Perfect Dark is a first-person shooter video game for the Nintendo 64
game console. The game was developed by Rare, creators of the
multimillion-selling GoldenEye 007, an earlier first-person shooter
with which Perfect Dark shares many gameplay features. The game was
first released in North America in May 2000, where it was greeted with
critical acclaim; PAL and Japanese releases followed soon afterwards.
The game features a single-player mode consisting of seventeen
missions in which the player assumes the role of special agent Joanna
Dark, an operative for the fictional Carrington Institute, as she
attempts to foil a conspiracy by rival corporation dataDyne. It also
includes a range of multiplayer options, including co-operative and
"counter-operative" modes in addition to traditional deathmatch
settings. Technically, it is one of the most advanced games developed
for the N64, with optional high-resolution graphics and Dolby Surround
Sound.
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1958:
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