007: The World Is Not Enough

After the EXTREMELEY poor "Tomorrow Never Dies" it was beginning to look as if EA should never had taken the 007 licence of rare. But now TWINE has proven us all wrong. The game may not be up to the same sort of class in gameplay as GoldenEye on the N64 but it's way better then TND. A must buy for playstation owners who have a dream to be 007 without forking out for an all new console (the outdated N64). Top game (but it's a mystery why they left out a multi-player section).

GAMEPLAY 6/10 MUSIC 8/10 SOUND 9/10 OVERALL 7/10

Last year Tomorrow never dies was a total hit & miss because there was no stealh on the game and the missions sucked pretty much since 90% it is just plain shooting.

Now EA Games has made my day, although it would be better on PC or 128 bit console this game put you in the shoes of Bond. There are a lot a varieties, sneaking in a mansion, taking advantage on Bond's style to bypass metal detectors.

Now just because it has 1st person perspective this DOES NOT make the game a true FPS. Why? Bond is a secret agent, in most movies he never just kick a door and blast everything, he always use stealth as much as he can. However when the alarm is ringing now he has no choice but blast everything he can and escape, if he can of course.

For shooter fans, they are free to shoot everything if they want since it is also a great challenge as long as they respect their mission parameters thou. I prefer stealth though.

For multiplayer fans, they will be disapointed since it is not supported. Personnally, I do not miss the multiplayer(unless there would be cooperative mode) of Goldeneye since deathmatch is just used to attract non-bond fans who enjoys to play deathmatch games like Quake III. I feel stupid playing as Bond and trying to kill each other in a small location. The N64 version has multiplayer support so there should be no complaint for N64 owners.

And on console deathmatches are very limited compared to PC since you have many limitations. If the game would be on PC then it would be more appropriate since you could have a map editor etc...

I can't wait for the next Bond game on Playstation 2(since TWINE has been cancelled on PS2)!

Sometimes, in a tricky situation, I ask myself "What would Bond do?" Apart from the fact it has resulted in me getting slapped by lots of women, and a lot of broken bones, it been quite succesful. Anyway, on with the review.

After the downright AWFUL "Tomorrow Never Dies" game for the PSX, I wasn't particularly looking forward to the next installment. But I can safely say it beats TND in almost every way! This game returns to the first-person format of Goldeneye, after TND failed miserabely with a third-person view, and it works perfectly. It actually makes you feel like you're in the shoes of the great man himself. There's also plenty of guns, gadgets and beautiful women to play with, as well as lots of cutscenes from the movie, which blend in really well. The graphics are some of the best I have seen on any Playstation game as well. But now I must be the villian and point out the games bad aspects. The main problem is that it tries too hard to be a game that it's not. A classic example of this is the fifth level "Night Watch" where you must slip around Electra King's mansion in the small hours bugging telephones and tracing evidence. There's no real problem with that, except that the game tells you to be sneaky and use stealth on your enemies (which you can't kill) but this is a first person-shooter, not Metal Gear Solid!!!!!!! You can't BE sneaky, the game doesn't allow for it. It a shoot-em-up, plain and simple. Don't listen when the game tells you to be sneaky, just run out with your guns blazing and you'll still get through. A few other little gripes I have is that it's very awkward changing weapons, which should be quick and easy in this type of game. You can't re-enact that classic boat chase on the Thames (a real disappointment) and there's still no multiplayer, which could have worked well. Plus it could still be slightly longer. But despite these faults, the good points outweigh them. It's no Goldeneye, but an enjoyable enough shooter which is definetly worth buying even if your not a big follower of the guy who never has a problem with the women (so why aren't I as good as him.........)

+ Well Presented + Excellent graphics + A good range of weapons and gadgets to play with + It's Bond!

• Still not long enough - Tries too hard to be something it's not - No multiplayer!

Overall: 7 out of 10 (This was a review of the Playstation version)

It's great to know that someone made a game concerned with gameplay and story (although there are a few plot holes) other than making a buggered up game filled with glitches (ie: Goldeneye). This game goes into detail with what was left out of the movie and puts you in a place to think like a spy instead of a psychotic killer. The missions are often difficult and, finally, includes stealth into the immortal 3D SHOOTER platform. The game requires you to think as opposed to Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. The true downside are the cartoon-like graphics and it's "loading screen". Other than that, this game sets the new standard for it's genre. 8/10

I'm a fan of 007 video games and i must say this game was impressive. If you mixed this and goldeneye together, you get perfect dark. This game has the elements of a real James bond, but the graphics are the dumps. the characters are over sized and shapeless, and their mouths don't move when they speak - there's speech in this game, unlike goldeneye.

007 is trying to figure out who killed an MI6 agent. he goes to the only person who might know, and that guy gets shot. thus leading 007 on a trail of events.

007 has a nice gun, but that's not enough for him to save the world. He gets a bunch of nifty gadgets and gizmos to finish his job. he gets gadgets such as data scramblers, safe crackers, pen grenades, flash bangs, and everything a MI6 agent needs. But he needs the person with the controller to do his bidding perfectly.

This game is a 9/10 game. Rated T for Teen