Quick Thoughts – Perfect Dark (Xbox Live Arcade)

Price: 800 Live Points ($10) from Microsoft

Overall:

If you never played the original for the Nintendo 64, go ahead and leave now, as you will get nothing out of this. Joanna is back on the Xbox and my oh my it is as good as ever! The game boasts updated textures and a higher resolution, giving you the crispness the N64 could never provide. You lose the horrible slowdowns that local multiplayer used to give you, and gain possibly the best aspect of the game, which is Xbox Live support. You can now play campaign co-op or some good old fashioned combat simulator with your friends over Xbox live! Beat all the challenges of the original? Well get ready because the AI here is definitely better, to the point I would call them cheaters at times. The only problem with the game is you remember how terrible the original’s zoomed aiming was, because it is still just as bad here. Still, any fan of the original needs to get this game, and at $10, even if you didn’t play the original, you need to get this one.

Pros:

– It’s Perfect Dark

– Improved visuals

– Improved framerate

– Improved AI

– Xbox Live support

Cons:

– Aiming still sucks when zoomed

– AI can cheat

My Score:

9.5/10

Recommendation?: Must Have