This information comes from Martin Hollis, the designer of the original GoldenEye…
“I imagine it is a business decision isn’t it? This name is valuable, let’s use it. I find it hard to picture Activision’s top management being excited about the original and wanting to do it justice. In fact, I find it hard to imagine them being excited about any game. It’s my perception that they are trying to be EA, only more so. I think they are doing a fine job at that… I know and like Eurocom. I think they are a good company. I’m confident they have done their very best.”
I know reviving GoldenEye won’t please everyone, but I don’t think Activision asked Eurocom to remake the game only as a result of a business decision. Yesterday, we saw some really encouraging words from Activision’s Julian Widdows about the project, as well as the Wii in general. So I’m sure there are a number of employees at the company who wish to release a high-quality product for the fans.
Hey folks – Just a quick note from Valay. Wanted to take a second to introduce you to Peter, who is the author of this feature. He’s a new editor on the site, and will be taking over Elliot’s role. So expect to see a number of features/reviews from his in the future!
Yesterday I went through the list of games I want to buy from now until the end of the year. It astounded me to find out that all but two are Wii games. It’s true, there are five games coming out from now until the end of the year that are highly interesting titles. This would mark the largest growth of my collection since I bought the Wii in which I bought two games at the same time. Most of you can probably figure out what these five games are going to be, but for those who don’t? I’m more than happy to talk about them.
Starting today, fans can pre-order GoldenEye 007 for Wii at GameStop to receive an exclusive* code to unlock Invisibility Mode for split screen multiplayer. Invisibility Mode allows each player to become invisible for a set period of time. Run right up to other players without them ever seeing you and catch them off guard with a surprise attack in the heat of battle! *Exclusive until Dec. 31, 2010. For more info and an exclusive video sneak peek, visit this link. Get Invisible. Get the Edge. Get Your Friends.
Eager fans who purchase a copy of GoldenEye 007 at Best Buy will receive an exclusive* code to unlock Tag Mode for splitscreen multiplayer. Tag Mode takes the classic playground game and gives it a twist on the Wii. The player who is “tagged” cannot eliminate an opponent until they tag someone else – creating fast, frenetic multiplayer action where players are sprinting at each other from all angles. *Exclusive until Dec. 31, 2010. For more info and an exclusive video sneak peek, visit BestBuy.com.
Best weapon: Ice beam
Most dramatic moment: The baby Metroid’s sacrifice
Best enemy: Metroid
Best secret: Samus is a woman
Best armor: Varia Suit from Super Metroid
Best Ridley: Meta Ridley
Best boss: The Metroid Prime
Best ability: Spider ball
Best self-destruct escape: Finale of Super Metroid
Best ship: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Best tune: Main theme from Metroid
Best ending: Metroid: Zero Mission
It’s hard to believe that Wave Race: Blue Storm is almost nine years old. It feels like yesterday when the game arrived! Yet even though Blue Storm has been out for a number of years, there is a particular code that seems to have gone unnoticed until very recently, or simply wasn’t publicized much until now. Here’s how you go about entering/using the code:
1) Go to the options menu, and then audio settings
2) Pressing the Z button will change the waveform display at the bottom – tap until the waveform resembles a vertically rising fog
3) Then, press up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, A, X, and Z on the d-pad; an audio cue can be heard if you execute the commands correctly
4) Return to the main menu
5) Begin a race, choose the first character
The code doesn’t really change anything in terms of gameplay, but you will hear some insulting, albeit very humorous commentary while you race. Phrases include:
“You’ve chosen poorly.”
“That turbo’s wasted on you.”
“If you don’t win this race, I’m not gonna love you anymore.”
“Your wins are like diamonds: very rare.”
“You don’t have an inferiority complex. You’re just inferior.”
There are a number of other phrases as well, though you can check out a few of them in action in the video above. I recommend trying the code out yourself!
