No One Lives Forever parodies the Bond films and the sixties spy genre in general. The humor is well done, tongue in cheek with some real guffaws in the cut scenes. However, the game is also one of the best FPS's out there.
There are a load of original gadgets to separate it from the cliché FPS. A pheromone releasing, robotic dog to sneak past canines, explosive lipsticks, a barrette used as a lock pick or a poison needle and stun gas perfumes. As you can guess by the gadgets, we are not dealing with the typical, macho, Bond style agent, but an alluring thief turned super spy, Miss Cate Archer.
There is a lot that separates this from classic FPS. You have to sometimes rely on stealth to complete your missions; others are just basic shoot-em ups. What the game offers is an engaging, campy story with your missions. Not only is their stealth and shoot chapters, but you will find yourself dodging pesky train attendants, free falling out of airplanes, diving in shipwrecks, driving snowmobiles and motorcycles, trying to find a way to bypass steam lines, gathering information using your camera like sunglasses, escaping exploding space stations, rescuing kidnapped scientists and fighting obese German opera singers and gorilla like Scottish thugs, tam and kilt included. You basically play the lead role in a silly and charming 60's movie. In fact, all the Bond movies packed into one video game.
The sets are atmospheric and varied. Morrocan hotels, alpine lodges, Japanese style office buildings, 60's discotheques, ship cargo holds (both submerged and floating), outer space, lost jungle temples: you don't get any wider assortment than this. Some missions require sniping, others include dodging laser beams in a giant safe while others involve interviewing a rich buffoon posing as a newspaper reporter. You basically are surprised with the requirements for every mission, keeping it very interesting to say the least.
I highly recommend this game to any fan of the Bond games or someone looking for an amusing slant on the FPS genre. Not only will it keep you enthralled with the action, but keep you entertained and laughing as a movie.
