Perfect Dark Review: No Expansion Pak Required

Two generations ago the spiritual successor to GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark was arguably the best shooter to have ever graced the consoles. Bursting with so much content at the time, it required a compulsory memory upgrade if you intended on playing the full game. Ten years on and 4J Studios, the team behind the XBLA Banjo remakes have worked their magic and given Perfect Dark the treatment it so rightly deserved. Times have changed though, we no longer need four controllers or a big enough TV to accommodate split screen, and rounding up four friends for a good old fragfest is a thing of the past. With almost a decade in between the remake and its original launch on the N64, does this classic stand the test of time? Read More »

First Bit: Perfect Dark

Ever found yourself on the fence about buying a new game? This should get you off it! Watch the opening minutes of Perfect Dark after the break. Read More »

New Perfect Dark XBLA Screens

The rejected Goldeneye sequel for the N64 would later become Perfect Dark, the critically acclaimed success that kept me and my best friend up, night after night. While a remake of the classic Goldeneye 007 is now a mere pipe dream, this my friend is no fantasy.

Rare have opened the floodgates this week by releasing a batch of new screens from the XBLA remake of Perfect Dark and have set in motion tongues wagging across the world. Sadly the game won’t be available until early 2010, which is understandable by the sheer amount of work the team at Rare and 4J Studios have put into these glorious HD remakes (comparison gallery below). Can you believe it’s nearly been 10 years since we first laid eyes on Miss Joanna Dark?

Watch Out You Watchers

Capcom have just released a new gameplay trailer for Dark Void and have gotten me all excited for January – as if I wasn’t already. I really hope this game delivers on all fronts, like many of you I’ve had my eye on it for a while now. At least we know one thing is certain, you wouldn’t want to look up and see this guy whilst hanging from a ledge. Watch out you Watchers!