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GoldenEye 007

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GoldenEye 007

Format of choice: N64

Year of release: 1997

This was far from Bond's first (or last) foray into the world of console gaming but it is easily the best - a sheer masterpiece.

Bridging the gap between console and PC first person shooting, 'GoldenEye' proved that it wasn't just the rich who would get to shoot their friends.

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