Perfect Dark
Retail Price:
Our Price: CDN$ 17.81
You Save:
Average Rating: 3.5
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Sales Rank & Price Trend
Product Details
Description
The adventures of Joanna Dark, Nintendo's favorite superspy, have made the jump from the Nintendo 64 to the Game Boy Color. Unfortunately, despite having some occasionally interesting gameplay and okay visuals, this Perfect Dark is a huge misfire that disappoints on many levels.
Sneaking about and trying to take out the enemy is the secret agent's art and should be fun in itself. Tragically, it becomes almost immediately apparent that the use of stealth here is less than an exact science. It's too hard to tell whether or not the enemy can hear or see you. Combined with mushy controls and inaccurate targeting for the gunfights, what you have is a game that feels unfinished and rushed. The action switches to a first-person view for target practice and for picking off enemies in sniper mode. These few-and-far-between moments feel like they might've been "borrowed" from another game entirely.
The sound effects, for the most part, consist of the usual gun blasts and mortally wounded soldiers screaming "Medic!" and other cries of agony. There is quite a bit of speech in the between-level mission briefings. Unfortunately, the Game Boy speaker is so pitifully lame that nearly every sound is garbled and devastatingly warped. Even Joanna's death moan is a comical, high-pitched chirp.
Perfect Dark allows you to exchange data and unlocked maps with a friend's copy of the game via the Game Boy Color's infrared port. You can also engage in two-player deathmatches on special maps via the separately sold Game Link cable. The only problem is that while the maps are decently drawn and a human opponent is (hopefully) smarter than the Game Boy, the same control issues of solo play still linger.
One redeeming quality of Perfect Dark for the GBC is its compatibility with the N64 Perfect Dark via Nintendo's Transfer Pak, which supplies easy access to guns and other cheats. --Mark Brooks
Pros:
- Access to weapons and other cheats of Perfect Dark for the N64 via the Transfer Pak
- It's in color
- Mushy controls and inaccurate firing
- Horrendous sound effects
- Thoroughly forgettable and unremarkable
Other Details
- EAN: 0045496731175
- ESRBAgeRating: Teen
- Label: Nintendo of Canada
- Manufacturer: Nintendo of Canada
- ManufacturerMinimumAge: 156
- MPN: Unknown
- NumberOfItems: 1
- Platform: Game Boy Color
- ReleaseDate: 2000-08-29
- UPC: 045496731175
- Item Dimensions: 4.90 in x 0.90 in x 4.90 in; 0.20 lb
- Package Dimensions: 5.00 in x 5.00 in x 1.00 in; 0.33 lb
Customer Reviews
Pretty good nowhere near a classic like the N64 one though.
This is a decent game but the Nintendo 64 version blows it completely out of the water.I mean I could really use a combat simulator to play when Im stuck in the main game but still there are some great action scenes.The graphics and sound are terrible though.I suggest you skip this one unless youre a die hard Perfect Dark fan.You should get Super Mario Deluxe instead at least that is more fun.
Its not the N64 game, but its still great.
It should be obvious that it's impossible to convert a console game to a handheld system. Despite this, Rare tried their hardest to continue the adventures of Joanna Dark and in my opinion, they suceeded. Though far from Perfect, Perfect Dark provides a lot of fun for those who are dedicated enough to learn how the game works. There's a substantial amount of depth to this game, and the multiplayer functions are better than any I've seen for a Game Boy Color game. Plus, its ability to unlock cheats in the N64 version is an added bonus to buying this game. The only problem of this game is the slightly awkward hit detection and play control system. That and the game is almost entirely in a limited third person view. Despite this, it is still a brilliant game that should not be passed up.
Its not the N64 game, but its still great.
It should be obvious that it's impossible to convert a console game to a handheld system. Despite this, Rare tried their hardest to continue the adventures of Joanna Dark and in my opinion, they suceeded. Though far from Perfect, Perfect Dark provides a lot of fun for those who are dedicated enough to learn how the game works. There's a substantial amount of depth to this game, and the multiplayer functions are better than any I've seen for a Game Boy Color game. Plus, its ability to unlock cheats in the N64 version is an added bonus to buying this game. The only problem of this game is the slightly awkward hit detection and play control system. That and the game is almost entirely in a limited third person view. Despite this, it is still a brilliant game that should not be passed up.