Rogue Agent DS

April 13th, 2005, 18:59 Posted By: wraggster

Despite the reality of EA's GoldenEye: Rogue Agent on console proving disappointing following a ton of hype, the publisher is nevertheless powering full-steam ahead with a Nintendo DS version of the 'villainous' Bond universe first-person shooter. First screens from the DS outing have been released.
Rogue Agent's plot on DS remains the same, with players assuming the role of a bad boy 00 agent kicked out of MI6 who winds up working for Goldfinger and becomes embroiled in a battle for control of the Bond criminal underworld. Hopping around the world in a globe-spanning campaign of action, you'll bump into various famous Bond villains including Oddjob, Dr. No, Scaramanga and Xenia Onatopp.

EA says that Rogue Agent DS contains "All-new features and innovative gameplay" that "are only made possible by the Nintendo DS platform." This in part means wireless multiplayer for eight on only one cart and the publisher using the platform's dual screens to display the game (on the top screen) and the heads-up display (HUD) on the touch-screen.
Apparently, the HUD "provides vital intelligence to players and allows for them to check ammunition levels, hack electronic devices and weapons, decode security locks, and more", with presumably the touch-screen coming into play with the hacking and decoding gameplay.

Rogue Agent DS additionally boasts a new Virtual Training mode where players will be able to earn upgrades for their GoldenEye weapons by beating Bond villains into the dirt.

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