This time around you get a different spin on the Bond universe, as you take the role of a 00 agent(one of the bad guys). Unfortunately, you never really learn a lot about your character, and as a result don't really care about his story. This in turn really hurts any possibility of being immersed in the game, at least to me, and made me pretty much bored.

     Although some games have proved that they can be fun without any significant story, even looking past the story Goldeneye: Rogue Agent is pretty damn stale. I was excited about the idea of a game where you play the bad guy, and actually are rewarded for being bad. Unfortunately the things you need to do to get evil points aren't exactly evil, as far as games go. For example, getting headshots, using human shields etc. Doing these things certainly didn't make me feel evil, and the points didn't help either. There are eight massive levels with a total of 20 missions. This sounds cool, if it weren't for the awful controls. I tried setting it at all sorts of sensitivites, no matter what I found myself getting frustrated with trying to explore the different levels. One of the higher points of the game however is the dual wielding, which plays a pretty significant role. A decent amount of the game revolves around different combos of guns and using them in different ways which creates for some interesting situations.

     Suprisingly, even with the talent behind the game, the graphics are rather bland and un-inspired. Although some sets from the movie make appearances, they're not given justice by the less then spectacular level design.

     The music isn't great, and often becomes repetetive. This is surprising seeing as how the music is by DJ Paul Oakenfold's who has a good track record for making quality music. Luckily, the voice acting is of high quality and sounds convincing. One thing we couldn't stand were the same grunts and groans from the enemies you kill replaying over and over. The sound effects themselves are solid, not too spectacular but the sounds of the guns are of high quality and the explosions and background noises are great as well.

     The concept was great, Goldeneye from the other side of the coin, the "dark" side if you will. Unfortunately within your first sitting a painful reality drowns out any hopeful excitement, as you realize this game shows no signs of being related in any way to the origional N64 classic. If you're a hardcore Goldeneye fan, it may be worth a rental, otherwise don't bother.

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