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James Bond 007: NightFire
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 6 critic reviews
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Based on 9 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: JV Games
Genre(s): First-Person Shooter, Action
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: March 18, 2003
Summary
Do you have what it takes to be Bond? Explore new heights and depths like never before - infiltrate towering skyscrapers, take on treacherous underwater missions, and tackle original missions including assignments in outer space. All this plus glamorous (and sometimes deadly) Bond women, new state-of-the-art gadgets and weapons, and an advanced in-game camera system will leave you shaken and stirred. Enter an all-new and original storyline incorporating 40 years of the Bond legacy. For the first time on a handheld system the Bond game is seen through a first-person perspective. Tackle multiple pathways of first-person strategy (FPS) gameplay in over nine single player missions combining action, and stealth. Explore breathtaking exotic locales across the world, from the South Pacific Islands to deep space. Encounter beautiful Bond women as well as devious Bond villains. Get equipped with over 15 Q's-lab gadgets and weapons. [Electronic Arts]
What The Critics Said
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Nintendo Power
Love the gadgets in this ambitious 3-D FPS, but NightFire's overly treacherous game play could use a few checkpoints. [May 2003, p.137]
GameZone
With interesting levels that throw many bonuses into the mix and an assortment of fun 007 gadgets to play with, the game is certainly true to the console game it was ported from.
Read Full Review >GamePro
Ultimately, this game’s Achilles’ heel is its unholy union of awkward controls and oatmeal graphics. Still, it’s the best-looking and most in-depth FPS for the GBA.
Read Full Review >IGN
A little more attention in character movement and hit detection would have made this Bond a much better product.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
There are better first-person shooters on the GBA, but there's mystique here, and that will count for something among fans.
Read Full Review >Pocket Games
Flawed from the get go, this technically crippled game tries to incorporate many play styles and succeeds at mastering none. [Summer 2003, p.42]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Shivang C. gave it a10:
I have only 1 word .... COOOOL!
Serious Duke (GBA FPS expert) gave it a 9:
007: Nightfire, the third best GBA FPS, and the 10th released. 007: Nightfire definitely delivers from start to finish. We get an in-depth story with neat cut-scenes, wall-to-wall action, and an amazing graphic system. The graphics may look a little grainy but it is one of the most advanced developed for the GBA and pretty impressive. Nightfire also delivers by giving us a nice variety of weapons and Q-Lab gadgets. We get our usual assortment of pistols and machine guns (the bullet shells release from the guns side when you fire!) and our gadgets include a cell-phone grapple (used for reaching high places), a laser watch, a PDA (used to hack), a tranquilizer dart pen, and a little CD hidden in a credit card to monitor computer sysems. So far, so good. The 9 levels the game features are enormous and quite a challenge to get through. You'll find yourself playing the same mission quite a bit in order to get past. Awesome boss battles are also a great edition to the game. The game is a challenge, a fun challenge at that!
Roger C. gave it a 10:
When I got this game. I loved it even til now. The fact that I'm a 007 fan makes the game funner to play. Recommended to all 007 fans and FPS players.
