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Summary: Too Bad.......The Possibilities Were Nearly Endless
Review: I was really disappointed once I started playing this game. It was a brilliant idea.......70's spy game, great for anyone that likes Bond movies or any other movie in that genre. Don't get me wrong this game is fun to play, but here I will point out the cons: 1.Where is the 3D we all love? This game lacked the graphics that you need to compete in today's market and really fell short of stupendous 2.Weapon Selection-more than disappointing in this field, hardly any thing to work with 3.Story-What we all loved about those 70's spy movies was the villian and the spys journey into defeating him, the game lacked on this side of the game too......................................................Well, if you are thinking about buying this game make sure you check out the demo ... before buying it because you may be glad you didn't decide to buy it. One last note though......this game genre is no where near out of the question for making a new game, so I challenge any and all manufacturers out there to put this game in the dust! Good luck browsing/shopping!
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Summary: unfortuanelty
Review: Nice game, couldv,e been great .... expect for the fact that almost every character in this game is a joke, the main character,. nice spy... villians,. maybe if they werent so sweet and happy and funny looking,.. could have been great but the characters were just to childish to have a real FPS effect, just because its in FP doesnt mean that it is a true FPS,.. if your looking for something engrossing and something to get your adrenaline up then get Half-Life or Unreal Tournament
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Summary: So close... but Great all the same.
Review: This is the best FPS since Half-Life, and betters it in many respects. The humor, story, and in-engine cinematics give the game world great believability. There are, of course scripted events, but you are not obliged (or sometimes able) to view / hear them all. For example, I tried to show a friend a particularly funny exchange between two guards, but could not recreate the situation where it occurred. Sound frustrating? Not really. I like the fact that the people in this world have conversations with each other, and don't particularly care if I'm there to hear it. I agree with most of the other reviewers on the positives of this game. My one big disappointment is that "sneaking" around in this game is supposed to be an option, but I found myself having to blow away most of my opposition. I could forgive this, except Looking Glass already showed us how it could be done in "Thief" -- why can't Monolith just learn from that. All in all, a small criticism for an otherwise superior FPS. This product just proves that id is a technology company -- but companies like Monolith actually make GAMES.
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Summary: Forget Every Other FSP
Review: I remember the first time I loaded the DOOM demo on my computer and experiencing a gaming experience like no other. Unfortunately like anything that's any good, the PC game industry has beaten the FSP like the proverbial "dead horse". Even the much ballyhooed "Half-Life" seems rather uninspired compared to the innovative N64 titles Goldeneye and Perfect Dark and the cerebral Thief and Thief 2. What set these titles above the pack were the addition of mission objectives and puzzles (in other words, more realism). Finally someone has blended all the elements of the best FPS games into one title and that is No One Lives Forever. The game is fast, funny, addictive as crack, and a real pleasure to play. The real beauty of this game is that you can choose to be sneaky or agressive with an equal chance of success. After an hour of attempting to sneak into a covert lab I decided the best approach was to slap in a full clip and forget about the alarms altogether. In the end the game is worth the cost just for the free fall from the airplane in Unexpected Turbulence.
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Summary: Much better than I had expected.
Review: I just got my copy and I was amazed. No One Lives Forever is long, entertaining, and funny. I would reccommend it because it is so bright and colorful for a FPS. It is like being in a couple of spy movies and TV shows like "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." or "the Avengers". Everything is exaggerated; when cars explode they fly 50 ft. in the air and neat-o gagdets like the exploding lipstick. You can drive snowmobiles and when you talk to people you can choose your own dialogue. Dialogue between henchmen is hilarious. If you had bad performence when plying the demo, no worries, the code has been much improved. The game runs great on my PII-450. And yes, the game does have its own theme song.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: First let me tell you that this game is excellent. The first time I played this game was when I downloaded the technology demo about a month ago. At first the game seemed sort of stupid with its bright colors and goofy 60's theme, but then I played the first mission and couldn't stop laughing. You start the mission behind (and out of sight) of a guard that is in the process of being sold a monkey by an old street merchant (who gets upset when the guard won't buy the thing). Hey I almost died because I wanted to hear them argue. The fact that I could shoot the guard at any time made it even more fun. (Note: if you shoot the monkey you lose) All the levels are fun and creative with excellent level design and some serious game play. The game ran like greased lightning on my P3 500 with a voodoo 3 card. Any thing less and you might want to download the demo to see how it runs. But, if you've got the horsepower I seriously recommend you pick this game up.
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Summary: An Awsome Game
Review: I have never played a first person game that had such a variety of environments, such great dialog and so many cut scenes. Neither have I seen such great looking main character in any other game. Great story, hard bosses, and lots of enemies that can be avoided of shot on sight to save yourself from beeing discovered. Drive vehicles. Jump out of the airplanes. Have a punch out contest with a bad guy and solve a hard story puzzle - who is the Bad Guy...
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Summary: Simply Awesome
Review: This remains my favorite game ever, even if other games had better graphics even when it came out.
Not only do you play an interesting character and you have a great story, the enemy aren't complete idiots. Best of all, the game makes you laugh. I can't count the times, I stopped to listen to a side conversation and was laughing to hard to avoid getting shot.
Valve updated the graphics for Half-Life; I wish Sierra would do the same for No One Lives Forever.
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Summary: A groundbreaking, witty, seriously creative classic.....
Review: After Half- Life, no other game came close to matching its style and execution. At that time, Age of Empires , Warcraft 2 etc were the mainstay since they offered some variety in real-time strategy. However, the First-Person shooter genre was devoid of any conceptually appealing games, barring the usual Quake or Unreal, which weren't story driven in the real sense. One can call them as graphics-defining games. But a struggling company called Monolith, which had a few average games to its credit, released No One Lives Forever, and the result was a community changed overnight !. Never in FPS genre has a title influenced so much in both gameplay and story. Half-Life was indeed great, but creativity in NOLF is downright legend.
The game sets you in the swinging 60's. You are Cate Archer, a sexy, svelte, lethal super-spy working for a top secret anti-terrorist organization called Unity. Being a former thief, you have the skills to hide, sneak up, snipe and use wicked gadgetry behind enemy lines with a cat-like grace and oodles of energy, confidence, and humour. A sinister organization called H.A.R.M seeks to destroy the world by unleashing a chemical agent (I wont tell you what it does, it'll spoil the fun !), bringing with it utter chaos and fear. Cate must race against the clock to unearth H.A.R.M's true motive and eventually destroy it.
Before I get to the positive points, let me first talk about the graphics. NOLF runs on Lithtech engine, custom created by Monolith itself. It is the same one driving the Alien vs Predator series. The engine is fairly old and many objects appear blocky. Also, the lighting is non-dynamic and shadows do not cast any visible image on other objects of the environment. In short, there is nothing home to write about NOLF's appearance. But then again, this game was released way back in 2001 and at that time, it looked really pretty. And it still is , even today. NOLF derives an unusual sense of appeal from the way it is presented. Since the swinging sixties was all about hippies and bright colours, this engine is absolutely perfect in capturing the essence of that era. Cate herself looks gorgeous , even with the limited textures. And the level design is absolutely superb. The game developers knew exactly the weaknesses and strengths of the engine and derived the most out of it. Please dont judge NOLF by how it looks (from a different perspective, it actually looks fabulous !) because its real strengths lie somewhere else.
The story actually sets your senses running. It is not something you read a thousand times in one form or another. The way the plot is revealed really appeals to the senses. NOLF has tremendous twists and the plot is thankfully human-centric too. You feel for Cate when she is in desperate situations or really laugh out when she is faced with the lighter side of things. But all this is ultimately packaged with humorous dialogues. NPC's will converse if you are stealthy enough to not alert them and their discussions is what makes this game so ground-breaking. Sensational interaction. You'd actually want to listen to them talk and the result will be some really lung-splitting verbal exchanges. It's that good. All the main characters, who move the story forward, are some of the most memorable ever made. And each one has a unique personality that is endearing. Simply put, every character :friend of foe, has someting to say and it's a treat. Monolith has blended pure action with creative dialgoue and story to bring out a new FPS outlook. On top of that, if you do alert your enemy, you will be faced with some of the most intelligent AI in any game to date. Your enemy is no pushover. He will, shoot, hide, reload, run across the room, roll over and also co-ordinate attacks with his like. If you play in the hardest mode, better learn their patterns, or you're toast !. But once you learn to anticipate, then they are easy to kill. Expect accurate shots from them though !.
If the story is the icing, then the gameplay is the delicious chocolate cake. You have an assortment of gadgets, from the standard silenced Carbine, trusty AK47 to the awesome Draganov and single-shot pistol. On top of that, Cate has some truly innovative items like lipstick explosive, acid-spray, dog-teaser poodle ,belt zip line etc. All these gadgets are a must-use to see their effect. The missions are beautifully designed and each has certain unique objectives that only a few gadgets can help you accomplish it. One entire level has only stealth, forcing you to dodge cameras and H.A.R.M agents !. In short, NOLF throws you constant surprises at every given turn.
The music is superbly catchy. Monolith has made sure that the sounds reflect the era and the result is one rollercoaster dynamic soundtrack. Also the game is intelligent enough to change tempo when you combat and enemy or sneak up on him. The ambient sounds are satisfactory and all your gadgets have distinctive immersive sounds. Top notch.
If there is one occasional drawback (not much actually) then it has to be the in-game cut scenes. Though witty and creative, some are downright too long. And some, you actually cannot avoid. But safe to say, they absolutely do not negate NOLF's overall appeal in any way.
Conclusion : This is not a game to be rented. It is to be bought !. Do not judge the cover, for NOLF is an absolute page-turner!. It is one of the most inventive, creative and challenging game in the market. If you like a game that does not fall into your standard hit-and-run titles that have deluged the market, then NOLF is for you. Play this title and then you will appreciate its sequel even more, which is fantastic. This is one game that will be in your collection of classics, long after you said Cate goodbye.
Happy hunting......
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Summary: More than just a first person shooter
Review: Woo! It's the 60's! You're a secret agent on a mission.
This is not just another first person shooter. There's so much more to it than just that. It has a rich storyline through the player progresses and as more is revealed, the more interesting things become. This game won't let you set it down until you finish it
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