Review of James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

Everybody thinks that the Nintendo 64 game 'Goldeneye' was the greatest James Bond video game ever. In my opinion, this game is better than Goldeneye. This game had nearly everything, as a gamer, you can want. Still, there were a few faults. I don't mind, playing third-person shooter video game, but I have always love the first person perspective, more. Having this game, in a third person shooter, was a bit disappointing. Third-person sections in the game suffer under the backings of a severely dodgy camera. The auto-targeting system is too choosy about its prey, further hamstrung by a fine-tuning control for headshots that needs a better fine-tuning control. I always love the idea that you have the P.O.V of James Bond rather than looking down on a video game copy of James Bond, but this game's targeting system is too crazy erratic. Stick to first-shooter, EA Games. In this version, Bond is modeled after and voiced by the former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan, making it his final performance for the character in game or in film. This was also the last James Bond game to have an original story and title until the release of Blood Stone in 2010. Written by Bruce Feirstein, Danny Bilson and Paul Demeo, Everything or Nothing centers around; Bond dealing with an ex-KGB agent/terrorist named Nikolai Diavolo (Voiced by William Dafoe), whom wants over control Russia with a new unstable dangerous nanotechnology weapon, with help from a fellow Russian scientist, Katya Nadanova (Voiced by Heidi Klum). I love the fact that a lot of establish actors did their voice overs here; because it makes it seem more like a movie than a game. Very cinematic. Still, it kinda puts a lot of good voice actors out of a paying job. I have to say, most of the establish actors were pretty good in their roles with passionate dialogue. I have to say, a few disappointment, do stand out. Like Denise Richards as Christmas Jones in James Bond's 1999's The World is not Enough, Shannon Elizabeth as Serena St. Germaine, a geologist is so unrealistic in her voice acting. Shannon's voice couldn't read a science book, well, if it wanted to. Another is Mya, whom singing for the game theme song was alright, but her voice acting pretty awful. Everything or Nothing is a good song, but not a Bond song in my opinion. I kinda like my James Bond music to brash lounge singers, than a Rhythm and blues modern pop song. I do like the lounge version of 'Everything or Nothing', they have in the background in one of the levels in the game. Still, Mya couldn't hit the high notes if she could. A person overused was John Cleese as Q, who talks hours on end, how to work the controls. I really doubt, we need a long drawn out user guide for even for the easy of tasks. I don't like how Misaki Ito stars in the game as Q's (Voiced by John Cleese) assistant. She's barely use in the film, only serving as marketing tool to get Japanese to buy the game. I do like that a lot of returning characters came back for this game, such in the case of the villain, Jaws (Voiced by Richard Kiel) and M (Voiced by Judi Dench). The game also gives previous film mentions like 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun, and 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies, but my favorite reference is 1985's A View to a Kill with the video game character Nikolai Diavolo being mentor by film villain, Max Zorin (Christopher Walken). I also love how they fit in a classic computer generated title sequence - complete with its own theme song, sexual female silhouette of silk veils and phallic gun symbols all over it. So James Bond like. The gameplay is pretty fun, as there is so much, you can do, besides shooting. Rappelling is probably the biggest and coolest new addition. I love scaling walls and watching enemies do the same, and have shootouts on side of buildings. My favorite is jumping off a cliff to try and rescue a plummeting heroine. Great action scene. Hardly see that in a video game at the time. There are plenty of gadgets to help you on your quest. Since you are rated on how much ammo you preserve and your accuracy, using these gadgets are commanding. The Q Spider is a treat when there are a number of ventilation paths. It's nice to blow the villains up. Enough high scores on missions will unlock gold and platinum awards and effect features such as vehicle upgrades and the outfits Bond and the girls can wear. The driving sections were based on the game engine from Need for Speed, video game and its shows. You really could go fast on the motorbikes or the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish from Brosnan's final Bond film, 2002's Die Another Day. There is also a few flying levels such as flying helicopter shooting bad guys or using a jet plane to get place to place. The only part that sucks about the game is the two-player cooperative feature and lack death-match multiplayer mode. How can the makers mess that up, it's a popular staple in the series. There are 3 available difficulty levels: Operative, Agent, and Double Oh. The game is challenging, even on easiest mode. The game has a lot alternate ways to play, so there is a lot of replay value. The graphics and sound are breath-taking. Overall: It's a beautiful well-made game. So give it a try.