James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

"Bond, James Bond. Good, Very Good."

The electronic James Bond franchise once again picks up with Everything or Nothing. Along with it comes innovations that probably came out of Q-Lab itself.

Graphics: 10/10
From the actual game play to the cut scenes to the full digital length movies, the game is crisp, clear, and plays at a good frame rate. The scenery interacts with the game and all looks as it should. The characters look like their real life models, enemies act and behave in ways you'd expect real people to, the environment is certainly diverse as Bond once again traverses the world. Even the tough stuff looks right, a game that has seemingly well done explosion and water graphics. There's absolutely nothing wrong with how this game looks.

Sound: 10/10
It's got the Bond theme, a remix of the Bond theme, and its own music video just like you'd expect from any Bond movie these days. Along with actually casting the correct voices to go with the cast (a mistake that was made with Nightfire), and the sound effects, you're ears will be just as pleased as your eyes. Flawless.

Control: 9.5/10
Everything or Nothing is the first Bond game to go from an FPS to a 3rd person view. The controls then become slightly more complicated, but along with it comes a bunch of new options that are integrated seamlessly. For example, bond can now use walls as cover, lock-on to enemy targets, roll and tumble, and many other moves. The only problem with the controls in the action levels are the camera sometimes makes things a little difficult, it can take a bad angle sometimes and while you take the time to figure out where you're being shot from, you're already dead. The game also has its vehicle levels, all of which have a solid control engine.

Fun Factor: 9/10
The fans of FPS that were disappointed that EoN made the transformation into 3rd person were hopefully won back by all of the games features and abilities. EoN is the most innovative Bond game since Goldeneye set the standard back on the N64. Levels are perhaps a bit short, but there are plenty of them. PS2 comes with online multiplayer play, as well as offline multiplayer play in modes such as co-op, deathmatch, and a few other variants. The difficulty of the game can be adjusted, and is exactly as it should be (easy is a breeze, and difficult is very much so). All in all though this game is a solid buy for any FPS/Action/James Bond fan. Everything or Nothing succeeds in carrying on the Bond franchise and assures us that yes, James Bond will return.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 02/21/04