One of the most popular first-person shooter games ever made is GoldenEye 007. Based on the James Bond film of the same name, developer Rare managed to revolutionize console FPS games with GoldenEye 007, with it becoming one of the Nintendo 64's absolute must-have games. GoldenEye 007's popularity has persisted for years, but due to a variety of licensing problems and other issues, the game has never been re-released.

Activision took a shot at a GoldenEye 007 remake, but it turned the game into a Call of Duty clone and didn't feature any of the content that made the original such a hit back in the day. Again, this was due to licensing issues as the Xbox-owned Rare developed the game, Nintendo published it, and Activision had control of the James Bond license. But while this licensing nightmare has kept GoldenEye 007 from receiving a remaster or modern re-release, it's not for lack of trying.

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Rare reportedly developed a GoldenEye 007 remaster for Xbox Live Arcade that Xbox hoped to release, but those plans were dashed to the aforementioned licensing issues. However, there's been a new development that suggests that a GoldenEye 007 remaster or port to modern consoles may actually happen. A list for GoldenEye 007 Xbox achievements has appeared online, complete with artwork for each achievement, suggesting that the remaster could be happening sooner rather than later.

An official announcement has not happened at the time of this writing, and so it's best for GoldenEye 007 fans to keep their expectations in check. It's entirely possible that there is nothing to this leaked achievement list, so fans should keep that in mind. Even so, it's some of the most compelling evidence that a GoldenEye 007 remaster exists, and if so, fans now know what they'll need to do to unlock all of the achievements.

GoldenEye 007 Xbox Achievements List

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  • RUN! (20G) - Complete Dam on any difficulty
  • Now try gunning for 2:05... (20G) - Complete Facility on any difficulty
  • Fly Away! (20G) - Complete Runway on any difficulty
  • Dual-wielding! (20G) - Complete Surface 1 on any difficulty
  • Shootin' Cameras! (20G) - Complete Bunker 1 on any difficulty
  • Old-School Rockets! (20G) - Complete Silo on any difficulty
  • Calm Seas (20G) - Complete Frigate on any difficulty
  • Back Again, Part One (20G) - Complete Surface 2 on any difficulty
  • Back Again, Part Two (20G) - Complete Bunker 2 on any difficulty
  • So, So Lost... (20G) - Complete Statue Park on any difficulty
  • Interrogate This! (20G) - Complete Archives on any difficulty
  • TANK! (20G) - Complete Streets on any difficulty
  • Brief Respite (20G) - Complete Depot on any difficulty
  • How Long is this Train?! (20G) - Complete Train on any difficulty
  • Atmosphere, 90s Style! (20G) - Complete Jungle on any difficulty
  • Hello, Mr. Bond! (20G) - Complete Control on any difficulty
  • I Know It's Here Somewhere... (20G) - Complete Caverns on any difficulty
  • Blockbuster Boss Fight! (20G) - Complete Cradle on any difficulty
  • That Music, Though... (30G) - Complete Aztec on any difficulty
  • Samedi Fight Fever! (30G) - Complete Egyptian on any difficulty
  • Welcome Back, 007 (40G) - Complete the GoldenEye story on Agent difficulty
  • Loyal to the Mission (50G) - Complete the GoldenEye story on Secret Agent difficulty
  • Oh, James... (60G) - Complete the GoldenEye story on 00 Agent difficulty
  • Double ZZZZAP! (10G) - Unlock 2x Lasers by completing Aztec on Secret Agent in 9:00
  • Better Than 2x Klobbs (10G) - Unlock 2x RC-RP90s by completing Caverns on 00 Agent in 9:30 or less
  • Who needs framerate? (10G) - Unlock 2x Rocket Launchers by completing Bunker 1 on 00 Agent in 4:00 or less
  • Target Acquired! (10G) - Unlock 2x Throwing Knives by completing Bunker 2 on Agent in 1:30 or less
  • Full Arsenal! (10G) - Unlock All Guns by completing Egyptian on 00 Agent in 6:00 or less
  • Chest-Pounding Godness (10G) - Unlock DK Mode by completing Runway on Agent in 5:00 or less
  • DUCK! (10G) - Unlock Enemy Rockets by completing Streets on Agent in 1:45 or less
  • Here They Come! (10G) - Unlock Fast Animation by completing Statue on Secret Agentg in 3:15 or less
  • Best in Class (10G) - Unlock Gold PP7 by completing Cradle on Agent in 2:15 or less
  • One Shot, Just One... (10G) - Unlock Golden Gun by completing Egyptian on any difficulty
  • The Art of Boom (10G) - Unlock 2x Grenade Launchers by completing Surface 1 on Secret Agent in 3:30 or less
  • Now It's Klobbering Time! (10G) - Unlock Infinite Ammo by completing Control on Secret Agent in 10:00 or less
  • Where Are you, Dr. Doak?! (10G) - Unlock Invincibility by completing Facility on 00 Agent in 2:05 or less
  • Cheater! (10G) - Unlock Invisibility by completing Archives on 00 Agent in 1:20 or less
  • Screen Cheater! (10G) - Unlock No Radar (Multi) by completing Frigate on Secret Agent in 4:30 or less
  • This Is the Way (10G) - Unlock Paintball Mode by completing Dam on Secret Agent in 2:40 or less
  • That's All I Get For This?! (10G) - Unlock Silver PP7 by completing Train on 00 Agent in 5:25 or less
  • So Much Drama! (10G) - Unlock Slow Animation by completing Depot on Secret Agent in 1:40 or less
  • Everyone is Odd! (10G) - Unlock Tiny Bond by completing Surface 2 on 00 Agent in 4:15 or less
  • Booster! (10G) - Unlock Turbo Mode by completing Silo on Agent in 3:00 or less
  • Double-Cut (10G) - Unlock 2x Hunting Knives by completing Jungle on Agent in 3:45 or less
  • World Tour (20G) - Play a multiplayer match on every map
  • Decimated (20G) - Play 10 multiplayer matches
  • Q Branch Specialist (20G) - Play a multiplayer match using every weapon set
  • Playing By the Rules (20G) - Play each type of multiplayer scenario at least once
  • Multi-streak (20G) - Play five back-to-back multiplayer matches
  • Merciless (20G) - Kill a player while they're unarmed
  • Licence to Kill (20G) - Score 100 kills in multiplayer matches over time
  • A Treehouse Classic (20G) - Play a match: Remote Mines, on Complex
  • Slapstick Comedy (20G) - Play a match: Slappers Only, on Complex, Licence to Kill
  • Should Use a Guide (20G) - Earn the 'Mostly Harmless' multiplayer award
  • Unusual Work (20G) - Play as Oddjob in a multiplayer match (Secret)

The list, which originally appeared on True Achievements, shows what GoldenEye 007 players will have to do to unlock everything, and for the most part it's pretty straight forward. Most of the achievements revolve around the GoldenEye 007 single-player campaign, wherein players go through a variety of levels based on scenes from the GoldenEye 007 film. It seems each level has an achievement attached to it, so fans will be unlocking plenty of gamerscore as they play through the story.

After beating the GoldenEye 007 story, Xbox gamers will then have to tackle it on higher difficulty levels to unlock additional achievements while also completing speedruns to unlock cheats. The leaked GoldenEye 007 achievements, assuming the list is real, basically shepherd players through unlocking everything in the game, and so players don't have to go out of their way to do something ridiculous to unlock any of the achievements. Unless one counts beating the levels fast and on hard difficulties ridiculous, that is.

While most of the GoldenEye 007 leaked achievements revolve around the single-player experience, there are some that are focused on multiplayer as well. GoldenEye 007's multiplayer is a big reason why the game was so popular at the time of its original release and why it remained popular for years thereafter. Considering this, it makes sense that there are a variety of achievements that revolve around the multiplayer experience.

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Like the single-player achievements, though, the leaked multiplayer achievements for GoldenEye 007 pretty much just reward players for playing the game, with an achievement for playing 10 matches and another for getting 100 kills in multiplayer over time. There's also a funny achievement that players can unlock for playing as Oddjob, who was notorious in the original game for being an unfair choice as his short height made him more difficult to shoot.

2022 marks the 25th anniversary of GoldenEye 007's release, so if a remaster was ever going to come, now seems like the perfect time. However, there are some lingering questions about the remaster that will need answered. For instance, will the game feature new graphics, or will it stick with the Nintendo 64 art style? Will it offer a revamped control scheme or use a similar setup to what it did in 1997? And finally, will the GoldenEye 007 remaster have online multiplayer support?

If the GoldenEye 007 remaster is real as this leaked achievement list indicates, fans should get their answers sooner rather than later. And if it's real, one has to wonder how the licensing issues were resolved. Maybe a deal was made where the game will release for both Nintendo Switch and Xbox, or maybe the parties involved came to some other agreement. For now, fans will want to wait for an official announcement for the GoldenEye 007 remaster before they get too excited.

GoldenEye 007 is available on the Nintendo 64.

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Source: True Achievements