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In 1997 a game called Goldeneye 007 was released for the Nintendo 64. Goldeneye set the standard for all first person shooters to follow, and is still considered by many to be the best James Bond game to date. A few years later, Tomorrow Never Dies appeared on the Playstation console when Electronic Arts took over the franchise. However unlike Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies fell short of expectations. Tomorrow Never Dies took the series to 3rd person and was a disaster. The next 007 outing was expectedly titled after the movie counterpart The World is Not Enough. This multiplatform game faired well on the N64 and not so well on the Playstation. Although not quite up to par with Goldeneye the Nintendo 64 The World is Not Enough was a great first person shooter. The next game of the series took a noise dive. It was a game called Agent Under Fire for the Gamecube, Playstation 2 and Xbox. It didn’t feature a big budget movie storyline or even Pierce Brosnan for that matter. While it was a half way decent first person shooter it just wasn’t authentic enough to be considered a great game in the series. Next came 007 NightFire. This game was a great first person shooter with other action elements to it. Actor Pierce Brosnan once again was the star of the game, but EA had someone else do the voice over for his character. This game had a great multiplayer mode and the single best level in any of the James Bond games. Think James Bond trying to get the job done with zero gravity in outer space. Now it’s time for the latest Bond adventure. This brings us to Everything or Nothing.
I am proud to report that I have spent considerable time playing every James Bond video game there has been. So I would consider my review of 007 Everything or Nothing just as valid as anyone else who owns all 20 James Bond DVDs.
The single best aspect of Bond’s latest escapade must be the production value. For the first time we have Pierce Brosnan’s voice to compliment his computer generated character. But it doesn’t stop here. John Cleese plays his part of Q and Judi Dench plays her role as M. In fact the only regular character missing in action is Money Penny. Shannon Elizabeth and Heidi Klum also provide voice acting to accommodate their computer generated bodies as Bond girls. And Willem Dafoe really gives a stand out performance as Nikolai Diavolo.
If this isn’t authentic enough, we also see appearances from the Aston Martin Vanquish and Porsche Cayenne. As well as a Triumph Daytona 600. These vehicles are outfitted with Q’s latest gadgetry including rocket launchers and adaptive camouflage of course.
Everything or Nothing will be set in a few different locales. The game opens up in Egypt as the story begins with 007 finding and destroying a nano-robot project as well as the facility there. Bond is then sent to Peru to rendezvous with Serena St. Germaine (Shannon Elizabeth). Bond also finds himself in New Orleans to investigate further. The game concludes in Moscow which is not coincidentally the homeland of former KGB officer Nikolai Diavolo (Willem Dafoe). All the settings are exotic locations you would expect to see in a James Bond movie. Report this review >>
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