Steve and I got our hands on Goldeneye for a multiplayer match yesterday and loved the new aesthetics. Looking over at the 2-player match next to us, the frame rate was extremely high and the game looked great for a Wii shooter. As for four player multiplayer, the frame rate did drop a little but the game was still much smoother than the original 64 title.
One of the things I was afraid of was that the game wouldn’t actually translate well into the modern world of FPS titles. However, I felt that the addition of some minor gameplay tweaks helped to improve on the overall gameplay without losing the feel of the original title. Melee attacks and grenades are some nice additions and even though I’m not much of an FPS aficionado, I was still able to own the other three playing against me.
Though they didn’t allow us to shoot any videos of the actual gameplay, check out the E3 trailer for more information on the game and be prepared for more classic split screen FPS multiplayer. The only question will be whether you should pick this game up or The Conduit 2 (or maybe both?).
