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Buyer Beware! PC Version of "Nightfire" FALLS VERY SHORT!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: December 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

System:
Gateway - 1.8Ghz Pentium 4
Memory - 512MB SDRAM
Video - 64MB GeForce2 MX400

Nightfire presents gamers with the chance to experience the 007 First Person Shooter (FPS) action that had previously been reserved for console games such as Goldeneye for the N64. Since Goldeneye almost all titles relating to 007 have been strictly console based, and according to other reviews, extremely disappointing. Nightfire was rumored to be the next big step in this 007 spy genre, and has apparently hit pretty close to its mark on Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube. However, porting this title for PC seems rushed and inadequate.

Those who have played FPS titles on the PC will argue that it is a gaming style that should have never been moved to console for control reasons alone. Now in an almost unfathomable turn of events it seems that FPS games are being developed for the console market and are simply, and need I say poorly, ported to run on the PC, almost as an afterthought. Nightfire is a prime example of an apparently great game gone wrong. Though I have not played the console version of this game a sampling of reviews for the console title indicates it is pretty close to yielding a Goldeneye level gaming experience. This is NOT the case with the PC version.

Plotline: (3/5)
Perhaps the only redeeming feature of the game, Nightfire does follow an overall decent story with semi-exciting cut scenes and better than average voice acting. As with many Bond films the story centers around an unlikely criminal mastermind who wants to take over the world. However, developers attempt to vary game play often distorts the plotline to include different combat environments including underwater and outer space sequences. Though the story is enjoyable with the typical Bond structure common in the films, the convoluted twists forced by the need to vary game play caused this reviewer to loose the particulars of the plot. Though I would like to know the whole story I am not about to play Nightfire AGAIN to get it.

Graphics: (3/5)
The cut scenes and opening musical sequence might trick the average gamer into giving Nightfire a higher graphic rating. Unfortunately, that is where the intense graphical experience stops. There is nothing remarkable about Nightfire's in game graphics. Reminiscent of Half-Life, aside from a few intricate and colorful areas, there are no graphical elements worth mentioning. Despite its sub-par graphics I did run into some slowdown during high action sequences. Although I must mention that I am running a severely out-of-date Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and that this may have affected both the Frame rate and my appreciation of the on screen effect elements.

Control: (2/5)
Aiming in Nightfire seems sluggish. Weapon selection and switching between the weapon and gadget functions are anything but intuitive. One would also expect an automatic reload after the complete discharge of an ammo clip. Changing out your ammo clip is almost strictly manual, forcing the gamer to hit "R" to reload. Typically this would not bother me except for the fact that it often takes several presses to initiate the reload. This bug is especially common during high action sequences, when the reload feature happens to come in most handy. Click-click-click your dead - hope you saved.

Game play: (1/5)
Nightfire seems stripped of any well executed game play elements, and leaves many pondering, What do I do next? Nightfire attempts to expand some elements of the FPS genre by adding navigation elements such as the cell phone grappling hook that allows Bond to reel himself into areas that are inaccessible at first glance. Despite having a hint screen, it is these elements that lead to the most confusing and tedious portions of the game. This reviewer found his gaming experience coming to a halt all too frequently. You WILL find yourself wandering around the same area over and over trying to determine how it is you are supposed to complete your mission objective. One such instance occurs towards the end of the game where you have to turn off two radio jamming beacons. It took me three days to see the small grappling hook located just underneath a platform on the second beacon building. This lack of visual clues almost led me to call EA thinking it was a glitch that all the exterior doors of the building were locked. Events such as this are common throughout the game. Some might qualify these as puzzles, but I found these elements insanely annoying.
Enemies seem to have varying levels of intelligence, some react before you have entered the room; others do not react to their buddy dropping dead right next to them. There is no rhyme or reason to the AI in Nigtfire, making it difficult to establish any kind of decent strategy.

Overall: (2/5)
In the end the minor and poorly executed risks EA takes with Nightfire do not improve this generally poor title. I expect a superior product from EA considering the price tag. Several of the features listed for the console versions are simply not available in the PC format, such as the sequence where you get the drive Bond's Aston Martin Vanquish. This could serve to explain the obvious plot holes and short overall game length. Despite having multiplayer which is, poor at best, Nightfire for the PC is still a waste of ones gaming dollar.

Final Thoughts:
As a fan of both Bond and EA I could not have been more disappointed by this title. I would not recommend this title to anyone except for the fanatical Bond fan who does not own a console. With several superior FPS titles available today, one must wonder why EA would release such a terrible product to the PC gaming community. Nightfire is a flop, and though it makes me sad to say it - perhaps Bond was not meant for PC.

James Bond 007: Nightfired.....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

James Bond 007: Nightfire seriously is in need of a patch. The graphics during gameplay have serious clipping issues whereas the 3d models will appear see-thru (as if you have x-ray glasses). The models will flash see-thru and then normal much like a strobelight. When this error happens the gameplay also becomes choppy. One can only speculate that this game was released before it was fully play tested only to meet the release of the new Bond movie: Die Another Day. Unfortunately I cannot tell whether this game has good graphics, sound, or gameplay... I cannot even play the game due to the heavy graphic problems. The clipping issue that flashes the see-thru to normal 3d objects could cause seizures for some small children. My advice to gamers is to wait until the patch is released that fixes this issue or wait for a new version of this game to be released. Even with updated drivers the game still has the issues I described. I followed the troubleshooting tech manual that was included in the game and it still did not fix the problem. This cleary shows that the errors are not with my computer system but in fact is a result of poor play testing and programming of the software. I run a system at:
Dell 4300 Computer System -
P4 1.6 ghz
64 mb Geforce 3 DDR video card
512 mb RAM
Turtle Beach soundcard
80 gig harddrive

I cannot rate this game at this time so I gratiously give it a 3 out of 5.

The Best Bond game yet!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

What else can one say about a game that has weapons, babes, gadgets, and locations around the world! This is the perfect game for me. I grew up watching James Bond, and waiting for a game like this. I have played the first 2 levels (the wife won't let me waste the day in front of my computer), the first level is very easy. As you get into the game the oponents get tougher and there are more of them. One of the great things about the game is that the x-ray glasses work ALL THE TIME. I have played some games in which articles like this only work at certain points, but not this one. Overall I really like the game. I have not experienced any bugs or glitches in the game, and I am running a P3 128mb SDRAM! I you are a fan of Bond you will not be disapointed with this game.

Bond is back!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok, first I would like to say that level 1 is very fun. but so far, after that, it's just plain hard. I would like to make one thing quite clear. THERE ARE WAY TO MANY PARTS IN THE GAME WHERE YOU HAVE TO USE STEALTH!!! I mean, being stealthy once in a while is fine, but hey, ALMOST THE WHOLE GAME????!!!!!! Level 2 is so boring because there is nothing but stealth stealth stealth. Level 3 does not require any stealth, but the whole level is lame, and level 4 is so darn hard, again because there are cameras, alarms, guards, and tripwires. If the alarm gets sounded, instead of a whole bunch of guards coming at you or something, YOU LOSE!!!!!! HOW UNREALISTIC IS THAT????????!!!!!!!!! I mean, you don't even get a chance to fight back after the alarm has sounded!! At least you can quicksave your game whenever you want to. Despite that, I still can't make it past level 4. If you really have the time and nerve to play games like this, I reccomend it. If you are impatient and want only a tiny amount of stealth or none, don't waste your money. Oh, and by the way, the weapons get very boring. Bye.

Goldeneye has an equal!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've just started playing this game as I got it last night, and this game is simply amazing. It's just as Goldeneye ever was even though it has a PS2 touch. Finally the Bond in this game actually looks like Bond (Pierce Brosnan). As for multi-player, which I haven't tried yet, it has so many different modes, more than any other game I've seen yet. They combine 007: Agent Under Fire's requirements for getting stuff through points, 007 challenges, etc. and all the playability of Goldeneye. Oh, and the car is awesome.

too many bugs

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I found this game to be a sorry atempt to repeat Goldeneye. It does have some very benefical graphics, guns, and music. But the women and other characters look like mutants when seen up close. Also it requires Directx 8.1b. This is a drag because most people will have to upgrade to use the system. I would reccomend FPS games like Star Trek elite force and Goldeneye. But i am old school. If you want my advice, check to see if your system can handle DX8.1 first. If you don't it will cost you. (i have a p4 and it still messed up my system)

Bond is back

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: November 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I currently have played this game.

It is sweet.

I experienced 3 hours of blasting sound and graphics. The Strafe is a bit different the screen tilts a bit. This is an excellent FPS. First add the graphics come alive plus many new weapons, this equals total fun. New shotgun, sniper rifle, granades, flask bangs, lasers sighted M4 with scope. Trout me folks this is Perfect to entertain any gamer of any sort. This is bring bond back with a twist. They brought back a skiing level so get ready to hit the slopes.
THEY STILL HAVE CARS SO DO NOT WORRY.

Weapons: Weapons consist of Raptor magnum, Delta 900x Repeater (cross bow), Storm M9 (Uzi), AIMS-20 (The M4 with scope and laser), shotgun, and many more.

Gadgets: Most of the gadgets consists of q-wrist watch laser, pen that shoots darts, lighter that is a camera, car key shocker, cell phone grappling hook, night vision glasses and much more coming out.

Levels: 15 levels in the full game.

There are some awesome enemies. These are not just the normal fighters it feels like they are alive. The bond girls are still there so anyone with a frown put it upside-down.

There is so much more coming out I just can't wait until this game comes out to purchase.

Nope, no sir I didnt like it.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just have one thing to say. I ran up to 5 different enemies in the first level, while blowing their friends away, and they did nothing once I ran behind them. I had time to switch from the SMG, to the pistol, point it, decide to put the silencer on, put the silencer on and finally kill them. Any game with AI like this should be banned. I thought rainbow six was bad with the AI that wouldnt react to their friends getting killed right in front of them but that was 5 years ago, EA has no excuse. I give it a second star because it is Bond and is one of the few games to actually use pixel shading. Avoid this game. Just get the demo and you'll get the best this game has to offer.

Better than Goldeneye!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First off there are no glitches to this game. If you have a problem it is your computer not the game! I have had none of the problems some of the few people have stated. The Multiplayer is fun and the game is fun. I can't understand why someone would hate this game. I found it more fun than the old Nintendo Goldeneye game. Sure it is not Alien vs. Predator 2 but it is still a great game. Better than Max Payne also. Buy it because it is an entertaining game.REVIEW UPDATE 12,30,02
Once again I state that none of the problems that have been posted by any of the other reviewers have happened on my computer. Their problems are the result of an outdated computer. You need a top of the line model.

EXCELLENT GAME - GREAT BUY FOR THE MONEY!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: January 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Gaming is such a funny hobby! Inexpensive games like this one prove to be a challenging and extremely entertaining while crap like Hitman and Gangland rip the public off with poor quality nonsense. Do yourself a favor and spend ten bucks for a great game!

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