Great multiplayer, boring singleplayer

User Rating: 7.1 | GoldenEye: Rogue Agent DS
This game is definitely nothing special. Even considering that it's a handheld FPS, it's lacking. Gameplay: Alright, I suppose controls should be covered here. They are annoying. You have 4 options: Use stylus control Use stylus for thumb control use thumbpad for thumb control use button control The stylus control is stupid. You manually choose which gun to fire, using the touch screen, so that you dont need to use both shoulder buttons. But that doesnt work well if it's set on your grenade and you need the shotgun in a split second. It's annoying. Using the stylus for the thumbpad setup is perfect if you're double jointed like me (my pinky can easily stretch and mold to the right shoulder button). But most people arent, so dont try that if you wish to keep your pinky. Using the thumb[pad is akward, and inaccurate. The touch doesnt register correctly for this game, and it really just sucks. The button control is alright, but it isnt good for quick turns or for precise aiming. The singleplayer campaign is short, repetitive, and annoying. With save spots few and far between, and certain parts being too hard, you may get 30 hours of gameplay from all of the retries. And that's on normal mode. Virtual training singleplayer is alright, and can add maybe a couple of hours of extra gameplay time to it. Multiplayer is great. Single card play lets you play in a strange level, with up to 8 (?) people, and with high amounts of people, you can have loads of fun. With the multicard paly, you can do cooperative virtual training, or you can deathmatch in other levels. I havent tried it, so i cant give a verdict on the multicard play. Graphics: Ick. The ds could handle much better graphics than this. However, because of the low quality, there is virtually no slowdown even in the high action parts. But seriously, this game gives new meaning to the phrase "t3h jaggiez cutz my eyez and givez me t3h cancerz :cry:". About half of the objects that should be modeled are sprites, which looks like total crap. and the textures are very lackluster. Sound: It's fine, but nothing special. Value: Single player will bore you, but the multiplayer makes the game worth not reselling. Tilt: A combination of everything above just puts the tilt where it is. Bottom line is this: get it if you're starved for a DS FPS, but if you arent, just leave it alone.