Mr. N64's Summary of Goldeneye's Story and Play Mechanics

Story:
Does Goldeneye the game follow the story of Goldeneye the movie? Well, sort of. Several of the characters and locations have been faithfully recreated, but the same can't be said of the plot. Several key scenes have been rewritten. While the plot still focuses around the Goldeneye satellite weapon, the order of events has been rearranged, changed and made more complicated. To make matters worse, the only way you’ll know the plot is if you've seen the movie and compare your memories with the little bits of info given in the pre-mission briefings.
 

Play Modes:

Play Mode Description
Mission 1-player story mode
Multi-player: Normal A standard Multi-payer setup.
Multi-player: You only live twice Each player has two lives. Last one left wins.
Multi-player: The Living Daylights (Flag Tag) Each player tries to have the flag the longest. You must kill the bearer of the flag to acquire it. No weapons can be used while carrying the flag.
Multi-player: The Man With The Golden Gun The player who possesses the golden gun can kill opponents with one shot.
Multi-player: Licensed to kill One shot kills.
Multi-player: Team Play 2 on 2, 3 on 1 or 2 on 1. The team with the most kills at the end of the time limit/point limit wins
Multi-player options Change level, length (5, 10 or 20 min or 5,10 or 20 pts.), characters, weapons, and health.
One-player options Change controls, screen width (full cinema or wide), FX/Music volumes,...
Cheat Options Activate/deactivate available cheats. Cheats are made available based on the time it takes to complete certain missions.
 

Controls:

Button Action
Control Stick Move
A Change Weapon
B Reload / Use item / Open door
Top C Look Down / Press when zooming in with sniper rifle to zoom in farther
Bottom C Look Up / Press when zoomed in with sniper rifle to zoom out farther / Press while aiming to crawl on floor
Left C Sidestep left / Press while holding R to lean to the left.
Right C Sidestep right / Press while holding R to lean to the right.
Z Fire Weapon / Use item
R Hold and use the control stick to aim / Zoom in using rifle.
Start

 

Pause and bring up Q Watch Menu Screens for weapon changes / item change / controller config / game options / mission briefing.

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