James Bond 007: NightFire Updated Preview
Electronic Arts brings by a near-complete build of its forthcoming Bond action game, and we've got the plot details and screenshots to prove it.
If you're a fan of action games, then you really have the pick of the litter this year. From Splinter Cell on the Xbox to TimeSplitters 2 on the GameCube to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the PlayStation 2, all consoles are well represented with a wide assortment of high-profile first- and third-person shooters. Throwing its rather large hat into the ring, Electronic Arts is currently putting the finishing touches on James Bond 007: NightFire for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube, all three versions of which are scheduled to release simultaneously on November 18 in order to coincide with the launch of the latest Bond movie, Die Another Day. The console versions of NightFire are being developed by Eurocom, an experienced developer responsible for everything from The World is Not Enough for the Nintendo 64 to Mortal Kombat 4 for the PlayStation. Meanwhile, a slightly different PC version of NightFire is being developed by Texas-based Gearbox Software, who've been responsible for games like Half-Life: Opposing Forces and the PC port Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, as well as the forthcoming Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and the PC port of Halo. Though the three console versions of NightFire will be nearly identical to each other, they will differ notably from Gearbox's PC version, which will lack any driving missions, but should make up for that omission by including numerous multiplayer modes and a handful of its own new single-player levels.
Electronic Arts recently brought the latest builds of the console versions of NightFire to our offices, and we were able to learn some new details about these games' plot during our hands-on time with them. For anyone interested in learning about Gearbox's upcoming PC version of NightFire in particular, be sure to read our recent preview of it. But first, let's review the details of what we can expect from the console versions.
As you've probably deduced, James Bond 007: NightFire puts you in the shoes of debonair British secret agent, James Bond. As in GoldenEye 007, NightFire will actually use the likeness of Pierce Brosnan for the game's main character, and even though the famous actor doesn't provide his own voice talent, Bond's dialogue in the game sounds remarkably like Brosnan himself. Unlike GoldenEye, however, NightFire isn't based off of any movie, and its plot is completely different from that of Die Another Day. The game starts off on a high note, plunging you into an action sequence before any kind of introduction or mission briefing even takes place. Bond is riding shotgun in a helicopter over Paris, and this chopper is following what seems to be a car chase on the city streets below. A blonde in a Cobra convertible is driving after a military truck with a canvas cover, and she in turn, is being chased and shot at by a number of dark-colored sedans. Being the gentleman that he is, Bond takes it upon himself to help out the distressed damsel. From the helicopter, you'll need to disable the cars chasing the Cobra by shooting out their tires, firing into their gas tanks, or destroying their engines. Towards the end of this sequence, Bond will rappel down from the chopper and pluck the Cobra's driver seconds before her car explodes, and immediately thereafter, he'll jump into his remote controlled Aston Martin Vanquish, which, as it seems, is always at the ready.
Car chases make up many of the most memorable sequences in many of the most memorable Bond films, and they'll play a prominent part in the console versions of NightFire. But can these interactive racing sequences possibly capture the excitement of their cinematic counterparts? Find out next.
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- Electronic Arts
- Eurocom Ent.
- Modern First-Person...
- Release: Nov 18, 2002 »
- ESRB: Teen
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