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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1551: National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in South America, was founded in Lima, Peru. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_San_Marcos)

1881: Tunisia became a French protectorate. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia)

1885: North-West Rebellion: Louis Riel and the Métis rebels were decisively defeated in the Battle of Batoche by Canadian forces under Major-General Frederick Middleton. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel)

1926: A general strike by the trade unions in the United Kingdom ended after nine days. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_General_Strike_of_1926)

1958: A formal agreement on the North American Air Defense Command was signed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command)

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