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Forget Every Other FSP

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I remember the first time I loaded the DOOM demo on my computer and experiencing a gaming experience like no other. Unfortunately like anything that's any good, the PC game industry has beaten the FSP like the proverbial "dead horse". Even the much ballyhooed "Half-Life" seems rather uninspired compared to the innovative N64 titles Goldeneye and Perfect Dark and the cerebral Thief and Thief 2. What set these titles above the pack were the addition of mission objectives and puzzles (in other words, more realism).

Finally someone has blended all the elements of the best FPS games into one title and that is No One Lives Forever. The game is fast, funny, addictive as crack, and a real pleasure to play. The real beauty of this game is that you can choose to be sneaky or agressive with an equal chance of success. After an hour of attempting to sneak into a covert lab I decided the best approach was to slap in a full clip and forget about the alarms altogether.

In the end the game is worth the cost just for the free fall from the airplane in Unexpected Turbulence.

Don't let the box fool you!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Judging by the box design, I thought this would be a crappy shooter game for kids. I Was DEAD wrong.

THIS GAME ROCKS!

Its a hillarious spy game with half-life like game play, controls and graphics. This game is highly addictive the story line is really good and the gadgets are pretty cool too. The characters in the game are not dumb, they have highly intellectual conversations (when your listening around the corner) It almost makes me feel bad when I shoot them. The AI is pretty good. The enemy soldures don't just stand and let themselves get killed; They duck behind objects and run for help.

This game is one of the best new games out here! for any bond fans (for the n64) or half-life fans: this game makes a great sequal.

What an awsome game.

An Awsome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have never played a first person game that had such a variety of environments, such great dialog and so many cut scenes. Neither have I seen such great looking main character in any other game. Great story, hard bosses, and lots of enemies that can be avoided of shot on sight to save yourself from beeing discovered. Drive vehicles. Jump out of the airplanes. Have a punch out contest with a bad guy and solve a hard story puzzle - who is the Bad Guy...

So close... but Great all the same.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is the best FPS since Half-Life, and betters it in many respects. The humor, story, and in-engine cinematics give the game world great believability. There are, of course scripted events, but you are not obliged (or sometimes able) to view / hear them all. For example, I tried to show a friend a particularly funny exchange between two guards, but could not recreate the situation where it occurred. Sound frustrating? Not really. I like the fact that the people in this world have conversations with each other, and don't particularly care if I'm there to hear it.

I agree with most of the other reviewers on the positives of this game. My one big disappointment is that "sneaking" around in this game is supposed to be an option, but I found myself having to blow away most of my opposition. I could forgive this, except Looking Glass already showed us how it could be done in "Thief" -- why can't Monolith just learn from that. All in all, a small criticism for an otherwise superior FPS.

This product just proves that id is a technology company -- but companies like Monolith actually make GAMES.

I Hate First-Person Shooters, But I Love This Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am a tried and true ADVENTURE gamer, and I typically hate first-person shooters, especially the ultra-gory ones. (As a point of reference, my favorite games include Sam & Max, Grim Fandango, the Leisure Suit Larry series, and the Monkey Island series.)

However, I made a break from my usual "girly" games (as my boyfriend calls them) to try NOLF out, and I'm so glad I did.

I must admit, I just got this game recently and I have only played one level so far, but I was so enthusiastic about the little I've seen so far that I wanted to convey that this is a game for most anyone.

It has all of the traits I love in a good computer game: it's colorful, it's funny, and it turns your life into one big waiting game where you're constantly longing to get back in front of your computer so that you can play this game!

Granted, even to my untrained eye the game sometimes looks a little blocky (especially close-ups of the characters' faces), but after 5 minutes you're so engrossed that you don't even notice it anymore. In general, I think the graphics are perfectly satisfactory, and certainly do not detract from the game.

If you're looking for a change of pace from your usual repetoire of games, I would recommend you give NOLF a try. It was money well-spent.

One of the best FPS out there

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Wow!

That is but one word to describe this game. NO ONE LIVES FOREVER is simply amazing! I never expected the game to be as good as it was. It was absolutely fun!

You play the game as superspy Cate Archer. She is kind of an Emma Peel type character. Cate goes on several dangerous missions to try and defeat the nototrious HARM. It is all up to you, the player, to decide the fate of the world!

This is a long game. There are over 60 missions you have to go through. So you won't have to worry about the game being short. These missions will take you a while to complete. They get tougher and tougher as you progress. Heck, even the first mission caught me off guard a litttle bit. In the first mission, you have to protect some diplomat by killing any bad guys with a sniper rifle! The missions themsevles are highly original and make them a lot different from other FPS. For instance, there is a mission where you end up driving a motorcyle and a mission where you have to escape from a boat that is sinking, to a mission where you dive out of an airplane to catch a bad guy with a parachute! But above all else, the final missions are the best. Cate has to infiltrate HARM's mountain stronghold and save the world! These missions are really tough, but are so rewarding once you've completed them.

This is also one of the best scripted games out there. There is some truly funny dialog between the henchmen. Remember to listen to the henchman's conversations before you blow them away! Funny stuff.

I highly recommend this game. It is not a typical FPS and I praise the creators for making a challenging and different game. Enjoy!

Best Action Game I've ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

No One Lives Forever is the best action game I've ever played. With excellent graphics, brilliant AI, fantastic soundtrack, hillarious story and a wonderful design, NOLF is one of the games that you just can't stop playing.

Everything in the game, from the weapons & gadgets to the level designs, is inspired by the 60s and by the famous super-spy movies and TV shows. The game succeeds in getting the player right into the "Austin Powers"-style story and characters.

As an action games reviewer, I can say that NOLF is the best action game I've played in the last two years, and is my favorite game ever.

I wish I could explain why it is so good, but I guess you'll have to see it for yourself: Every mission is different than the others, and the game combines non-stop action with some elements of 'thinker shooters' - makes you think before you shoot.

A must-have for all gamers!!

A lighthearted and fun game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

No One Lives Forever (NOLF) is a zany spy spoof along the lines of Austin Powers, that strikes the right balance between action and humor. The game is rather dated now, but still worth playing. Like a lot of older first person shooters, it's very long and has a wide variety of tasks to accomplish, ranging from battling sharks to sneaking onboard a rocket to conducting an interview. (Yes, an interview.) The music is a send-up of the sixties without ripping off the "classic" tunes you hear every five minutes on the radio, and the villains are appropriately bad and stupid. One of the my favorite things to do is sneak up on the guards and listen to their conversations. Not only are they funny, but spot-on for the time period the game takes place in. Whoever produced this game did their research. Overall it's one of my top ten favorites, although it's a shame the sequel wasn't as successful.

best game of 200

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: January 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

man did i love this game. i just beat it and it has a lot of fun missions. the humorous guards and listening to their conversations is imusing. the graphics are pretty good. there is a great story line in it. you get to ride motorcycles snowmobiles scuba dive fall out of an airplane. i really recomend this game to anyone who likes first person shooters. go buy this now.

A very good game !

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: January 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

No One lives Forever is a very good and funny game. The graphics compared to Halflife and Quake are poor. It has a very nice story line , you go from country to country doing missions. It is very easy to play this game because when you start to play the game the first thing you do is to go threw a training course and learn how to use every gadget and gun. The selection of guns and gadgets is good too !! The game is funny too, when you try to shoot a guy then he is like , look out for the bullets !! or they talk in a German/English language and it sounds really funny. Was are sie doing here ? It is has a funny mood and good storyline but there are much better graphics avaliable in other games ! David S.

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