapons	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
particularly	O
strong	O
element	O
in	O
this	O
regard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
received	O
multiple	O
year-end	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
BAFTA	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
Games	O
Award	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
awards	O
from	O
the	O
inaugural	O
AIAS	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
:	O
Interactive	O
Title	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Console	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Console	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Software	O
Engineering	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art/Graphics	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Interactive	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
has	O
been	O
credited	O
for	O
proving	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
experience	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
in	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
—	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genre	O
was	O
primarily	O
for	O
PC	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opened	O
the	O
genre	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
for	O
paving	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Halo	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
also	O
introduced	O
stealth	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
unprecedented	O
in	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
realistic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
contrasted	O
with	O
the	O
approaches	O
taken	O
by	O
Doom	B-Application
clones	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
context-sensitive	O
hit	O
locations	O
on	O
enemies	O
added	O
a	O
realism	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
unseen	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
1996	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
computer	O
mod	O
for	O
Quake	B-Application
had	O
previously	O
introduced	O
headshots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
1997	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
MDK	B-Application
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
pioneering	O
and	O
popularising	O
the	O
now-standard	O
inclusion	O
of	O
scoped	O
sniper	O
rifles	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
is	O
frequently	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
the	O
25th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
movie	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
more	O
importantly	O
,	O
the	O
best	O
first-person	O
game	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
editors	O
placed	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
10	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
,	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
Marrying	O
Doom-style	O
shooting	O
with	O
trademark	O
Bond	O
missions	O
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
is	O
the	O
perfect	O
thinking-man	O
'	O
s	O
shooter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
readers	O
ranked	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
first	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
poll	O
of	O
100	O
Greatest	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
,	O
and	O
fifth	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
poll	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
readers	O
voted	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
as	O
the	O
33rd	O
greatest	O
retro	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
editors	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
Bond	O
game	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
has	O
featured	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
prominently	O
in	O
several	O
"	O
greatest	O
game	O
"	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Edge	O
awarded	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
publication	O
acknowledged	O
in	O
2013	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
received	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
eight	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
a	O
significant	O
contributor	O
in	O
helping	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
remain	O
competitive	O
against	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
although	O
Nintendo	O
ultimately	O
lost	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
the	O
console	O
killer	O
app	O
of	O
the	O
1990s	O
and	O
the	O
greatest	O
licensed	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
film	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
considered	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
multiplayer	O
experiences	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
analysis	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
editor	O
Mark	O
Reece	O
gave	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
stands	O
up	O
well	O
,	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
"	O
fiddly	O
"	O
aiming	O
system	O
are	O
dated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007s	I-Application
approach	O
to	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
provides	O
considerable	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
a	O
system	O
rarely	O
used	O
in	O
modern	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Klobb	O
has	O
been	O
retrospectively	O
described	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
a	O
memorable	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
for	O
its	O
negative	O
traits	O
;	O
despite	O
its	O
high	O
rate	O
of	O
fire	O
,	O
it	O
deals	O
a	O
low	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
and	O
is	O
extremely	O
inaccurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Parkin	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
noted	O
the	O
naming	O
of	O
the	O
Klobb	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
times	O
that	O
issues	O
arose	O
over	O
using	O
real-life	O
gun	O
names	O
for	O
in-game	O
weapons	O
,	O
as	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
firearms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parkin	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
invented	O
gun	O
names	O
were	O
"	O
acceptable	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
universe	O
of	O
James	O
Bond	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
emphasized	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
those	O
games	O
based	O
around	O
real	O
armed	O
forces	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
brand	O
names	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
remain	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
source	B-Application
material.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gun	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
as	O
"	O
KLOBB	O
"	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Ken	O
Lobb	O
's	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
,	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
(	O
XBLA	B-Device
)	O
remaster	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Rare	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Rare	O
's	O
Ross	O
Bury	O
,	O
Mark	O
Edmonds	O
,	O
and	O
Chris	O
Tilston	O
,	O
Rare	O
began	O
developing	O
the	O
remaster	O
in	O
late	O
2006	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Stamper	O
brothers	O
had	O
left	O
Rare	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
completed	O
Perfect	B-Device
Dark	I-Device
Zero	I-Device
and	O
Kameo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
suggested	O
that	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
would	O
be	O
appropriate	O
for	O
XBLA	B-Device
,	O
leading	O
Rare	O
to	O
start	O
on	O
the	O
remaster	O
prior	O
to	O
getting	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
permission	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
problem	O
because	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
full	O
playthrough	O
of	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
of	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
version	O
was	O
streamed	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
showcasing	O
improved	O
graphics	O
running	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
near-final	O
playable	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
game	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
from	O
an	O
unknown	O
source	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
achievements	O
for	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
were	O
leaked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
leaked	O
achievements	O
were	O
seen	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Rare	O
announced	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
be	O
rereleased	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
was	O
remastered	O
by	O
Code	O
Mystics	O
and	O
supports	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
displays	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
enhancements	O
from	O
the	O
canceled	O
XBLA	B-Device
remaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
release	O
is	O
playable	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
4:3	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
widescreen	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
feature	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
emulator	B-Application
's	O
built-in	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
digitally	O
purchased	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
compilation	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
received	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Rare	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Martin	O
Hollis	O
left	O
Rare	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
consultant	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
at	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
team	O
also	O
left	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
form	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
contain	O
several	O
references	O
to	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
health-HUD	O
,	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
aiming	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Russian	O
dam	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
opening	O
level	O
of	O
TimeSplitters	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
forming	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
MGM	O
in	O
late	O
1998	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
published	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
then-recent	O
James	O
Bond	O
films	O
,	O
Tomorrow	B-Device
Never	I-Device
Dies	I-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Not	I-Application
Enough	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
entirely	O
original	O
ones	O
,	O
including	O
Agent	B-Application
Under	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
,	O
Nightfire	B-Application
,	O
Everything	B-Device
or	I-Device
Nothing	I-Device
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Agent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nintendo	O
considered	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
bringing	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
due	O
to	O
legal	O
issues	O
involving	O
the	O
numerous	O
licence	O
holders	O
with	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
James	O
Bond	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
published	O
more	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Quantum	B-Application
of	I-Application
Solace	I-Application
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
and	O
a	O
2010	O
remake	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
development	O
team	O
released	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
:	I-Application
Source	I-Application
,	O
a	O
multiplayer-only	O
total	O
conversion	O
mod	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
had	O
initially	O
been	O
intended	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
;	O
a	O
behind-the-scenes	O
featurette	O
for	O
the	O
compilation	O
was	O
produced	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
being	O
leaked	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
remake	O
powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
25	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
2022	O
release	O
in	O
honour	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
retooled	O
into	O
an	O
original	O
property	O
called	O
S.P.I.E.S.	O
</s>
