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Best FPS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have never played such a great FPS. The AI are smart and funny. The story is funny and movie like..... which is good. I would have never believed the turnout of the story. If you are into spy movies/games this is a must. Think of it as a smart investment.

Cool Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I found this game to be challenging and fun. I have a 850 mhz 256 mb Ram ATI Rage Mobility Video and at times the game was still slow and choppy. It seemed this way whenever the graphics became intense with too many characters or objects. The story is great, I even found myself laughing many times during the dialog scenes.

If only EA...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

...could make Bond titles this good! Playing NOLF really puts an emphasis on the creative apathy at Electronic Arts. Monolith took a clean-slate approach to the superspy FPS genre and came up with a fun, hip, slick shooter that feels like a stealth title, adventure, and shooter wrapped up in one day-glo far-out package. It's long, deep, and constantly innovative. No level feels like the last, there is no "value padding."
Even while executing its maneuvers with grace and force, NOLF will draw smiles and an occasional chuckle with it's self-deprecating sense of farce. It's the rare game not afraid to laugh at itself! NOLF is thoroughly enjoyable and a must-play for all PC gamers.

*Download the V1.03 patch from the company website before play*
Pros:
-Innovative and USEFUL gadgetry
-Brilliantly colorful, detailed, and geographically correct environments
-Masterful use of shadow and lighting
-Variety of gameplay, never tedious
-Accurate, responsive control
-Engaging story and characters
-Humor ranging from Carrot-Top corny to occasionally hilarious (the German HARM agents debating morality killed me)

Cons;
-Slighty over-cooked dialogue (could have benefitted from editing)
-Poorly executed "stealth" missions (major inconsistencies in enemy and surveillance camera awareness, even with V 1.03 patch)

Shock to a Stagnant Game Market

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I had recently stopped playing games, namely FPS because I was so uninteresed in the relative lack of innovation. It was during this hiatus that a friend menioned No One Lives Forever. I was immediately drawn in by this Austin Powers/James Bond mix and had to be dragged away from the computer, mid-mission 2 hours later. NOLF quite effectively balances actions, cut-scenes, gadgetry, and pure thought process to produce one of the most enjoyable games in memory.

Excellent FPS!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is not your standard FPS. Gone are the days of "kill the monsters, find the door." The missions in this game are so varied, you'll feel like you stepped into a James Bond film. This game has an excellent story that seems plucked right out of any great spy movie. It has the gadgets, the guns, and of course, the girls. Zany villians, who include an overweight big game hunter, a Russian assassin, a disgruntled oprea singer, and a demolition-loving Scotsman are just some of the foes you'll face. This is a standard tuxedo-martini spy game (with just a dash of cheesiness), but this time, the roles are reversed. You take control of Cate Archer, female superspy. You are given unique weapons, incredible gadgets, and a hapless partner who wears pink and green polyester shirts. The graphics were beautiful enough to astound me. (Many things do that to me) The reason I gave this only four stars is because of the system requirements. Buyers with slower systems beware! This game is not meant for you. To get optimal performance out of this game, you practically need a supercomputer. To sum this up, if you have the system, and the dough, buy this game fast!

Bond fans, GET THIS GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is superb! I receive Incite CD and PCGamer CD-Roms full of demos every month, and this is the first time I have found a demo that made me go out and purchase the full game the next day! The game has superb graphics and sound and especially a great soundtrack, I am a big James Bond fan and I feel as though I am living the James Bond life.

Excellent game, very definetly worth the time to download either of the demos!

JUST A GREAT GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you want a good PC game, ACTION, ROLE PLAYING, STRATEGIE, this game has it all. Oh yeh, No One Lives Forever is the "BEST PC GAME OF THE YEAR 2000"

May a give you one tip; BUY THIS GREAT GAME!

Don't pass this one by...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'd purchased this game several months ago and it only saw about 20 minutes of playing time. I've been burned out on just about all games for quite a while now. I decided to give NLF another chance and I'm glad I did. This is the first game I've finished in about two years. None of the others recently have been able to hold my attention. NLF did in spades.

The levels are desinged very well and none of them too complicated or too large. It's nice to be able to play for only 30-45 minutes and still make some head way. Granted if you have the time to do marathon sessions, NLF can definately keep you occupied. You don't have to lose contact with all your friends and family while you try to finish it though ( unless of course you want to ).

The graphics are very good and I've played on a few different systems. Granted a Celeron 400 w/ a TNT can't swing 1280 x 1024 and won't play any game at the resolution at an acceptable rate but even on a 400 640 x 480 and even 800 x 600 were playable. The game looks awesome at the higher resolutions if you have the hardware to run it.

I don't often comment on music in a game but in this case I will. I'd compare it to SSX for the playstaion 2. Besides sounding very very good, the music is dynamic. When you round a corner and get into a shootout with some gaurds, the music reflects this. The tempo becomes a bit faster and the horns sound more on edge. The music adds a lot to the game.

Over all this is a very good game. I was reminded a lot of half-life. There wasn't anything in the game that was stolen from half-life. I was reminded of half-life due to the very solid game play. I'd call this half-life with more personality and not so hard puzzles. Had this game come out 2 years ago this would be a "break through 5 star you life will never be the same unless you own it game." Considering what's out ther today I'd call it a very solid game that has a lot of character and feels refreshing even though there isn't anything really new. Of all the games out there right now, I can't think of a better game than NLF to spend an evening playing.

A quirky and all around fun first person shooter.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

No One Lives Forever effectively combines the best elements of first person shooters from the past, while adding great new elements to go along with an outstanding, funny story.

Gameplay - One word to describe the gameplay in No One Lives Forever is outstanding. The story revolves around spy Kate Archer in England during the 1960's. The missions are some of the best in any first person shooter. In one, you must drop from a crashing airplane and obtain the parachute from an enemy while free falling and fighting off attackers. The originality doesn't stop there however, the weapons are good, but the gagets are extraordinary. Some of the many gagets you get to try out are lipstick explosives, and a robotic poodle. The story progresses with funny clips with lots of intriguing characters. The plot twists, although predictable at times, are good as well. No One Lives Forever is, without a doubt, one of the funniest and original first person shooters to date.

Gameplay - ****1/2 out of *****

Graphics - The graphics are good, but are not up to par with other first person shooters such as Unreal Tournament and Quake 3. For example, there are no reflections of lights off of floors or walls. Although the graphics aren't the sharpest either, the death animations are very well done. If you shoot an enemy at the top of a flight of stairs, he will tumble down the entire stairway before coming to a stop at the bottom. Great job.

Graphics - ***1/2 out of *****

Sound - The sound and music in the game is top notch! I don't think I have ever heard a better soundtrack (except perhaps Command and Conquer Red Alert 1 and 2) The 60's music is funky and down right fantastic. It sets the mood for the game perfectly. Voice acting is also done well. Kate has a great voice (not unlike Elizabeth Hurley in the movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) as well as all the other characters, especially Tom Goodman, Kate's partner. The excellent sounds compliments this excellent game nicely.

Sound - ***** out of *****

Bottom Line - If you are at all interested in the first person shooter genre, or want a break from all the serious games out there, pick this up. You will not be disappointed.

AWESOME...JUST AWESOME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS AWESOME.... It instantly caught my eye.. I love the Austin Powers/James Bond setting. I have just recenly gotten into the harm vs unity online, and just love it...

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