GoldenEye: Rogue Agent

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Developer(s)EA Los Angeles
EA Tiburon & n-Space (DS)
Publisher(s)EA Games
Director(s)Ken Harsha
Producer(s)Rick Kane
Joe Rush
Artist(s)Ken Adam (production design)
Takayoshi Sato (characters)
Writer(s)Danny Bilson
Paul De Meo
Composer(s)Paul Oakenfold
SeriesJames Bond
Platform(s)GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS
ReleaseGameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • NA: 22 November 2004[2]
  • AU: November 23, 2004[1]
  • AU: November 30, 2004 (GCN)[3]
  • EU: 3 December 2004
  • JP: 13 January 2005 (except Xbox)[4]
Nintendo DS
Genre(s)First-person shooter, action adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent[a] is a first-person shooter video game in the James Bond franchise, developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts. The player takes the role of an ex-MI6 agent, who is recruited by Auric Goldfinger (a member of a powerful unnamed criminal organization based on Ian Fleming's SPECTRE) to assassinate his rival Dr. No. Several other characters from the Bond franchise make appearances throughout the game, including Pussy Galore, Oddjob, Xenia Onatopp and Francisco Scaramanga.

Despite being part of the larger James Bond franchise, the game has no relation to the 1995 film or the 1997 video game of the same name. In this setting the game's protagonist is given the name 'GoldenEye' after he loses his eye and receives a gold-colored cybernetic replacement. Electronic Arts has listed the title along with 007 Racing (2000) as spin-offs that do not make part of the canon they have built with Tomorrow Never Dies (1999).

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent received mixed reviews from critics who praised the unique premise and multiplayer mode, but criticised the bland gameplay, plot, departure from the Bond canon, and misleading use of the GoldenEye name.

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  2. ^ Adams, David (22 November 2004). "A Rogue Agent Moves Out". IGN. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ van Leuveren, Luke (22 November 2004). "Updated Australian Release List - 22/11/04". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on 27 November 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Release date, box art and a new name for the Japanese release of 'GoldenEye - Dark Agent'". MI6 HQ. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ^ "What's New? (New releases roundup)". Eurogamer.net. 1 July 2005. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "What's New?". Eurogamer.net. 26 November 2004. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.


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