Product Description

Perfect Dark is the sequel to the huge hit from Rare Goldeneye, and is set to become the biggest game of 2000. Set in the year 2023, you play the role of Joanna Dark--named Perfect Dark--a female secret agent who works for the Carrington Institute. Joanna is assigned to investigate the DataDyne Corporation who have their hands in some seriously suspicious business. In her investigation Joanna discovers that the company is hiding extraterrestrial beings of both good and bad stature. The technological enhancements that have gone into the development of Perfect Dark are extremely advanced. Players will encounter some of the most deceptive enemies to ever haunt the N64. Artificial intelligence has been designed to equip enemy characters with a number of unique skills including long-range teamwork, cover recognition and the ability to assess potential threats.

Perfect Dark boasts some of the most gorgeous graphics and some of the most realistic environments ever seen. Real-time lighting produces astonishing visuals and special effects like explosions, dust, steam and sun glare. Add to that Rare's own surround and acoustic-shading technology and you're playing a game that sounds as good as it looks. Because of the sprawling size and scope of the game, Perfect Dark will require the use of the N64 Expansion Pak for the solo missions and 3-4 player multiplayer modes. Only 1-2 player deathmatch-style gameplay and the Challenge Mode will be available without the use of the Expansion Pak.

Special note: The gameplay and graphics are greatly enhanced with the extra memory boost provided by the N64 Expansion Pak. The main single-player missions and multiplayer enhancements (three or four-player games, as opposed to two-player games without the Pak, and other options) are only available with the N64 Expansion Pak (not included). If you own Donkey Kong 64, you received a Pak bundled in with the game. Others must purchase an expansion RAM Pak separately, a highly recommended option.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6254 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Released on: 2000-06-29
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Nintendo 64
• Number of items: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
This is the game Nintendo 64 fans have waited for. Nearly three years after the uncloaking of super spy action-adventure GoldenEye 007, developer extraordinaire Rare introduces futuristic special operative Joanna Dark, a.k.a. Perfect. In Perfect Dark, players are sent on a fast-paced adventure from downtown Chicago skyscrapers to underground labs to undersea wrecks of otherworldly origins. Naturally, the storyline weaves a complex web of conspiracy, hidden agendas, and megalomaniac corporate leaders with deep underground (and off-world) ties. As spy-game fans expect, unravelling the plot and disposing of the baddies require a grab bag of hi-tech gadgets and special weapons--especially given the game's tougher and smarter enemies.

Perfect Dark features Dolby surround sound, widescreen compatibility, and--as expected--stunning special effects, including dynamic lighting, chest-thumping explosions and realistic smoke, dust and steam clouds. Characters are lifelike thanks to motion-captured animations and beautifully rendered 3-D models.

Perfect Dark's multiplayer features are impressive. As in GoldenEye 007, up to four players can deathmatch in up to 20 different arenas. But that's just the start of the fun. The inclusion of up to eight computer-controlled opponents ("bots") adds an original component to the frag-fest. Humans can team with or against bots and even command a bot teammate to target specific opponents. Numerous original games, such as King of the Hill, offer so many variations that you just might forget that an engrossing single-player experience lies at the heart of the game.

Special note: The gameplay and graphics are greatly enhanced with the extra memory boost provided by the N64 Expansion Pak. The main single-player missions and multiplayer enhancements (three- or four-player games, as opposed to two-player games without the Pak, and other options) are only available with the N64 Expansion Pak (not included). --Eric Twelker

Customer Reviews

How could it be?
O.k ive had perfect dark since a few days after the UK lauch and still im not finished playing with it... over 200 hours on Solo mode and ive only just finished it when it only took me a couple of weeks light playing to finish Goldeneye... i couldn't believe how amazing this game is, it almost goes to far with the amazing gameplay, graphics, huge range of weapons and gadgets and voice overs...the realistic AI and vast, beautifully made levels.. diferent objectives for different levels... a truly exciting experience...

The multiplayer also just creates an amazing sense of being there, the heat of the battles, the realistic enviroments. the ability to choose your own multiplayer character and change the name. just having 4 players is good enough but its great having the chance to add up to 8 extra computer controled characters at a set difficulty of personality... having the multiplayer can just be viewed in one ways as an added bonus to an already amazing game and what a bonus it is!! this game really is PERFECT!

The best FPS ever. No, really.
5 years after release, my videogame career sadly must end. However, before it did, I decided to play Perfect Dark once more, on the hardest difficulty - Perfect Agent. It's something I did for GoldenEye but never got round to on PD - perhaps because I was having too much fun with the multiplayer (this is THE best game to play with friends, bar none).

When I did, I found a whole new dimension to the single player, one which completely passes you by on the easier settings. Clearly the game was designed to be played on Perfect Agent - the missions are perfectly balanced; very challenging but never impossible, and it forces you to devise a strategy for completion rather than just running to the end. When two mistakes will cost you the entire mission, you have to plan ahead to conserve health. The single player absolutely blows GoldenEye out of the water in this respect - I completed that on 00 Agent and, although extremely tough, it was just the easy mode made harder. On PD, it's the other way round.

The multiplayer is what gives the game it's extreme longevity, and the reason I will never throw away my N64. The many hours spent playing it with three friends were unforgettable - we even sneaked the N64 into school to play it during breaks and free lessons. I shouldn't have to explain, since everyone already knows how great it is.

In conclusion, if you missed this game somehow, you should buy a vintage N64 off someone and play it. You could probably get both for £40 - and this puts modern games to shame. Best FPS Ever.

what the N64 was made for
Perfect dark was one of the best games i have ever played on the graphics were the best yet on N64 and the gameplay knocked even metal gear solid and goldeneye into a cocked hat. there are a great variety of levels and the multiplayer has been greatly improved since goldeneye ( with the added bonus of sims to destroy making it possible to have a multplayer game on your own with just sims. i have a dreamcast and a ps2 as well as my N64 and so far only one game has been able to beat its playability that is Shenmue.all in alll i think this is a particuly flawless game that i would recommend to any one.