GoldenEye 007 is coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox

Load up your silent PP7s and prime these remote mines: GoldenEye 007 is available on the Nintendo Switch Online and Xbox Game Pass subscription services on Fridays. James Bond’s beloved first-person shooter originally hit the N64 in 1997, and this is the game’s first re-release since then.

Online multiplayer is exclusive to the Switch version, the official 007 website noted, but that version will otherwise be the same as the N64 original. Not sure if you’ll be able to use dual controller controls – the N64 controller only had one controller, but the Switch offers two and the original game let you do this using two controllers (the game was weird In the 90s) .

You will need to be a Switch Online subscriber $50 per year expansion pack level to access GoldenEye and other N64 games.

The Game Pass version (playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S) includes “alternative control options, unlockable achievements, and native 16:9 resolution up to 4K Ultra HD,” said Craig Duncan, head of Microsoft Rare developer, in a blog post. Wednesday. So it offers more modern bells and whistles than the Switch version, but lacks online multiplayer (you’ll still have local split-screen).

A subscription costs $10 per monthalthough people who own a digital copy of Rare replay, the compilation of 30 classic games released in 2015, can also access GoldenEye for free. It is not available for purchase separately.

GoldenEye’s return was revealed in a Nintendo Direct Live Stream last September.

As a licensed link to the 1995 movie which featured actor Pierce Brosnan as the legendary British agent, the game won critical acclaim for its fun single-player campaign and epic split-screen competitive multiplayer. It became N64’s third best-selling title, with 8.09 million units sold – it was only surpassed by Super Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64, which sold 11.91 million and 9 respectively. .87 million copies.

Rare also developed the GoldenEye Perfect Dark follow-up for the N64 in 2000, before Microsoft acquired the company in 2002.

Fans expected a remaster for Microsoft Xbox Series X and S to be revealed for months, as his accomplishments have been repeatedly leaked. It was reportedly slated for release on Xbox 360 in the late 2010s, and an apparent extended gameplay video surfaced in 2016. At the time, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said the game license fees complicated efforts to get it on console. The releases coming Friday don’t appear to be the remasters; the Switch version looks visually identical to the N64, while the Xbox version looks like an upgraded edition of the original.

“It’s great to see that GE007 is available again. Hopefully this means a new generation can discover and enjoy the game,” said David Doak, a developer whose face has been famous for the ally of Bond in the game, Dr. Doak, tweeted after the announcement last September. “It was an absolute privilege to be part of the talented team that created it 25 years ago.”

He also tweeted a recent photo of himself dressed as his in-game counterpart, and joked that players shouldn’t “come cry” if they’re having trouble unlocking the infamous Invincibility cheat. This is one of the hardest challenges in the game – you have to beat the Facility level in under 2 minutes and 5 seconds to get it.

Doak spoke at length about the game’s development over the years and tweeted a 1997 photo of the original development team Wednesday.

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This year marks the 70th anniversary of Bond’s first appearance, in author Ian Fleming’s novel Casino Royale. Last year was the 60th anniversary of the Bond film franchise — with the latest movie no time to die now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video – but the series is in flux as fans await the announcement of Daniel Craig’s successor in the role. Hitman developer IO Interactive is also is working on his own Bond game.