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  • I picked up James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing, and I must say that this game is easily the least fun of all the Current Generation EA Bond games....

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #37876  by Julius Seeker
 Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:23 am
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>Graphically, don't expect anything spectacular, I didn't really get the impression that they were any better than Agent Under Fire, and I felt that Nightfire was superior. Compared to other games being released around this time frame, this game is graphically pathetic, look at how much better Splinter Cell and MGS Twin Snakes are in comparrison, Everything or Northing looks like a first generation title

The Co-op mode, scramble, Race, and Arena, are all much less fun than the single player game even when using 4 players. It just seems like they rushed this idea, it could have been better. At least in the earlier levels for all of these game modes, nothing is really that fun. All in all, the co-operative mode is one of the lousiest put together sections of any Bond game I have ever played.

The single player has two types of missions, ground missions and driving missions. The driving missions are extremely fun, this is what the game should have been all about. However, the ground missions when you are on foot are just incredibly painful to get through, they aren't at all fun, and these are all that's available for the co-op mode as well. This game is not a stealth game, as it seems it should be, it's the same sort of gameplay as the first person Bond games, run and shoot. Only due to the nature of the third person view, there seems to be about 15% of the strategy involved when conpared to the previous ones.

All in all, I would put this games value on part with games like Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (for those who aren't starwars fans), P.N.03, and the majority of other Movie/TVshow liscenced games. All in all, this is a point in time where I heavily disagree with IGN on their 8.5 for the game, it in no way deserves anywhere near that; at the very highest maybe a 6.8 by their scoring system.

All in all, I heard a lot of hype behind the game, and I was expecting something along the lines of Splinter Cell, Metal Gear Solid, and other titles, honestly, that is what I was expecting. Don't expect that, expect Agent Under Fire in third person, with much better cinamatics, but very substandered gameplay. If you're a fan of the Bond series, I would recommend getting Nightfire, then Agent Under Fire (which is dirt cheap now and well worth its price), and rent Everything or Nothing, because I certainly don't see myself playing this game much more after this week, except for the driving levels and going back and showing people the cinamatics; but that's a very cheap game experience if you ask me. It might be worth getting it when the price drops down to 20 bucks in a couple of years (but Agent Under Fire is certainly worth it). I highly recommend getting Splinter Cell, SC:Pandora Tommorow, Metal Gear Solid 2, or Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes instead of this game.</div>
 #37882  by Manshoon
 Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:42 pm
<div style='font: 14pt "Times New Roman"; text-align: left; '>Honestly I'm not sure what your problem is with the game, it's possible you might not totally understand the gameplay mechanics. I had a similar problem when I first started playing it, I'd keep running in places and getting killed. Once I learned how to take cover though, I was able to pretty much blaze through the game (we've finished it on Agent so far). The trick is using the L2 and R2 buttons to take cover, either behind a wall or a stationary object, and from there you can take out enemies with remarkable accuracy and not have to worry about getting hit back most of the time. And if you play enough and decide you want to get the Platinium bonuses you'll find out stealth plays a huge part in the game (one of the early level's requirements is that you take 0 damage, and the best way to do that is to sneak up behind people and choke them). My only real beef with the game is that the co-op mode seemed kind of rushed, and the Power Stone-deathmatch play isn't really to my style. Other than that I think you ought to take a second look at the game before you write it off. IMO this is one of the best Bond games after Goldeneye.</div>