Prerelease Surface 2
Overview
We have very little information about prelrease Surface 2. According to the design document Surface 2 was planned from the very beginning. The developers referred to the level as Severnaya Part Two — Exterior.
The original idea was that Bond would have visited the level after the GoldenEye satellite's detonation. It is unclear how long this idea lasted and when it was dropped. In the final game Bond arrives at Severnaya before the blast.
Surface 1 received most of the prerelease attention. The lack of prerelease media for Surface 2 makes me suspect it was not created until fairly late in development. It probably would have been made more quickly than most levels since it reuses the Surface 1 backgroud.
Prerelease Media
Prerelease Screenshots
We have almost no prerelease media of Surface 2. This screenshot is from the July 1997 issue of Nintendo Power so although technically prerelease it looks very similar to final. The sky does look black in the prelrease screenshot but that could just be the poor image quality rather than a real difference.
Unused Presets
Deleted Surface 1 Objects
The majority of Surface 2's unused presets are just Surface 1 objects that were removed for unknown reasons.
Presets 2734, 2735
Two Surface cabins have unused presets for tables or desks.
Preset 274C
This preset appears right next to the communications dish. Perhaps a leftover from an earlier version of the dish? I really don't know.
Preset 274F
This one is interesting. It's for a CCTV camera at the observatory. It is not known if you would have had to shoot this out in addition to the four that do exist, or if this would have replaced one of those.
Preset 2751
This is for another CCTV camera right at the entrance door to the communications dish building.
