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Game Title: 007: Everything or Nothing
Publisher: EA Games
Genre: Action
Platform: PS2
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Cinema-like action games are coming into focus as another step in video game technology. Game developers are giving players that first hand feel at what it's like to be an action hero in the movies. EA, who is always on the forefront of innovative technology and game design, proves this with their best Bond game to date, 007: Everything or Nothing. Boasting an original storyline, A-list actors to voice their digital characters, and a perfect Bond soundtrack, gamers will have no problem feeling like the star of the show. Gamers step into the shoes of legendary super-spy James Bond to save the world, and of course, make a few mission critical stops for some time with the gorgeous Bond women.
EA went the extra mile to ensure no detail was left undone in their effort to produce a game with all the James Bond essentials. Visually the game is stunning, plus the voice talent takes it over the top for a very realistic "I'm in a movie" feel. There is truly an all-star cast voicing this game and fans of the movie series will be pleased to hear John Cleese as "Q", Judi Dench as "M", and Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. Adding to the list of talent is the always excellent Willem Dafoe, who voices Bond's evil nemesis, Nikolai Diavolo. Long time Bond fans will instantly recognize Richard Kiel as arch enemy assassin, "Jaws." Finishing of the list are the lovely Bond women played by Heidi Klum, as scientist, Dr. Katya Nadanova; Mya, as Agent Mya Starling; Shannon Elizabeth, as geologist, Serena St. Germain; and Misaki Ito, as Ms. Nagai, nanotechnology expert as well as Q's assistant. The only thing left to do is get the action started and get on with saving the world.
Just like a Bond flick, the opening action scene is a blaze of bullets, explosions, bad guys shooting at everything, and of course, players must make the daring escape with the goods in tow. The game is well thought out and the storyline stays on track guiding the players from mission to mission. An initial quick training session from "Q" will get gamers started with all the right moves plus a few cool, "Q" tools. As players progress through missions, more of "Q's" gadgets are obtained to help with the increasingly difficult missions. Besides, what would a James Bond adventure be without the fantastic gadgets, not to mention the different vehicles? As Bond players get to drive several different vehicles plus fly a helicopter. It's pretty sweet being an international spy,gamers can count on traveling to four continents to exotic locales in Egypt, Peru, New Orleans, and Moscow. No 007 adventure would be complete without the assistance of some very smart, very capable, gorgeous women. The Bond women each lend their specialized expertise to help Bond to defeat Diavolo and restore world order.
An easy set of controls and screen prompts, make it possible to keep the action going and the missions fun. One of the features we like is that missions can be solved a variety of ways. There isn't a specific set of steps to follow and basically a players goal is to go from point A to point B, but how players accomplish that goal is up to them. Shooting everyone in sight is not the only option to get through the enemy. The game rewards extra points for getting past the enemies in creative, non-lethal ways like using a disguise or sneaking by without getting caught. Of course, some enemies need to die, so gamers can count on a variety of guns to use, or Bond can pick up objects like chairs or boards to smack the bad guys and take them down. When there aren't any objects around to whack an enemy, players fight in hand-to-hand combat, but this works best if Bond only has to fight one person. Any more than one, and players are better off shooting to kill to get out of the situation.
One player, two player, and multiplayer options are available for both console gaming and online gaming. Two player missions are cooperative, and multiplayer features an arena mode for gamers to battle it out for the number one spy position. Two-player cooperative is played with a split screen, and it is possible to separate to go different ways within an area, but in order to progress, both players need to eventually meet up to accomplish a shared goal together.
007: Everything or Nothing is a solid action game that will immerse players into the movie perfect game world of slick spy, James Bond. Developers worked hard to bring 007 to life by perfecting graphic details and using top quality actors to voice all of the primary characters. All the Bond features are here: the cars, the women, the glamorous locations, and the evil, bad man bent on world domination. This fun game will have gamer spouting "Bond. James Bond" by the end of the first few missions. We give it four nukes.