A Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak is required to access the game's campaign and most of the multiplayer features.Ī separate Game Boy Color game set in the same fictional universe, also titled Perfect Dark, was released shortly afterwards in August 2000 as a supplement to the Nintendo 64 game. Technically, it is one of the most advanced games developed for the Nintendo 64, with optional high- resolution graphics and Dolby Surround Sound. It also features a range of multiplayer options, including co-operative and "counter-operative" modes in addition to traditional deathmatch settings.
The game features a single-player mode consisting of seventeen missions in which the player assumes the role of special agent Joanna Dark, an operative for the fictional Carrington Institute, as she attempts to stop a conspiracy by rival corporation dataDyne.
A remake, also titled Perfect Dark, with enhanced graphics, online multiplayer and some other minor changes was exclusively released as an Xbox Live Arcade game for the Xbox 360 on March 17, 2010. Perfect Dark was first released in Canada and the United States in May 2000, where it was greeted with critical acclaim PAL and NTSC-J releases followed soon afterwards. It is considered the spiritual successor to Rare's earlier first-person shooter GoldenEye 007, with which it shares many gameplay features. Perfect Dark is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64 video game console. For other uses, see Perfect Dark (disambiguation). This article is about the Nintendo 64 video game.