James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

"This is it. Possibly the greatest game on the Gamecube. Kind of a dumb name though."

Intro: Bond. James Bond. His movies have been out since, oh, maybe 1950 something, and you must have been living under a rock if you don't know what Bond is in the first place. Me? I've never liked 007. This game changed my mind.

Graphics: 8/10 The cars are awesome. The backgrounds are awesome. The guns are awesome. And the people are...blocky? Everything in the graphics department is perfect, but the characters don't exactly look the greatest.

Audio: 9/10 This has some of the best sound effects in any game. You can hear the bullets bounce off the walls. Now tell me you're going to get that in a Sponge Bob game? Well? ARE YOU?!?! The music is kinda...yeah....but it really doesn't hurt the game that much, if any.

Controls: 9/10 Tight. They are 99.9% responsive, but there's that one time where JB might not lock onto that bad guy, or something like that. The controls are also a little tricky to figure out, but it doesn't take long to grasp them.

Gameplay: 10/10 Un-freakin'-believable. Most of the time, you are on foot, rifle in hand. There is a huge assortment of guns to choose from. From a "Super Scope," as I call it, to a rocket launcher, you won't be disappointed in the guns department. Now lets talk about other toys you have. Lets look at that spider thing. This thing can go into tight spots where 007 can't. And it also solves puzzles that involve tight walkways, that are sniper hero can't. Then of coarse, you got your Thermo-vision, grenades, you know. All that usual spy stuff. All right, now lets talk actual gameplay. Like I said previously, most of the time, you are on foot. But first, we'll talk about when your not. First, we look at repelling. All you got to do for this, is to just walk up to an edge of the building, then just jump off, and the rest will happen automatically. When you're in a car, you drive just like you would any other time; like a drunken sick maniac going 120 mph. You can also fire missiles and rockets when your in a car. Show me the button that does that in Need for Speed. And then there is a copter. You can, just like any other machine, fire rockets. Other than that, it's just your normal helicopter. There is also a chopper, or motorcycle. Anyway, when you're on foot, you can do a bunch of things. Duck, Shoot, lock on, hide behind a wall, just to name a few. I also like how you don't have to always use a gun. You can put your 6-shooter away for awhile and battle the ol' fashion way; hand to hand. I haven't even mentioned my favorite part about 007: EoN; the Co-op! Just hook up with a buddy and blow innocent people to kingdom-come.

Replayability: 10/10 With three kinds of mode to play single player on, co-op, and more, you're going to be playing it for awhile. The puzzles take a brain and a half to solve, and there are also plenty of levels to keep you entertained. There is different kinds of things you have to do on foot too. Like, for instance, in one level, you have to disarm bombs, while keeping a hoard of enemies from eating you alive.

Final Verdict: Buy I found this game for $10, and it can't be that hard to find. You better hurry up though; the store I got it in only had 2 copies left. So if you want to buy it at your local FYE/Best Buy, you better make it quick. Trust me; it's worth the gas that you'll waste. It's impossible NOT to have fun with this game, especially if you have a friend/family playing with you.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 07/11/05