Why GoldenEye 007 is still the greatest James Bond game
radiotimes.comAs the James Bond books reach their 70th anniversary, the team at RadioTimes.com having been looking back at the famous spy's many iconic outings. But in the gaming world, there's one adaptation that stands above all others: of course, it's the legendary GoldenEye 007 game from the N64 era.
It was made by the British studio Rare and published in 1997, but why is GoldenEye 007 still the best Bond game? We've answered that question in the handy little video above, which is chock-full of gameplay footage that will flood your mind with nice warm feelings of nostalgia.
We'll also roll out our thoughts in written form below in a bit more detail, so have a read once you've watched the video. And don't forget to check out all the other Bond at 70 articles across our website.
Why is GoldenEye 007 the best Bond game? Well, for some people, there will be one main reason, so let's address the tuxedo-wearing elephant in the room before we go any further. It's worth stating right off the bat that the game's four-player multiplayer mode remains the stuff of game night legend.
Duking it out with your pals has always been so much fun, and now you can do it online (with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription). Back in the day, you'd be huddled around a chunky TV at a friend's house, trying not to blow yourself up with a rocket launcher as you snuck around several memorable maps in search of a buddy to murder in cold blood.
Nothing sends the endorphins into overdrive quite like hiding in a toilet as you detonate a remote mine and kill one of your bitter rivals. And on the flipside of that, there's nothing quite as frustrating as being killed out of nowhere, seeing the blood drip down your quadrant of the screen as the sombre 'you died'
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