Overview:

Joanna Dark is a master spy in the future who’s trying to take down the [I think] sinister DataDyne corporation.  Little does she know they have an armada of baddies and, eventually, aliens at their side to try to stop her!  It’s a first person shooter game that was initially released for the Nintendo 64.  Microsoft eventually rereleased it for the Xbox 360 then again for the Xbox One in the Rare Replay collection to be played on future consoles.  AND THAT’S JUST WHAT MY FRIEND AND I DID!

Visuals:

I may be a sucker for nostalgia and old graphics but this game still looks great.  For this rerelease they upped the resolution to 4K, made the framerate smooth, and enhanced the textures.  It may not look super modern but it doesn’t look fuck ugly.  The animations are rudimentary but that’s about it.  Everything just looks amazing.  Not bad for a late gen Nintendo 64 game.

Audio:

Again, the nostalgia is hitting me hard.  All the background music as well as the sounds just bring back stupid sessions with that same friend from my high school days.  What a wonderful game this is.

Completion:

Over 20 years later and I still haven’t beat this game.  I get to the same level and stop and it happened this time as well!  It’s always the mission where you have to snipe the people holding the lady hostage so I’ve never seen anything beyond that.  The first couple of levels are amazing and there’s a reason why this game was so beloved.  It’s a shame that, as of 2025, the Perfect Dark franchise is dead.