
Rare, the developer behind modern hits such as Sea Of Thieves, is today celebrating the release of another one of its classics on Nintendo's Switch Online subscription service.
In case you missed it, this time it's the first-person shooter Perfect Dark. This kind of times into the first proper look at the gameplay in the new Perfect Dark title, which was recently featured at Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase. Here's the post Rare retweeted on social media:
If you don't have access to the Switch, there's no need to feel like you're missing out, as the Xbox Live Arcade version of Perfect Dark is available on Xbox Game Pass and can also be accessed through the Rare Replay collection.
At the time of the first game's release in the year 2000, Perfect Dark was known for pushing the Nintendo 64's hardware to its limits with the requirement of an Expansion Pack to access everything the game had to offer. Years later, Rare bolstered this package with the remastered Xbox 360 release, which also included online multiplayer.
Apart from Perfect Dark, other Nintendo 64 Rare games on the Switch Online service include Blast Corps and GoldenEye 007. It's got more games featured in Nintendo's other retro libraries, too.
Rare's multiplayer pirate game Sea Of Thieves also recently made its debut on PlayStation 5, sailing straight to the top of the charts.
Any eagerness to revisit Perfect Dark? Looking forward to the new game? Let us know in the comments.
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I hope this is a sign of what’s to come. Nintendo acknowledging the rare portion of their history is necessary, as the N64 NSO will not feel complete without it. Here’s hoping for Tooie, Conker’s, DK64 and Diddy Kong Racing.
I never actually played this first time around despite being an N64 owner so may download this on switch tonight as I'm a NSO member and don't use it as much as I should. I can't imagine it's aged that gracefully though.
At the end of the day this could benefit MS too in the long run. New Perfect Dark fans may well want to play the reboot which is only on MS and Zero too of course.
Its like Sony hoping that Lego Horizon will make more Horizon Fans so Switch/PC owners will buy a Playstation to play Horizon games Day 1 in the future.
That's great news so that means Nintendo will return the favor by giving Xbox Diddy Kong racing, Star Fox Adventures, Donkey Kong 64 and the Donkey Kong country series!! No? Oh okay nevermind I thought Rare had made those for a second 😒
Definitely better off playing the XBLA version but still cool it’s on there.
I'm more interesting to replay the original (been over 20 years now), than playing the new one.
@Scrubchub
I'd say if you want to play Perfect Dark now, get the Xbox version. Controls are much better. I tried playing it on Switch and was able to adapt but it's very annoying. Still a legitimately fun game on Xbox, though.
@Scrubchub The Xbox remaster is the way to play this: 60fps, HD and infinitely better controls than the Switch version.
@Utena-mobile Actually, Microsoft owns Perfect Dark and partially owns Diddy Kong Racing. Nintendo owns all the Donkey Kong games made by Rare, the Diddy and Krunch (as a Kremling) characters in Diddy Kong Racing (the other characters are owned by Microsoft) and Star Fox Adventures, also developed by Rare. Moreover, Microsoft owns Jetpac, included in Donkey Kong 64.
@Utena-mobile Diddy Kong Racing is, although it was remade, or rather, demade for NDS. Nintendo and Microsoft should agree to re-release or remaster the original version. Microsoft has been open-minded and cooperative about their IPs, but what Nintendo is willing to do is anyone's guess. Although Nintendo own Diddy and the Kremlings, they didn't create them. They did not even create the modern design of Donkey Kong, so Rare was credited in Mario Kart 64! It's weird seeing every game re-released but Diddy Kong Racing, even more after Goldeneye 007.
@Banjo- @Gamer83 unless you want to play it on the move or in bed or wherever then I’d say the switch version is best!
Damn I remember n64 times with perfect dark
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