Easily one of the best games I have ever played.
No one lives forever 2 is all about the topsy turvy situations secret agent Cate Archer finds herself in. Fighting off machine gun weilding french mimes whilst sitting on the shoulders of a fiery Scotsman riding a tricycle. Doing battle with a wheelchair bound assassin over a pit of imitation lava. Escaping a torture machine designed to turn people into human cubes. A katana duel with a ninja in a flying house caught in a tornado. NOLF2 puts two fingers up to the idea of restraint and just goes completely of the wall, resulting in a quirky, exiting and hugely entertaining adventure.
The gunplay is simply perfect. Whilst enemies do not pose much of a threat unless in numbers, this fits the 1960's spy action movie feel of the game like a glove. The gameplay is very dynamic, forcing you to think about your position and how you could gain an advantage on your opponents; its not all about being quick on the draw. In NOLF2 stealth is fun and engaging, unlike NOLF1 where it was usually a tedious game of trial, error and quickload. If you do get spotted, then the gunplay is so fun that you shouldn't really care. Enemies will drop armour and health when killed so a more upfront approach doesn't leave you hunting desperately for armour pickups when low on health.
The character voice acting and movement is what really brings the game to life. The dialogue is often laugh out loud hilarious and the facial expressions of the character add real meaning to their words. Both the heroes and villains have distinct personalities. Comparisons with Austen Powers are inevetible, and so here is mine: NOLF2 is a bit like a much funnier version of Austen Powers, only with a smart, hot looking girl as the main character, not an irritating goofy moron.