Reloaded brings the Wii GoldenEye to 360 with a more modern Bond and snappy multiplayer. The N64 memory looms but the result is honest, iconic levels regain bite, and MI6 Ops mode adds good variety for the spy's fans.
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First-Person Shooter4 players16+
Split screen
Description
First-person shooter by Eurocom and Activision, November 2011. Agent 007 battles the Janus syndicate in a modernised GoldenEye version with Daniel Craig as Bond. Stealth and cover shooting mechanics, HD missions and online/local multiplayer up to four players. Remake of the N64 classic for Xbox 360.
GoldenEye 007 - Reloaded review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
The score reworks the James Bond theme in a contemporary register: the founding guitar line returns beneath electronic bass and synthetic percussion, and only appears in full at moments of bravura. A title song performed by a female voice opens the game in the tradition of the film credits, a device the cinema series has always imposed.
The 1995 film is rewritten for a world of screens: the military satellite becomes a cyber weapon, motivations shift from personal revenge to market manipulation, and the double agent remains a former brother in arms, the one element the rewrite leaves untouched. Allies and handlers, meanwhile, change sides more often than in the original.
Is GoldenEye 007 - Reloaded still worth playing in 2026?
An HD remaster of the GoldenEye reboot from Eurocom, Reloaded brings to Xbox 360 this modern take on Rare's classic, with a Bond played by Daniel Craig, reinvented levels and a polished competitive multiplayer. The blend of action, light stealth and snappy gunplay works well, backed by a brisk solo mode. The sense of déjà vu remains. A good action FPS for James Bond fans and lovers of snappy multiplayer shooting.
