GoldenEye didn’t take over as the primary cover for any of the magazine issues it was reviewed in. Review covers only really happened for highly anticipated games that editors were sure would be a slam dunk (see Game Informer’s review cover of Final Fantasy VII). Since it was a licensed game based on a movie nearly two years old, expectations were not high ahead of time. It did make enough of an impact that it scored a cover blurb on almost every issue I tracked down.

Edge
Cover: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (arcade)
GoldenEye reference: “First review of N64 masterpiece”

EGM
Cover: Mortal Kombat 4 (arcade)
GoldenEye reference: “The best N64 game this year!”

Game Informer
Cover: Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)
GoldenEye reference: Logo and screenshot

GamePro
Cover: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation)
GoldenEye reference: Logo and screenshot

Next Generation
Cover: Battlezone (PC)
GoldenEye reference: None. Though no other games were highlighted either.

Nintendo Power
Cover: 100th issue celebration with jumping Mario
GoldenEye reference: “GoldenEye exclusive”

Weekly Famitsu
Cover: Famitsu mascot Necky the Fox playing PlayStation
GoldenEye reference: None. There are callouts to Chocobo’s Mysterious Dungeon, Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren’s Greed, and Derby Stallion.