Release Information
| Region | Name | Release |
|---|---|---|
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Perfect Dark | 22 May 2000 |
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Perfect Dark | 29 Jun 2000 |
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パーフェクトダーク Perfect Dark | 21 Oct 2000 |
Ports & Remakes
| Xbox Live Arcade | Perfect Dark |
Perfect Dark
| System | Nintendo 64 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Rare |
| Genre | First Person Shooter |
Secret agent Joanna Dark is sent to investigate the corrupt DataDyne Corporation, stumbling into a plot to dig up an extraterrestrial weapon buried deep within the Earth. With the power to destroy entire planets, the weapon has triggered an alien war. Only with Joanna Dark's help can peace be restored to the galaxy.
In each stage you are given a set of mission objectives to complete, with more objectives and deadlier enemies on the higher difficulty levels.
The game includes a multiplayer deathmatch mode as well a a 2-Player co-operative game.
Cameos
DK Mode
Originally seen in Goldeneye 007, DK Mode is a cheat mode that makes all the characters' heads and arms huge, like a gorilla. The name of the cheat is a reference to Donkey Kong.
Goldeneye 007 References
Perfect Dark features many references to its spiritual predecessor Goldeneye 007.
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BAFTA Award
In one of the safes in the game, you can find a BAFTA Award, which Rare won for Goldeneye 007.
Goldeneye Weapons
In the Carrington Institute, you can see a display case containing weapons from Goldeneye 007. You can unlock these weapons later in the game, although they have all been given different (but similar) names.
The KLOBB gun, named after Nintendo employee Ken Lobb, is now named the KLO1313.
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Multiplayer Maps
Three of the multiplayer maps are copies of maps from Goldeneye 007.
Staff
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The faces of the enemy soldiers in the game are all staff from Rare and Nintendo.
Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto appears as one of the patrolling guards during the opening for the Pelagic II stage. He is dressed in red overalls with a white shirt, similar to Fire Mario.
