GoldenEye remake for the Wii

It's good to hear that one of my favourite games for the N64 is to be remade for the Nintendo Wii; GoldenEye. This is my personal favourite of the James Bond movies and also stars my favourite James Bond actor; Pierce Brosnan. So when the original game was released I was delighted. The game was such a major success and set the standards for future Bond games.

Now with such a success story behind it the developers of the more recent Bond games (007: Nightfire, The World is Not Enough, Quantum of Solace) are remaking the game for the modern age. Without Rare behind the steering wheel it will be left to be seen how successful the game turns out. With so many fans of the original the new developers are going to have to work extra hard to make sure the game retains everything that made it a success the first time around, while incorporating all the aspects of the recent James Bond films.

Rumoured changes include have an 'all-in'one' device, like a smartphone, as the main device for interacting with the environment, modern weapons and more of a focus on James Bond's physical ability. The levels in Cuba are likely to be moved to Nigeria to fit in with more modern conflicts, however this has raised some eyebrows from fans. Combat is likely to be improved with boss fights being more demanding and the battles with Xenia and Alec to be more challenging.

I'm intrigued by the plans for improvements to the game and hope that the new developers can do this while still keeping the key elements of the original.