Goldeneye Wii Scriptwriter Talks Modernisation

By Jorge Ba-oh 13.10.2010 8

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Level designs, graphics and character faces aren't the only things changing in Goldeneye 007 Wii - the story is too.

Scripwriter Bruce Feirstein spoke to ONM on how the game's plot is being updated for the current generation and the way the world is at the moment. Whilst the gameplay has aged gracefully, developers Eurocom and Activision felt the story would be out of place, where in order for certain events to take place today, characters would be over 80 years old.

In the Wii game Trevelyan has a new motivation, instead of his Cossack roots and revenge. Also Zukovsky's intentions and role has been shifted to be more in line with Russian billionaires, like Roman Abramovich. The ex-KGB agent turned Russian mafia will now own a football team and dodgy nightclub.

With World War games being acceptable, do you think Goldeneye 007's story needed a revamp/modernisation?

Box art for GoldenEye 007
Developer

Eurocom

Publisher

Activision

Genre

First Person Shooter

Players

8

C3 Score

Rated $score out of 10  9/10

Reader Score

Rated $score out of 10  9/10 (9 Votes)

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Vorash Kadan 13.10.2010#1

First they get rid of Pierce Broznen....then they muck up the story.....I really REEAALLLLLY hope the gameplay & multiplayer make up for these unwelcome changes to key elements. :-x

( Edited 13.10.2010 16:35 by Vorash Kadan )

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Jimmy2000 is offline. Jimmy2000 13.10.2010#2

It's not like the Story and Broznen where particularly key to the old game anyway Smilie
And being based on the old movie probably isn't probably as important as it was back then when the movie was only about 1 or 2 years old.

Peoples line of thinking back then would have been

Go see bond movie then OMG licensed bond game for N64! BUY!

Now it's more

GoldenEye was that great game I used to play years ago OMG Remake announced!

I'd wager the GoldenEye brand is much more connected to the game that it is to the movie these days

I don't particularly mind or really care if they left the story in it's original form or changed it, I have the DVD of GoldenEye if I ever want to watch the proper story.

At the very least it will be interesting to compare the two.

( Edited 13.10.2010 22:49 by Jimmy2000 )

 
Sonic_13 is offline. Sonic_13 14.10.2010#3

I'm not sure I fully understand their reasoning for updating the story.

I was perfectly fine with them switching to Daniel Craig (who is my favorite Bond), but why did the story need changing? It's not required that it have to take place today. With that said, I'm not in away less interested in the title.

 
Martin_ is offline. Martin_ 14.10.2010#4

Why does C3 insist on using pics from the N64 original in news headers about this game? There's enough media around for the actual game to use something of that. One might think C3 is taking part in the cash-cow experience.

 
Jimmy2000 is offline. Jimmy2000 14.10.2010#5

I think Jorge is infatuated with Pierce Brozan.

 
Sonic_13 is offline. Sonic_13 14.10.2010#6

Jimmy2000 said:
Broznen
Jimmy2000 said:
Pierce Brozan

Pierce Brosnan.
Smilie

 
Jimmy2000 is offline. Jimmy2000 14.10.2010#7

Sonic_13 said:
Jimmy2000 said:
Broznen
Jimmy2000 said:
Pierce Brozan

Pierce Brosnan.
Smilie

Yep I didn't know how to spell his name, it's true!

 
jb is offline. jb 17.10.2010#8

Brosnan over Craig, anyday...! Fine, erm, I'll use a different picture next time!

As for the story side of things, not really too hot on them changing it that much. Though the themes in the original film now seem a bit dated, it does hold up as a compelling and balanced Bond story that keeps you watching it over and over. It's good that they are mixing things up a little, but this is sounding a little too much.

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