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Some other things that largely contributed to GE's success:
--It was the first successful game based on a movie, helping it transcend the genre and medium to some degree.
--The arsenal of weapons featured (to my knowledge) the first functional sniper rifle with zooming capabilities.
--When coupled with Mario Kart 64, the N64 proved four-player console games could work.
--It was the first FPS that featured levels more complicated than run-n-gun to the finish line; mission objectives were accepted with arms wide open.
--The cheat system added loads of replay value to many gamers, plus the enjoyment of using the cheats were particularly satisfying.
--EGM considered GE a big enough game to pull a huge April Fool's joke on about different Bonds...and soon after, Gameshark found a code that actually gave different Bonds.
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