James Bond 007: Nightfire
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| Developer(s) | Eurocom (PS2, GC, Xbox) Gearbox Software (PC) JV Games (GBA) |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Engine | GoldSrc (PC version) |
| Release date(s) | November 18, 2002 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen |
| Platform(s) | PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC, Game Boy Advance |
Nightfire is a first-person shooter video game based on Ian Fleming's British secret agent James Bond. It was developed by Eurocom for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Xbox video game consoles. Gearbox Software developed the game for Windows, which Aspyr later ported to the Mac. It was published by Electronic Arts in 2002. In 2003 EA released Nightfire for the Game Boy Advance this time developed by JV Games.
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[edit] Overview
In James Bond 007: NightFire, James Bond is pitted against megalomaniac Raphael Drake. Drake is the world's largest Green-industrialist and the President of Phoenix International. The goal of Phoenix International is to rid the world of unnecessary nuclear weapons and power plants to cleanse the environment. However, Phoenix International is soon suspected to be connected to the theft of a ballistic weapons guidance microchip that was meant to be part of the USSWP, or the United States Space Weapon Platform. When Bond starts to investigate the Japanese branch of Phoenix International, he learns of the true purpose of the international corporation: to carry out a decades-long, secret operation codenamed "NightFire" that when completed will drastically redraw the lines that separate the countries of the world along with their governments, and plans to take over the world by taking control of all global corporations.
It was followed in 2004 by Everything or Nothing, this time developed and published by Electronic Arts.
[edit] Characters
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- James Bond
- The famous spy. While his face is that of Pierce Brosnan, he is voiced by Maxwell Caulfield.
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- Raphael Drake
- Drake is the villain of Nightfire and the head of Phoenix International, he dies when Bond destroys his defence platform thus ending his plan. He was voiced by Michael Ensign.
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- Armitage Rook
- Rook is the head of security for Raphael Drake. He is first seen at a party in the French Alps hosted at Drake's chateau. When 007 and CIA agent Zoe Nightshade witness a secret meeting, Rook pursues them in a Mi-24 Hind helicopter which is subsequently shot down by Bond. Rook manages to survive and returns later at Drake's Phoenix Base, bearing a scarred face and armed with a state of the art 'Samurai' laser. Despite this advantage, Bond overcomes and kills him. He was voiced by Gregg Berger.
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- Zoe Nightshade
- Zoe is a CIA agent who helps Bond in Drake's castle. Reprising her role from Agent Under Fire, she was voiced by Jeanne Mori.
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- Dominique Paradis
- Dominique is a French DGSE agent and the main 'Bond girl' of the game. You encounter her early on as she tries to track down a missing nuclear warhead. She finds out that it leads to Drake and goes undercover to find out more. She is tragically killed by being thrown off the roof of Drake's building in Tokyo by Makiko Hayashi. She was voiced by Lena Reno.
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- Alura McCall
- Alura is an Australian agent who comes to Bond's aid in Tokyo and goes with him to Drake's island. She was voiced by Kimberley Davies.
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- Alexander Mayhew
- Mayhew is in charge of the Phoenix International properties in Japan, and is very close to Drake. Bond tries to protect him from Drake himself, but unfortunately he dies from a surprising attack from a Ninja. He was voiced by Ian Abercrombie.
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- Makiko Hayashi
- As Mayhew's personal female bodyguard, Makiko (or just "Kiko") is very skilled in martial arts and loyal to Alexander. She apparently gets very sad about Mayhew's death, but is really working with Drake. Kiko is killed when, as Bond's rocket launches, she is unable to reach a blast chamber. She was voiced by Tamlyn Tomita.
[edit] Missions (Console Version)
Paris Prelude Objectives:
- Protect Dominique
Prevent a rogue faction from putting a damper on the New Year's celebration in Paris. First, you shoot out cars from a helicopter, then drive through the city, shooting more cars, then finally stopping a truck full of explosives from reaching the Eiffel Tower.
The Exchange Objectives:
- Breach The Castle Walls
- Find a way Inside to the Party
- Rendevous with Undercover agents and maintain your cover as a party guest
- Spy on Secret meeting
- Retrieve guidance chip from "Safe Room"
- Escape with Zoe in Gondola
Drop in on Raphael Drake's reception and rendezvous with undercover agents. Find a way inside the castle doors, then find a way to the party, find a way to a secret meeting, without blowing your cover, then get a chip from a locked room, then escape in a gondola with Zoe while trying to blow up a helicopter.
Alpine Escape Objectives:
- Escape from Drake's Castle Compound
- Evade Drake's Pursuing forces
Make your escape with Zoe on an armored snowmobile. First, blow up the garage as you escape on a snowmobile, and shoot nearby enemies on other snowmobiles and helicopters.
Enemies Vanquished Objectives:
- Rendezvous with Q at the extraction point
- Destroy all enemy helicopters and snowmobiles
Race to meet Q at the extraction point. Evade police in an Aston Martin Vanquish, then kill and escape from enemies on ice patches.
Double Cross Objectives:
- Escort Mayhew to Bunker
- Destroy Mayhew's Computer / Rescue Geisha Girls
- Retrieve Dragon Safe contents / Rescue Mayhew's servants
- Defeat the Ninja
Rendezvous with Alexander Mayhew, a traitor in Drake's organization. Here, you go to Mayhew's Tokyo Estate, kill enemies while bringing mayhew safely to the bunker, then killing off enemies while getting a golden dragon and saving Mayhew's maids. Finally, kill off a ninja, who eventually kills Mayhew.
Night Shift Objectives:
- Don't let the security guards raise the alarms / Get to the lobby and activate the main elevator system
- Take main elevator to office floor
- Install Q-Worm on office computer systems / Find the security center and unlock exterior door
- Install Q-Worm on Mayhew's computer system / Locate the Secure Terminal Room / Escape
Covertly access Mayhew's headquarters and retrieve data from the company computer system. Here, you go to Phoenix HQ in Tokyo, break into the lobby to activate the elevators, then install Q-Worm on two computers, then escape by installing Q-Worm on security system, and exit quickly. Take out guards and helicopters on the roof, grab a parachute from a helicopter, and jump.
Chain Reaction Objectives:
- Investigate building ST-1
- Photograph the Jetpack Prototype
- Advance through Warehouse TR-2
- Investigate building ST-3 / Photograph Top-Secret Laser / Escape
Infiltrate a nuclear power plant in the process of being decommissioned by the Phoenix Industries. First, kill guards in a building, take a photo of a jetpack, then kill outside guards and climb water towers to get into the next building, kill the guards, go outside killing the guards, use crane to get inside the next building, kill the guards, take photo of another prototype, kill more guards, then exit.
Phoenix Fire Objectives:
- Gain access to the lower office floor
- Activate elevator override control in security center
- Gain access to lobby
- Raise security gate and escape through front entrance
Escape Kiko's trap and get out of the skyscraper alive. After Drake kills Dominique on the roof, at Phoenix HQ,you kill guards in the office floor, ride the exterior elevator to kill more guards, activate elevator override, gain access to the lobby, and Alura crashes a car into the lobby as you ride with her.
Deep Descent Objectives:
- Make ot to the beach undetected
- Find alternate way into Drake's base
- Destroy Communications Node
Reach Drake's private island undetected. Here, you avoid mines, destroy a communication node, go through a small cave filled with mines, and destroy many submarines as you make it to the island.
Island Infiltration Objectives:
- Download defense system code from compound
- Disable island defense Sentinels
- Disable island defense Sentinels / Disable primary access route
- Disable the anti-aircraft gun / Protect Alura
Destroy the air defense system that protects the island from attack. While on Drake's private island, you get in an SUV, open a security system, kill guards, shoot bypassing boats and planes on a barge, then get into a jet and shoot enemy planes.
Countdown Objectives:
- Infiltrate Drake's facility undetected / Follow Kiko to the Security Control Center
- Sabotage base security and escape from room
- Prevent Rook from cutting the power to Delta Sector
- Find the exit to Omega Sector
- Reach Drake's launch site / Prevent Kiko from taking off into space
Covertly make your way into the secret underwater base and pursue Drake.
Equinox Objectives:
- Defeat Drake before the base goes critical / Disable the missiles before they are launched
Prevent a hostile takeover of the missile defense platform... and save the world. The final mission of the game.
[edit] Weapons
Overall there are many weapons that the player can carry including grenades of various sorts and other types of explosives. In addition, there are numerous amounts of mounted weapons found throughout the game. To avoid copyright, names of the weapons were changed, which differed between the console and PC versions. Some weapons appear in the console version but not the PC version, and vice-versa.
- Pistols
- Wolfram PP7 (Walther PPK, Standard-issue 7.62mm handgun with a 7-round clip. Alternate silenced mode, a golden version can be unlocked. Console version only.)
- Wolfram P2K (Walther P99, a golden version can be unlocked in console version only.)
- Kowloon Type 40 (GLOCK 17, Basic sidearm employed by Drake's forces. Not very accurate or lethal. Alternate 3-round burst. Can also be wielded akimbo in console version only [if you're playing in multiplayer & are playing as a Phoenix character. Cannot fire 3-round bursts if wielded this way].)
- Kowloon Type 80 (GLOCK 18, a variant of the Kowloon Type 40. Console version only. [Unlocked after beating the game, this variant fires full-auto only].)
- Raptor Magnum (Desert Eagle. In the console version, there are two variants: a .357 Magnum variant with a laser sight & 9-round capacity, & a .50AE variant with a 7-round capacity, but larger firepower.)
- Golden Gun The ultimate handgun. Devastating damage but requires loading after each shot.(Console version only, only in Multiplayer.)
- Submachine guns
- Storm M32/Storm M9-32 (Ruger MP9. A fully automatic machine pistol. Its large clip makes up for its low damage and accuracy. A silenced variant is available in the PC version only.)
- Deutsche M9K (Heckler & Koch MP5K. Console version only. Light submachine gun firing 3-round bursts. Accurate, but doesn't carry much ammo. Alternate silenced mode.)
- Munitions Belga PDW90 (P90 - PC version only.)
- Rifles
- Winter Covert/Tactical Sniper Rifle (Accuracy International AWM. Long-range military sniper rifle with incredible lethality. 5-round clip A silenced version is available in the console version.)
- Suisse SG5 Commando (SIG 552. There are two different variants in the console version: a silenced version with either 3-round bursts or laser-sighted single shots, and a scoped version with either full-auto or laser-sighted 3-round bursts.)
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- Advanced Individual Munitions System 20 (XM29 OICW - Console version only.)
- Explosives
- Flashbang
- Pineapple grenade
- Smoke Grenade Produces a cloud of smoke that upsets enemy aim and cloaks your movement (console version only)
- Satchel Charges (console version only)
- Remote Mines Small anti-personnel device that sticks to any surface. Switch to alternate fire to select the detonator; this will trigger any mines you have planted. (console version only)
- Laser Tripmine Laser-activated bomb that explodes when someone crosses its beam.
- Militek Mark 6 grenade launcher (Milkor MGL Drum-fed weapon firing high-explosive grenades on an arcing trajectory. Alternate mode sets grenades on a timer)
- AT-420 Sentinel Laser-guided/AT-600 Scorpion Heatseek M202 rocket launcher. The Sentinel is a laser guided module Military missile launcher that rapid-fires unguided missiles. Alternate mode allows you to steer single missile to target. The Scorpion exists only in the console version.)
- Miscellaneous
- Frinesi Auto 12 Shotgun (Franchi SPAS-12) Combat shotgun, most effective at close range. Alternate rapid-fire mode is fast but very inaccurate.
- Korsakov K5/Seamaster UP44 (Heckler & Koch P11)- Fires a powerful sedative-laced dart capable of tranquilizing an opponent, also the only firearm that can be fired underwater
- Phoenix Samurai Laser Rifle (Futuristic laser weapon.) Experimental Phoenix weapon capable of massive damage. Weapon must cool down if it overheats.
- Delta Repeater Crossbow (Console version only.)
- Phoenix Ronin (rapid-fire auto cannon inside a suitcase that can be used as a sentry to protect an area.)
- Phoenix International X6 Annihilator (Resembles a magazine-fed gatling gun - PC version only.)
[edit] Gadgets
- Stunner - Discharges high voltage electrical current that temporarily knocks out opponents. Disguised as a car key.
- Laser Watch - Used to quietly open padlocks and other locking mechanisms.
- Cell Phone Grappler - Fires a hook with a high-tension wire attached that, if it hits a proper target, will pull the player toward the target.
- PDA (Decryptor) - A sophisticated micro-computer used to hack electronic locking mechanisms, such as keypads, elevator controls, etc.
- Lighter - A miniature camera disguised as a cigarette lighter.
- Q-worm - A small CD-ROM concealed inside a credit card that installs viral code that allows MI6 to retrieve data from foreign computer systems.
- Q-specs - Q's glasses which can be used in one of three modes; light-amplification (night vision), x-ray or thermal.
- Dart-shooting pen - Used as a non-lethal means of neutralizing enemies. In multiplayer in the PC version, instantly kills anyone who is hit.
- Magnetic Grapples - Magnetic handholds and footholds, used to climb metal surfaces. Best for stealth infiltration.
- Shaver - A remotely detonated grenade that temporarily blinds and stuns opponents disguised as a shaver. Console only.
[edit] Trivia
- Nightfire was the first James Bond video game to have its own original theme song, performed by Canadian trip-hop vocalist Esthero.
- The game is also the first Bond video game sequel, as it features several characters introduced in the previous game, Agent Under Fire.
- One of the weapons in the game is the "Ronin 2.0", a miniature machine gun turret that is hidden inside a metal briefcase. This weapon is quite probably a reference to the movie Ronin, in which the main characters are trying to steal a mysterious metal case.
- If one looks closely at the castle guests on the second level, it's possible to notice they are actually characters from the previous game Agent Under Fire. The men are the old James Bond faces, and some women look like Malprave.
- On the "Deep Descent" level, there is a ship that the player can use to hide from a submarine. That ship has the name Malprave industries, which is also from the previous game Agent Under Fire. (Console version only)
- A movie trailer of Die Another Day can be selected at the options menu. (Console version only)
- In the PC version, in the movie that shows Rook's demise, the fan that is pushing air up clearly stops when Rook is caught in it. However, Bond somehow continues to float around above.
- The plot of Nightfire appears to be a remake of Moonraker, similar to how Never Say Never Again was an unofficial remake of Thunderball
- The helicopter piloted by Rook when Bond and Nightshade are making thier escape from Drake's mansion is a Russian-made Mi-24 Hind.
- When you get the gun "AIMS-20" in the mission "Countdown", If you use the sniper mode, you see the "ready steps" which include COMMAND.COM. The same steps are used in RoboCop.
[edit] External links
- James Bond 007: Nightfire Official website
- James Bond 007: Nightfire (2002) at the Internet Movie Database
- 007: Nightfire at MobyGames
- OO9's Nightfire PC website: a comprehensive guide for clans and players.
