James Bond 007: NightFire

GameCube Europe

This is undoubtedly the best outing for Mr. Bond and Co. to date and the fact that it's all based around an incredibly solid engine makes it essential for any GameCube owner.

Nintendo Power

Smooth movement, great music and a captivating story line will keep Bond fans coming back for more. [Jan 2003, p.170]

Nintendojo

If you like Bond, first-person shooters, or just a bit of action, you should definitely check this one out.

IGN

while I admire EA's decision to mingle several gameplay types into one package, I would have preferred it if NightFire were a first-person shooter and nothing else because frankly, that's where it excels.

Maxim Online

Stealing the best gadgets and characters from the movies, NightFire lets you decide how to topple the requisite megalomanical villain: Use stealth and gizmos (like Eurobabe-revealing x-ray specs—thanks, Q!) or go in guns blazing.

Nintendophiles

It feels enough like Bond and plays well enough for players to forgive any technical issues.

Game Informer

Unfortunately, it's also very short, which means that you'll have to get your money's worth in the excellent multiplayer modes. [Jan 2003, p.102]

Play Magazine

The game has a razor-sharp edge that creates space and mood with the slickness of the big-budget films from which its ideas were borrowed. [Jan 2003, p.72]

GamePro

If you're considering purchasing NightFire, make sure you have at least three friends or you'll miss out on the lasting appeal of a Bond game that can actually stand up against its N64 predecessor.

GameZone

Does a great job bringing in the Bond-spy factor into the first-person shooter genre, and is a fun, although short, game.

TotalGames.net

Everything about this game sounds better on paper. The locations, range of vehicles and even the zero gravity final show down all fall short of their billing.

GameSpot

Those purely looking for a first-person shooter won't find that NightFire is the best choice around, but as a Bond game, NightFire successfully re-creates the style, presentation, and action of its source material.

GameSpy

It does a decent job of holding its own against other Bond games from the past.

Playboy

Much like the many potshots you'll take throughout play, it's a very hit or miss endeavor.

Yahoo! Games

Just don't be surprised when you find the game length to be dangerously close to the running time of an average Bond flick.

GameCritics

A little more challenge, depth, and length with the trimming of the lame on-rails levels would have made this one a near classic. As it is, though, it's an above-average shooter with just enough variety and charm to make the familiar trip worth your time.

Entertainment Weekly

It's bad enough that you have to sit there and watch as Bond does his thing, but what's really frustrating is that these [cinematic] sequences (parachuting off a skyscraper, somersaulting to avoid gunfire) illustrate precisely the kind of actions that you should be able to control. [22 Nov 2002, p.84]