Ditching the FPS perspective, we got a TPS with snappy combat, driving, flying and tank sections and the list goes on. It has lot to offer for a PS2 game, but it feels like the glue that should stick this one together is missing.
Missions are very short levels, some of them are like 5 minutes, and you need to do them very quickly in order to feel like an absolute super spy. The Bond moment mechanic returns, and new gadgets come into play with RC cars and spider robots. To be fair, I never used these aside from those instances where you must use at least one of them to continue.
What made me feel disappointed, is when the driving sections became a dominating element, and one level in particular even reminded me of Sonic, instead of an action chase sequence. Some of these segments feel like on-rail thrill rides as they are very hard to mess up and offer you the illusion of being a badass.
The combat as I said is snappy, but the weapon variety lacks a bit but to my surprise, the enemy variety is updated! Some of them wear armor, some of them can turn invisible, and some use rockets.
Everything or Nothing's story though is where I was really confused, because this exact plot was reused for the first G.I. Joe movie, and I cannot take it seriously at all, especially when Willem Dafoe plays the main bad guy.
What can I say? This is better than Nightfire for sure. I had my fun with it, and some parts are very well made, but the overall package feels very mixed.
Missions are very short levels, some of them are like 5 minutes, and you need to do them very quickly in order to feel like an absolute super spy. The Bond moment mechanic returns, and new gadgets come into play with RC cars and spider robots. To be fair, I never used these aside from those instances where you must use at least one of them to continue.
What made me feel disappointed, is when the driving sections became a dominating element, and one level in particular even reminded me of Sonic, instead of an action chase sequence. Some of these segments feel like on-rail thrill rides as they are very hard to mess up and offer you the illusion of being a badass.
The combat as I said is snappy, but the weapon variety lacks a bit but to my surprise, the enemy variety is updated! Some of them wear armor, some of them can turn invisible, and some use rockets.
Everything or Nothing's story though is where I was really confused, because this exact plot was reused for the first G.I. Joe movie, and I cannot take it seriously at all, especially when Willem Dafoe plays the main bad guy.
What can I say? This is better than Nightfire for sure. I had my fun with it, and some parts are very well made, but the overall package feels very mixed.
AstroboyMario
6 months ago