Perfect Dark (N64)

Rare succeeded in the rare (no pun intended) feat of making a brilliant videogame adaptation of a film with their seminal FPS Goldeneye, and so their next effort, Perfect Dark, was hugely hyped up as the next "killer app" for the N64. While not quite as amazing as the hype would let you believe, nor as great as Goldeneye, it is a fun game and one of the best for the console. Visually, though, you might be a bit disappointed that not much has been enhanced beyond Goldeneye. The visuals are solid but they just don't push the boat out, and when there's a lot of enemies on screen, you will encounter considerable frame rate drops and chugging, which not ...  Read the complete review

Perfect Dark for the N64 was one of the best games. It has pretty good graphics, which can be enhanced with correct RGB cables and the gameplay is excellent. There are loads of levels to fight your way through. The unique thing about this game is that you play as a woman - Joanna Dark. You work as an agent and the different levels take you through some great settings such as tall buildings and vast outside areas. You must complete objectives and missions in order to settle fighting between the Skedar and Maians. The storyline is quite good and it's your typical futuristic first person shooter with aliens involved. As well as the solo player, you can ...  Read the complete review

I had this years after it came out and have to say it is as good if not better than Golden eye. The Controls and layout are the same but there the similarities end as the plot pulls you into a world of spying and killing. Each level is different and offers a nice set of challenges ranging from rescuing hostages with a sniper rifle to sneaking around a base. Weapons wise there are some interesting type which all are balanced and work well when you go for the multiplayer game play, my favorite being the laptop gun which doubles as a weapon emplacement to which you can leave around as a nasty surprise. The Multiplayer side of the game is where the ...  Read the complete review

Perfect Dark is a first person shooter created by Rare, the developers of the classic shooter GoldenEye 64, and is a superbly well designed, updated and improved version of the aforementioned classic game. Playing as Agent Johanna Dark you play through a number of innovative levels completing numerous exciting objectives. The levels are incredibly well designed and it is the worlds, buildings and environments that are the real credit of this game. With three difficulty settings, Agent, Special Agent and Perfect Agent (as well as an unlockable setting Perfect Dark) each with their own unique objectives the single player has a great longevity in its ...  Read the complete review

Perfect Dark was by far the most hyped game to be released on the good old Nintendo 64. Using the same game engine to that of Goldeneye, Rare once again set about creating an absolute masterpiece. The game stars female agent, Joanna on her mission to expose dateDyne for their links with an alien race called the Skedar who plan to steal a mega weapon and use it to destroy Earth and a separate alien race. The game features a very dramatic plot featuring a whole host of characters including the President of the USA, Elvis the alien and a whole lot of DataDyne bodyguards. The game looks absolutely stunning and very realistic. The inclusion of blood to ...  Read the complete review