Rare Replay owners will also have access to the Nintendo 64 game for free.
Nintendo has finally announced the release of the original game Goldeneye 007 as part of the Nintendo Switch Online catalog + Expansion Pack. It will be from this friday january 27 when hybrid console gamers can access the first-person shooter developed by Rare.
After the announcement, Xbox has also communicated that Goldeneye 007 will launch the same day on Xbox Game Passalthough this version of the title for Xbox Series X / S and Xbox One will not have online multiplayeralthough local multiplayer, alternative control options, unlockable achievement system and native 16:9 resolution up to 4K Ultra HD, depending on platform compatibility.
Goldeneye 007 presents a world of espionage with James Bond as the protagonist through a covert operation to stop the GoldenEye satellite weapon roaming the globe. The player must infiltrate underground bases, advance through a military train and sneak into the depths of the jungle.
The game, about 10 hours long, was released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 and is now being re-released on the hybrid console. In the case of Xbox, it will also be possible to acquire it through a free Rare Replay update.
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GoldenEye 007, by #Nintendo 64will reach #NintendoSwitch for subscribers of #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack on January 27th and now features online play!
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— Nintendo Spain (@NintendoES) January 25, 2023
A release after years of rumors
There have been numerous rumors that have sounded about the relaunch of GoldenEye 007. After being banned in Germany, this year rumors about the arrival of the remaster on Nintendo Switch Online reverberated, although lately it was said that its launch was in the offing. limbo. Now, we finally know that the most famous secret agent in the cinema will return in his video game adaptation.