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Somewhat decent FPS for the GBA

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: March 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you've played Nightfire on any of the other home systems, than you'll be pleased to know that for the most part that the objectives, locations, and maps are nearly identical (albeit more simplistic) in this GBA conversion. The only problem is, you'll be lucky if you can see what your doing half the time. The first thing you'll notice when you pop in Nightfire, are the surprisingly blurry graphics. The enemies move around so stiff and the graphics are so blurry that sometimes you'll have a hard time telling if your shooting an enemy or a coffee table, but the enemies shout out annoying one liners at you so this doesn't become that big a drawback (then again..). The clumsy item access interface that is found on any of the other Nightfire versions is here as well, but thanks to the GBA's limited control scheme it is harder to navigate items and while moving and aiming your weapon at the same time. This becomes even more of a pain during the stealth missions. However, Nightfire is not without it's charm; the music and sound effects are excellent and some of the best to be heard on the GBA, and there is a surprising amount of depth to be found thanks to getting to use all sorts of Bond gadgets like the laser wristwatch and tons more, all of which you have access to. That alone is Nightfire's saving grace, and the game's surprising depth makes it worth a rental, but I strongly suggest trying the game before you buy.

Doom, um... I mean Nightfire for the GBA!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: June 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a little bit on the strange side. The graphics and what-not remind you of Doom. The music is creepy at points due to its low resolution sound. My friend yelled at me once because I turned it up and scared him! For each aspect of the game, I will give you a 1 to 10 rating:
Story-7/10
The story involves a special missile of mass destruction. Like Moonraker, right?
Gameplay-3/10
Sad gameplay that takes months to get used to. Becauseit is a first person shooter, we have difficulties. Instead of a nice joystick for maneuvering, you have a square gamepad. The fact that it is first person defintely affects the game in general.
Graphics-2/10
Doom graphics. Because the effects are blocky, it makes levels with security cameras difficult. It is hard to tell whether a camera is facing you or not. The graphics are definitely sad. They tried to hard...
Difficulty-9/10
The gameplay and graphics increase difficulty. In stealthy levels, men do not need to go to a panel to make an alert. One word and you fail. The cameras are hard to see as well as the baddies making it very hard.
Overall-5/10
A halfway decent game that had to much work done on it. I have played it from a friend, but I must say I would not buy it unless it is 90% off. Just rent it and try it out.

Portable James Bond? I'M THERE!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: January 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am a James Bond nut, so i totally would recomend any form of James Bond to any1 who loves action. i think the graphics are O.K. for the GBA but the weapons and people look good from the screens i have seen from review sites. i dont know when it comes out but I will buy it!

Nightfire GBA Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Hi. I just purchased this game on March 22, 2003. It is an awesome game. The first person shooter aspects of the game are top-notch. The controls are a bit clunky, but the best that can be done with the GBA. I have seriously enjoyed this game. It has infinite replay value because you can always try to improve your score. Overall, BUY THIS GAME NOW.

Well done 3rd Person Shooter

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: March 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've played the first level, and the game play is excellent. The graphics, while grainy, move very smoothly. The grainy graphics aren't really a drawback, and are simply a result of the platform on which this game runs. The sound is well done also. The game is very much like the other 007's from EA, with the same gadgets and trinkets and such. Picture a 007 game, shrunk.

Bond . . . James Bond.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

007: Nightfire, the third best GBA FPS, and the 10th released. 007: Nightfire definitely delivers from start to finish. We get an in-depth story with neat cut-scenes, wall-to-wall action, and an amazing graphic system. The graphics may look a little grainy but it is one of the most advanced developed for the GBA and pretty impressive. Nightfire also delivers by giving us a nice variety of weapons and Q-Lab gadgets. We get our usual assortment of pistols and machine guns (the bullet shells release from the guns side when you fire!) and our gadgets include a cell-phone grapple (used for reaching high places), a laser watch, a PDA (used to hack), a tranquilizer dart pen, and a little CD hidden in a credit card to monitor computer sysems. So far, so good. The 9 levels the game features are enormous and quite a challenge to get through. You'll find yourself playing the same mission quite a bit in order to get past. Awesome boss battles are also a great edition to the game. The game is a challenge, a fun challenge at that!

Not bad

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game over all is not bad. I think they tried to puch the graphics way to far. and while they look choppy, and blurry the gaem survives ok. You run, shoot, evade cameras, stun gaurds, colect items, make timed escapes, pick locks, and use stratedgy. Not bad. And you can make out what things look like at least unlike Medal of honor. It would be a much better game if it had better graphics, but its still not bad.

THIS GAME IS THE BOMB!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: March 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. once you start playing, you can't stop. Trust me You can't waste your money on this game.

Well

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

It is worth the money, but only if you like a good challenge. If you have a short patience, don't buy. I've had this game for about 3 mounths, and I'm still stuck on level 3. But, I still think it's fun to try to fiqure out what I'm doing wrong.

Terrible. No stars for either controls or graphics.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: October 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game took 20 seconds to get on my nerves. I would expect better response and graphics from an old NES system! Compared to the beautiful Gameboy Advance translation of Donkey Kong Country, for example, or Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, and 007 Nightfire looks like it's a game from four computer generations ago.

The graphics wouldn't be a problem if gameplay were a compensation. Unfortunately, the enemies in this game look like white blobs with vague black eyeholes, the sounds and voices sound like they were recorded with a portable tape recorder, and controls...this game should have been called 007: Need a Stairmaster, because your 007 moves like he has lead weights attached to him. It takes about a whole second after pressing forward before your agent starts to move forward, and strafing is nearly pointless because of it. The control scheme requires that you stand dead still in order to shift your aim, and that is also slow and ponderous. My thumb hurt after a couple of minutes of dealing with this control scheme, and after hacking through to Level 4, I just gave up. I happen to value my eyesight and looking at the blobs on the screen wasn't doing my eyes any good.

I was stunned that Electronic Arts, responsible for some excellent shooters (the Medal of Honor series, for example), produced this atrocity. A game of the lowest quality.

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