James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

THE BAD:
Learning Curve, Slightly Repetative

SUMMARY:
Goldeneye for the Nintendo 64 was a revolutionary game. The first game for a console that brought the fun from the PC to the TV. A truly great game. But after EA bought the lisence from Rare, the games have been declining. Agent Under Fire had good ideas, but seemed sloppy. NightFire fixed some of those problems, but still not what people were expecting. So, EA decided to go with an unexpected spin. Third person perspective. Did it work? Hells yes.

The first thing Bond gamers will notice is the perspective. Like I've said before, it's third person. Some people think this takes away from the experience, but it actually adds. Unlike other Bond games, there is actually a very good fighting system with sweet looking finishers. Also, you can see your perspective better, which adds some new gadgets into the mix. Very sweet. A nice transaction.

Another thing that people will notice is that this is probably the best looking Bond game out there. The characters look just like the actors. Enemies respons to your attacks realalistically. Details on stone and other backgrounds look surprizlingly realistic. Very nice. Another thing is the sound. Finally, all of the actors have agreed to do voices for the game, which is just amazing. It really puts you into the mood of a Bond movie. There's even a theme song sung by Mya. The weapons and driving sound effects are also top notch. Quite nice.

The story is also very Bond like. You know, rescue hot, important chick who turns on you. Evil dude works with hot chick. Another hot chick joins you. You win. Get the girl. But still, the story is really captivating. But probably my favoirte part of the game is the mission variety. Most people think cuz it's a shooter means all you do is shoot. WRONG! In one mission, you're taking a tank through Red Square in Russia destroying generators. In another, your jumping off a cliff trying to rescue your falling lady. Very sweet. The only bad part is many of the missions like that are very brief and don't appear as often as the shooting. Also, there is a learning curve. Locking on may take some time getting used to. But once you got it, you'll wonder why it wasn't done sooner.

All in all, if you want a Bond game, get this. Sure, it ain't an FPS, but you don't need it to be.