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James Bond 007: NightFire (2002)

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Mission
The ultimate secret agent is back in his most dangerousadventure yet in James Bond 007: NightFire. Featuring PierceBrosnan as James Bond, explore new heights and depths likenever before - infiltrate towering skyscrapers, take ontreacherous underwater missions, manoeuvre your sleek V12Vanquish in high-speed car chases, and tackle original missionsincluding assignments in outer space. All this plus glamorous(and sometimes deadly) Bond women, new state-of-the-artgadgets and weapons, and an advanced in-game camera systemwill leave you shaken…and stirred.

Cast
JamesBondMaxwell Caulfield
Raphael DrakeMichael Ensign
Makiko HayashiTamlyn Tomita
Alexander MayhewIan Abercrombie
Alura McCallKimberley Davies
Zoë NightshadeJeanne Mori
Dominique ParadisLena Reno
Armitage RookGregg Berger
MSamantha Eggar

Credits
Writers: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo
Associate Producer: Ken Rogers
Music: Lars Anderson, Jen-Bea Englishman, Jeff Tymoschuk
Art Director: Jay Riddle

Briefing
The world in once again in need of your talents, 007.
As you know, Phoenix International Corporation, run by the internationalgreen industrialist Raphael Drake, has been entrusted with dismantlingwarheads throughout the world. These efforts have been billedas being philanthropic in nature, but we realise he has more sinistermotives. Intelligence implicates Drake is organizing the theftof a secret component of the missile guidance hardware intendedfor the US Space Weapons Platform. Unfortunately, Drake has beenvery careful to keep his plans well hidden.
This is where you come in, 007. With some help from Q, and a numberof key agents in the field, you must stop Drake in his plans fortotal world domination.

Key Features

  • Engage in the most complete Bond game filledwith excitement and intrigue.

  • Go higher and deeper than any previous Bondgame both in locales and gameplay.

  • All new, original single-player storyline thatbuilds on the Bond legacy with new and familiar characters fromthe Bond universe.

  • First person perspective complimented with dynamicthird person camera to further highlight Bond moments.

  • More than 10 exotic locations around the worldfilled with a generous offering of challenging missions andobjectives.

  • New upgradeable Q-lab gadgets, advanced camerasystem, and original missions including zero-gravity assignments.

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"Do you have what it takesto be Bond?"

Back Cover Blurb

  • All-new storyline featuring Pierce Brosnan as James Bond
  • Rendezvous with beautiful women and confront devious villainsin more than 10 exotic locales
  • 12 action-packed missions combining combat, stealth, and upgradeablegadgets
  • Engage in 5 high-speed levels with the Aston Martin V12 Vanquishand other dynamic vehicles
  • Over 10 customizable multiplayer modes including charactersand settings from classic James Bond movies

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Press Release - PlayStation 2
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., November 19, 2002 – Take James Bondhigher and deeper than ever before. EA announces that it has releasedthe new James Bond game that delivers a complete 007 experiencefilled with action-packed excitement and intrigue that leavesplayers shaken… and stirred! James Bond 007: NightFire™takes Bond fans higher and deeper than any previous Bond gamewith intense, action-packed gameplay on the PlayStation®2computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™ and Xbox™video game system from Microsoft. The PC version will ship thefollowing week starting on Monday, November 25.

NightFire offers a deep and rich gameplay experience that epitomizesthe Bond universe. The game features an original single playerstoryline – written exclusively for NightFire and borrowingfrom the rich 007-legacy that spans 40 years. As Bond, playersoperate in the snow capped Austrian Alps and the far reaches ofouter space as well as underwater in the depths of the South Pacificto defeat the evil criminal mastermind Rafael Drake, the popularhead of a supposedly benign environmental organization who secretlyis bent on world domination.

NightFire features a large variety of missions filled with furiousaction and stealth, gorgeous women, exotic locales, and sophisticatedspy-craft gadgetry that Bond fans expect. Adding to the legacyis the involvement of actor Pierce Brosnan via cyberscan processfor the James Bond character. The game also offers a large castof villains and allies, both new and familiar to the Bond universe.

Each of the platforms contains unique features catering to thatplatform’s audience. For example, the console versions featureexclusive driving levels - developed by the award winning teambehind the Need For Speed racing games - that feature an arrayof 007-inspired exotic vehicles, including the Aston Martin Vanquish™,equipped with weapons and gadgets. The PC game offers exclusivesingle player levels for extended excitement and robust multi-playersupport online.

James Bond 007: NightFire was produced by EA. UK based EurocomEntertainment Software and EA developed the console versions.Gearbox Software, based in Dallas, TX, developed the PC version.EA will publish and distribute the game worldwide under the EAGAMES™ brand. James Bond 007: NightFire will have a “T”rating and MSRP of US$49.95.

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Press Release - GameBoy Advance
The best-dressed spy in the business returns in an all new first-personshooter for the Game Boy Advance. EA's James Bond 007: NightFirestars Ian Fleming's superspy in an original storyline.

Everything but the Bad Guy's Fluffy Kitty
Incorporating 40 years of the Bond legacy, NightFirefeatures all the 007 mainstays, including dangerous women, state-of-the-artgadgets, high-caliber weaponry and exotic locations around theglobe. Modeled closely after the Nintendo GameCube incarnation,players control Bond from a first-person perspective.

Do Things Your Own Way
Each mission is introduced by a briefing from MI6, theBritish intelligence directorate. While your objectives are setin stone, how you achieve them is not. Each of the nine single-playermissions has been designed with nonlinear progression in mind.

Feeling frisky? Try running through the level Rambo-style withguns blazing. You can even pick off enemies from a distance witha scope rifle. If you prefer covert operations, stick to the shadowsand try sneaking past guards or taking them out quietly with yourlaser. You'll be rewarded with different ratings depending onhow well you complete a mission.

State of the Art
No international man of mystery is complete without hisspy gear. Backed by the legendary Q-lab, Bond has access to morethan 15 high-tech gadgets and weapons. Bond is prepared for justabout any situation with his laser watch, electro-shock key chain,rocket launcher, machine guns, silencers and signature PP7 pistol.

James Bond 007: NightFire is a technical marvel in itself onthe Game Boy Advance. The developers have created a robust 3Dgraphics engine normally reserved for home consoles. Each surfaceis fully texture-mapped with excellent lighting effects. The flashof your gun's muzzle will suddenly light up an area.

Digitized voice clips accompany each of the enemies you'll face.A handy memory chip system allows as many as three separate savefiles for multiple players.

EA has done an excellent job of recreating the Bond movie experiencewithout copying directly from a particular movie. You'll exploretowering skyscrapers, underwater grottos and even outer spacemissions. If think the locations are breathtaking, wait untilyou meet some of the beautiful Bond women.

Rogue's Gallery
Just like the movies, some women are friendlier than others. Enemiesvary greatly from level to level. Your basic stooges block yourway in most missions, while other levels are populated by flippingninja commandos.

The complex controls associated with most first-person shootershave been perfectly mapped to the Game Boy Advance. The shoulderbuttons control left and right strafe movement, allowing for perfectcircle-strafing. Players can quickly scan their surroundings,fire, reload, swap weapons, duck and jump with the greatest ofease.

EA has set a new standard in the first-person shooter genre onGame Boy Advance.

Cover Art

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Above: Cover art forthe European Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo GameCube releases.

Trivia
In the "Deep Descent" level, the ship Bond drivesinto contains the Malprave Industries logo on the side, a referenceto "Agent Under Fire", the previous Bond video game.

The game was originally titled "Phoenix Rising", butchanged to "NightFire". The scrapped title remains inpart as a codename of the mission "Phoenix Fire".

Pierce Brosnan leant his likeness to the James Bond characterlate in development of the game, but his voice was performed bya soundalike.

The movie style opening song was written and performed by Esthero.

At the very end of the ending credits, the phrase "JamesBond will return..." scrolls by.

Mistakes
In the cut-scene at the beginning of the "Phoenix Fire"level, Bond picks up a Wolfram P2K pistol from the helipad. Whenhe enters the elevator it is still a P2K, but when the gameplaystarts, he has a different gun.

In the Rendezvous mission (PC version), Bond changes into a tuxbefore entering the party. In the cutscene, the guard nearby iswearing a black shirt. In the gameplay, however, the guard hasa red shirt

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Best Lines
McCall: "Nice to have someone watching my backside"
Bond: "I've always got an eye on your tail Alura..."

Zoe Nightshade: "James, why do you always end up on top?"
Bond: "Uh, lower center of gravity?"

Q: "And finally, the Q-Worm."
Bond: "Q! There's a lady present!"

Release Data

PlatformUSAUKJapan
Windows PC28/11/200206/12/2002
PlayStation 219/11/200229/11/200230/01/2003
Xbox20/11/200229/11/2002
Gamecube19/11/200229/11/2002
Gameboy Advance18/03/200328/03/2003

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    The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service or simply Six, is the United Kingdom's external intelligence agency.

    Does MI6 have 00 agents? ›

    James Bond and other 00 agents as seen in the 1999 film The World Is Not Enough. The 00 Section also called 00 Branch or the 00 program of MI6 is considered the intelligence service's elite black ops unit.

    Is 007 MI6 or CIA? ›

    MI5 - Domestic intelligence, MI6 - foreign intelligence. Interestingly, that makes James Bond a member of MI6.

    Where is James Bond headquarters in MI6? ›

    The SIS Building, also called the MI6 Building, at Vauxhall Cross houses the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, MI6), the United Kingdom's foreign intelligence agency. It is located at 85 Albert Embankment in Vauxhall, London, on the bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge.

    Are MI6 agents secret? ›

    We are SIS – the UK's Secret Intelligence Service - also known as MI6. Our people work secretly around the world to make the UK safer and more prosperous. For over 100 years SIS has ensured the UK and our allies keep one step ahead of our adversaries.

    Who is the CIA equivalent of James Bond? ›

    Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond books, films, and other media. The character is an operative for the CIA and Bond's friend. After losing a leg and a hand to a shark attack, Leiter joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency.

    Can an American join MI6? ›

    You need to be a British subject without any allegiances to another country actual or potential. Of course, they might consider you as a potential “humint asset”. Having citizenship in your own country is a prerequisite for that particular role.

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    Meeting the Eligibility Requirements

    The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is committed to protecting British interests at home and abroad. In order to join MI6, you must be a British citizen and have lived in the UK for the majority of the 10 years prior to your application to join the agency.

    Is there a real 007 agent? ›

    There are few fictional characters more charismatic and famous than James Bond, the British Secret Service agent created by novel writer Ian Fleming, who was actually inspired by real-life Serbian secret agent Dusko Popov.

    Does MI7 still exist? ›

    However MI7 was a branch of the British War Office's Directorate of Military Intelligence and responsible for press liaison and propaganda. The branch was originally established in the Great War and disbanded after the signing of the Armistice.

    Do MI6 agents have guns? ›

    Despite a reliance on UKSF for special operations, SIS operatives still receive training in the use of firearms, including pistols and submachine guns. It would be rare, however, for an SIS Intelligence Officer to fire or even carry a firearm in the line of duty.

    Is MI6 still active? ›

    It is still commonly used today.

    Why did Bond leave MI6? ›

    When M (Robert Brown) orders 007 to stand down and stop his private mission of revenge, Bond angrily resigns from MI6 and he even attacks fellow agents to escape custody.

    Can you tour MI6 in London? ›

    From James Bond's favorite haunts to real-life locations used by MI6, this tour will introduce you to parts of London that most other visitors (and even locals) miss. Meet your guide in Central London, and set off with just a small group for company.

    Will there be a Bond 26? ›

    Bond 26 is still years away

    With Broccoli and Wilson focused on how to reinvent Bond, the next film is still way off. “I'd say that filming is at least two years away,” Broccoli told Deadline in June 2022. Two years later we still haven't had a confirmed name, never mind actual filming. There's also no word.

    What is the difference between MI5 and MI6? ›

    MI5 gathers information, analyses it, and works closely with the police and other agencies to prevent things like terrorist attacks and espionage. On the other hand, MI6 is more like the “international spy agency” for the UK.

    What is the difference between MI5 and MI6 James Bond? ›

    MI6 is the 'Foreign' secret service - for international co-operation and incidents. Yeah. MI6 is the shady one that does all the James Bond stuff overseas. MI5 is the domestic service and is a bit more open nowadays.

    What does M and Q mean in James Bond? ›

    'Q' stands for Quartermaster, who is the person 007 sees to obtain the gadgets he will be using for the mission. 'M' is the codeword given to the head of MI-6. In the Fleming novels, 'M's name was finally revealed in 'The Man With The Golden Gun' as Sir Miles Messervy.

    Why is M called M in James Bond? ›

    M is the head of MI6 and stands for for "Missions" – to identify that the incumbent is the head of the Missions Department. M is not one character, but rather a role that has been held by various characters across the 25 films.

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