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[krokus]

I'm new to games and I've been reading some Playstation magazines and they all seem to say that all Bond games are a bit poor apart from the N64 Goldeneye game. The new Everything or Nothing also gets poor write ups. Do people here agree?
Also is there a game equivalent of IMDB?

[Qwerty]

Also is there a game equivalent of IMDB?

Well, forgive me if I'm wrong, as I once was apart of this site many years ago, but the IGN videogame site is rather good.

I'm sorry if that's not the exact answer to your question though.

[SnakeEyes]

My (very personal) opinion is that all Bond games since GE64 have sucked.

Most of the ones before GE64 have sucked as well (by mainstream tastes anyway), but they have 'cult' value and bring back memorys of days gone by...*misty eyed moment*

[The_Mole]

Electronic Arts are money grabbers.

Buy yourself an N64 and play GoldenEye. You'll feel much better afterwards.

Also, try Perfect Dark - from the same makers as GE. It's great.

[00-FAN008]

My (very personal) opinion is that all Bond games since GE64 have sucked.

Most of the ones before GE64 have sucked as well (by mainstream tastes anyway), but they have 'cult' value and bring back memorys of days gone by...*misty eyed moment*

I don't like objecting to other people's opinions, but I highly disagree.
My favourite Bond game is Nightfire. I would have said Everything Or Nothing, but they broke too much Bond tradition, like when they introduced the Porche Cayenne(Bond doesn't drive an SUV! He's not a family man, he's a debonair killer!).
The reason I say Nightfire is my favourite is becuase it had all the proper elements of Bond. They had four Bond girls; two lived, one died, one became evil. They had a villan, his characteristic henchman, exotic locales, the works. Oh, and the V12 Vanquish, which acted as a cherry on top of this 'fudge sundae'. Nightfire was a masterpiece, with a few itsy-bitsy flaws of course.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Yes, I liked Nightfire, probably EA's best effort for a Bond game.

Goldeneye is obviously the best; but don't count out The Wolrd Is Not Enough for the N64, it's pretty good too.

[00-FAN008]

I have never played TWINE 64, but I really want to. It looks awesome.
I loved Goldeneye 64 when I was a kid, but it grew on me and now I prefer the EA titles alot more. But, we must all honour Goldeneye 64 as a classic that started them all (well, pretty much).

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

I miss playing TWINE. I sold it to a former friend.

Agent Under Fire was OK. It just wasn't a well-developed game.

But has anyone played the PS1 version of Tomorrow Never Dies? It was the worst Bond game I've ever played and bought. It was a crappy third-person shooter.

[Qwerty]

I have never played TWINE 64, but I really want to. It looks awesome.
I loved Goldeneye 64 when I was a kid, but it grew on me and now I prefer the EA titles alot more. But, we must all honour Goldeneye 64 as a classic that started them all (well, pretty much).

TWINE for Nintendo is rather good, I say.

[00-FAN008]

But has anyone played the PS1 version of Tomorrow Never Dies? It was the worst Bond game I've ever played and bought. It was a crappy third-person shooter.

Yeah. The reason TND sucked was because everyone liked Goldeneye. I played a bit of it, but mostly watched my friends mauvere through the levels. I just could not get into it.
Agent Under Fire, I thought, was pretty cool. I liked how they combined all the Bonds together, but it was a very exaggerated mochery of the 007 legacy. Everything was a little too colorful, and the bullets looked like fireflies.
About Nightfire, I got the game on PC for Christmas. I know it got bad reviews, but it is actually a very good game. Nothing very special, though. I liked the single player, but I would hand the best multiplayer award to the console versions.

[Qwerty]

The TND game was not good, not because people loved GE, but because it had some high expectations to live up to, and they put very little effort into that game. A shame.

[00-FAN008]

The TND game was not good, not because people loved GE, but because it had some high expectations to live up to, and they put very little effort into that game. A shame.

Well, yeah. But it still sucked because Goldeneye was so good.
On a positive note, TND did introduce driving. I mean, I'm the kinda guy that would rather run & gun, but the driving element was a huge expectation that they did not live up to. Pathetic! Ridiculous!
Oh, and they forgot multiplayer! Ridiculous! Hang your heads in shame, EA!

[Qwerty]

Yes, exactly, TND introduced some new stuff in that game, but they did almost all of it so horribly, it was almost worse to see such good stuff put to shame in that game.

[00-FAN008]

What if there was a Bond game with first and third person views? What do you think, and would you buy the game?

[Qwerty]

I would, be interesting to get a bit of both in one.

[00-FAN008]

Personally, Bond games are made for first person. But yeah, it's not a bad idea.

[Qwerty]

Well, I hear EoN has done quite well so far in it's perspective.

But all personal preference.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

What if there was a Bond game with first and third person views? What do you think, and would you buy the game?

Yes!!! More time will be needed for EA, but that will work to satisfy the fans!

[americanbond]

I agree with most of the people on here... GE was a LEGENDARY game... if games can become legendary. The other bond games are sub-par action games, cheap 2 day rentals that are unmemorable.

[Tanger]

The console version of Nightfire is far superior to the PC one so I suggest that people check it out if they've only played the PC version.