GAME
Meet Joanna Dark. She's on a mission to locate the mysterious Dr. Caroll and finds herself in the midst of government conspiracies and warring races of extraterrestrials. The story line isX-Files meetsThe Long Kiss Goodnight, the action is fast, and the mission engrossing. As Joanna, I trekked from a Syd Mead vision of Chicago to Area 51 and on to a secret base at the ocean floor. The game's textures, fluid character movement, and spatial sounds pushed my aging N64 hardware harder than I believed possible.
Artificially intelligent bots called Simulants are one ofPerfect Dark's best features. UK-based developer Rare's wry sense of humor shows in the preset Pacifist Sim, a Simulant that runs around madly scooping up and stashing weapons, and Revenge Sim, which pursues you relentlessly if you happen to shoot it.
On the eve of the launch of the next generation of videogame systems, I can't imagine a better swan song for the Nintendo 64.
Perfect Dark for Nintendo 64: $69.95. Nintendo:www.nintendo.com. Rare:www.rareware.com.
STREET CRED
Dark Passion
I Am Not Just a Camera
Culture Clouds
VCs Unveiled
French in Action
Watch My Shorts
The Blast Shall Come First
ReadMe
Music
Wired at Heart
The Wink-Wink Factoid Conspiracy
Show Your Faces at the Door
Lost and Found
Just Outta Beta
Consuming Images
Go, Speed Racer, Go
Contributors
