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CAUTION!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: October 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you don't have a PC that is less than 1 year old, read the System Requirements carefully. The video card requirement is what is keeping me from playing this game now. You will need a fairly new graphics card to meet the minimum.

Check system requirements before purchasing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I loved NOLF and couldn't wait for NOLF2. What a big let down when I discovered I won't be able to play. Check the system requirements, and you'll find that your video card must support T&L (transform and lighting). Granted, my system is almost 2 yrs.old now, but with an AMD 1 gig processor, 512 mb memory, and a nvidia tnt2 video card, I've never had problems playing a game until now. So unless your system is very new, or you've recently upgraded your video card, you're out of luck.

What a piece

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: November 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The programmers who wrote this game outdid themselves. The is the most frustrating game I have played in years. I have a 2GH box with a Nvidia3 graphics card. This is the only game I own that can lockup Windows XP(SP1) to a point where a reboot is required. The levels can take a minimun of 1 to 2 minutes to load. If you enter a new level and die you get to go back to your last save(the one you purposly took). Most games at worst take you back to the begining of the level. Before these bozos make NOLF3 I sure hope they go play some other PC games and learn how to program games that live up to industry standards.

Wost ever!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 17
Date: December 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game hoping it was like NOLF 1, it was a disapointment! totally, the graphics are great, but it has too many bugs, ever since vivendi took over Sierra they have been releasing awful copies! I would get Max payne instead!

insane computer requirements

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: January 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I gave this game 1 star because we were unable to install it on our 2002 computer. It has a particular sound/video card requirement that would require an update for our pc. Unfortunately, we had to return it to Sierra for a refund. Of course, "Best Buy" would not take it back. Lesson there somewhere. Read the fine, fine print very carefully.

Awful

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 13
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game had potential, what killed it is it's incompatablity with some graphics cards. That is the trouble I found with this game, if you buy it make sure you have the correct graphics card otherwise the game will NOT work correctly. I think part 1 of the series was much better than this one.

Unstable and boring...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 33
Date: October 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I know there are a lot of NOLF fans out there but I didn't play NOLF 1, so I had no extreme expectations of this game. My computer is waaay beyond the recommended configuration, yet load times are about 20-30 seconds (which is unacceptable).

I admit, graphics and sound are excellent but that's about it: the story is barely ok (with stupid story elements which are sometimes referred as "funny" - I think they sucked at best, some of them are downright offending (I'm not Russian but I know quite a few, I felt offended because of the idiotic jokes)).

Missions are sooo boring, it's unbelievable (most missions are like "kill everyone, get key, open door"). Some levels are very tough and the randomly respawning enemies really pissed me off.

One *VERY* frustrating thing was that this game is the only one to date (and to my knowledge) that crashes Windows XP so that you have to reboot it. Just this alone should mean the end of Sierra.

If you're a hardcore NOLF fan, you might like this thing but I give 1 star out of 5, only for the nice graphics. I'll probably never buy a Sierra product again and certainly hope that they go out of business.

If you've played NOLF1, stay away from this

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: January 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I recently finished the original NOLF and was very impressed with it. I read good reviews of NOLF2 (here, among other places) which seemed to imply it was more of and better than NOLF, and decided to purchase it. I was in for some serious disappointment. The game is very much a case of one step forward, five steps back.

While the graphics of the game have certainly been improved, the gameplay and story are very poor compared to NOLF. The story is simply not as rich as the original game. There is very little background on the characters. In the original game, I came to empathize with some of the main villains. Nothing like that here. Further, the subtle wittiness of the original game has been discarded for a sledgehammer, in-your-face attempt at humor that I found very jarring. Finally, there was the indefinable "atmosphere" of the original story that I felt was missing in this one.

As for the gameplay mechanics, the skill system was a good innovation. It provides an additional incentive to find solutions to puzzles. Of course, since the game is linear, there is really no way *not* to get the skill points either. However, in contrast to this is the level design. Several levels in this game have respawning, infinitely many enemies. This makes them extremely annoying and very long to play. On the whole, I can only characterize the levels as "less annoying", "moderately annoying" and "extremely annoying". This does not make for a fun game.

In conclusion, I did not like this game. I should repeat here that I played the original NOLF before this game, and my view of this game is colored by that experience. I was expecting this game to be better than NOLF, but it was not. If you've played NOLF and are thinking of buying this game, my advice is: don't. On the other hand, if you've not played the original NOLF, I'd strongly recommend that you buy that game instead of this one.

never played it!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 36
Date: January 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i gave this game 1 star cause i have not played it yet

The NOLF Franchise Has Died In The Second Act

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

A huge disappointment. NOLF 1 is one of my favorite video games of all time. Possibly the greatest marriage of story & interface in a title ever. I can't believe people can hold this sequel up to the original and think it even remotely compares. The graphics & AI are better. I'll give them that.

Gone is the interesting storyline, clever, lol dialog, witty interface and 1960's zeitgeist. What we have in NOLF 2 is a a better looking game with jokes that don't work, levels that are either frustratingly difficult (ninjas/tornado level), monotonous or too easy. Don't get me started on the lack of character development. Or even intros. That would be nice for people who never played NOLF 1. Shoddy marketing. I know it's difficult not to follow-the-James-Bond-leader when you do a spy project, but at least TRY to be a little creative.

Don't waste your hard earned money on this blatant excercise in corporate digital greed & lack of artistry. So disappointing. I'm going to take my chances on Contract J.A.C.K..

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