


It was primarily inspired by Sega's Virtua Cop before being redesigned as a free-roaming shooter. The game includes a multiplayer mode in which up to four players can compete in several deathmatch scenarios via split-screen.ĭevelopment began in 1995 and was handled by an inexperienced team led by Martin Hollis, who had previously worked as a programmer on the coin-op version of Killer Instinct.


Based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, it features a single-player campaign in which the player controls Secret Intelligence Service agent James Bond through a series of levels to prevent a criminal syndicate from using a satellite weapon against London to cause a global financial meltdown. Up to four players can play locally on one screen, with up to eight able to take part via a mix of local and online play.Ĭheck the trailer below for an idea of what Screencheat is all about.GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. Even recent additions such as AI bots will be included. The PS4 edition will include all previously launched PC content, meaning you’ll get all the new maps, weapons, modes, mutators and granular customisation options, eight player support and solo training challenges. The game launched for PC at the end of 2014, with the new PS4 version set to arrive via PSN on March 1. “In Screencheat all players are invisible, turning this controversial tactic into the core mechanic of the game.” “If you haven’t heard of Screencheat yet, it’s a split screen FPS that centres around the conceit of screen cheating/peeping/looking (looking at the screens of other players to locate their position),” explains Samurai Punk’s Nicholas McDonnell. Original story: We’ve all been in the situation where a split-screen session of Halo, Goldeneye, Mario Kart and alike has ended in a massive argument because someone has been looking at your section of the screen.ĭeveloper Samurai Punk has turned this problem on its head by creating Screencheat, a game in which players must check out other player screens in order to see their location. Update: Screencheat will also launch for Xbox One on March 1, developer Samurai Punk has announced.
