James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

"Bond is back... Okay. That's it."

Well, we've came a long way since the original James Bond GB game, but we're still stuck on some of the main problems. This game isn't all that popular, and while the name brand makes some believe this is a good game, it's really nothing much

Graphics: 7/10
The 3rd person view, it looks pretty good, they couldn't add any details on faces so they look like blobs, but the rest of the animations look pretty good, and have probably spent some time on it.

The introduction is something to stare at though, got to love the effects on that.

Unfortunately, the explosions and other similar effects (like how they show the nanobots) are not drawn very well, and repeat the same effect over and over again, making barely any changes between barrel A from the first level to barrel Z to the last level.

Sound: 7/10
Beautiful. Unfortunately this flower withers quite quickly. The music is great, but repeats itself into 3 categories.

1. Normal Gameplay Music
2. You've been spotted Music
3. Ending Music

The original bond music is in there, and I like that. Also, if you goto Credits, you can listen to the theme song of: Everything or Nothing, with vocals!

Gameplay: 5/10
Hmm... Well, since this is GBA, 3rd person mode was expected, and they delivered, unfortuantly with controlling, I had a bit of trouble crouching down and shooting, because you have to stand up everytime you shoot a bullet, so it makes crouching kind of useless.

There are EIGHT missions. One takes less than 45 seconds to complete. Hm.

There's also some driving sub-missions. Nothing special, you basically drive in your hot sports-car/jeep while shooting down the enemies and a boss. It's repeating, again.

But, unfortuantly, I really hated the boss fights. They are so annoying, because the bullets won't harm them, but luring bosses into booby traps that are set by the bosses themselves lose ALOT of realistic points and fun factor points. They are also very stressing in some points of the fight, because 2/3 bosses send in backup, and you gotta take care of backup before you can risk your life trying to kill the boss.

Lifespan: 3/10
This game is not difficult at all, especially because of all the close-by save points, I ended up beating this game in less than 3 hours.

There is also a simple version of Blackjack you can unlock, but who doesn't have that on their cell phone?

Overall: 5/10
I disliked this game very much, and unfortunately, I cannot recommend anything near buying it, except if your looking for just something to add to your beaten Bond collection, I guess renting will do no harm.

Reviewer's Score: 5/10, Originally Posted: 04/03/04