GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is a modernized remake of the classic N64 game GoldenEye. These Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are essentially upgraded versions of the 2010 Wii remake of GoldenEye 007 but with a new game engine and additional features.
There are various upgrades over the 2010 release, in addition to the enhancements already introduced in the Wii version. Friends lists, leaderboards, and player invites were added to the basic multiplayer. Aside from the engine modification, the graphics have been reworked and are now high-definition. A new single-player mode dubbed MI6 OPS is a significant addition. It has leaderboards and a list of task variables, such as opponent and player health, rocket launchers, Golden Gun, enemy aggression, etc. Players can choose from a range of single-player tasks, rated from one to four stars based on modifiers and player performance. MI6 OPS objectives are classified into four types:
- Assault – To reach an extraction point, the player must fight and survive through an area.
- Defense – The player downloads data from computer consoles and must defend it from hordes of foes.
- Elimination entails defeating a predetermined number of adversaries (as determined by the player).
- Stealth – Move through a level without drawing the attention of opponents.
GoldenEye 007: Reloaded includes a local online split-screen for up to four players (a nod to the original N64 Goldeneye) and online multiplayer. There are several modes, including Golden Gun, which highlights the iconic one-shot kill weapon; you Only Live Twice, in which players have limited lives; and Detonator Agent, a variant of the traditional kid’s game Hot Potato with bombs instead of potatoes. Some modes, such as Heroes, in which one player on a team is more robust, faster, and deadlier than others, or GoldenEye, in which teams compete for control of the GoldenEye satellite, are only available online.
There are over a dozen modifiers that can be applied to matches, similar to the MI6 OPS mode, such as editing or turning off the radar, requiring headshots for successful kills, limiting score or lives, making grenades bouncy or sticky, preventing players from standing still for more than three seconds, and several others. Modifiers can be used in both offline and online matches.
