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Game profile
GoldenEye 007
This N64 shooter is regarded as a pioneer of the console first person shooter and is available as a remaster through the Nintendo Switch Online expansion pack. Its varied missions and legendary split screen multiplayer made it a cult title.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Shooter, set in the present day. Visually it is leaning into a retro look, and the overall tone stays somewhere between light and heavy. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. Story exists mostly as background texture rather than a reason to keep going. You can play it with others cooperatively or go head to head. It is available on one platform. It sits in the budget bracket.
What stands out
- Pioneering console shooter
- Legendary split screen multiplayer
- Varied mission objectives
This fits you if
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you want your skill measured against other people
- you have someone to play with
- you enjoy competing against other players
- you are watching your budget
- you like a deliberate retro look over photorealism
Look elsewhere if
- you want something that lasts, this is over after 8 hours
- you want either a pure challenge or pure relaxation, not the middle
What it costs you in time
About 8 hours in total. At two hours per evening that is around 4 evenings, so about a week of casual play.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 96 out of 100, which puts it above 99 percent of the 1206 games here and at rank 8 overall. That is top tier. Only a handful of games here score higher.
For comparison, Shooter averages 81 points across the database, so this one sits 15 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 419 collected ratings.
Released in 1997, which makes it 29 years old. A genuine classic, and worth checking how the version you buy holds up today.
The facts
- Release year
- 1997
- Genres
- Shooter
- Playtime
- approx. 8 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Background flavour
- Play with
- Solo, Co-op, Competitive
- Setting
- Present day
- Visual style
- Retro
- Price bracket
- Budget
- Platforms
- Switch
- Critic rating
- 96 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoldenEye 007 | 1997 | approx. 8 hrs. | 96 | Budget |
| Lockdown Protocol | 2025 | approx. 25 hrs. | 72 | Budget |
| Delta Force (2024) | 2024 | Endless game | 76 | Free-to-play |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 2017 | Endless game | 75 | Free-to-play |
If you liked this, try these
- Lockdown Protocol Shared: Shooter, Present day, longer
- Delta Force (2024) Shared: Shooter, Present day, longer
- PUBG: Battlegrounds Shared: Shooter, Present day, longer
- Battlefield 6 Shared: Shooter, Present day
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Shared: Shooter, Present day
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Shared: Shooter, Present day