Like the Nintendo 64 game, Perfect Dark for Game Boy Color follows the exploits of secret agent Joanna Dark. In this edition, Agent Dark must complete seven huge missions that involve weapon play as well as puzzle solving. These missions revolve around the destruction of an illegal cyborg manufacturing facilities. The game features full motion video cutscenes that unfold the storyline for the gamer. The game itself doesn't utilize a first-person perspective for the action -- instead, Perfect Dark GBC features a pseudo-overhead viewpoint, much like what Konami did with Metal Gear: Ghost Babel and what Rebellion did with Mission: Impossible. However, at certain points in the game you'll be placed in a through-the-eyes perspective as well.

prequel to the Nintendo 64 game

take control of Joanna Dark

10 missions

unlock mini-games and multiplayer modes

print character portraits with a Game Boy Printer

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The single worst characteristic about this game is the fact that you can't see the enemies in the room with you until it is too late. When you do discover there is an armed guard in the room with you, it is usually b/c he is running towards you with his gun blazing. Bang bang, you're dead.

I could go on and on, but let me just sum it up: THIS GAME SUCKS!

16 of 21 found the following review helpful:

The Best Gameboy Game EverAug 02, 2000
By Tony Neumann
Perfect Dark for the Gameboy is the best. It definetly lives up to the N64 version. If you have a transfer pak, it's even better. Using the transfer pak, you can open up cheats in the N64 version such as the cloaking device, hurricane fists, r-tracker/weapons cache which gives you a radar that shows where the weapons are. It also unlocks The all guns in solo cheat.And that's just the half of it. This promises to be the best Gameboy game ever, or at least the year.

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Lives up to it's Nintendo 64 PredecessorAug 12, 2000
By Joe
Perfect Dark for the GameBoy Color is a prequel to the hit Nintendo 64 shooter of the same name. It is about the Carrington Institute's best agent, Miss Joanna Dark, a heroine who gives Lara Croft a run for her money. Joanna has just finished training, and is sent on her first mission, to spy on the dataDyne Corporation's South American project. This game is supported by GameBoy Color (with full color graphics), and is one of the first games to be a multiplayer deathmatch for the GameBoy console. You can also hook it up with a GameBoy Printer to print out stickers and mission reports. All in all, this game is going to be the best GameBoy game of 2000. Watch out Pokémon, cuz Joanna's coming to GameBoy Color!

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

A good solid game boy color gameApr 22, 2001

When I got this game I thought it would be perfect dark shrunk down. It was hard to get used to at first, the training mode was not very forgiving! When I had mastered the basic controls, I was having a lot of fun. Also when you beat a boss or any other special event, you unlock it in the extras mode, where you can play it again. I really think this is a good game once you get used to the controls and it is one of the best game boy color games. If you liked this game, I suggest Metal Gear Solid(game boy color version). Not only is it a fun game, but it has a smaller chracters, which means you can see a lot of places on the map (YES!!!!) unlike perfect dark, you often get shot in the back from offscreen. I would have to say that metal gear solid is even better than perfect dark because it has around 200 training missions and 13 stroy missions. All in all these two games are must-haves for the gameboy color

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the perfect game!Feb 11, 2001

the best game i own...the game stars joanna dark as the main character as this is why its called perfect dark!!!the graphics are excellent showing full on movie scenes.the game is hard but i have only had it since christmas and have already procressed to level 5 boss, were your kept on a boat unarmed...its hard... the game is great, well with a few minor minuses such as no decent music and cruddy controls...

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